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Paul Hastings adds three-partner finance team in New York from Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Marc Lashbrook, Josh Zelig and David Barash continue run of finance hires by West Coast firm in London and New York
Van Bael & Bellis launches London international trade team with hires from Crowell & Moring, Ashurst
Brussels-based independent launches new practice amid “unprecedented growth in EU and UK sanctions and export control legislation”
Linklaters builds in Japan with corporate partner from Nishimura & Asahi
Hire of Yoshiyuki Asaoka follows magic circle firm adding Ashurst’s Tokyo M&A and Asia insurance sector lead last spring
Quinn Emanuel launches contentious IP practice in London with Pinsent Masons hire
Specialist disputes firm ‘fires the starting gun’ on building London IP ligation work with recruitment of David Lancaster
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling unveil ‘transformative’ merger plan to create $3.4bn firm
Deal would forge unique ‘integrated global elite firm’ both sides claim ahead of partner votes
Greenberg Traurig, Herbert Smith Freehills called in as blank-cheque firm Admiral Acquisition raises $550m ahead of IPO
Listing of tycoon Sir Martin E. Franklin’s ‘acquisition vehicle’ largest in UK in more than a year
GCs dissatisfied with law firms' flexible resourcing, technology says report
Law firms should leverage technology to improve responsiveness and help clients extract value from data, says new report from Simmons & Simmons
Top German independent Hengeler Mueller introduces salaried partner tier
Move set to help firm retain emerging talent in face of competition from international rivals
Winston & Strawn adds 11-strong transactional team in Paris from local boutique
Group including four partners joins from Hoche Avocats to bolster M&A, labour and finance offering
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to Family Asset Protection
Edited by Marcus Dearle, online resource explores how key jurisdictions approach divorce, finance and the media
Lewis Brisbois names new managing partner in wake of mass employment team exodus
'Outstanding leader' Gregory Katz succeeds founder Bob Lewis, who stepped down after more than 100 lawyers left to launch new boutique
US IP office axes patent that a jury had previously ordered Intel to pay $675m for infringing
A patent underlying a jury verdict of over $2bn in damages for infringement has been found unpatentable for obviousness by the US Patent and Trademark Office
London disputes market would benefit from change, but only in a minor key, says Lord Neuberger
Lord Neuberger's keynote speech at London International Disputes Week had a musical motif, but there were discordant notes amid the harmony
Macfarlanes ups NQ pay to £115k
Seven percent increase sees City firm remain behind most of magic circle following recent rises
Amazon and Canon join forces in fake goods lawsuit
The household names band together to file a joint trademark infringement lawsuit against fake Canon battery and charger sellers