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Boies Schiller Flexner opens in Rome with five-strong team
New York litigation heavyweight’s second Italian branch will target commerical litigation and ESG-related work
Loeb & Loeb names corporate co-leaders as new co-chairs
Mitchell Nussbaum and Arash Khalili to succeed firm chair Kenneth Florin in February
Around the house: All Africa Capital hires first GC, Buffalo Bills end hunt for new legal chief
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Novavax, AIMCo, Sempra and Modine
Gowling WLG grows in Germany with quartet of senior hires
Recruits join as partners from firms including Norton Rose Fulbright and DLA Piper to bolster recently-launched Frankfurt office
Court of Appeal’s historic ruling on mediation heralds 'new era of positive change'
Campaigners have welcomed ruling that ends 20-year precedent preventing courts from ordering mediation
Court of Appeal gives judges green light to order parties into mediation
Eagerly awaited judgment welcomed by arbitration and mediation bodies
Raft of US firms raise associate pay to match Cravath scale
Paul Hastings, McDermott and Baker McKenzie among those falling in line after Cravath leapfrogged earlier raises at Milbank
Compensation claims over collapse of Axiom Ince hit £33m
Regulator says it hopes to avoid additional levy on solicitors by prioritising claims
Dechert’s Paris international arbitration team to spin out as local boutique
Departure of 13-strong team is being put down to a strategy shift by Dechert
Addleshaw Goddard elects Middle East and Asia head as new managing partner
Andrew Johnston to succeed John Joyce following latter’s decision to stand down early
Mathys & Squire files test case to improve openness and transparency at the UPC
IP firm believe the newly established court is interpreting the public access rules too restrictively, looks to the EPO as a ‘paragon of openness’ in this area
CMS to provide pro bono legal advice to COP28 initiative
Firm will offer support on a range of ESG-related matters for COP28 in Dubai
Willkie hires litigation counsel from Google to bolster West Coast investigations practice
Michael Rome joins as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices
Huawei and Sharp sign patent cross licensing deal of 4G and 5G technology
Chinese and Japanese technology companies agree to license their mobile standard essential patents
Senior ranks of Dutch lawyers near gender parity, study finds
While 46% of all senior lawyers are women, male leaders continue to dominate in law firms and corporate legal teams
Latham & Watkins adds private credit partner duo in London from Akin Gump
Fergus Wheeler and Paul Yin join banking practice after only 10 months at Akin
Nexa names new CEO amid wider leadership shuffle
Consultant lawyer platform also names new COO and hires chief marketing officer
Comic Relief names Diageo general counsel as new chair
Former Linklaters partner Tom Shropshire to step in on interim basis following Eric Salama’s early retirement
Garrigues names first woman senior partner, promotes 16 to partner
Labour and employment lawyer Rosa Zarza to succeed Javier Ybáñez at helm of leading Spanish firm in January
Slaughters seeks out generative AI-focused products for next incubator programme
Magic Circle firm opens applications for fourth round of its Collaborate initiative
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