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FTX.US crypto exchange lures across Sullivan & Cromwell partner to be general counsel
Move comes as $18bn-valued company prepares for greater security by new legal head's former boss, SEC chairman Gary Gensler
Sullivan, Kirkland and Weil top global M&A advisory league table in busiest July since 2007
Tech firms also prosper as deal value hits almost $500bn fuelled by fourth-highest month for SPAC transactions
Mayer Brown signs up trailblazing New York dealmaker from Skadden
Skadden’s first-ever female M&A partner to co-head US M&A practice at Chicago-based firm
Holland & Knight completes merger with Dallas-based energy specialists Thompson & Knight
Combined firm boosts headcount to 1,600 and will operate under the Holland & Knight brand
PEP jumps 8% at DLA Piper’s international arm despite dip in revenue
US growth compensates for 1.6% decline in overseas income with group revenue up 2%
Law Society of New South Wales launches online sexual harassment awareness platform
Portal aims to tackle harassment, discrimination and victimisation through training and other support
Jones Day makes German arbitration play with hire of HSF's ex co-head of disputes
Top 10 US firm targets Germany for investment with second senior hire as it seeks to leverage US and global reputation
Australian court agrees with South Africa that AI can be inventors
Decision comes just days after IP officials in South Africa became first to approve a patent listing AI as inventor
Fried Frank commits to Lower Manhattan with 15-year renewal at One New York Plaza
New York firm maintains footprint in largest financial district deal since Covid-19 as city tentatively reopens
Osborne Clarke reports 7% revenue hike to €341m as PEP rebounds
UK PEP increases £100k to £714k after dropping 12% the previous year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer posts ‘strong’ results with revenue and PEP both up by 5%
PEP growth more sluggish than rivals Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, bringing all three firms broadly into line
Clyde & Co’s turnover edges up 2% to £639.6m against 7.5% jump in PEP
UK-based firm says overseas revenue now accounts for more than half of income
Matheson breaks new ground with first dedicated pro bono partner
Niamh Counihan will lead pro bono strategy, devoting 50% of her time to programme
Around the house: legal leaders arrive at WellPet and Millennia Housing Management
This week's collection of senior in-house hires also sees one of Australia's top start-up lawyers join a tech unicorn
Hausfeld launches £920m UK class action competition claim against Google over Play Store charges
Tech giant accused of 'locking' consumers into using its own app store system in claim backed by Vannin Capital