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Most legal departments feeling cost pressures as GCs mull bringing work back in-house, survey finds
Thomson Reuters study shows majority of in-house teams also believe AI can help them improve efficiency
Keidan Harrison co-founder settles dispute with insurers over treatment for ultra-rare cancer
Luke Tucker Harrison’s prognosis is good, following successful treatment
Charles Russell Speechlys opens Milan office targeting UHNW clients
London-based firm hires duo from tax boutique Maisto e Associati to launch first Italian office
Latham, Jones Day called in as Anglo American sells Australian coal mines to Peabody
Wachtell also acts in cash deal worth up to $3.78bn
Squire Patton Boggs pays tribute to associate who died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Simone White is among six tourists who have died after apparently being served bootleg alcohol
Latham & Watkins makes quartet of restructuring partner hires from Weil, Paul Weiss
Incoming group includes Ray Schrock, who joins as global chair of its restructuring and special situations practice
Dentons adds high yield partner in London from Linklaters
Colin Chang joins as Dentons eyes more large, complex deals requiring high yield expertise
Bonus season gets underway as quartet of Big Law firms fall in line with Milbank
Cravath, Paul Hastings, McDermott and Fried Frank match Milbank in handing out up to $140,000 of extra cash to associates
Weil loses trio of high-profile partners to Paul Weiss and Latham & Watkins
Litigators Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser and Anish Desai head to Paul Weiss, while restructuring partner Ray Schrock joins Latham
US restaurant franchisor Craveworthy Brands hires inaugural general counsel
John Silvestri arrives after more than 20 years at real estate business The John Buck Company
Lawyers among 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison by Hong Kong court
Western governments and human rights groups condemn city’s largest national security prosecution to date
IP firms AA Thornton and Venner Shipley to join forces
Merged firm to house 230 professionals and operate under Venner Shipley name
White & Case lands ‘elite’ M&A partner from A&O Shearman in London
Richard Browne arrives after more than 30 years at the Magic Circle firm
Simpson Thacher elevates 44 to partnership in record promotion round
Women make up almost half of promotions, up from 28% last year
Can soft law help lawyers be ethical gatekeepers without sacrificing their independence?
Soft law devised by lawyers could help make legal profession more ethical, according to International Bar Association report