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LawtechUK 'created a sense of urgency' around tech adoption in legal sector, impact assessment says
Programme includes a regulatory sandbox and an online dispute resolution platform offering SMEs a cheaper alternative to resolving late payment disputes
Herbert Smith Freehills opens construction and infrastructure hub in Malaysia
Partner Craig Shepherd will lead hub from firm’s existing Kuala Lumpur office
'An incomprehensible loss' - Skadden mourns death of M&A trailblazer Scott Simpson
Simpson, who passed away suddenly at 65, was one of Europe's most influential M&A lawyers
Former CNBC lawyer joins executive recruitment platform True as GC
Aisha Christian was earlier general counsel for Rent the Runway
Baker McKenzie turns to rising star to revamp Johannesburg leadership
Appointment follows last summer’s controversy over ‘management issues’ at office
Squire Patton Boggs makes third lateral partner hire in Paris this month
Maxime Dequesne's arrival from Lamartine follows that of partners from DLA Piper and Shearman & Sterling
Women dominate Corrs Chambers Westgarth's partner promotions round
Australian firm promotes eight partners, of whom six are female, as it continues on growth path
BLM salaried partners to become legal directors under Clyde & Co merger plans
Around 140 salaried partners face having to apply to regain partner status in 'disruptive and potentially unsettling' process
Kennedys doubles Indian tech office size as it eyes further headcount expansion
Kennedys Kognitive Computing in Kerala now has space to add up to 40 more employees
McDermott continues run of transactions partner hires with trio in New York and Atlanta
Partners join in New York from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden as a former King & Spalding counsel comes aboard in Atlanta
Dublin readies for debut International Disputes Week in June
Inaugural forum will combine a one-and-a-half day conference with other law firm-hosted events
Dust settles on Dubai arbitration reforms as DIFC-LCIA’s Robert Stephen joins boutique
Registrar of superseded centre lands at Ghaffari Partners as international opinion remains divided over shake-up
Shakespeare Martineau expands into Southwest with Bristol merger
Tie-up with GL Law adds more than 60 professionals and takes turnover at parent company to more than £100m
Six London law firms back creation of new black British civil rights organisation
Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Slaughters among the six
Osborne Clarke helps Paris crypto-asset manager secure regulatory landmark
Arquant Capital becomes first digital asset manager to be authorised by top regulator