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Longtime Paul Hastings chairman to step down after two decades in the role

Seth Zachary will be succeeded by New York-based leveraged finance partner Frank Lopez in October 2022

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‘A giant of international arbitration’ - tributes flood in for Professor J Martin Hunter

Lawyer whose career bridged law firms, chambers and academia is remembered for inspiring 'multiple generations'

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Osborne Clarke announces new senior partner to replace veteran Andrew Saul

Peter Clough will take up the mantle next January after Saul completes second term

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Oon & Bazul grows Singapore disputes capability with trio of partner-level hires

Benedict Eoon, Jerald Foo and Priscilla Lua come aboard with Magic Circle and Singapore Big Four experience

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White & Case promotes largest partner class ever in EMEA-focused round

More than half of the New York firm's latest promotions were made across its EMEA offices

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Eight disputes partners to leave Mishcon de Reya ahead of planned IPO

Group includes all five partners in highly rated fraud defence and business disputes team

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Irish legal community asks lawyers to support fleeing Afghan legal professionals

The Law Society of Ireland creates community support model to support those fleeing from the Taliban regime

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Dentons and Reed Smith join Magic Circle duo for controversial £305m Newcastle United takeover

Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer make up quartet of firms acting in club’s sale to Saudi-led investment group

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Raft of leading firms join forces to launch legal ops training programme

Dentons, NRF and Linklaters among those taking part in novel initiative to speed development of legal ops talent

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US law firms push for partial office returns in coming weeks despite delays and Delta fears

Wall Street's Cravath Swaine & Moore to make 'soft return', Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin set November dates

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White & Case makes triple hire from Dechert to boost London private equity team

Ross Allardice, Mark Evans and Tony Brown re-join the firm from US rival Dechert amid a global private equity-backed M&A activity boom

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Arbitration services group Arbitra expands team with six new members

New arrivals join 18-strong founding member team put together by London arbitration community figurehead Owen Lawrence in July

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Partners Group global head of legal departs to be Swiss impact investor’s first GC

Anela Musat joins Blue Horizon with mandate to build a ‘best in class’ legal team

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Pinsent Masons mourns death of Hong Kong head and veteran partner Vincent Connor

Connor, who passed away on 5 October after a period of illness, was 'unfailingly kind, funny and ever thoughtful of others'

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Former Addleshaws partner trio reunite to launch disputes-only boutique in London

Quillon Law will focus on international commercial and financial markets ‘without the conflicts associated with larger law firms’

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