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NFL-based rule sees law firms boost leadership diversity at a faster pace than peers
Early adopters of Diversity Lab's Mansfield Rule outpace non-adopters by more than 30 times
Sheppard Mullin elects new chair as veteran lawyer Guy Halgren steps down after two decades
Washington DC-based corporate partner Lucantonio Salvi will assume the role in October
Law firms still struggling on gender equality, according to US study
Yale Law Women survey highlights that only 20% of equity partners are women
Holland & Knight in talks to merge with Dallas-based Thompson & Knight
Deal with tentative summer closing date would be largest US merger since Covid-19 struck
Cooley makes double capital markets hires in New York amid SPAC boom
Rupa Briggs and Nicolas Dumont join as partners from White & Case and Fenwick & West respectively
Linklaters names New York-based antitrust partner as new US global practice head
Thomas McGrath replaces the Diageo-bound Tom Shropshire with immediate effect
Firms see clients pause relationships in biggest market shakeup since financial crisis, study finds
Wolters Kluwer report shows AmLaw 150-200 firms most impacted as in-house teams pare legal spend
Milbank strengthens private equity offering with double partner hire from Schulte in New York
Duo includes Schulte's former M&A co-head Richard Presutti and capital markets partner Antonio Diaz-Albertini
Legalign Global law firm alliance adds Canada's Alexander Holburn to roster
Insurance-focused network co-founded by DAC Beachcroft now has five global members
Burford hails record realisations as it hires in Hong Kong and Houston
Litigation funder posts 72% rise in proceeds from cases to $608m in 2020 despite fall in profits
Freshfields hires Bay Area M&A 'rising star' to expand its Silicon Valley office
Joseph Halloum joins as a partner from Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco
Jenner & Block expands West Coast footprint with San Francisco office launch
Chicago firm hires California Governor's former chief of staff Ann O'Leary as a partner
Mayer Brown advises on $1bn foundation to compensate descendants of slaves
Charity was founded by the GU272 Descendants Association and a group of Jesuits
LinkSquares signs up DraftKings' GC to be first in-house lawyer
Tim Parilla seeks out legaltech startup environment at Boston outfit he invested in
Orrick hires Morgan Lewis's San Francisco IP practice head in latest life sciences push
Gargi Talukder is the eighth partner to join the firm's life sciences platform since 2019