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Squire continues European private equity push with team hire in Madrid

Raid on Spanish independent follows senior lateral hires in Dublin, Frankfurt and Milan

Clyde & Co adds Kennedys disputes duo for Thailand launch

Partner Ian Johnston and legal director Sorawat Wongkaweepairot join from Kennedys’ shuttered Bangkok office to launch insurance giant’s 14th APAC base

New mentoring programme aims to supercharge senior leadership skills for women lawyers

Online programme launched by duo of women partners attracts interest from leading City firms to help empower the next generation of women lawyers

Cleary secures leading public M&A partner from Linklaters in London

Arrival of Nick Rumsby marks rare City partner lateral for top 30 US firm

TLT elects pensions lead as next senior partner

Sasha Butterworth succeeds Andrew Glynn next year following 30% revenue growth at UK firm in 2021

Orrick secures four-partner life sciences IP litigation team from Milbank

Arrival of West Coast-based quartet set to fill 'missing piece' in San Francisco giant's IP litigation portfolio

International law institute launches project to deepen research into corporate-related climate litigation

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law will draw on experts from science, the judiciary, legal practice and academia

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Commercial crime silk leaves Cloth Fair for Fountain Court in London

Arrival of Clare Sibson KC underscores continued growth of Fountain Court's commercial crime team since practice was founded six years ago

Linklaters targets US renewables market with senior partner hire from Sidley Austin

Ron I. Erlichman joins UK firm’s New York office to lead Americas energy and infrastructure team

Squire secures Pinsent Masons Dublin founding partner for Ireland launch

Pinsents also confirms departure of second founding partner, reportedly for K&L Gates’ own launch in the city

Reed Smith adds aviation finance partner in Singapore from Milbank

Newly-minted partner Hui Ling Teo arrives as US firm moves to ‘significantly’ grow its partner headcount in Asia

Law Society of Ireland names Maura Derivan as its 152nd president

Derivan is only the sixth woman to be elevated to the post, replacing Michelle Ní Longáin

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Majority of small US firms optimistic about growth outlook, Thomson Reuters study finds

Almost six in 10 firms expect revenues and profits per lawyer to rise over next 12 months

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Made.com general counsel bids 'sad farewell' as online retailer collapses

Laura Tyler to leave along with legal team as 400 jobs are axed at defunct UK furniture retailer

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K&L Gates adds second capital markets partner in a month in Hong Kong

Jay Lee’s arrival from Simmons & Simmons follows Iris Leung joining from Linklaters in October

'I am most proud of... the idea that is Dentons': founding chair to step down

Global giant to axe chairman role following Joe Andrew's return to practice next year

Spain’s Cuatrecasas integrates with Portuguese firm SLCM in Lisbon

SLCM’s team will operate under the Cuatrecasas brand from January next year

UK Magic Circle need ‘another yard of pace’ to compete with US rivals, ex-senior partner warns

Former Slaughter and May leader joins debate over future of London’s elite law firms

Lawyer profitability declines for third consecutive quarter as demand wanes and expenses rise

Firms may face increased pressure to cut headcount this year to reduce costs, Thomson Reuters says

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