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Lewis Silkin appoints first woman to chair partnership
Corporate partner and D&I leader Jo Evans set to take over from Michael Burd in April
Gunnercooke becomes first top 200 UK law firm to take cryptocurrency payments
Firm says decision means it can work with a wider variety of clients and its partners can be paid how they choose
Hogan Lovells signs deal to move to new flagship London home
Relocation to adjacent redevelopment will reduce floorspace by 15% as firm adopts 'agile ways of working'
Fieldfisher adds Berlin base to launch litigation legaltech unit amid rise in German mass litigations
UK firm plans to grow new Berlin team to include 50 professionals in the coming months
Global network delivers as White & Case posts 20% revenue hike to $2.87bn
PEP up by 17% against backdrop of record deal markets as New York firm underlines extent of cross-border work
Hogan Lovells hires PwC's Spanish regulatory head
Fernando Calancha Marzana will lead Madrid office's regulatory and energy practices
Dentons hires Hogan Lovells' sustainability head to lead global ESG efforts
Tokyo-based Aragon St-Charles tasked with helping new firm distinguish itself as 'leader and innovator' in field
Bennani & Associés moves into Central Africa with Kinshasa office launch
Opening of fifth office sees firm complete next stage of strategy to grow Francophone Africa network
Three Crowns secures Shearman & Sterling's Singapore head to launch first Asia office
Arbitration boutique capitalises on city state's 'ever-growing' popularity as a disputes hub with fifth base
In-house legal teams are taking on more tech-related responsibilities, new survey finds
Some 97% of surveyed in-house counsel believe they have taken on more responsibility within their company’s tech ecosystem
De Berti Jacchia becomes first Italian firm to partner with global ESG standards body
Milan practice signs up to Global Reporting Initiative as part of wider sustainability drive
Foley & Lardner builds in Salt Lake City with four-partner team from Stoel Rives
Silicon Slopes continue to attract interest from national law firms as Foley follows up on office launch
Allen & Overy adds another Akin Gump energy partner in Washington DC
Hire follows A&O adding 21-strong Akin Gump renewables team last year for LA opening
Simpson Thacher advises Blackstone on $24bn recapitalisation of European warehouse business
The deal, which taps into demand for same-day delivery, is being dubbed the largest private real estate transaction ever
Australia's Xakia Technologies hires UK legaltech entrepreneur to lead EMEA growth
Dan Wales has joined the in-house law matter management developers in London