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Linklaters, Allen & Overy among firms collaborating in major new social mobility initiative

Scheme led by City of London Law Society aims to significantly grow number of solicitor apprentices from diverse backgrounds

Skadden names senior corporate lawyer Jeremy London new executive partner

London to succeed incumbent Eric Friedman next April as Wall Street heavyweight’s fourth executive partner

IBA Human Rights Institute condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act

Leading human rights body joins US president and others in criticising harsh new law that could see people face death penalty for consensual same-sex acts

Reed Smith lays off staff and lawyers as Big Law job cuts continue

Firm reportedly cuts 50 staff and lawyers citing 'reduced demand for legal services across the industry'

Crypto firm Circle lands former US regulatory head as CLO

CEO of stablecoin USDC-creator hails “extraordinary step in Circle’s growth as a global company”

Belmond, Baker McKenzie and Burberry’s GC among winners at Luxury Law Awards

Representatives from Ferretti Group, Manolo Blahnik, Mulberry, Wolf Greenfield and Holland & Knight also triumphed

Slaughters and Linklaters dial in for Vodafone and Three’s £15bn UK merger 

Slaughters acts for Vodafone as Linklaters counsels Three UK and owner CK Hutchison in deal likely to face competition scrutiny 

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Orrick cuts 6% of global workforce

West Coast heavyweight blames subdued market and ‘impact of technology, data and the evolving workplace’

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Freshfields pushes US growth with four-partner team from Wilson Sonsini

Senior risk and crisis management lawyers join in Silicon Valley, Washington DC

Law Society, Bar Council strike Indian accord

Memorandum of Understanding signed with Bar Council of India as India opens to international lawyers amid mounting domestic opposition

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Norton Rose Fulbright builds in Paris with senior A&O corporate partner

Jean-Claude Rivalland helped found A&O’s Paris arm in 1999 and led the Paris office for eight years from 2010

Sidley Austin raids Paul Weiss for double private equity partner hire in London

Ramy Wahbeh and Kaisa Kuusk take the tally of Paul Weiss partner departures to four over the past week

Wachtell, Kirkland called in for Nasdaq’s $10.5bn Adenza acquisition

Wachtell advises longtime client Nasdaq on biggest acquisition to date as exchange operator deepens fintech push

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Prada Group names Francesca Secondari as chief legal officer and group GC

Former BonelliErede partner takes over from Christina de Dona amid series of leadership changes at the luxury goods company

Simpson Thacher adds partners from Paul Weiss, Latham to lead alternative capital practice

Paul Weiss hybrid capital lead Tracey Zaccone joins in New York alongside Latham veteran David Teh

Stephenson Harwood posts double-digit bounce in revenue

PEP rises by 6% as chief executive says five-year strategy to build balanced practice is paying off

Clyde & Co secures 13-lawyer team from PwC in Middle East corporate push

Trio of PwC practice heads among those to defect in what is thought to be largest Middle East team move in years

Bar Council chair challenges flagship IBA 'Gatekeeper' project

Nick Vineall KC is “very uncomfortable” with draft IBA suggestions to enhance legal professional obligations with an ethics test, calling it “a dangerous mantra”

Barber Ranen rebrands after name partners resign over sexist, racist emails

Firm launched last month by former Lewis Brisbois partners renamed Daugherty Lordan

Latham scoops high-profile London capital markets champion from Freshfields

Mark Austin, author of UK government's Secondary Capital Raising Review, joins US giant

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