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Cooley lays off 150 lawyers and staff in response to 'unexpected economic downturn'
Seventy-eight attorneys affected across US network as CEO blames ‘aggressive hiring’ during boom
Brown Rudnick adds Fieldfisher partner in London to lead UK and European IP team
David Knight’s hire comes just days after Brown Rudnick’s former UK/Europe IP lead departed with team to launch Morrison Foerster’s UK contentious IP practice
Dechert names successors to chair Levander as it rings in new global leadership team
Corporate partners David Forti and Mark Thierfelder to serve as co-chairs; US firm also retires CEO role and announces first global managing partners
Willkie Farr hails Court of Appeal win as Mastercard suffers new setback in blockbuster UK consumer claim
Estates of three million deceased UK residents can form part of £14bn group action, court rules
DLA Piper associate recognised for spearheading pro bono project to advise Ukrainian refugees
Olivia Clark praises collaborative efforts of more than 300 lawyers from City of London law firms
Raft of top firms called in as Royal Bank of Canada buys HSBC Canada in ‘once in a generation’ $13.5bn cash deal
Allen & Overy, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz among those acting for RBC as Linklaters advises HSBC’s Canada arm
Herbert Smith Freehills names UK ECM lead next joint corporate managing partner
HSF stalwart Mike Flockhart to succeed Stephen Wilkinson on 1 December
Ashurst to launch in Korea after striking first ever joint venture deal
JV with HwaHyun hands Anglo Australian firm unique ability to practise local law
DLA Piper underlines Africa ambition with projects partner hire from Watson Farley & Williams
Former Clifford Chance Africa group director moves on after three-and-a-half years at Watson Farley
MoFo targets London contentious IP work with four-strong team hire from Brown Rudnick
Team's arrival comes hard on heels of acquisition of West Coast IP boutique Durie Tangri
Allen & Overy boosts leveraged finance bench with partner hire from Shearman & Sterling
US-qualified high yield specialist Marwa Elborai joins in London after more than 15 years at US rival
White & Case legacy team joins local boutique in Slovakia
Five-strong team including two partners joins Hillbridges from White & Case’s Slovakian spin off Aldertree
Ropes & Gray’s London chief departs for Bain Capital
Will Rosen joins longtime client as European general counsel for private equity following 12-month secondment with the firm
Weil makes up 12 partners — less than half last year’s record tally
Women in majority; appointments concentrated in New York, Washington and London
Artificial Lawyer to switch to ‘library mode’ while founder takes year-long sabbatical
Online UK legaltech site to pause news service in January as Richard Tromans makes lifestyle choice to pursue other projects