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Allen & Overy partner departs to head up Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Joanne Lau appointed secretary general as incumbent returns to CMS as local managing partner
Law Society’s ‘enormously influential’ international champion Stephen Denyer has died, aged 68
Tributes paid to former Allen & Overy partner who spearheaded society’s international relations
Around the house: Jack Daniels-owner names next GC, Cargill lines up CLO replacement from HPE
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments and departures at ITN, CVC Capital Partners, Deutsche Bank and SJI
Bar Council welcomes London-based barrister’s release from detention in Pakistan
Abdullah Mumtaz Kahloon is standing as an opposition candidate in next month’s general election
Former chief counsel to McCarthy as House Speaker joins Mayer Brown
Kimberly Hamm will lead her new firm’s congressional investigations group in Washington DC
UK signs Hague-19 Convention in boost to litigation landscape
The treaty will ensure judgments made in UK courts will be recognised in other member countries
Hill Dickinson secures former Ince team for Cyprus office launch
Shipping partners George Zambartas and Ester Toumpouris join alongside trio of associates and existing support team
Houston calling: Steptoe opens office as Baker McKenzie hires four-partner disputes team
Lure of energy transition boom sees Steptoe absorb an energy boutique while Bakers has raided Eversheds Sutherland
Cleary, Skadden and Goodwin chip in for Synopsys’ $35bn Ansys deal
Cleary acts for Synopsys as Skadden and Goodwin counsel Ansys in cash-and-stock deal that could attract regulatory scrutiny
EY Law set to cut 24 UK legal roles as demand weakens
Latest round of job cuts follows Big Four giant’s decision to close EY Riverview Law
Government pledge to reverse PACCAR judgment’s ‘damaging effects’ on litigation funding welcomed
Legislation promised after funding’s role in exposing Post Office Horizon scandal is highlighted
Eversheds Sutherland absorbs four-partner KWM team in Frankfurt
Ten lawyers join with business services colleague as part of Eversheds’ and KWM’s cooperation agreement forged last year
UPC dismisses attempts by Mathys & Squire and Bristows to intervene in public access appeal
Court rules specialist IP firms lack “legal interest” in transparency test case involving Ocado and Autostore
Petition seeks release of London barrister ‘unlawfully detained’ in Pakistan ahead of elections
Senior UK lawyers call on Bar Council to make public statement in support of missing opposition candidate
Quinn Emanuel secures restructuring heavyweight David Ereira in London from Paul Hastings
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy advisor Ereira joins after eight years at Paul Hastings