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Osborne Clarke names real estate lawyer as new UK managing partner
Conrad Davies, international head of the firm’s urban dynamics group, will replace Ray Berg
Gide Loyrette Nouel adds seven-strong team in Paris from Shearman & Sterling
Partners Sami Toutounji and Françoise Even arrive with their team to establish employee shareholding practice
Top 100 UK firms see average fee income grow over past financial year, study finds
Talent shortages and macroeconomic challenges expected to weigh in year ahead, according to PwC survey
HSF disputes partner elected as president of the Law Society of Western Australia
Ante Golem underscores focus on diversity & inclusion, wellbeing and pro bono initiatives during his tenure
HFW builds in Hong Kong with hire of Tanner De Witt's former head of arbitration
Arrival of Hong Kong, English and BVI-qualified ex-Slaughter and May counsel follows HFW's launch of a BVI office earlier this year
Shearman & Sterling launches legal operations offering for in-house teams
Dedicated service intended to ‘close the gap’ between legal ops and tech providers and unmet client need
Baker McKenzie reports flat profits as revenue rises 5.5% to $3.3bn
Net income level at $1.24bn after record jump in FY21; global giant points to rise in costs as Covid-19 impact fades
Law Society of England & Wales elects first Asian and Muslim president
Lubna Shuja succeeds Stephanie Boyce, marking the first time the Law Society has had two consecutive women presidents
Freshfields hires leading environmental consultant to head client sustainability offering
Jake Reynolds joins from Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Dentons announces ‘historic’ combination with India’s Link Legal
Move sees Dentons become first international law firm to combine with a law firm in India
Majority of UK managing partners say war for talent is biggest business concern, study finds
Byfield survey shows managing partners are also worried about hybrid working and rising costs
Morgan Lewis adds highly-rated global aviation finance team from K&L Gates
Three partners and a further five lawyers join US firm in London, Dubai, and Singapore
Brexit to help boost UK competition law demand over next year, study shows
LexisNexis report also predicts sharp decline in corporate law demand
Linklaters unveils global diversity and inclusion billable credit scheme
Up to 100 hours of DE&I work to be recognised under policy pioneered in the US
Gibson Dunn, Selmer and Wikborg Rein advise on KKR’s purchase of minority stake in Norwegian fibre business
KKR-led consortium acquires 30% of Telenor Fiber, a spin-off from Norwegian telecoms company Telenor