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Ince to expand maritime coverage with Cyprus office opening

Limassol office is London-listed firm's sixth in Europe

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Withers hires former UK attorney general and leading Brexiteer Geoffrey Cox

Barrister to advise on disputes; Travers Smith boosts IT practice by hiring former ministerial colleague Nicky Morgan

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Skadden celebrates hire of Freshfields London M&A heavyweight Bruce Embley

Arrival of global client group co-head comes three years after retirement of renowned City dealmaker Michael Hatchard

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News | UK

UK law firms optimistic about business outlook even amid Covid-19 uncertainty, survey finds

Four out of five firms confident about the year ahead, according to Smith & Williamson report

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Goodwin Procter's London arm secures five-partner Sidley private equity team

Partner duo credited with kick-starting Sidley's European practice lead defection to rival

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News | UK

Crowell beefs up Brussels-based trade team with double lawyer hire

Vassilis Akritidis and Lorenzo Di Masi join from DWF, which announced its exit from Brussels in June

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Freshfields becomes first magic circle UK firm to appoint a woman leader

Asia head Georgia Dawson takes top role; one of three co-managing partners to be based in US

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Omni Bridgeway bulks up New York office with triple hire

Litigation funder adds two legal counsel and signs up a former Lehman Brothers GC to its investment committee

Venture capital firms under pressure to cut legal spend as deal-making declines, study finds

Majority of US and UK venture capital firms also lack trust in law firm billing accuracy, according to Apperio

Hogan Lovells fintech incubator programme unveils latest cohort

Eight companies come under firm's wing - from start-ups to 'momentum players'

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Mishcon makes first Singapore partner-level lateral since office launch

Dispute resolution specialist exits Singapore boutique less than a year after joining

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Clyde & Co to offer global private prosecutions service amid Covid-19 trial delays

Service allows clients to privately pursue criminal cases such as fraud and regulatory offences

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Doing business in a better world: law firms back sustainable development

Host of law firm leaders pledge to steer world onto a “more equitable, inclusive and sustainable path”

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Ashurst refreshes board with election of two Australia-based partners

International firm promotes two corporate specialists to governing body

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Nine law firms named among Stonewall's 2020 Top Global Employers

List commends firms for promoting LGBT+ rights across all markets in which they operate

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Liverpool boutique launches £50m fund backed by Therium Capital Management

Former DLA Piper partners reignite relationship with Therium in latest law firm portfolio deal

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'The best of the best' - lawyers pay tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court judge was a trailblazer for gender equality and an outstanding jurist, say her many admirers

Singapore's Oon & Bazul hires partner duo as it eyes M&A uptick

Ng Yi Wayn and Keith Han join from RHTLaw Asia and Clifford Chance Asia respectively

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Thomson Geer completes hire of top M&A team from DLA Piper in Perth

Independent firm welcomes four partners in Western Australia, one of three recent team hires across its national network

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McDermott unveils Latin America practice to target 'myriad opportunities'

Top 30 US firm brings together Lat Am-focused US and international lawyers into new grouping

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