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Brown Rudnick promotes Johnny Depp's lawyer to partner
Camille Vasquez regarded as key to landing $15m verdict in favour of Depp
RPC bolsters insurance ranks with partner hire in London from Mayer Brown
Mike Newham joins amidst rising insurance cases against banks and financial institutions
Founders Forum invests in fintech-focused virtual law startup Chronos Law
Chronos will be rebranded Founders Law as part of the deal
Goodwin raids Latham & Watkins for corporate partner trio in Santa Monica
New hires will sit in firm’s technology practice, following double private equity partner hire earlier this month
Morrison Foerster adds another West Coast partner from Perkins Coie
Life sciences specialist Matthew Ferry becomes the sixth partner to have moved over since the start of the year
Clifford Chance hires first-ever global 'head of wellbeing' from Aon in London
Charles Alberts will create and lead the firm's wellbeing strategy and consult on mental health and general staff welfare concerns
BCLP announces summer placement scheme for English and French law students
Programme is for students completing dual degree at Queen Mary University and Paris 1
Cybersecurity experts say law firms need to act more proactively on cyber risk
Threats such as ransomware attacks are getting more sophisticated, according to SecurityHQ
IBA launches major project examining lawyers' role as ethical gatekeepers
Project announced following ‘sustained charges levied against the profession’ relating to perceived greenwashing and facilitation of illicit financial activity
Allen & Overy and Linklaters eye US growth with lateral partner hires
A&O adds to corporate team in Silicon Valley as Links boosts employee offering in New York
Barnes & Thornburg hires healthcare compliance team from Bass Berry in DC
Arrivals include former Bass Berry DC managing partner John Kelly, who joins as chair of Barnes & Thornburg's healthcare department and industry practice
Undervalued lawyers more likely to suffer well-being issues, study finds
Almost half of those lawyers say they have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder
Nigel Boardman among legal heavyweights recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Former Slaughter and May partner knighted alongside ex-Attorney General as lawyers from Hogan Lovells and Norton Rose Fulbright and Ince's brand ambassador also receive awards
Kirkland, Cooley advise on Bristol Myers Squibb’s acquisition of oncology specialist Turning Point
Deal is valued at $4.1bn and gives BMS access to Turning Point Therapeutics' pipeline of cancer drugs
Hogan Lovells’ Moscow office spun out to create new independent firm
Level Legal Services launched this month alongside relocations and 'some' expected redundancies