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FGvW’s co-head quits to help set up Freiburg office for Advant Beiten
Barbara Mayer is departing with 16-strong corporate team including 11 lawyers
Akin Gump secures highly rated Hong Kong Latham & Watkins arbitration partner
Ing Loong Yang is firm’s second senior disputes hire in recent weeks following Graham Lovett’s arrival in Dubai
Linklaters beats diversity targets for a second year as 17 women make the grade
Magic Circle UK firm celebrates ‘diversity of talent’ as it promotes 41 partners across its global network
Skadden tops global M&A ranking in first quarter as deal-making hits $1tr despite activity dip
New York firm narrowly beats Simpson Thacher to global number one as tech M&A continues to drive market
'We still have a way to go': Macfarlanes unveils male-dominated partner round; underlines diversity goals
Top London firm says it is 'doing better' against new targets than 'snapshot suggests' as it makes up two women in eight-strong round
Cuatrecasas reports 11% increase in revenue to reach €350m benchmark in 2021
Firm joins Iberian rival Garrigues in reporting redemptive performances after posting tempered down results during the pandemic
Linklaters bolsters corporate practice with Ashurst M&A lead in Tokyo
Tracy Whiriskey comes aboard following number of recent laterals to Links’ wider M&A practice as deals market booms
Allen & Overy adds transactional offering in South Africa with double partner hire from Werksmans
Brian Price and Ze’ev Blieden join the UK firm in Johannesburg as it bets on booming global M&A landscape
Covington, Withers and French independent Sygna Partners join Ukraine government war crimes task force
Trio will field pro bono teams alongside human rights advocates and academics including Amal Clooney and Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
HFW builds Perth disputes arm with team hire from Quinn Emanuel
Top 30 UK firm says Australia practice now accounts for 10% of its revenue
Lack of progress on innovative pricing ‘deep rooted issue’ for legal profession, new research finds
Thomson Reuters report calls for renewed effort by legal departments and their outside counsel to collaborate more effectively
Paul Hastings unveils hire of ‘extraordinary’ 18-partner Stroock restructuring team
Deal promises to catapult Los Angeles giant up bankruptcy rankings as Stroock acknowledges group's desire for ‘larger firm environment’
Eversheds Sutherland secures Morgan Lewis transactions partner for San Francisco launch
Baird Fogel comes aboard to lead new office with Eversheds’ West Coast tech lead Brandi Taylor to relocate from San Diego
Prada names Cristina de Dona to new global role as general counsel
Former Hershey chief counsel to oversee all Prada's legal, IP and corporate affairs, reports Anne Gallagher
Matheson promotes four women in latest 13-strong partnership round
Promotions bring partner headcount at Ireland's largest law firm to 105