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Allen & Overy elevates 36 to partnership
Proportion of women in latest round rises to 42% from 36% last year as overall number of promotions dips
Women urged to ‘own your voice!’ as World IP Day celebrates women in IP
This year’s theme celebrates women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs as IP offices and law firms host events around the world to mark the day
Majority of US companies dismiss concerns of long-term banking disruption, study shows
MoFo survey shows most companies think impact of recent banking collapses will be short-lived
Paul Hastings hires global investment funds chair in New York from Kirkland & Ellis
John Budetti defects after almost 17 years at Kirkland along with four as-yet unnamed partners
BCLP opens in Seattle with senior disputes hires from local practice
Transatlantic firm looks to advise tech and life science clients facing ‘explosive growth in class actions and mass torts’
Is the global legal industry fit for purpose?
Real strategic innovation is needed if law firms want to fend off competition from the Big Four and other new entrants, writes Global Financial Regulatory Institute CEO Linda Lowson
Cyberattack on American Bar Association sees 1.5m member accounts hacked
ABA alerts members to theft of usernames and coded passwords after March incident
Around the house: Cushman & Wakefield taps Univar for new GC, BDO promotes legal head to global GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Tui Group, Microvast, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals and Washington Spirit
‘Will globalisation continue, or recede?’ New foreign direct investment guide explores impact of Covid-19 and geopolitical upheaval
Practical online comparative Global Legal Post guide for businesses and their advisers features contributions from array of top firms
'Trusts are very much under attack right now': Katten partner Joshua Rubenstein on the challenges impacting the private client market
Private Client guide editor Joshua Rubenstein discusses the tax and regulatory issues that are impacting high net worth individuals
INTA issues white papers on NFTs and the metaverse
Influential trademark association produces reports to help brand practitioners keep pace in a fast moving technological field
Law firms that cut corners on content risk losing business, GC survey finds
Almost half of US and UK GCs won’t use firms that don’t keep them updated on legal developments, according to a Passle study
Paul Weiss secures big pharma double advising Merck and GSK on multi-billion dollar acquisitions
Latham and Skadden also win lead roles as pharma deal market sparks into life with Prometheus and Bellus sales
Former Biden White House chief of staff Ron Klain rejoins O’Melveny & Myers in Washington DC
Klain joins Los Angeles firm’s litigation department as a partner to lead strategic counselling and crisis management practice
Milton Pedraza: 'Top tier luxury brands and celebrities will create their own digital platforms and control their destinies directly.'
Luxury Institute's CEO talks about a range of issues affecting the luxury sector, including the dangers of ChatGPT and social media platforms