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Dentons unveils combination with Salt Lake City's Durham Jones & Pinegar

Deal is third secured under Project Golden Spike to create national network of regional firms

Ireland seeks to woo US businesses as EU legal base post-Brexit

Government-backed initiative follows decision to block bid by English and Welsh lawyers to preserve EU access

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Norton Rose Fulbright's US disputes chief steps up to head global team

Richard Krumholz succeeds new CEO Gerry Pecht as leader of 1,200-strong practice

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Travers Smith appoints leading private equity specialist as next managing partner

Edmund Reed stresses importance of culture after being elected to succeed David Patient

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Epiq acquires Hyperion Global Partners to beef up legal transformation service

Deal includes Hyperion's legal operations advisory and market intelligence unit

'Huge disappointment' as Irish law society blocks bid by English lawyers to preserve EU access

Law Society of Ireland announces that dual-qualified lawyers must be based in Ireland to gain practising certificates

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Orrick launches interactive platform for in-house lawyers to compare legal tech

Tool allows users to gain insights and feedback on more than 600 products

Reed Smith apologises for handling of historic harassment allegations against ex-partner

Europe head Tamara Box says response to 2005 complaint against Charlie Elphicke fell short of current standards

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UK legal sector records bumper September as many firms continue to shrug off Covid-19 woes

Top firms also repaying furlough cash and reversing earlier cost-cutting measures

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Hong Kong's representative for legal profession disqualified from Legislative Council

Ejection of barrister Dennis Kwok and three other high profile law makers sparks resignation of pro-democracy caucus

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LVMH GC Louise Firestone and her team to star at Luxury Law Summit Americas

Top GCs and law firms to debate impact of Covid-19 on luxury sector at 3 December online event

Law firms excel in UK social mobility index but still mostly recruit from top universities

BCLP, Browne Jacobson, HSF and Baker McKenzie named top 10 employers by the Social Mobility Foundation

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Jones Day not representing Trump in election fraud claims, firm says

US giant says election role confined to advising Pennsylvania GOP on ongoing mail-in ballot extension dispute

CMS, White & Case, Pinsent Masons and Allen & Overy among winners of UK's Women in Law Awards

Dana Denis-Smith receives outstanding achievement award for The First 100 Years Project

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Latham partner set to be first woman president of the ICC International Court of Arbitration

New York-based Claudia Salomon slated to replace outgoing two-term president Alexis Mourre

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Hunton hires nuclear energy specialist from Shearman in Tokyo

George Borovas is second energy partner to depart New York firm in Asia this autumn

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Allen & Overy appoints new Middle East and Turkey regional managing partner

Khalid Garousha succeeds outgoing regional head Ian Ingram-Johnson

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New York State Bar Association decries Trump's 'unfounded allegations of fraud'

Largest voluntary state US Bar congratulates Biden on election victory as Trump pursues nearly a dozen lawsuits

Legaltech firm BigHand acquires Mason & Cook in resource management push

M&A deal is BigHand's first since company was bought by LLCP in the summer

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Five-strong finance team joins S&R in New Delhi from JSA

Team leader Divyanshu Pandey to become head of banking at new firm

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