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K&L Gates hires Baker McKenzie’s US financial regulation co-chairs as partners

Jennifer Klass and Amy Greer join the investment funds and white collar practices respectively in New York

Hogan Lovells announces three-year partnership with WaterAid

Partnership sees transatlantic firm support climate-resilient water and sanitation projects in Mozambique

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ESG | UK

Linklaters adds M&A specialist in Hong Kong from Securities and Futures Commission

Roger Cheng joins Magic Circle firm’s corporate practice having led takeovers team at the regulator

US firm Clark Hill combines with Dublin’s HBMO Solicitors to bolster Irish presence

Deal adds 10 lawyers to Clark Hill’s Dublin office, its third local tie-up since 2019

Irwin Mitchell CEO passes away following unexpected illness

Firm pays tribute to “hugely respected” leader Andrew Tucker

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News | UK

New Clyde & Co paralegal scheme boosts diversity in law

Programme offering alternative route to solicitor qualification attracts 1,000 applicants from mostly ethnic minority backgrounds

Hengeler Mueller investigation refutes money laundering allegations against Deutsche ReGas

Investigation went beyond company’s obligations under money laundering law, firm said

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Latham to close Shanghai office in favour of ‘consolidated hub’ in Beijing

In wake of Dentons’ withdrawal from mainland China, US giant says it remains committed to ‘important market’

'You can be an effective litigator in multiple different ways’: Allen & Overy’s Lisa Nguyen

West Coast IP partner on how clients increasingly recognise the value of looking more broadly for talent

Slater and Gordon agree £33m funding deal with Harbour

Leading UK claimant law firm secures significant investment for consumer claims

Patent platform Avanci launches single licence as carmakers gear up for 5G connected cars

Mercedes Benz becomes first car maker to sign up to 5G connected vehicle licensing programme

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Paul Weiss makes a splash in London with four-partner Kirkland raid

Hire of team led by ‘superstar’ Neel Sachdev signals move into practising English law

SRA suspends Axiom Ince head Pragnesh Modhwadia

Modhwadia and two other directors of fast-growing UK firm prohibited from practising as solicitors

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News | UK

Australia’s Moulis Legal shakes up leadership with CEO hire

Zarmina Nasir is replacing Suzanne Moulis, who is joining a tech consultancy but will retain a seat on the board

APAC co-head quits Omni Bridgeway for Sydney disputes boutique

Oliver Gayner departs as Omni’s CEO prepares to step down in October

One in 10 law firms find unenforceable clauses in NDAs despite SRA clampdown, study finds

Survey shows that more than a third of lawyers were unaware of UK regulator’s 2018 warning notice

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News | UK

Latham, Wachtell advise on Tapestry’s $8.5bn acquisition of Versace-owner Capri

Luxury merger also gives Tapestry access to Capri brands Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors

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Deals | US

Justice Bid adds law firm ESG metrics to outside counsel DE&I selection service

Influential Chicago-based platform teams up with European ESG specialist impactvise

Allen & Overy hires partner from Paul Hastings to head up US energy private equity

Kfir Abutbul joins in Houston as the Magic Circle firm seeks to boost its energy transition capabilities

Dentons unwinds landmark China combination citing data laws

Global giant to remove Chinese characters from branding as Dacheng Law Offices goes it alone

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