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IBA issues guide to legal services trade as international agreements proliferate
Latest trade agreements affecting legal services ‘unrecognisable from the past’, says co-author
Consilio snaps up UK’s Lawyers On Demand and SYKE in major expansion of enterprise legal services business
Acquisition sees US firm add LOD’s pool of 4,500+ legal practitioners in 25 countries
Am Law 200 firm Dinsmore & Shohl merges with Florida boutique, gaining Orlando office
Cincinnati-based firm adds 19 lawyers and nearly two dozen business professionals through merger with Mateer & Harbert
BLM merger fuels 20% jump in Clyde & Co’s revenue to £788.6m
PEP holds steady at £708k as insurance law giant points to investments and swelling partner ranks
Norton Rose Fulbright adds senior projects and construction team in Sydney from Clyde & Co
Clydes’ former Australia head of projects and construction joins alongside senior consultant and special counsel
Simpson Thacher adds real estate private equity partner in London from longtime client Blackstone
Hire of Angus Lennox follows New York firm adding Blackstone’s Europe GC in 2021
Competition litigation team exits Constantine Cannon for Fieldfisher as US boutique shutters London office
Exit of group led by partners Richard Pike and Stephen Critchley marks departure of last of Constantine Cannon’s London-based lawyers
Travers Smith to lead review into NatWest’s handling of Nigel Farage account closure
Law firm will examine decision to shut former MEP’s Coutts private bank account and potential GDPR breaches
Travers Smith underlines resilience as revenue inches up against flat PEP
Results follow run of partner losses at start of the year to top tier rivals
Around the house: John Wick movie producer replaces GC with O’Melveny partner, Carling-maker names new CLO
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at adm Group, Hotelbeds, Andersen and Oportun
Profession counts cost of crucial UK Supreme Court litigation funding ruling
Funders have been quick to reassure market, despite talk of ‘shockwaves’, reports Ben Rigby
Allen & Overy appoints Middle East and Turkey chief as interim global managing partner
Khalid Garousha begins eight-month term in September following Gareth Price’s resignation for personal reasons
Human rights KC launches non-profit with 11-year-old daughter to promote gender equality
Girls Human Rights Hub to offer mentorship and training for girls and young women across the world
Supreme Court litigation funding judgment threatens viability of collective claims
Surprise ruling on funding arrangements particularly throws competition claims into doubt
Blue chip three-way Italian merger unveiled to create €120m law firm
Gattai Minoli Partners and Pedersoli Studio to merge and take on 16-strong BonelliErede M&A team