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Veteran Orrick partner leaves Big Law to go in-house at clean energy client
John Cook departs US firm after more than 25 years to be CLO at Intersect Power
US crypto exchange hires former FBI special agent as first general counsel
Certified fraud examiner Tom Davis joins Coinme from IBM's North America business unit
Kinstellar establishes Croatia presence with Zagreb tie-up
Žurić i Partneri's 22 lawyers add to Kinstellar's presence in the Western Balkans
Quinn Emanuel signs up Saudi litigator to open Riyadh office
Nasser Alrubayyi joins US firm as a partner; sets up associated firm to operate as local ally
Latham & Watkins adds ESG leadership for the US from Vinson & Elkins and Davis Polk
US-based Sarah Fortt and Betty Huber to co-chair practice with London partner Paul Davies
Baker McKenzie named strongest global legal brand for 12th year in a row
DLA Piper and Clifford Chance complete top three of Thomas Reuters’ elite firm brand index
Milbank builds M&A offering in South Korea with addition of quartet from Dechert
Hong Kong office head moves over to lead effort in Seoul along with a special counsel and two associates
Dentons names Uruguay-based executive as new Latin America and Caribbean CEO
Paloma Gomez will replace Jorge Alers, who led the firm’s expansion in the region
Royds Withy King finalises merger talks with City boutique Goodman Derrick
Combined firm to sit among top 70 UK law firms by revenue
Milbank brings associate pay race into 2022 with hike for first years to $215k
Baker McKenzie, Cadwalader, McDermott and Steptoe & Johnson among first to fall in to line as firms battle to retain associates
New Hong Kong Bar chairman seeks to ease tensions with Beijing
Victor Dawes says Bar wants to improve government relations but will speak out ‘when necessary’
Noerr spins out Moscow office in response to 'altered market conditions'
German independent forges cooperation deal with Arno Legal after local management buy out
Almost half of UK firms eyeing M&A to spur growth, Acquira survey finds
Some 47% of firms are considering deals, with nearly a quarter of those already in talks
Recording Academy hires first in-house lawyer from longtime advisor Proskauer Rose
Addition of Jennifer Jones expected to curb high spending on outside counsel
McMillan restructures executive leadership group, creates chief client officer role
Executive partner Tim Murphy set to take on dual managing partner and CEO roles