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Brown Rudnick and Mishcon de Reya elected to board of network helping police cryptoassets
Pennington Manches Cooper and blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis also join Crypto Fund and Asset Recovery network’s board
Ten make the cut in Slaughter and May partner promotions round
Latest cohort in line with firm’s long-term goal that women make up 40% of partner promotions
Dechert secures Travers Smith PE funds partner in London
Sam Kay exit sees top UK independent Travers lose another partner following series of defections for US and UK rivals
Trailblazing women leaders, diversity campaigners and businesses recognised in Women and Diversity in Law Awards
Winners unveiled at London ceremony dedicated to professionals making the UK legal sector more diverse and inclusive
Mintz Levin adds partners from Torys, Dentons, Wilson Sonsini for Canada debut
Boston-based firm adds expertise across life sciences, private equity, capital markets, employment and IP for new base in Toronto
Lenovo ordered to pay nearly $140m to InterDigital in key FRAND dispute
UK High Court hands down landmark FRAND judgment that decides licensing terms between Chinese company Lenovo and technology firm InterDigital
Long-running bond dispute between Russia and Ukraine set for London trial
UK Supreme Court gives green light for Ukraine’s case to be heard in the High Court
Cleary Gottlieb, Sullivan & Cromwell and Freshfields among firms called in for UBS’ landmark Credit Suisse rescue
Deal to shore up banking system also sees Quinn Emanuel assemble team of lawyers to advise disgruntled bondholders
Heavy workloads hinder one in 10 in-house lawyers from completing regulatory duties
Study by professional regulator also shows that 5% of in-house counsel felt compelled to suppress information
Around the house: Dentsply Sinora shakes up legal team; former Revlon GC joins New York consultancy Accordion
This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at Zingeroo, Indara, Numeracle and McCalla Raymer
‘A time of significant transition' – The Global Legal Post launches international guide to ESG laws and regulations
Practical tool for businesses and their advisers is edited by Debevoise’s Ulysses Smith and features contributions from array of top firms
'Talk to someone' – LawCare's chief executive on the need for lawyers to be more open about mental health
Elizabeth Rimmer explains why stigma is the main obstacle preventing improvements in wellbeing within the profession – and what can be done about it
Gowling WLG adds Taylor Wessing partner quartet for Frankfurt launch as it targets Europe growth
Anglo-Canadian firm secures capital markets, M&A, PE and real estate partners to launch third German office
'Huge opportunities' - the legal profession reacts to long-awaited liberalisation of India's legal market
Ben Rigby gauges the response of Indian and UK lawyers to new rules allowing international firms to open Indian offices
Allen & Overy and King & Spalding snap up Shearman & Sterling partners in Paris and UAE
International departures from New York firm continue in wake of its now shelved merger talks with Hogan Lovells.