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Debevoise & Plimpton appoints first senior ESG advisor in New York
Ulysses Smith joins US firm amid ongoing industry-wide ESG push
Taylor Wessing boosts international disputes and investigations offering with Collyer Bristow duo
Collyer’s head of commercial disputes joins firm in London along with an associate
Only 27% of Manhattan lawyers are back in the office, study finds
Numbers expected to surge to 61% in January, according to The Partnership of New York
Kobre & Kim assembles five-strong disputes and investigations team to open in Dubai
US firm secures lawyers from firms including Dentons, Clyde & Co and Addleshaw Goddard for second Middle East office
Kennedys hires former government adviser to lead data transformation drive
Antonio Acuña, honoured for 'services to transparency and open data', joins in new role as head of data strategy
Ten real estate lawyers quit Greenberg Traurig for CMS in Warsaw
Team includes one firm shareholder and two local partners, bringing CMS Poland's real estate lawyer count to 40
Shryne Group adds Houseplant GC amid plans to double cannabis store count
Cary Berger joins Californian cannabis holding company as CLO reporting to CEO and former Goodwin Procter attorney Jon Avidor
Prospect of US style opt-out data class actions recedes as UK Supreme Court rejects £3bn Google privacy claim
Pinsent Masons team secures landmark victory for tech giant as claim brought on behalf of four million iPhone users founders
Bird & Bird unveils CEO David Kerr’s successor as marathon 26-year term draws to a close
Commercial law specialist Christian Bartsch to take over in April; firm underlines care taken over succession planning
Barnes & Thornburg elects veteran litigator as next managing partner
Andrew Detherage to succeed Robert Grand in late 2022
Withers praises consultant Cox amid row over MP’s remote work in Caribbean
Firm says it ‘very much values’ politician's 'huge depth of expertise’ as his lucrative commercial work draws fire
US IP firm Finnegan adds Baker McKenzie team to enter German market
Partner Dr Jochen Herr set to lead seven-strong Munich office after eight years building Baker Mac's German patent disputes practice
Steptoe & Johnson elects litigation partner and general counsel as first woman chair
Gwendolyn Prothro Renigar, who also serves as vice chair, will succeed Philip West in January
White & Case raises UK newly qualified salaries to £140k as pay war rages in London
New York firm is the latest of a string of US players battling it out to attract and retain talent in hypercompetitive London market
Singapore launches sector list to speed resolution of complex disputes
Unveiling of tech, infrastructure and construction list comes as city-state cements its reputation as a global centre for arbitration
Linklaters expands D&I scholarship scheme across seven European offices
Roll out of programme designed to lower barriers to legal careers follows pilot at London headquarters
Gibson Dunn makes up 27 partners in most diverse round yet
Women, minority and LGBTQ+ lawyers make up almost two-thirds of the cohort
Legal ops startup Brightflag acquires Orrick's first legaltech spinoff
Deal marks first acquisition by Brightflag as well as the first time an Orrick spinoff has been purchased
Deloitte Tax teams up with Thomson Reuters to help legal departments with digital transformation
Strategic alliance aims to advise clients on shift away from reliance on ‘outdated legacy systems’
SXSW taps Heineken USA legal leader as new general counsel
J. Carlos Kuri joins the Texas festival's legal team as it seeks to return to in-person events in 2022
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