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Around the house: new general counsel at National Grid and FRC
Justine Campbell swaps Centrica for National Grid, while UK regulator gets a new GC
DLA Piper enters disputes funding market with Litigation Capital Management deal
Partnership is latest in a series of law firm alliances for the litigation funder
Norton Rose Fulbright names Gerry Pecht as new global chief executive
Former global head of dispute resolution and litigation replaces Peter Martyr in top job
Paul Hastings and Ince make partner hires in China
Corporate crime and investigations lawyer Haiyan Tang returns to Paul Hastings while Ince makes strategic Hong Kong addition
International Bar Association announces first Vlogging competition winners
Brazilian lawyer scoops top prize for vlog on impact of Covid-19 on the music industry
Thomson Reuters buys digital court document and evidence-sharing platform CaseLines
Acquisition comes as courts move to virtual hearings amid the coronavirus pandemic
Around the house: appointments at Vivo Energy, exits from Barclays
Our latest in-house round-up also sees Nature Energy hire a leading Danish energy GC
Australian firms snap up corporate talent amid first recession in almost three decades
Gilbert + Tobin, Thomson Geer, and KHQ Lawyers among firms bolstering their deal teams
London rules the waves in maritime arbitration cases
More than 80% of all shipping arbitrations are heard in London, according to HFW, dwarfing Asian rivals
NGL Legal swoops for three-person healthcare team from Hogan Lovells
Partner Agnieszka Majka joins Polish firm amid strategic push to build universal legal practice
Trio of firms shrug off Covid-19 uncertainty to make London corporate partner hires
HSF, Simpson Thacher and Gibson Dunn press ahead with strategic appointments
Ince falls inches short of revenue target, DWF hires new chairman amid leadership shakeup
London-listed firm Ince posts first full year financial results for whole group, while Jonathan Bloomer is named DWF chairman
Paul Weiss hires partner duo from Boies Schiller to bolster litigation practice
Meredith Dearborn and Jessica Phillips join the firm amid plans for West Coast expansion
Latham & Watkins expands infrastructure practice with hire of experienced in-house lawyer
Former OMERS Infrastructure legal managing director John Guccione joins firm's London office
Quinn Emanuel brings in experienced City litigator in first London hire of 2020
Justin Michaelson arrives from Fried Frank to further expand Quinn's London disputes offering