Obituaries
Former International Bar Association president Emilio Jorge Cárdenas has died, aged 81
Argentinian lawyer was the first Latin American to hold the IBA presidency
EU competition law ‘pathfinder’ and former IBA president Michael Reynolds has died, aged 75
Tributes led by IBA president Jaime Carey and former A&O senior partner David Morley
Squire Patton Boggs pays tribute to associate who died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Simone White is among six tourists who have died after apparently being served bootleg alcohol
‘A brilliant lawyer with vast experience’ – Brick Court mourns death of leading competition barrister
James Flynn KC died on 10 October after a short illness
Mike Lynch: the legaltech pioneer embroiled in an epic transatlantic legal fight
Autonomy founder killed in Sicily yacht sinking had secured a memorable victory, but other legal battles loomed, reports Ben Rigby
‘Family man first, amazing lawyer second’: tributes paid to CC partner killed in Sicily yacht sinking
Clifford Chance ‘heartbroken’ after deaths of Christopher Morvillo and wife Neda are confirmed
‘Giant of the profession’ – IBA mourns death of former president Sternford Moyo
Revered Zimbabwean lawyer – the first African IBA president – has died aged 68
Tributes pour in for former leader of the Law Society of Scotland’s in-house lawyers group
Janet Hood, a Scottish licensing specialist, died suddenly last week
‘One of a kind’ – distinguished shipping lawyer Julian Clark has died, aged 60
Tributes paid to former Ince & Co senior partner and global head of shipping at Hill Dickinson
Australia’s HWL Ebsworth mourns death of long-serving managing partner
Juan Martinez, who led the firm for almost four decades, passed away unexpectedly, aged 64
Law Society’s ‘enormously influential’ international champion Stephen Denyer has died, aged 68
Tributes paid to former Allen & Overy partner who spearheaded society’s international relations
Irwin Mitchell CEO passes away following unexpected illness
Firm pays tribute to “hugely respected” leader Andrew Tucker
‘A force of nature’ – Stephenson Harwood mourns death of veteran litigator
John Fordham, 74, spent 50 years at London firm, 25 as head of litigation
‘A man of great integrity and warmth’ – Hogan Lovells mourns death of partner Crispin Rapinet
The white-collar crime, fraud and investigations partner held a number of senior roles at transatlantic firm
‘A life of meaning’ – influential Law Society of Singapore president dies, aged 57
Adrian Tan continued in his role despite undergoing treatment for cancer
‘Trusted adviser’ – a personal tribute to Fred Banning
Ben Rigby reflects on the life of Pinsent Masons’ former head of communications and the founder of Fifth Day, whose funeral took place this week
‘Such a vibrant light’ – renowned crisis management specialist Richard Levick dies at 65
Levick Strategic Communications' founder was one of the legal profession's best-known advisers
‘A giant of the antitrust bar’: Boies Schiller Flexner mourns passing of founding partner Donald Flexner
Flexner passed away last Sunday aged 81 following a long illness
Devereux stunned by death of popular chambers director
Tributes pour in for ‘brilliant’ Michael ‘Vince’ Plant after ‘sudden and unexpected’ news
Former Cleary Gottlieb competition head John Temple Lang passes away at 85
Temple Lang also previously worked at the European Commission and was a ‘heavyweight’ of EU competition law
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