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Slaughter and May unveils remote legal tech incubator programme

Seven startups are taking part in Collaborate scheme, adapted to meet Covid-19 restrictions

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Hogan Lovells teams up with FTI Consulting to launch AI banking compliance tool

New service will help financial institutions update their outsourcing contracts in time for regulatory deadline

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RPC appoints Oliver Bray as next senior partner

Top 40 UK firm is looking to draw on media lawyer's experience advising tech companies

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Alliance of top US law firms to launch high-impact litigation to stamp out racism

Law Firm Antiracism Alliance signs up more than 125 law firms it says are 'uniquely positioned' to effect change

McDermott quits Asia as Winston & Strawn takes over its China alliance

Deal sees Winston unveil YuandaWinston after it secures Chicago rival's 50-strong Shanghai allied office

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Morgan Lewis snaps up nine-strong IP team from Cooley in London

A founding partner of West Coast firm's London office defects to US rival, handing it UK and EU IP law depth

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Burford Capital signs equity deal with London litigation boutique

PCB Litigation hands litigation funder 32% stake in business in exchange for litigation portfolio financing in 'market first'

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ABA abandons conference keynote with ex-South Africa president De Klerk after wave of protest

Last white president complains of 'vitriolic reaction' over slated appearance as apartheid-era record is questioned

Mid-sized Polish firms merge to create 70-lawyer practice B2R Law

'First of its kind' merger of equals unveiled to create three-office full service law firm

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'Constantly having to prove myself' - ABA research highlights obstacles facing women lawyers of colour

New study based on in-depth interviews argues legal profession is yet to create truly inclusive culture

Firing of top US prosecutor grips US legal establishment

Political tussle over weekend sees Geoffrey Berman ousted by President Trump

Trio of transatlantic private equity partners rejoin Hogan Lovells from Paul Hastings

Secondaries specialists make surprise return to former firm after high-profile 2019 defection

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Latham & Watkins hires restructuring partner from Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Paris

Arrival of Alexandra Bigot follows on from insolvency lateral hires in London and New York

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Morgan Lewis, Mishcon and Stewarts Law celebrate landmark UK Supreme Court credit card fees ruling

Trio advise retailers in cartel claim against MasterCard and Visa that could lead to billions of pounds in damages

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News | UK

Withers adds two disputes partners in the US

International firm heralds 'keystone hires' to its Los Angeles and New York offices

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News | US

'We tried to inject fun and humanity' - how TerraLex's global meeting went virtual

Attendance at network's first-ever remote biannual meeting tripled, prompting a rethink on the value of the technology

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US firms see spike in new matters but legal activity remains depressed, study finds

Clio research shows uptick in early June even as firms worry about longer-term impacts of Covid-19

Linklaters and Allen & Overy reopen London offices as New York gears up for easing of lockdown

Magic circle duo join Dentons in partial reopenings while New York mayor confirms Phase 2 date

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King & Spalding launches Northern Virginia office to better serve regional clients

Opening puts firm closer to international companies that are headquartered in the region

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News | US

Moscow firm hires seven-strong team to launch arbitration practice

Rybalkin Gortsunyan and Partners secures lawyers from regional firm Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners

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