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Herbert Smith Freehills elevates 14 women in record 34-strong promotions round
UK and Australia account for majority of new partners as gender balance puts firm on course to meet latest target
Ropes & Gray secures three-partner private equity team from Fried Frank in London
Boston-based firm continues ‘impressive trajectory’ in UK as PE team seeks to build on record 2021
Greenberg Traurig signs up Hogan Lovells trio to launch in Singapore
Fourth office in Asia will focus on energy transition and ESG work
Skadden’s rainmaker China practice head joins ByteDance as CFO
Julie Gao signs up with client as pipeline of Chinese companies selling shares in Hong Kong and New York slows
Littler adds six-strong team from Cuatrecasas to open in Valencia
Expansion follows last year's tie-up in Portugal as US firm continues to build out Iberian network
Ten make the grade at Stephenson Harwood in London-heavy round
Chief executive Eifion Morris signals ongoing commitment to diversity as proportion of women dips from previous years’ even split
Greenberg Traurig nabs six-strong real estate finance team from Winston & Strawn
New additions to bolster US firm's regional New York bases and launch an office in North Carolina
Allen & Overy promotes 39 in bumper round
Women make up 36% of cohort dominated by banking and corporate
DLA Piper taps Bates Wells partner to lead UK contentious public law team in London
Emma Dowden-Teale joins after six years at rival firm
Debevoise names successor to veteran presiding partner Michael Blair
Peter Furci to take over in July ahead of Blair’s retirement, firm also names next deputy presiding partner
Half of UK corporate lawyers expect to leave their job within two years, report finds
Axiom Law research shows many are considering joining an ALSP
NBT Bancorp adds new GC from MidFirst Bank
Randy Sparks succeeds Angela Wolfe Kelley who moved on to PacWest
Katten adds Withers Texas office head to launch private wealth offering in Dallas
Kevin Keen joined Withers last year from Winstead PC to launch its first Texas base
Vinson & Elkins taps former NYC Bar diversity director to head global DE&I efforts
Deborah Martin Owens joins after a year at US rival Sidley Austin
DLA Piper nabs more than 25 deal lawyers from Honigman in Chicago
Latest big team move in the US sees international firm add significant middle market private equity strength