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Clifford Chance posts record global revenue and profit growth amid ongoing US push
Revenue rose 9% to £2.3bn, spurred by soaring turnover in US
Dentons hires new global chief executive from EY
EY’s former global vice chair Kate Barton to succeed Elliott Portnoy in November
Macfarlanes sees jump in profits, revenue after dip in 2023
UK firm also sees improvement in PEP as transactional and litigation practices perform well
Simmons PEP pushes past £1m as turnover grows 10% to £574m
PEP rises 7% to £1,076k after flatlining in FY23
Quinn Emanuel strengthens in Japan with partner hire from Nagashima Ohno
International disputes lawyer Hisaya Kimura joins the firm in Tokyo
Linklaters adds capital markets quartet in Hong Kong from Clifford Chance, Sidley Austin
Hires follow Magic Circle firm downsizing China team last year
UK Intellectual Property Office launches standard essential patent hub
Resource aims to help businesses tackle the complex licensing landscape of SEPs
A&O Shearman expands leveraged finance team with partner hire from Barclays
Filippo Crosara joins A&O Shearman’s debt finance practice in London
Lawyers celebrate 2024 South Asian Heritage Month
This year's event marks launch of South Asian Litigators Forum
UK appeals court restores status quo when assessing patentability of AI inventions
Previous decision had upended UK’s longstanding approach to assessing patentability
Nominations now open for 2025 Women & Diversity in Law Awards
Awards recognise individuals, firms and other organisations advancing the DE&I agenda in the UK
Law firms navigate Microsoft outage and emphasise need for tech resilience
Profession appears relatively unscathed as flawed software update causes global chaos
Bird & Bird adds seven-lawyer finance team in Italy from Hogan Lovells
Hire follows Hogan Lovells hiring 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick
Cooley’s London chief takes team to Akin
Justin Stock joins with two more partners to boost Akin’s tech transactions bench
Arbitration Bill back on UK legislative agenda, government confirms in King’s Speech
Legal practitioners welcome efforts to reform the Arbitration Act 1996, but rue missed opportunity to bring back Litigation Funding Bill
Herbert Smith Freehills rings in record results as revenue hits £1.3bn
PEP jumps 12% to £1.3m after flatlining in FY23
Australian national firm Gadens merges with Canberra-based Trinity Law
Deal follows financial integration of Gadens' office network taking partner count to 106
New Kirkland policy allows it to withhold pay from defecting partners
Beefed-up powers introduced this week following string of defections to rivals, according to reports
Former Amazon, MGM lawyer to head up Avengers: End Game producer’s legal team
Lesley Freeman joins independent US studio AGBO, replacing general counsel Rik Toulon
CILEX appoints new chair, president as regulatory change looms
Eileen Milner will become chair in January, while Yanthé Richardson has already taken up reins as president
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