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Holland & Knight completes merger with Dallas-based energy specialists Thompson & Knight

Combined firm boosts headcount to 1,600 and will operate under the Holland & Knight brand

PEP jumps 8% at DLA Piper’s international arm despite dip in revenue

US growth compensates for 1.6% decline in overseas income with group revenue up 2%

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Law Society of New South Wales launches online sexual harassment awareness platform

Portal aims to tackle harassment, discrimination and victimisation through training and other support

Jones Day makes German arbitration play with hire of HSF's ex co-head of disputes

Top 10 US firm targets Germany for investment with second senior hire as it seeks to leverage US and global reputation

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Australian court agrees with South Africa that AI can be inventors

Decision comes just days after IP officials in South Africa became first to approve a patent listing AI as inventor

Fried Frank commits to Lower Manhattan with 15-year renewal at One New York Plaza

New York firm maintains footprint in largest financial district deal since Covid-19 as city tentatively reopens

Osborne Clarke reports 7% revenue hike to €341m as PEP rebounds

UK PEP increases £100k to £714k after dropping 12% the previous year

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer posts ‘strong’ results with revenue and PEP both up by 5%

PEP growth more sluggish than rivals Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, bringing all three firms broadly into line

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Clyde & Co’s turnover edges up 2% to £639.6m against 7.5% jump in PEP

UK-based firm says overseas revenue now accounts for more than half of income

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Matheson breaks new ground with first dedicated pro bono partner

Niamh Counihan will lead pro bono strategy, devoting 50% of her time to programme

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Around the house: legal leaders arrive at WellPet and Millennia Housing Management

This week's collection of senior in-house hires also sees one of Australia's top start-up lawyers join a tech unicorn

Hausfeld launches £920m UK class action competition claim against Google over Play Store charges

Tech giant accused of 'locking' consumers into using its own app store system in claim backed by Vannin Capital

'Remote work prevented us from performing at our sharpest': Houston lawyer endorses office returns amid Delta variant fears

John Zavitsanos said his firm suffered under the conditions of remote working while reopening its office led it to have its 'best year ever'

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South Africa issues world's first patent listing AI as inventor

University of Surrey professor secures landmark after the UK, Europe and the US refused applications

Ashurst unveils 'landmark' 26-week parental leave policy

Package of measures will be applied globally 'irrespective of gender identity' and includes pregnancy loss provisions

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Ince’s profits hit by £3.2m closure of floor at London headquarters

Revenue at listed firm increases by 4% to £100.2m; Covid-19 costs include decision not to reopen one of two floors

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Macfarlanes PEP soars to £2m against 10% revenue increase

The City firm lays claim to the highest profit per equity partner figure posted so far this reporting season

Funding and scalability concerns holding firms back from tech innovation, new report says

Smaller firms face significant challenges when investing in new tech according to reasearch from the SRA and Oxford University

Appointments: MSI Global Alliance adds Big Four partner as CEO, Kennedys names EMEA managing partner

This week's collection of moves also sees RPC strengthen its international casualty insurance offering and a former L&L lawyer rejoin the firm in the wake of a dispute between its co-founders

‘You have to care and be brave’: HSF report highlights GCs' role in driving forward sustainability

The ESG movement has handed general counsel an opportunity to raise their C-suite status, study argues

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