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Italian firm BonelliErede builds UK base with London counsel hire
Experienced barrister Richard Samuel adds disputes capabilities as part of international growth push
Linklaters to cut lawyers in China due to ‘prolonged downturn’
All three offices impacted; firm underlines commitment to China market
Quinn Emanuel boosts London partner ranks with raid on Cadwalader
Hire of arbitration specialist Melis Acuner brings litigation firm’s UK partner count to 28
Arbitration partner exits Kirkland & Ellis in London for disputes boutique
Signature Litigation announces 20% revenue hike as Philipp Kurek joins after 14 years at US giant
Wachtell, Morgan Lewis latest to benefit from Big Food consolidation as JM Smucker snaps up Hostess Brands
Deal valued at $5.6bn to buy Twinkie owner follows acquisitions by Campbell Soup and Mars
Litigation Capital Management hails ‘transformational’ year as realised income hits A$181m
Sydney-based litigation funder sees move into third-party asset management business pay off
Allen & Overy bolsters London arbitration practice with White & Case partner hire
Construction specialist Daniel Garton adds to Magic Circle firm’s ranks ahead of Shearman merger
Cooley appoints first woman CEO as Conroy prepares to stand down after 16 years
San Francisco corporate head Rachel Proffitt to take over in 2024; Conroy to stay on as chair
Squire Patton Boggs adds senior corporate partner in Dubai from Baker McKenzie
Omar Momany joins having led Bakers’ UAE corporate/M&A practice
RWK Goodman hires employment team from Ince & Co in latest round of exits
At least 15 lawyers have quit the troubled Axiom Ince group over the past week
Winston & Strawn names new chairman after almost two decades
Global litigation co-chair Steve D’Amore to succeed veteran chair Tom Fitzgerald in June 2024
Osborne Clarke to open in Miami to boost US arbitration and tech law strategy
Firm hires Samaniego Law’s Javier Fernández-Samaniego to head Miami office
CPS appoints first solicitor to Director of Public Prosecutions role since 1960s
Stephen Parkinson was previously senior partner at Kingsley Napley
The Global Legal Post launches online international Commercial Litigation and Cross-border Enforcement guide
Law Over Borders guide helps users navigate commercial disputes in array of key jurisdictions
US appeals court breathes fresh life into ‘Impossible’ trademark lawsuit
Ninth Circuit revises case for lack of personal jurisdiction involving Impossible Foods and Impossible X, run by ‘digital nomad’
Irwin Mitchell names new group chief executive officer
COO Craig Marshall takes the helm following death of former CEO Andrew Tucker last month
Around the house: US Foods ends hunt to fill vacant GC role, Maximus raids GE Aerospace for GC replacement
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Sonder, Dave, Tanger Outlets and Spearmint Energy
Burford-backed claimants secure ‘extraordinary win’ after $16bn New York judgment against Argentina
Litigation funder due payout running into billions as CEO hails ‘major milestone’
Womble Bond Dickinson to open in Denver with partner duo from Hogan Lovells
Latest US office launch will be led by new partners Scot Anderson and Ana Maria Gutiérrez
Raft of top-tier firms advise on Smurfit Kappa’s $11bn acquisition of WestRock
Advisers include Matheson, Freshfields, Wachtell, Clifford Chance, Cravath and Paul Weiss
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