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Goodwin Procter hires Kirkland & Ellis partner as it bets on M&A upswing

Joshua Zachariah joins as a partner in the firm's Boston headquarters

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Perkins Coie hires 12-partner investigations and litigation team from Richards Kibbe & Orbe

Seattle-based firm boosts New York and Washington DC arms as Richards Kibbe responds with rebranding and reorganisation

Gender pay gap narrows for women law firm partners as pay rises outpace men, study finds

But male partners still significantly out-earning their female counterparts, according to Major Lindsey & Africa survey

Allen & Overy and Khoshaim & Associates end Saudi Arabia cooperation agreement

Firms will continue to work together but say a looser arrangement suits their strategic needs

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Simpson Thacher secures fourth London 2020 lateral partner hire

Allen & Overy's global antitrust co-chair climbs on board in wake of previous hires from Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Gibson Dunn

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McDermott boosts Paris corporate team with partner hire from Paul Hastings

Guillaume Kellner brings M&A and private equity expertise across regulated sectors and infrastructure

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Sidley Austin sees women partner intake rise in latest promotion round

Gender diversity rises to 43% as 12 out of 28 new partners at top 10 US firm are women

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Boies Schiller names new managing partner trio in latest leadership shakeup

Move follows departure of co-managing partner Nicholas Gravante to Cadwalader at the start of December

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Quinn Emanuel celebrates landmark Supreme Court victory over Mastercard class action 

Claim on behalf of 46 million UK consumers can proceed, but Freshfields points to split judgment

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Singapore International Arbitration Centre opens in New York

First representative office outside Asia reflects clout of US and Americas in international arbitration

Houston partner chosen as first woman of colour to chair Norton Rose Fulbright

US employment head Shauna Clark pledges to promote racial equality, diversity and inclusion

Fieldfisher strengthens Spanish practice with double partner hire

Two regulatory specialists join Fieldfisher's associated Spanish arm in Madrid and Barcelona

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Brightflag secures $28m investment as legaltech firm eyes global expansion

Cash will be used to add 60 new jobs and accelerate product innovation

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Five legaltech start-ups admitted to new UK regulatory sandbox

Project to boost innovation by helping companies surmount regulatory hurdles reaches key stage

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Anderson Mori unveils foreign law enterprise to boost status of its US, UK and China qualified lawyers

Top Japanese firm says overseas lawyers can now be partners, creating a more 'diverse and inclusive' practice

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Burges Salmon opens Dublin arm as post-Brexit realities bite

Move will ensure the Bristol-based firm can continue offering trade mark services in trading bloc

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Dentons unveils deal to combine with Iowa's Davis Brown

Fourth deal under strategy to create truly national practice sees agreement with top tier Des Moines firm

Ince strikes cooperation deal with national Chinese firm as regional revenue jumps

Listed law firm teams up with W&H Law Firm; half-year results show Greater China revenue up by 15%

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White & Case lands two experienced restructuring partners from Ropes & Gray

Keith Wofford and Stephen Moeller-Sally join firm in New York and Boston respectively

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News | US

Allen & Overy hires Baker McKenzie's New York transactions head

Nick Marchica rejoins UK firm as it flags private equity as a strategic priority

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