Cynthia Shoss joins Pamela Thompson as co-chair on firm's global board, reflecting a growing presence of women at the top. | 5yrs

Tougher regulation takes hold as pension regulator steps up requests for information, warns Herbert Smith Freehills. | 5yrs

Graduates of Swiss Academy for International Law to defend rights of Russians, with sports law as a new area for training. | 5yrs

Norton Rose Fulbright highlights Maritime women as two of their own are appointed to leading roles in Canadian maritime law organizations. | 5yrs

In-house counsel who filed a complaint against lawyer who “squeezed her butt” complains opposing counsel only received 'small slap on the wrist' for alleged assault. | 5yrs

Firm's appointment of chief mindfulness officer in response to "groundbreaking work" promotes more holistic legal practice. | 5yrs

As the new academic year beckons, two universities hiring new general counsel go to the top of the class in this week's moves around the house. | 5yrs

Firm says NRF and Gildenhuys Malatji hires expands African business and consolidates status as key insurance provider on the continent. | 5yrs

DWF finds itself drawn into probe of senior politician as critics ask questions about her links to the firm and work earning over A$5m in government fees, according to media reports. | 5yrs

Newly launched Code of Practice strengthens regulatory compliance for the digital asset industry with legal support from Linklaters. | 5yrs

A quartet of Latina counsel make the cut as general counsel praises his deputy general counsel as she heads up the lawyers on the cross-industry list. | 5yrs

Spending by companies on IP litigation is on the rise with larger and more complex matters, MoFo survey finds. | 5yrs

According to the WSJ, some public companies are telling investors about how gun violence could affect their financial performance. | 5yrs

Whether it's Spain or the US, transferring between in-house and private practice is in vogue this week, and so are in-house team promotions. | 5yrs

New leadership for dispute resolution practice as firm takes on board succession planning in what is termed a “new era.” | 5yrs

White & Case and Cooley join 42 other law firms harnessing Shieldpay, as fintech firm marks major milestone ahead of changes to SRA rules. | 5yrs

New Perimeter provides training on contract negotiations to East African public sector lawyers. | 5yrs

Firm launching an office in Monaco with the hire of a team from Ince, though Gordon Dadds Group sees it differently. | 5yrs

Once tried US lawyers are positive and say they would try litigation funding again says survey. | 5yrs