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Lawyers fear voicing mental health concerns as workplace stress erodes wellbeing, global study finds

IBA says report is 'call to action' as high-performing lawyers battle to reconcile sense of purpose with permanent pressure and fear of failure

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Clubhouse taps Pinterest legal leader as first-ever general counsel

San Francisco social-audio app went from $1bn to $4bn valuation in one year

DWF signs deal to set up regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia and unveils new legal alliance

Listed firm one of 44 businesses set to base Middle East operations in Riyadh as part of Saudi investment drive

Elite South African firm Bowmans signs agreement with France’s Gide to extend Africa reach

Firms to work closely together to offer legal services across continent’s anglophone and francophone countries

Ince Group acquires corporate advisory business Arden Partners for £10m

Listed firm's acquisition of Arden set to accelerate development of its corporate finance services arm

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Three start-ups complete Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas' second tech incubator scheme

Virtual programme comes to a close 16 weeks after development period kicked off in June

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Dentons builds in Southeast Asia with Vietnamese tie-up

Combination with long-time collaborator LuatViet is global giant's fifth in ASEAN region

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Freshfields boosts US life sciences offering with Arnold & Porter partner duo

Kristen Riemenschneider and Vinita Kailasanath join in Washington DC and Silicon Valley

Cleary Gottlieb makes up 11 partners in Europe-focused round

More than half of Wall Street firm's promotions were made across its European network, including two in London

Metro Bank GC joins rail pension scheme as top lawyer

Sally-Ann James named general counsel of Railpen, which manages funds of around £35bn

'A critical complaint at a critical moment' – Mishcon advises on 'greenwashing' claims against UK power giant

Drax Group accused before OECD of misleading claims over environmental impact of forest biomass power generation

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ESG | UK

Former US ambassador to Thailand rejoins Sullivan & Cromwell

Michael George DeSombre to serve as head of Asia M&A/PE practices from firm’s Hong Kong office

McKinsey deputy GC moves to Spencer Stuart for top legal spot

Lucy Lopez joins the executive search consultancy as general counsel and chief legal officer

Goodwin taps BCLP capital markets partner in latest life sciences push

Ariel White-Tsimikalis will shore up the firm's UK capital markets team ahead of anticipated flood of life sciences IPOs

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ESG | US

HSF hires Willkie project finance partner in Paris

Michaël Armandou joins the City firm after 11 years with US-based Willkie to focus on energy sector matters

BCLP boosts Paris litigation and investigations team with White & Case quartet

Head of New York firm's commercial and civil litigation practice in Paris among those making the move

Kirkland & Ellis boosts German private equity offering with Freshfields addition

Dr Hendrik Braun joins as a partner in Munich in a heated market for private equity hires

New Zealand free trade deal with UK promises to 'drive collaboration' with legal regulators

Draft agreement will promote cross-border legal services, claims UK government, and smooth path to Trans-Pacific Partnership membership

Securian Financial secures American Equity legal chief as next general counsel

Renee Montz will step in for Gary Christensen, who is retiring at the end of the year after 37 years with the Minnesota-based company

Kennedys bolsters Israel offering with veteran insurance GC hire

Ilana Bar joins firm’s Tel Aviv office after more than 20 years as general counsel for Migdal Group

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