Cryptoassets
Sidley unveils triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push
Weil’s global private funds co-head, Ed Gander, to be joined by Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle in coming weeks
Singapore Convention Week stresses ‘dialogue and innovation’
Singapore’s law minister praises multilateralism and warns of ‘much more challenging outlook for businesses and lawyers’
‘Lies and forged documents’ – UK judge skewers computer scientist’s claim he invented bitcoin system
Mr Justice Mellor ‘entirely satisfied’ Craig Wright ‘lied to the court extensively and repeatedly’
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets
Howard Kennedy partner named next president of London Solicitors Litigation Association
Nikki Edwards pledges renewed focus on diversity and inclusion as the new leader of London’s litigators
McDermott adds seven-lawyer litigation team from Orrick as it eyes white-collar growth
Group joins in New York and DC alongside former SDNY prosecutor Sagar Ravi as McDermott anticipates uptick in FCPA work
Blank Rome adds four-lawyer white collar team from Akerman
Bradley Henry joins in DC as practice vice chair as another partner, a counsel and foreign associate come aboard in New York
NFTs: luxury retail’s new frontier
Luxury lawyers Maria Luigia Franceschelli and Ghada Qaisi Audi examine the viability of digital and ‘phygital’ asset strategies in an evolving luxury world
Fraud cases on the rise in England and Wales, study finds
Claims involving fraud generally up since 2014 but proportion of non-UK claimants has dipped in recent years, according to new report by litigation boutique Stewarts and analytics platform Solomonic
Around the house: Crypto giant Binance promotes Ex-Skadden lawyer to GC, Marlboro-maker names new GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Grupo Dia, Tejon Ranch, SATO Corporation and SmartRoof AI
‘Diversity of teams means a diversity of thought’ - five takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Maura O'Malley identifies key themes that surfaced during a day of discussion and debate at Luxury Law Summit London
Crypto firm Circle lands former US regulatory head as CLO
CEO of stablecoin USDC-creator hails “extraordinary step in Circle’s growth as a global company”
Brown Rudnick and Mishcon de Reya elected to board of network helping police cryptoassets
Pennington Manches Cooper and blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis also join Crypto Fund and Asset Recovery network’s board
FTX and the need to be careful regarding crypto regulation
Syed Rahman advises against a knee-jerk regulatory response to the collapse of the world's second-largest crypto exchange
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