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Businesses prepare for 'new era of public scrutiny' amid spike in investigations, survey finds
FTI Consulting's Resilience Barometer identifies cybersecurity threats, class actions and workplace culture as areas of concern for businesses
Law firms in race to work on India’s biggest-ever IPO as government sweetens deal
Country’s largest firm among those bidding to advise state-run Life Insurance Corporation on its estimated $12bn stock offering
Dubai’s legal community stunned by sweeping shake-up of arbitral institutions
Decision to merge three arbitral bodies sparks concern over future of DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre
Australian class actions reach all-time high despite fall in litigation funder-backed cases
Regulatory pressure on the litigation funding industry has had immediate impact, study finds
Simpson Thacher opens first office in mainland Europe
Brussels office, led by antitrust heavyweight Antonio Bavasso, will advise clients on their EU interests
Charlotte Tilbury, LVMH and Bird & Bird among winners at Luxury Law Awards
Fashionphile, Goodwood Estate, K&L Gates and Loeb & Loeb among other brands and law firms recognised
Slaughter and May elects first-ever managing partner
Litigation partner Deborah Finkler is set to take on the role starting in May 2022
EU anti-money laundering directive costing UK law firms nearly £1m each
New research shows most compliance professionals in the legal sector are unconvinced of the directive's value in detecting financial crime
LAW Partnership launches flexible legal resourcing service in Malaysia
New offering intended to meet client demand for short-term personnel and out-of-the-ordinary capabilities in the wake of the pandemic
HSF hires four-strong corporate insurance team from DLA Piper in Germany
Düsseldorf arm gains two partners as firm celebrates arrival of ‘well-regarded’ lawyers
A&O adds East Coast depth with tech M&A partner hire in New York
Move comes amid firm's recent US push focused on the West Coast legal market
Squire Patton Boggs names next global managing partner, launches DEI office
Michele Connell is set to take over the top job from Frederick Nance, who will be tasked with leading the US firm's new DEI office
Akin Gump beefs up trade practice with partner hire from WilmerHale
Naboth van den Broek joins at a time of "unprecedented demand" for the US firm's trade practice
Tilleke & Gibbins hires GC of Myanmar-focused business syndicate to bolster China capabilities
Derrick Khoo leaves role at Marga Group to co-head Bangkok-based firm’s China desk
Deloitte Legal joins forces with Frommer Legal to launch defendant class action law firm in Munich
The joint venture, dubbed Classreaction, takes aim at the growing risk of claims in Germany