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Skadden to close in Shanghai, cut roles in China corporate practice
New York firm latest of a string of leading international practices to scale back in China
Paul Weiss raids Kirkland’s London funds team again for latest partner hire
Revathi Raghavan is fifth partner to join Paul Weiss this year in London from Kirkland’s investment funds team
A&O Shearman ‘moving to all-equity partnership’
Merged firm is reportedly adopting a three-level modified lockstep
White & Case promotes 37 to partner as intake dips
The number of new women partners also fell, accounting for 22% of the total compared to 36% last year
4 Stone Buildings rings changes with new leadership and clerking co-heads
Shake-up will see hugely respected senior clerk David Goddard take consultancy role
Dentons signs up four African firms
Global giant to combine with firms in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal and the DRC
Houston-based Brock Group hires GC from Booster
Shenna Bradshaw brings 15-years of in-house experience across the industrials sector
O’Melveny expands in Singapore with M&A partner duo from Hogan Lovells
Stephanie Keen and Sylvia Taslim bring significant pan-Asia transactions experience
GSK sues Moderna over Covid and RSV vaccines
Latest lawsuits in mounting patent litigation over vaccines against the two viruses
Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi to open in London and Brussels
Offices set to open early next year with mix of Japanese and local lawyers
Paul Hastings further expands Washington office with litigation hire from Kirkland
Ronald Anguas follows in footsteps of litigation partner Benjamin Synder, who joined firm in Washington last week
ECIJA combines with local firm for Peru launch
Rapidly-growing Spanish firm integrates Lima-based Berninzon & Benavides Abogados
Greenberg Traurig expands in Milan with triple partner hire from Molinari Agostinelli
Team is led by Italian banking and finance heavyweight Riccardo Agostinelli
Paris Arbitration Week reshuffles leadership, elects three new board members
White & Case lawyer among those appointed to board of landmark arbitration event
‘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
Cleary introduces non-equity partner tier
Follows similar move by rivals Cravath, Paul Weiss and WilmerHale
Covington recruits ICO general counsel in London
Claudia Berg latest in string of senior hires by US firm in the City in recent months
Skadden adds Asia disputes head from Sidley
Friven Yeoh joins having co-led Sidley’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy group
Co-founder of Powell Gilbert joins Morgan Lewis
Arrival of Tim Powell continues US firm’s European IP push
Capsticks expands construction expertise with Mills & Reeve, Bevan Brittan partner hires
Duo includes experienced construction law experts Catherine Kay and Matthew Phipps
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