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Kennedys breaches £400m revenue barrier as it eyes becoming a billion-dollar law firm
London-based insurance specialist clocks up 11th successive year of double-digit growth
Cravath, Winston & Strawn guide Chart’s $19bn Flowserve merger
Winston guides Chart and Cravath acts for Flowserve in deal to create gas and liquid technologies leader
Cherie Blair KC calls on disputes lawyers to challenge ‘deeply concerning’ attacks on rule of law
Co-founder of Omnia Strategy cites law’s power ‘to set standards, uphold rights and build trust’ at London International Disputes Week
Linklaters appoints former Shearman co-head as first Americas chair
Rainmaker George Casey to oversee US strategy in new role having joined the firm from Shearman last year
Music streaming giant Spotify names interim GC as permanent legal head
Kevan Choset had been standing in as GC after Eve Konstan stepped down in January
Crowell merges with life sciences boutique, opens Boston office
Tie-up with 24-lawyer Faber Daeufer & Itrato boosts Crowell’s emerging companies and life sciences capabilities
Legal practitioners must address behaviours that slow arbitration - study
White & Case and Queen Mary University survey calls for more efficient dispute resolution
Civil Justice Council calls for ‘light touch’ regulation of funders and urgent reversal of PACCAR
Long-awaited report on litigation funding contains raft of measures aimed at improving access to justice
CM Murray hires employment disputes partner from Edwin Coe in London
Emma Sangeelee adds discrimination and whistleblowing expertise, notably in the private equity and professional services sectors
Dechert adds four-lawyer Orrick finance team in London
Sushila Nayak joins to serve as a leader of Dechert’s CLO effort in London alongside three further lawyers
Pinsent Masons strengthens IP offering in London with Deloitte team
New hires bolster expertise in the brand protection and technology space
Reed Smith hires prominent white-collar crime KC in London
Richard Kovalevsky has joined from US disputes boutique Cohen & Gresser after leaving the Bar in 2018
HSF’s merger with Kramer Levin goes live
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer boasts revenue of more than $2bn; points to focus on US growth
US boutique DEMC hires luxury law partner from Holland & Knight
Danielle Garno moves to sports and entertainment firm Daniel, Ebeling, Maccia & Cohen after 20 years in BigLaw
Law Society of England and Wales elects Dana Denis-Smith as deputy vice president
Denis-Smith will take up the role in October, alongside incoming president Mark Evans and vice-president Brett Dixon