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Baker McKenzie extends lead over global rivals in Acritas brand ranking

Bakers tops brand index ahead of DLA Piper and Clifford Chance while Dentons emerges as one of decade's fastest risers

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Hogan Lovells strikes deal with Elevate to launch Phoenix support centre

Document review centre will handle US-sourced litigation with Elevate providing additional capability

Major survey of UK barristers claims Bar is reaching 'breaking point'

Barristers need to rethink their practices with technology know-how and skills lacking, says new research.

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Duane Morris boosts New York arm with Satterlee Stephens merger

Addition of 60-lawyer outfit will make national firm's Manhattan practice its second-largest

Clyde & Co forms Chile alliance as Squire Patton Boggs targets Lat Am growth

International law firms highlight Latin American focus as they seek to grow regional work

Spanish independent ECIJA secures Mexican merger

Chacón & Rodríguez deal adds to ECIJA's growing Latin American network of offices

Reed Smith launches in Brussels after hiring partners from five rival firms

New hires forge fifth continental office for the firm, anchored in competition, regulatory and trade capabilities.

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Law firm investment in automation lagging behind other sectors, survey finds

Firms struggling to adopt new tech due to lack of skills and poor legacy platforms despite employee appreciation of digitisation's benefits

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Singapore's PK Wong joins forces with litigation boutique

Former EY Singapore firm merges with Nair & Co to form PK Wong & Nair

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New law pioneer Atrium lays off lawyers in restructuring

In-house legal team at high-profile start-up to be cut with most legal advice now provided by independent advisers

Norton Rose Fulbright launches suite of online law services for Canadian clients

Firm claims tech platform requires little coding enabling it to design new services quickly

Polsinelli teams up with UnitedLex to launch litigation support centre

Am Law 100 firm signs deal to utilise alternative service provider's proprietary ediscovery know how and capabilities

Legal ops company in combo

Legility and Inventus to combine and aim to create 'world's preferred partner' for legal operations services.

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French firms kick off 2020 with merger

MGG Legal and Voltaire Avocats have announced their merger under the name MGG Voltaire.

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Senior executive advisor forum launches in London

With senior executives making headlines, a forum for their advisors will be launched in London next month discussing legal and reputational issues for corporates.

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Reynen Court's financing accelerates legaltech offer

Single platform for legal technology prepares for commercial launch with $3m of additional funding.

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Clyde & Co offers dispute resolution agency service

Firm moves to offer bespoke agency service to the Scottish market, giving law firms outsourced disputes capability.

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Cooley launches in Singapore

New dawn as firm's 16th global office seeks to take up opportunities across Asia, including in venture capital.

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Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton agree to merge creating a top 50 US firm

Partnerships vote through deal to forge Troutman Pepper in second national law firm merger in a month

Wachtell, Sullivan and Kirkland top global M&A ranking after a near-record year for mega deals

US firms dominate Mergermarket's 2019 legal advisor league tables; Europe and APAC regions witness sharp falls in deal activity

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