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Bar Council to commission review after reports of bullying and harassment grow
Barristers’ professional body for England and Wales commits to tackle ‘systemic issue’
Senior judge convenes special hearing to manage flood of Dieselgate claims
More than 20 claimant firms are due to be represented at Friday’s hearing
Winston & Strawn to shutter Hong Kong office
Joint venture in the region will continue, firm says
Skadden secures London acquisition finance partner from Willkie
Sebastian FitzGerald joins Wall Street heavyweight after seven years at Willkie
High Court allows Getty Images’ IP dispute with Stability AI to go to trial
Judge refuses to dismiss photo agency’s claims AI start-up used its stock to unlawfully train image generator
Opus 2 unveils new CEO amid US growth push
Greg Blackman succeeds Martin Coen at case preparation and dispute hearings software provider
Schoenherr hires seven-partner Warsaw team from SSW Pragmatic Solutions
Arrival of 23-strong cross-practice grouping will double size of CCE regional firm’s Poland arm
US appeals court vacates $2.18bn patent infringement damages award against Intel
Verdict from Texan jury had landed chipmaker with one of the largest ever patent damages awards
Sidley hires Allen & Overy’s LA head to bolster energy practice
Andrea Lucan arrives just weeks after energy partner Greg Lavigne exited A&O for Sidley in New York
Willkie Farr hires Latham partner in London to co-chair European restructuring group
Simon Baskerville joins as Willkie moves to capitalise on expected uptick in restructuring work
O’Melveny and Wilson Sonsini check in for Alaska Air’s $1.9bn acquisition of Hawaiian
O’Melveny advises Alaska as Wilson Sonsini reps Hawaiian in deal likely to attract regulatory scrutiny
Boies Schiller Flexner opens in Rome with five-strong team
New York litigation heavyweight’s second Italian branch will target commerical litigation and ESG-related work
Loeb & Loeb names corporate co-leaders as new co-chairs
Mitchell Nussbaum and Arash Khalili to succeed firm chair Kenneth Florin in February
Around the house: All Africa Capital hires first GC, Buffalo Bills end hunt for new legal chief
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Novavax, AIMCo, Sempra and Modine
Gowling WLG grows in Germany with quartet of senior hires
Recruits join as partners from firms including Norton Rose Fulbright and DLA Piper to bolster recently-launched Frankfurt office