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Dechert hires Weil's former head of restructuring and insolvency in London
Adam Plainer joins as co-head of US firm's global financial restructuring group
US tech arbitration claims value soared to $1.4bn in 2020
Financial services second-most active sector, according to The American Arbitration Association
Squire Patton Boggs adds Sydney employment team as global expansion continues
Partner Nicola Martin leads team, which arrives from Australian firm McCabe Curwood
Allen & Overy hires White & Case leveraged finance partner in New York to head US practice
Arrival of Jake Mincemoyer signals continued drive to build US capacity dating back to five-partner haul back in 2016
DWF adds insurance partner in Dubai less than a year after UAE scale back
Brian Boahene joins from Ince to help build DWF's insurance presence in the region
Majority of US law firms, in-house legal teams using ALSPs, Thomson Reuters survey finds
Alternative legal service provider market hits 'point of maturity' as 80% of law firms say they use them
New Zealand firm Bell Gully names new chair and promotes three to partner
Real estate lawyer Andrew Petersen replaces Anna Buchly in the top seat
Pandemic-related disputes likely to increase this year, Norton Rose Fulbright survey shows
Almost a fifth of US in-house teams also likely to increase staff numbers amid expected rise in workload
UK law firm closures limited in 2020 despite impact of pandemic, lockdowns
Number of firms declines just 2%, helped partly by drop in operating expenses, according to Hazlewoods
O'Melveny makes raft of leadership changes across departments, practice groups
Apalla Chopra named litigation co-chair, Eric Richards becomes corporate co-chair; second vice chair also appointed
Take the inaugural The Global Legal Post snapshot survey: Covid-19 and the workplace
Short, confidential poll asks readers how the pandemic will change the way we work in the longterm
Freshfields signals Silicon Valley commitment with 10-year office lease in Redwood City
Move to be completed early next year when magic circle firm leaves temporary home in Menlo Park
BonelliErede launches competition litigation task force to combat unfair commercial practices
New group led by nine partners and counsel from its civil litigation and corporate law departments
Hong Kong arbitrations reach 10-year high but concerns mount over long-term impact of security law
Positive data overshadowed by claim businesses may move disputes elsewhere
Orrick hires ESG expert in recognition of clients' 'heightened' sustainability focus
Ashley Walter joins as a partner from Fenwick & West as ESG moves swiftly up law firm agendas