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HFW sees revenue and PEP dip after setting record in 2021

Firm points to impact of exchange rates and headcount reduction for the slowdown

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News | UK

Milbank hires equity capital markets trio from Clifford Chance in Frankfurt

Team is led by partner Philipp Klöckner as US firm seeks to grow its German ECM practice

Freshfields ups office days for UK lawyers

Magic Circle firm tells lawyers to be in the office at least three days per week having previously allowed 50% remote working

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News | UK

Weil, White & Case advise on Ukrainian debt restructuring deal

Plan will suspend Ukraine’s debt payments for two years as Russia’s war drags on

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TLT, Linklaters advise Compare the Market on successful antitrust case appeal

Firms help overturn £17.9m fine imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority

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News | UK

Freshfields bolsters London leveraged finance and restructuring teams with double partner hire

Carol Van der Vorst and Lisa Stevens join from Ropes & Gray and Kirkland & Ellis respectively

Even working class Oxbridge graduates fail to prosper, study into socio economic diversity finds

Law Society president calls for urgent action as social mobility taskforce highlights cultural barriers to career progression for less well off

Law firm profitability declines for fourth quarter in a row, Thomson Reuters index shows

Cooling profits come as demand slows and expenses rebound in the wake of the pandemic

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Paul Hastings and Callanders Law assist A&K Travel Group acquire two luxury cruise ships

HFW and Stephenson Harwood provide maritime law expertise on the transaction

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News | UK

Loeb & Loeb creates new Web 3.0 manager position to help clients with blockchain projects

Ben Edwards reports that crypto expert Gian Pastore has joined the firm in Los Angeles

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American Bar Association swears in Deborah Enix-Ross as its new president

The Debevoise & Plimpton senior adviser replaces outgoing president Reginald Turner

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News | US

Manolo Blahnik wins decades-long trademark battle in China

DLA Piper and Junzejun law firms advise on important brand protection case

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'The dial is moving' - Bates Wells advises on landmark return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Team led by partner Erica Crump works to secure return of 72 artefacts in 'immensely significant' moment

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News | UK

Roster of firms earn places on Clarion's £40m housing panel

Pinsent Masons and Gowling WLG among 17 firms on new legal panel for UK’s largest housing association

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News | UK

US legaltech firm Aderant acquires people management platform viGlobal

Deal is its third acquisition since 2020, following purchases of Bellefield Systems and American LegalNet

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DIFC Courts in spotlight as Irish judges resign under pressure from human rights campaigners

Top Irish politician said judges were being deliberately used to legitimise regime

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Clyde & Co clocks up 24th straight year of revenue growth but PEP dips

Income climbs by 1.6% to £650m, though PEP falls marginally due to increase in equity partners

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News | UK

Clifford Chance hires UK inclusion leader from BBC

Nina Goswami joins Magic Circle firm after project managing BBC's award-winning 50:50 Equality Project

Dentons' UK LLP reports 14% jump in revenue

Dublin office and referrals from across global network cited as UK, Ireland and Middle East income climbs to £260m

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News | UK
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