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Adams and Reese launches practice dedicated to historically black colleges
Am Law 200 firm's new practice to advise on matters including government relations and federal funding
Baker McKenzie elects Bangkok and San Francisco partner duo to global leadership team
Peerapan Tungsuwan and Joyce Smith replace Michael Wong and Michael Santa Maria on the firm’s executive committee
Midsize US firms see demand growth outpace top 100 firms for first time since 2015 - study
Demand growth hit 1.7% in the first half of 2022 compared to a 0.2% decline for big firms
Women solicitor ranks growing at more than three times rate of men in England and Wales
Number of solicitors with practising certificates reaches all-time high with women now accounting for 53% of total
Advent hires Ropes & Gray’s global private equity head as new GC
Amanda McGrady Morrison replaces James Westra, who is retiring at the end of this year
Fried Frank hires senior private equity partner from Travers Smith in London
New York firm flags European M&A and private equity as key part of global client strategy
Kirkland & Ellis secures Allen & Overy's global infrastructure co-head in London
Sara Pickersgill joins to lead US giant's European energy and infrastructure growth push
Davis Polk, Slaughters and Freshfields called in for secondary listing of Tencent Music in Hong Kong
Chinese firms Han Kun Law Offices and CM Law firm also act on the matter along with offshore specialists Maples Group
Majority of in-house departments not prioritising transformation, study finds
ACC and DISCO survey finds that only 30% of in-house teams are investing significantly in transformation
Squire Patton Boggs adds private equity team from Lamy Lexel in Paris
Partner Arnaud Lafarge joins alongside two associates as latest in string of private equity hires for US firm in Paris
Addleshaw Goddard signs 15-year lease on new London headquarters
UK firm bucks downsizing trend with move to larger space following growth of London team
Linklaters rehires M&A partner from Latham & Watkins in Spain to boost corporate practice
Former CNMV chairman Sebastián Albella returns for second spell at magic circle firm in Madrid
Willkie hires crypto partner from Perkins Coie as it bolsters digital assets leadership
Kari Larsen to co-head digital works practice alongside Christopher Giancarlo, Aliceson Littman and Justin Browder
Cederquist and Mannheimer Swartling called in for $1.7bn Swedish logistics merger
Unicorn Instabox set to combine with rival last-mile delivery startup Budbee
Lawyers urged to warn clients when deals could undermine climate change targets
Open letter with 150 signatories proposes ethical rule to guard against risk of global warming 'catastrophe'