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Linklaters’ ex-managing partner appointed general counsel of NatWest Group
Gideon Moore chosen for one of UK's top in-house roles, leading team of more than 300 lawyers
Disney adds Spotify’s top lawyer as general counsel and secretary
Horacio Gutierrez to join the entertainment giant in February, succeeding longtime GC Alan Braverman
Sullivan tops global 2021 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as deal-making hits new record
Deal value reaches $5.9tr – almost $2tr more than previous record set in 2015
Almost a third of global companies expect disputes to increase in 2022, study finds
Covid and Cybersecurity-related rifts seen as biggest threats, Baker McKenzie report shows
Cooley adds capital markets partner in Singapore from Goldman Sachs
Tim Pitrelli joins from role as executive director and senior counsel in Goldman’s investment banking division
Hogan Lovells looks to Europe as it makes up 27 partners
European network benefits most with 14 promotions as 2022 tally inches up from last year’s count of 25
Fried Frank adds third European office with Brussels launch
Wall Street firm latest US practice to open in EU regulatory hub in wake of Brexit
Hausfeld targets competition and financial services claims as it makes up four partners
Quartet of lawyers – two in the US and two in the UK – make the grade in 2022 promotion round
Ex-Labaton Sucharow quintet launch firm for SEC whistleblowers
Team made up of SEC alumni and led by whistleblower practice head Jordan Thomas take clients to found new firm
Allen & Overy boosts European antitrust team with high-profile tech-focused Sidley hire
UK firm flags competition law as strategic priority as it secures Sidley’s co-head of antitrust in London
Orrick builds antitrust offering with DC partner hires
Eileen Cole and Craig Falls join tech-focused firm from White & Case and Dechert
Hong Kong takes key step towards lifting ban on outcome-related arbitration fees
Law Reform Commission approves proposals that would bring jurisdiction in line with other international disputes hubs
The year in headlines – the top stories of 2021 and the trends they reflect
We review a year characterised by record deal markets, a war for talent, geopolitical tension and all things ESG
A&O, Freshfields, HSF, King & Spalding and Three Crowns celebrate as new Silks are unveiled
Some 45% of latest QCs are women; ‘comparatively few’ advocates from black African or black Caribbean backgrounds applied
Former Zurich Insurance Group general counsel duo launch platform to measure law firm ESG performance
New offering also enables law firms to measure their own progress and includes firm-client matching features
New England’s Verrill strengthens Boston presence with Rackemann combination
Deal grows Portland-based firm's Boston attorney headcount to 60 as duo cite cultural and practice fit
Jones Day makes up 48 to partner in another bumper round
Latest promotions follow on from last December’s 50-strong crop
Telecoms giant Veon adds Beeline Russia’s VP for legal as GC
Victor Biryukov to relocate from Moscow to Amsterdam to succeed veteran GC Scott Dresser 1 January
Litigation Capital Management dismisses executive vice-chair for alleged misconduct over expenses
Employment of leading figure within funding community terminated over 'significant violation of internal company policies'
Influencer marketing boom raises compliance issues for luxury brands
As brands deepen relationships with influencers, contracts are becoming more complex, web seminar finds
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