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Foley & Lardner hires IP duo strengthening high-tech capabilities
Ngai Zhang and Drew Schulte move over from Perkins Coie to the AmLaw 100 firm as it seeks to bolster its innovative technology capabilities
Women make up 60% of newly promoted Eversheds Sutherland international partners
Forty-strong round marks third consecutive year women have outnumbered men across UK, EMEA and Asia promotions
Addleshaw Goddard makes up 26 in record partner promotion round
Women make up majority of round for firm in strong growth mode
‘One of a kind’ – distinguished shipping lawyer Julian Clark has died, aged 60
Tributes paid to former Ince & Co senior partner and global head of shipping at Hill Dickinson
Energy transition tech specialist ENODA hires first general counsel
Former Siemens GC Aniela Foster-Turner joins at ‘pivotal moment’ for Edinburgh company
Dentons rehires partner from Faegre Drinker to lead UKIME restructuring team
Sue Moore returns to global giant having earlier led Stephenson Harwood’s global finance practice
Reed Smith, Shoosmiths lead on Concord’s £1.1bn Hipgnosis takeover
DLA Piper and Latham also called in for deal to save embattled song fund
Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord in merger talks to create $1.6bn firm
Combination would create top 30 US firm with more than 1,700 lawyers
Norton Rose Fulbright grows revenue 8.3% to $2.26bn
PEP soars by 32.7% as equity partner ranks shrink by more than 100 lawyers
Orthofix names CLO replacement following trio of executive dismissals last year
Andres Cedron joins from Stryker Corporation, replacing ousted legal chief Patrick Keran
UK sets high standards on financial regulation but better global benchmarks needed, study finds
UK business secretary Kemi Badenoch also says regulatory burden is too high during TheCityUK conference speech
BT Group offers automatic panel spot to firm that makes best use of AI
Latest roster reduced from 15 to 11 firms; carrot of free place for most tech-savvy firm offered for next review
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
Paul Hastings, Weil called in for sale of majority stake in Edinburgh Airport
Paul Hastings acts for buyer Vinci in £1.27bn deal as Weil counsels seller Global Infrastructure Partners
South Korea’s legal profession lags on gender equality, IBA report finds
Just 29% of all lawyers in South Korea are female, with women making up only 13% of senior positions at law firms