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Edinburgh to launch arbitration festival in September
Inaugural event will rival London International Disputes Week and has backing of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Cyberattack on American Bar Association sees 1.5m member accounts hacked
ABA alerts members to theft of usernames and coded passwords after March incident
Fifteen women make the cut in Herbert Smith Freehills' 32-strong partner promotions round
New partners strengthen firm’s private capital, energy transition and ESG offerings
‘Will globalisation continue, or recede?’ New foreign direct investment guide explores impact of Covid-19 and geopolitical upheaval
Practical online comparative Global Legal Post guide for businesses and their advisers features contributions from array of top firms
Supermarket sweep for Lidl as it wins battle with Tesco over their logos
Budget chain secures comprehensive victory against rival in clash over yellow circle and blue background logos
Ashurst announces another record partner promotions round – but proportion of women dips
Twenty-five strong cohort matches last year as percentage of women falls from 48% to 32%
INTA issues white papers on NFTs and the metaverse
Influential trademark association produces reports to help brand practitioners keep pace in a fast moving technological field
Law firms that cut corners on content risk losing business, GC survey finds
Almost half of US and UK GCs won’t use firms that don’t keep them updated on legal developments, according to a Passle study
Paul Weiss secures big pharma double advising Merck and GSK on multi-billion dollar acquisitions
Latham and Skadden also win lead roles as pharma deal market sparks into life with Prometheus and Bellus sales
CMS and Addleshaw Goddard unveil record partnership rounds – but fewer women make the grade
Gender diversity of new partners slips at both firms after strong gains for women in recent years
Former Biden White House chief of staff Ron Klain rejoins O’Melveny & Myers in Washington DC
Klain joins Los Angeles firm’s litigation department as a partner to lead strategic counselling and crisis management practice
Watson Farley & Williams hires White & Case asset finance team for Tokyo debut
UK firm follows up Seoul launch in February with new office focused on aviation and maritime finance work
HSF announces new antitrust leadership
Kyriakos Fountoukakos to serve as managing partner of global competition and trade team
Linklaters ‘redesigns’ low-cost arm and commits to remote working model
Limitless by Linklaters will offer alternative legal services without need for regional hub, firm says
Boutique law firm Moyles IP joins forces with Womble Bond Dickinson
Quintet of IP lawyers including name partner move from Connecticut-based firm to transatlantic IP heavyweight