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Diversity Lab programme sees 20 US law firms named 'inclusion champions'

Reed Smith and White & Case among those to score at least 70 out of 100 for their D&I efforts

Microsoft names CMS best for diversity among UK partner firms

London-based firm leads eight-strong group that includes Reed Smith, Mischon de Reya and Osborne Clarke

Greenberg Traurig adds Holland & Knight team to launch labour practice in Mexico City

Partner Leslie Palma joins as a shareholder along with six associates in 'natural progression' for 60-strong office

Linklaters re-hires partners from Paul Weiss and Latham in Asia boost

Arrivals include Linklaters' former China head and add private equity and financial regulation expertise

Clifford Chance elects successor to long-standing global managing partner Layton

European head to take over on 1 May at end of Layton's second four-year term

Standalone procedural rules unveiled to bolster Singapore International Commercial Court

Rules aim for 'clarity and efficiency' as Singapore moves to become jurisdiction of choice for high-stakes commercial disputes

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Gibson Dunn makes quartet of partner-level private equity hires from Sidley and Linklaters in London

LA firm continues UK push; joining as partners are two Sidley partners and senior associates from Sidley and Linklaters

British Retail Consortium partners with RPC to promote D&I in retail recruitment

Partnership to see RPC become BRC’s exclusive resident advisor in employment law

The Global Legal Post launches online luxury law comparative guide 

Law Over Borders guide helps international brands navigate laws in array of key jurisdictions 

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Winston & Strawn builds Chicago litigation offering with McDermott partner duo

Co-chair of McDermott’s class action practice moves over along with product liability specialist

UK enjoys £5.6bn legal services trade surplus; barristers’ overseas income soars

Research by City lobbying group says courts among world’s most trusted as it promotes value of English law

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ALSPs capture just 2% of outsourced legal department work for ‘megamatters’, report finds

Billing data analysis suggests in-house teams should focus more on largest matters to achieve cost savings

Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Islamic finance specialist as next global chair

London-based Farmida Bi will take over from US chair Shauna Clark in January

Heathrow secures GC from Virgin Media to help steer it through sustained Covid-19 turbulence

Mine Hifzi to take over in July replacing longstanding GC Carol Hui who left in August

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas opens in Singapore after hiring Nishith Desai's ex-office head

First base outside home country to offer Indian law in areas including international arbitration and private client

Taylor Wessing secures 10-strong finance team from Deloitte Legal in Poland

Hires are latest of series of team moves in Warsaw as international firms exchange blows

Sidley adds 42 new partners in bumper round that leans towards litigators

Chicago firm’s litigation group sees 11 lawyers made up in round that is significantly larger than last year’s

ICC appoints co-chairs of new disability inclusion and international arbitration task force

King & Spalding associate Simon Maynard and Toronto-based independent arbitrator Todd Weiler are set to take the reins on the 'first-of-its-kind' initiative

Specialist law firm advisers CM Murray hires 'rising star' regulatory and disciplinary specialist

Andrew Pavlovic brought on board to complement the employment and partnership law firm's existing capabilities

Martenstyn to step down as director of clerking at 36 Stone

London set announces completion of project that saw Martenstyn come aboard through a consultancy arrangement

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