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Squire Patton Boggs adds corporate partner in Sydney as global expansion continues

M&A specialist Michael Gajic joins from Australian firm MinterEllison

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Ex-Slaughters partner Nigel Boardman to lead Greensill lobbying investigation

UK Prime Minister orders review into development and use of supply chain finance in government

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Holland & Knight in talks to merge with Dallas-based Thompson & Knight

Deal with tentative summer closing date would be largest US merger since Covid-19 struck

Linklaters and Fangda top Q1 Asia Pacific M&A advisory rankings

Magic Circle UK firm leads on value, Fangda for volume as deal activity continues to recover

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Freshfields nearly triples intake of new women partners with 50/50 gender split

Tally of 11 promoted female lawyers, including five out of six in London, welcomed by new leader Georgia Dawson

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Taylor Wessing becomes latest UK firm to plan Ireland expansion following EU exit

Firm plans to open in Dublin with a focus on tech and healthcare

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'Nothing changes' - Toby Landau QC on going solo in London and Singapore's rising status for disputes

Top arbitration specialist sets out his plans after severing his ties with Essex Court Chambers

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Cravath tops European M&A advisory rankings as deal-making continues to rebound

Wall Street firm pips Freshfields to the number one spot in Mergermarket's Q1 rankings

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Women partner promotions at Linklaters jump to 14 as it hits 40 per cent gender target 

Magic Circle firm promotes 35 lawyers as UK rival Allen & Overy makes up 30 partners 

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News | UK

Cooley makes double capital markets hires in New York amid SPAC boom

Rupa Briggs and Nicolas Dumont join as partners from White & Case and Fenwick & West respectively

Global M&A activity hits first quarter record as pandemic concerns fade

White & Case tops Refintiv's advisory rankings for announced deals, with Latham & Watkins second

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Skadden makes up three partners in London and one in Shanghai as part of 17-strong round

City trio include two corporate specialists, following on from high-profile 2020 lateral hire of Bruce Embley

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News | UK

Arbitration QC exits sanctions-hit Essex Court Chambers as new Singapore venture is approved

Toby Landau QC severs London ties and transfers to newly formed Duxton Hill Chambers with five colleagues in Singapore

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Dutch firm Houthoff expands international footprint with China-based representative

Former China project manager and new Greater China rep Yang Wan will be based in Shanghai

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Linklaters names New York-based antitrust partner as new US global practice head

Thomas McGrath replaces the Diageo-bound Tom Shropshire with immediate effect

'An inspirational mentor, teacher, and colleague': Emmanuel Gaillard (1952-2021)

Emmanuel Gaillard, one of the greatest arbitration lawyers of his generation, has died aged 69

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Firms see clients pause relationships in biggest market shakeup since financial crisis, study finds

Wolters Kluwer report shows AmLaw 150-200 firms most impacted as in-house teams pare legal spend

Dentons to secure coveted Nigeria presence with ACAS-Law combination

Global giant says deal is key landmark in strategy to become pan-African firm

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India's Khaitan & Co announces 22 new partners in bumper promotions round

Half of the firm's new partners are women, up from 25% in 2020

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Matheson unveils ESG group on eve of new EU sustainable finance rules

Twelve-partner team will advise on issues including climate action and supply chain management

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