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UK legal sector records bumper September as many firms continue to shrug off Covid-19 woes
Top firms also repaying furlough cash and reversing earlier cost-cutting measures
Hong Kong's representative for legal profession disqualified from Legislative Council
Ejection of barrister Dennis Kwok and three other high profile law makers sparks resignation of pro-democracy caucus
LVMH GC Louise Firestone and her team to star at Luxury Law Summit Americas
Top GCs and law firms to debate impact of Covid-19 on luxury sector at 3 December online event
Law firms excel in UK social mobility index but still mostly recruit from top universities
BCLP, Browne Jacobson, HSF and Baker McKenzie named top 10 employers by the Social Mobility Foundation
Jones Day not representing Trump in election fraud claims, firm says
US giant says election role confined to advising Pennsylvania GOP on ongoing mail-in ballot extension dispute
CMS, White & Case, Pinsent Masons and Allen & Overy among winners of UK's Women in Law Awards
Dana Denis-Smith receives outstanding achievement award for The First 100 Years Project
Latham partner set to be first woman president of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
New York-based Claudia Salomon slated to replace outgoing two-term president Alexis Mourre
Hunton hires nuclear energy specialist from Shearman in Tokyo
George Borovas is second energy partner to depart New York firm in Asia this autumn
Allen & Overy appoints new Middle East and Turkey regional managing partner
Khalid Garousha succeeds outgoing regional head Ian Ingram-Johnson
New York State Bar Association decries Trump's 'unfounded allegations of fraud'
Largest voluntary state US Bar congratulates Biden on election victory as Trump pursues nearly a dozen lawsuits
Legaltech firm BigHand acquires Mason & Cook in resource management push
M&A deal is BigHand's first since company was bought by LLCP in the summer
Five-strong finance team joins S&R in New Delhi from JSA
Team leader Divyanshu Pandey to become head of banking at new firm
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner makes up 20 partners
Transatlantic firm promotes 15 partners in the US, four in London and one in Moscow
Squire Patton Boggs continues Middle East push with Saudi banking hire
Islamic finance specialist Ahmed Butt joins firm's Riyadh office from Simmons & Simmons
DWF reports double digit increase in first-half revenue as activity recovers
Firm 'cautiously optimistic' for H2 after 'very pleasing recovery' from Covid-19 disruption