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• Beckwith: The High Cost of the SRA's Failed Case Unveiled

  15-01-2021 13:10
  
  The regulator's total spend in its investigation into the former Freshfields partner's conduct has been discovered by Law.com International.         
  
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• Former HSF Paralegal Banned For Falsifying Overtime

  15-01-2021 12:13
  
  The former disputes paralegal submitted claim forms using the initials of a former manager.         
  
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• Greenberg Traurig Hires Tokyo Partner From Morrison & Foerster

  15-01-2021 11:39
  
  Real estate lawyer Mori Inada moves over.         
  
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• Lewis Silkin Launches IP Practice in Hong Kong

  15-01-2021 10:49
  
  David Swain joins from Deacons and will now lead Lewis Silkin's IP practice in Asia         
  
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• Norton Rose Cuts 132 Roles, London Hit Hardest

  15-01-2021 10:21
  
  The restructuring is taking place across the firm's Europe, Middle East and Asia operation.         
  
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• Our Approach to Teaching Law Must Change With the Times

  15-01-2021 10:20
  
  The way we work has changed beyond measure in the last year, which is why our approach to teaching law must change as well.         
  
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• 'We Have a Lot to Learn': Pierre Duprey, Ex-Linklaters Arbitration Head, on Launching a New Firm

  15-01-2021 08:00
  
  Duprey spoke this week with Law.com International about the new firm's values, his decision to leave big-firm life, and how arbitrators often have a different way of looking at the law.         
  
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• 'We Have a Lot to Learn': Ex-Linklaters Arbitration Head on Launching a New Firm

  15-01-2021 08:00
  
  Duprey spoke this week with Law.com International about the new firm's values, his decision to leave big-firm life, and how arbitrators often have a different way of looking at the law.         
  
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• Clyde & Co Hires White Collar Expert For Dubai Consultancy Launch

  15-01-2021 06:00
  
  The move is a bid to help clients in the middle east manage increasingly complex regional regulatory oversight.         
  
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• Hogan Lovells 'Star' Moscow M&A Partner Leaves to Start Own Firm

  14-01-2021 23:34
  
  Oxana Balayan used Instagram to announce that she is launching her own firm. She was with Hogan Lovells for 19 years.         
  
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• PAG Law Strengthens Brazil Muscle with Hires for NY Office

  14-01-2021 20:18
  
  Attorneys with experience in Latin America's biggest economy are a coveted asset as Brazil work booms.         
  
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• Shearman & Sterling Relaunches Munich Office, Hires Two Finance Partners from Linklaters

  14-01-2021 19:45
  
  Clyde & Co also announced it is opening an office in Munich.         
  
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• Shearman & Sterling Relaunches Munich Office, Hires 2 Finance Partners From Linklaters

  14-01-2021 19:45
  
  Clyde & Co also announced it is opening an office in Munich.         
  
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• DWF Overhauls Structure, Resumes Investments Paused Due to COVID-19

  14-01-2021 12:36
  
  Firm CEO Sir Nigel Knowles said no more redundancies or office closures are expected as part of the latest shake up.         
  
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• CMS Grabs Herbert Smith Freehills Disputes Partner

  14-01-2021 12:31
  
  This is the second partner loss for HSF in January.         
  
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• Clyde & Co Raids Norton Rose for Munich Office Launch

  14-01-2021 12:20
  
  The eight-strong team is led by three insurance partners. More are expected to follow.         
  
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• Latham & Watkins Recruits A&O Cannabis Star

  14-01-2021 12:03
  
  Cannabis is a booming sector in law.         
  
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• Legal Tech Predictions For 2021

  14-01-2021 12:00
  
  Six UK experts offer their thoughts on where the sector is heading after last year's unprecedented disruption.         
  
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• Shearman & Sterling Partner Jumps to Squires in UAE

  14-01-2021 11:17
  
  The move underlines the growing importance of the UAE to the firm's Middle East and global work.         
  
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• Shearman & Sterling London Partner Jumps to Squires in UAE

  14-01-2021 11:17
  
  The move underlines the growing importance of the UAE to the firm's Middle East and global work.         
  
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• Mark Mansell SDT Case Scrapped Over 'Risk to Life'

  14-01-2021 10:52
  
  The tribunal recognised that the A&O partner 'suffered from a serious cardiac condition, which was potentially life-threatening'.         
  
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• A&O Global Arbitration Co-Head Leaves

  14-01-2021 10:20
  
  Matthew Gearing QC has been a partner at A&O since 2005 and took silk in 2014.         
  
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• Another Private Client Partner Leaves BCLP

  14-01-2021 10:07
  
  The Hong Kong-based partner, who joined in 2016, is joining a London boutique.         
  
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• Allen & Overy's Fuse Incubator Startup StructureFlow Partners With Indian Corporate Law Firm

  14-01-2021 07:53
  
  Mumbai-based Jerome Merchant + Partners will benefit from transactions visualization tools.         
  
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• Milbank's Private Equity Hires in Hong Kong Reflect a Changing Market

  14-01-2021 07:00
  
  The firm's zigzags in its Hong Kong practice are in keeping with broader trends in the market over the past two decades.         
  
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• Goodwin Adds Frankfurt Investment Funds Partner From US Rival

  14-01-2021 06:00
  
  The firm has its eye on European expansion.         
  
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• Magic Circle Duo Lead 2020 Asia Pacific M&A League Tables

  14-01-2021 01:19
  
  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance both advised on a $49 billion reorganization deal of China's state-owned oil and gas sector.         
  
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• IBA Names Zimbabwe Lawyer as President

  14-01-2021 00:46
  
  Sternford Moyo, chairman and senior partner of the Zimbabwe law firm Scanlen and Holderness, is the IBA's first African president in the history of the 74-year-old organization.         
  
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• 'Difficult Business for London Litigators': Judgment Enforceability Limbo Persists

  13-01-2021 23:58
  
  The universal belief among U.K. practitioners is that accession to the Lugano Convention now that the U.K. has left the EU would make life "dramatically easier." But the EU has thus far been silent.         
  
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• IMPEACHED: After Capitol Mob, House Votes a Second Time for Trump's Removal

  13-01-2021 22:37
  
  Trump's defense team is expected to look different than the team that represented him in his first impeachment, as several top lawyers are distancing themselves from the fray.         
  
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• Opinion in Data Privacy Facebook Case Could Lead to More GDPR Investigations

  13-01-2021 21:49
  
  The highest adviser to Europe's top court has said national privacy regulators can take legal action against tech giants who flout GDPR rules even if they are headquartered in another EU country.         
  
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• Hogan Lovells Hires Seven-Strong Paris Team From Baker McKenzie

  13-01-2021 17:36
  
  The team will concentrate on private equity deals in technology and life sciences.         
  
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• Hogan Lovells Hires Seven-Strong Paris Baker McKenzie Team

  13-01-2021 17:36
  
  The team will concentrate on private equity deals in technology and life sciences.         
  
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• Dentons UK and Middle East Arm Appoints New CEO

  13-01-2021 17:04
  
  The new CEO will be based in Abu Dhabi and succeeds Jeremy Cohen in the position.         
  
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• FisherBroyles London Partner Exits Mount Less than a Year After Office Launch

  13-01-2021 16:01
  
  Three partners have now left the U.S. firm's young London base in the past three months.         
  
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• Pinsents Axes 24 Staff In Latest COVID-19 Cuts

  13-01-2021 15:50
  
  The firm says COVID-19 and remote working 'has implications for the resourcing of offices on a day-to-day basis'.         
  
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• Revealed: Clyde & Co's Outgoing Senior Partner Faced Internal Probe Into Bullying, Conduct

  13-01-2021 13:02
  
  The firm since decided not to uphold complaints made against Peter Hirst but reviews of the firm's remuneration and membership agreements have been halted.         
  
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• Gateley Latest UK Law Firm To Cut Roles Amid Agile Working Shift

  13-01-2021 12:41
  
  The AIM listed outfit is the latest to take the measure after a challenging year.         
  
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• UK, Belgian Law Firm Duo Seal Strategic Alliance

  13-01-2021 12:20
  
  Belgian law firm GSJ and U.K. Top 50 law firm TLT have entered into a strategic alliance, as firms continue to ramp up their Belgian capabilities in         
  
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• HSF and Dentons Lose Corporate Partners to Elite French Outfit

  13-01-2021 11:11
  
  The partners are joining August Debouzy, an elite business law firm, to lead a push into project finance, infrastructure and energy in Africa.         
  
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• Kennedys Expands in UK With 36 Strong Acquisition

  13-01-2021 11:01
  
  The team includes four partners and will launch a new office for Kennedys.         
  
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• Linklaters Duo On Call For Second UK IPO This Week

  13-01-2021 09:00
  
  Allen & Overy is also advising on the latest IPO.         
  
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• Former Quinn Emanuel Tokyo Partner Heads for DLA Piper After Brief Stint

  13-01-2021 08:29
  
  Tony Andriotis will lead an international arbitration practice in Japan.         
  
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• The New Normal Could Be the Beginning of the End for Law Firm Culture

  13-01-2021 07:00
  
  If firms all adopt flexible work arrangements, they'll lose the characteristics that make them unique, Paul Hodkinson writes.         
  
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• Linklaters Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gaps Widen

  13-01-2021 06:26
  
  The ethnicity bonus gap, however, has narrowed significantly.         
  
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• Dutch Firms De Brauw and NautaDutilh Break into European M&A Top 20

  13-01-2021 06:00
  
  A new Mergermarket report places Benelux firms NautaDutilh and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in the list of the 20 firms with the largest M&A transactions by deal value in Europe in 2020.         
  
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• The New Hats of Aviation Lawyers in Asia

  13-01-2021 01:16
  
  As the aviation sector right-sizes, law firms have been forced to adapt. Many that have specialized in transport sector work are benefiting, while larger firms that had been mulling over whether their aviation finance practices were profitable enough are now being pushed to adjust.         
  
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• Jack Nusbaum, Longtime Willkie Chairman, Has Died at 80

  12-01-2021 23:54
  
  Nusbaum chaired Willkie Farr & Gallagher for 23 years, most notably overseeing its expansion into Europe.         
  
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• Why In-House Counsel for Investment Firms Are Blamed for Overspending They Can't Control

  12-01-2021 19:59
  
  Legal departments for private equity firms are asked to control outside spending, but they're unable to approve budgets for new legal projects and lack access to live spending data, according to a new survey of in-house leaders for investment management companies in the U.S. and U.K.         
  
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• Big Law Firms Join In PAC-Freezing Following US Capitol Attack

  12-01-2021 19:19
  
  Following the lead of several major banks and corporations, the firms are reassessing where money from their political action committees goes.         
  
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