Raft of top firms called in as Royal Bank of Canada buys HSBC Canada in ‘once in a generation’ $13.5bn cash deal

Allen & Overy, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz among those acting for RBC as Linklaters advises HSBC’s Canada arm

DWF enters Canada legal market through £27.7m deal to buy Vancouver law firm

Acquisition of Whitelaw Twining follows tie-ups in Portugal, Spain and Hong Kong

Clyde & Co hires insurance quartet from McLennan Ross to launch in Calgary

Calgary office is the firm’s fourth in Canada and adds significant insurance litigation expertise

Anti-Counterfeiting: engaging with law enforcement

Fast-growing Canadian startup 1Password adds former top Shopify lawyer as first CLO

Erin Zipes’ arrival follows Toronto-based company raising $620m earlier this year at a $6.8bn valuation

Nine judiciaries launch global network to promote alternative dispute resolution

US, UK, Singapore, and Germany among those to sign up to Judicial Dispute Resolution Network

McMillan restructures executive leadership group, creates chief client officer role

Executive partner Tim Murphy set to take on dual managing partner and CEO roles

Canadian cannabis biopharma player adds CLO from Suboxone maker

Stephen Kim brings experience in-house at Bayer and Indivior to Avicanna

Norton Rose Fulbright appoints 54 partners in North America-focused round

Global giant achieves 40% target for women lawyers for third year running; Reed Smith promotes 31

ICC appoints co-chairs of new disability inclusion and international arbitration task force

King & Spalding associate Simon Maynard and Toronto-based independent arbitrator Todd Weiler are set to take the reins on the 'first-of-its-kind' initiative

Legaltech giant Epiq acquires Canadian ALSP Simplex to expand flexible resourcing platform

New York-based Epiq acquired Hyperion Global Partners last year and launched flexible resourcing arm Epiq Counsel in January

Lawyers from Trussardi and Loro Piana to debate influencer marketing’s impact on luxury sector

Webinar hosted by Luxury Law Alliance and Bird & Bird will explore ‘trends, tips and opportunities’

Canadian lawyers call on re-elected PM Trudeau to combat climate change with review of laws and justice system

Canada's laws, judicial infrastructure and justice system are 'not designed' to cope with climate destabilisation, open letter claims

Around the house: Analog names new CLO; biotech heavyweight appointed as Flagship Pioneering's first GC

This week's roundup of top in-house hires also features appointments at WeCommerce, Transfix, Neptune Wellness, the Network Advertising Initiative

Clyde & Co appoints North America head as first woman senior partner

Canada-based Carolena Gordon is also first leader stationed outside the UK

Clyde & Co to open in Vancouver following merger with local firm SHK Law

Deal sees Clyde & Co add six new partners, boosting its North American insurance practice

Canadian firm BLG acquires asset management specialist AUM Law

Deal will boost firm's regulatory and compliance offering to the investment industry

Legalign Global law firm alliance adds Canada's Alexander Holburn to roster

Insurance-focused network co-founded by DAC Beachcroft now has five global members

Dentons secures five-partner insurance team from Cassels in Canada

Insurance flagged as a 'huge priority' as nine-strong team joins Toronto and Calgary offices