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Real estate investment firm Passco hires Williams Mullen partner as CLO
Thomas Voekler brings nearly 25 years of real estate law experience to the role
Gibson Dunn hires Fried Frank partner in New York to lead fund finance team
Sponsor-side specialist Duncan McKay will help Gibson Dunn build out its investment funds practice
Allen & Gledhill arbitration co-head named next president of the Law Society of Singapore
Dinesh Dhillon will replace Lisa Sam in the role at the conclusion of her two-year term
Bakers hits Ashurst for London ECM duo days after UK firm agrees transatlantic merger
London head of ECM and global head of US securities depart as Ashurst prepares to merge with Perkins Coie
Snapchat-owner Snap taps Munger Tolles again for latest GC
Zachary Briers replaces Michael O’Sullivan, who also previously worked at Munger Tolles
Clifford Chance to cut back office roles as AI use takes hold
UK firm to axe up to 50 roles according to Financial Times report, citing increased use of AI among factors driving change
Mayer Brown elevates 36 to partner in latest promotions round
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher
‘Setting the tone at the highest level’: IBA honours human rights and pro bono award winners
Ceremony in Toronto recognised achievements by lawyers from Singapore and Egypt, while a Nigerian lawyer won the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Osborne Clarke appoints new senior partner for UK LLP
Bristol office head Lara Burch to take helm on 1 January 2026, succeeding Peter Clough
Willkie promotes 30 to partner in London-heavy round
Seven London promotions boosts Willkie’s partner bench in the city by 25%
Pogust Goodhead recruits MoFo partner to lead Mariana litigation after landmark victory
Morrison Foerster’s former London head of litigation Jonathan Wheeler to oversee development of mammoth case into damages phase
‘It’s a scale game now’: Ashurst has finally ended its decades-long search for a willing US merger partner
Victoria Basham assesses the prospects of the third substantial transatlantic law firm merger deal to be unveiled in less than three years
‘I’ve been driven by a desire to fix things’: TrialView’s founder on start-up’s next steps
Boosted by a £3m investment, barrister turned legaltech entrepreneur Stephen Dowling is targeting US expansion
UAE’s MusicNation hires USPTO lawyer as first GC
Former USPTO Middle East IP attache Aisha Salem-Howey joins music rights business in Abu Dhabi
Biopharma research business Fortrea hires veteran in-house pharma counsel as GC
Agnieszka Gallagher succeeds Stillman Hanson, who is leaving the company