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Womble Bond Dickinson absorbs two California boutiques

Transatlantic firm adds partners in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Irvine as it prioritises California growth

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Simmons doubles revenue growth rate to 12% but PEP holds steady

Turnover hits £521m but PEP remains constant at £1m

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Barclays succeeds in major UK Supreme Court bank transfer fraud decision

Banks breathe sigh of relief as apex court hands down bank transfer fraud ruling in their favour

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Less than half of women lawyers believe measures to reduce gender inequality are effective

While hybrid and part-time working are now the norm, survey uncovers need for more practical support for women

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Allen & Overy’s revenue exceeds £2bn as managing partner resigns for personal reasons

Turnover ahead of proposed Shearman merger grows 7% but PEP falls slightly to £1.82m

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Shoosmiths quits private client market as 41-strong team transfers to Midlands firm

Group joins recently launched Rothley Law in deal financed by litigation funder Harbour

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‘Pursued for life’: Hong Kong targets dissident lawyers with bounty, misconduct complaints

Independence of professional bodies to be tested as pro-democracy clampdown continues

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Ashurst grows revenue by 10% to £879m but PEP edges down

High inflation and rising costs sees PEP dip 0.4% from 2022’s record high of £1.175m

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Writer and performer Sarah Silverman joins class action lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta

Creators of ChatGPT face a spate of copyright infringement lawsuits

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Skadden hires ex-Pentagon special counsel to co-lead cybersecurity team

David Simon joins in Washington DC from leadership role at Mayer Brown

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Sullivan & Cromwell adds former USPTO head and federal circuit judge

Andrei Iancu and Kathleen O’Malley join from Irell & Manella to bolster US firm’s patent practice in Los Angeles and Washington DC

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Wolf Theiss adds 27-lawyer corporate team in Poland from Wardyński & Partners

Hires see European heavyweight more than double Poland lawyer headcount and open second office in the country in Poznań

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‘A life of meaning’ – influential Law Society of Singapore president dies, aged 57

Adrian Tan continued in his role despite undergoing treatment for cancer

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Reed Smith and Arthur Cox called in for Bonnier News’ strategic investment in Ireland’s Business Post Group

Deal sees Europe’s largest business newspaper publisher enter Irish market

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DWF in talks over sale to private equity firm

Listed UK firm ‘minded to recommend’ offer if tabled by Chambers and Partners owner Inflexion

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