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Former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Max Hill KC joins King & Spalding in London
Atlanta-based firm cites ‘ever-increasing convergence of the civil, criminal and regulatory strands of the law’
End in sight to dispute between BMW, patent monetiser and Susman Godfrey
Law firm had tried to withdraw as counsel, but parties now working on settlement in long running patent infringement action
Legalweek organiser condemns reported instances of sexual harassment at offsite parties
ALM pledges to champion ‘meaningful, positive change’ within legaltech community after LinkedIn post by woman attendee goes viral
Paul Weiss secures Dechert’s mass tort co-head in Los Angeles
Kimberly Branscome joins having counselled GSK, 3M and Johnson & Johnson in high-profile litigation
Hill Dickinson adds Irwin Mitchell corporate team for Birmingham debut
Move sees UK firm mark second office launch in less than a month
Clyde & Co adds nine-lawyer team in Chicago from Lewis Brisbois
Partner Danny Worker takes team to UK firm as it builds insurance capability across North America
Mishcon acquires majority stake in group actions management business
Co-founders of Brazil-based Somos become equity partners as City firm moves to take on bigger cases
Kimberly-Clark rehires lawyer from American Airlines as GC
Grant McGee rejoins tissue paper giant Kimberly-Clark, replacing Jeff Melucci who is now chief business and transformation officer
Get to know the finalists for Woman of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards – part four
Ahead of the Women & Diversity in Law Awards in March, we profile the shortlisted contenders for the prestigious Woman of the Year Award
Ashurst launches low cost legal centre in Poland
Firm’s third hub after Glasgow and Brisbane to provide support across managed services, due diligence, disputes and contract management
Paul Weiss raids Linklaters again in London for M&A partner
Dan Schuster-Woldan joins as head of European public M&A
HFW bolsters Greek ship finance offering with Ince team hire
Ince’s Greek finance practice head Robin Parry joins alongside fellow partner Ronan Le DU and six more lawyers
Majority of global CLOs see in-house budgets shrink, workloads increase, ACC survey shows
Pressure to do more with less is increasing focus on operational efficiency and tech
Luxury EV-maker Lucid hires former Mercedes-Benz lawyer as GC
Matt Everitt takes up role after departure of former Tesla lawyer Jonathan Butler in July
Global M&A set to rebound in 2024, study finds
Survey of senior executives by Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket points to ‘more active global M&A market’