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UK and Ireland bar associations team up to condemn China's sanctions on Essex Court Chambers

Quartet of representative bodies speak out against 'indiscriminate attack on legal professionals'

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Gadens adds DWF employment and disputes team in Melbourne

The move follows DWF scaling back its Australian presence with office closures and partner cuts

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Silicon Valley firm Gunderson Dettmer eyes Texas venture capital deals with Austin launch

New office will be led by partner Wesley Watts, who joins from Vinson & Elkins

Crowell & Moring, Latham & Watkins among firms backing new legal well-being organisation

US Institute for Well-Being in Law to tackle issues around mental health, stress and substance use

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Sidley Austin litigation co-head set to become first Latina leader of a top 10 Am Law firm

Yvette Ostolaza will replace Larry Barden in April next year as management committee chair

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News | US

Spanish firm ECIJA opens for business in Colombia

Integration with local firm MBCR brings ECIJA's LatAm presence to 14 countries

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DWF to enter exclusive associations in South Africa and Singapore

Firm to link with Thomson Wilks in SA and Eldan Law in Singapore less than a year after closing its outpost in the city-state

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Allen & Overy arbitration co-head Gearing to join Fountain Court instead of Essex Court

Outgoing partner switches new London base following China's imposition of sanctions on first choice

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Ashurst expands dispute resolution practice with Hughes Hubbard trio in Paris

Corporate crime compliance team is led by partner Olivier Dorgans

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Hogan Lovells reveals fresh leadership changes to board and management

José María Balañá and James Doyle join the firm's international management committee

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Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins-backed Reynen Court revamps legaltech platform

New offering of its 'legaltech app store' reduces burden on in-house and law firm IT departments

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Linklaters boosts Frankurt employment offering with Freshfields pensions specialist

René Döring joins Linklaters as a partner after 15 years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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Clyde & Co makes up 16 partners including four in the US

Insurance leader underlines reach of network with 11 promotions outside the UK

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News | UK

Ashurst names new co-managing partners in London leadership change

Lynn Dunne and Logan Mair will replace Ruth Harris at the start of May

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Lawyers split over value of legal directories, poll finds

Readers' survey finds respondents in two equal camps over whether rankings boost transparency

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HSF promotes 23 to partner in latest round

First partners announced in Italy and South Africa in promotions round dominated by disputes lawyers

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Shearman hires Allen & Overy partner to boost London leveraged finance practice

Head of direct lending and India practice chair Sanjeev Dhuna will co-head European team

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News | UK

Portugal's Abreu Advogados shrugs off Covid-19 impact as revenue climbs to €33.6m

Revenue growth is 12% higher in 2020 than the previous 12 months pre-pandemic

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Kirkland & Ellis opens Austin office to tap into city's tech and renewable energy markets

New office is the firm's third in Texas, adding to its presence in Houston and Dallas

Eversheds makes up 22 in latest Europe-focused round

One in ten of the firm's new UK partners are of an ethnic minority, in line with its targets, and 40% are women

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