<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Legal - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Legal news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:10:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Beckwith: The High Cost of the SRA's Failed Case Unveiled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator's total spend in its investigation into the former Freshfields partner's conduct has been discovered by Law.com International.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/beckwith-the-high-cost-of-the-sras-failed-case-unveiled/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/beckwith-the-high-cost-of-the-sras-failed-case-unveiled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former HSF Paralegal Banned For Falsifying Overtime]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former disputes paralegal submitted claim forms using the initials of a former manager.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-hsf-paralegal-banned-for-falsifying-overtime/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-hsf-paralegal-banned-for-falsifying-overtime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenberg Traurig Hires Tokyo Partner From Morrison &amp; Foerster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real estate lawyer Mori Inada moves over.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenberg-traurig-hires-tokyo-partner-from-morrison-amp-foerster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenberg-traurig-hires-tokyo-partner-from-morrison-amp-foerster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis Silkin Launches IP Practice in Hong Kong]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Swain joins from Deacons and will now lead Lewis Silkin's IP practice in Asia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lewis-silkin-launches-ip-practice-in-hong-kong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lewis-silkin-launches-ip-practice-in-hong-kong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Cuts 132 Roles, London Hit Hardest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restructuring is taking place across the firm's Europe, Middle East and Asia operation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-cuts-132-roles-london-hit-hardest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-cuts-132-roles-london-hit-hardest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Approach to Teaching Law Must Change With the Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[The way we work has changed beyond measure in the last year, which is why our approach to teaching law must change as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/our-approach-to-teaching-law-must-change-with-the-times/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/our-approach-to-teaching-law-must-change-with-the-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We Have a Lot to Learn': Pierre Duprey, Ex-Linklaters Arbitration Head, on Launching a New Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-have-a-lot-to-learn-pierre-duprey-ex-linklaters-arbitration-head-on-launching-a-new-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-have-a-lot-to-learn-pierre-duprey-ex-linklaters-arbitration-head-on-launching-a-new-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We Have a Lot to Learn': Ex-Linklaters Arbitration Head on Launching a New Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-have-a-lot-to-learn-ex-linklaters-arbitration-head-on-launching-a-new-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-have-a-lot-to-learn-ex-linklaters-arbitration-head-on-launching-a-new-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Hires White Collar Expert For Dubai Consultancy Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move is a bid to help clients in the middle east manage increasingly complex regional regulatory oversight.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-hires-white-collar-expert-for-dubai-consultancy-launch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-hires-white-collar-expert-for-dubai-consultancy-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells 'Star' Moscow M&amp;A Partner Leaves to Start Own Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxana Balayan used Instagram to announce that she is launching her own firm. She was with Hogan Lovells for 19 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-star-moscow-mampa-partner-leaves-to-start-own-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-star-moscow-mampa-partner-leaves-to-start-own-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PAG Law Strengthens Brazil Muscle with Hires for NY Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorneys with experience in Latin America's biggest economy are a coveted asset as Brazil work booms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pag-law-strengthens-brazil-muscle-with-hires-for-ny-office/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pag-law-strengthens-brazil-muscle-with-hires-for-ny-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shearman &amp; Sterling Relaunches Munich Office, Hires Two Finance Partners from Linklaters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co also announced it is opening an office in Munich.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-relaunches-munich-office-hires-two-finance-partners-from-linklaters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-relaunches-munich-office-hires-two-finance-partners-from-linklaters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shearman &amp; Sterling Relaunches Munich Office, Hires 2 Finance Partners From Linklaters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co also announced it is opening an office in Munich.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-relaunches-munich-office-hires-2-finance-partners-from-linklaters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-relaunches-munich-office-hires-2-finance-partners-from-linklaters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWF Overhauls Structure, Resumes Investments Paused Due to COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm CEO Sir Nigel Knowles said no more redundancies or office closures are expected as part of the latest shake up.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-overhauls-structure-resumes-investments-paused-due-to-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-overhauls-structure-resumes-investments-paused-due-to-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Grabs Herbert Smith Freehills Disputes Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the second partner loss for HSF in January.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-grabs-herbert-smith-freehills-disputes-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-grabs-herbert-smith-freehills-disputes-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Raids Norton Rose for Munich Office Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eight-strong team is led by three insurance partners. More are expected to follow.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-raids-norton-rose-for-munich-office-launch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-raids-norton-rose-for-munich-office-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham &amp; Watkins Recruits A&amp;O Cannabis Star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannabis is a booming sector in law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-amp-watkins-recruits-aampo-cannabis-star/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-amp-watkins-recruits-aampo-cannabis-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Tech Predictions For 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six UK experts offer their thoughts on where the sector is heading after last year's unprecedented disruption.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-tech-predictions-for-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-tech-predictions-for-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shearman &amp; Sterling Partner Jumps to Squires in UAE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move underlines the growing importance of the UAE to the firm's Middle East and global work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-partner-jumps-to-squires-in-uae/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-partner-jumps-to-squires-in-uae/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shearman &amp; Sterling London Partner Jumps to Squires in UAE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move underlines the growing importance of the UAE to the firm's Middle East and global work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-london-partner-jumps-to-squires-in-uae/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-amp-sterling-london-partner-jumps-to-squires-in-uae/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Mansell SDT Case Scrapped Over 'Risk to Life']]></title><description><![CDATA[The tribunal recognised that the A&amp;O partner 'suffered from a serious cardiac condition, which was potentially life-threatening'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mark-mansell-sdt-case-scrapped-over-risk-to-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mark-mansell-sdt-case-scrapped-over-risk-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Global Arbitration Co-Head Leaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Gearing QC has been a partner at A&amp;O since 2005 and took silk in 2014.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-global-arbitration-co-head-leaves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-global-arbitration-co-head-leaves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Private Client Partner Leaves BCLP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong-based partner, who joined in 2016, is joining a London boutique.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/another-private-client-partner-leaves-bclp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/another-private-client-partner-leaves-bclp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy's Fuse Incubator Startup StructureFlow Partners With Indian Corporate Law Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mumbai-based Jerome Merchant + Partners will benefit from transactions visualization tools.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overys-fuse-incubator-startup-structureflow-partners-with-indian-corporate-law-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overys-fuse-incubator-startup-structureflow-partners-with-indian-corporate-law-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milbank's Private Equity Hires in Hong Kong Reflect a Changing Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's zigzags in its Hong Kong practice are in keeping with broader trends in the market over the past two decades.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbanks-private-equity-hires-in-hong-kong-reflect-a-changing-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbanks-private-equity-hires-in-hong-kong-reflect-a-changing-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodwin Adds Frankfurt Investment Funds Partner From US Rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has its eye on European expansion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodwin-adds-frankfurt-investment-funds-partner-from-us-rival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodwin-adds-frankfurt-investment-funds-partner-from-us-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Circle Duo Lead 2020 Asia Pacific M&amp;A League Tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance both advised on a $49 billion reorganization deal of China's state-owned oil and gas sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/magic-circle-duo-lead-2020-asia-pacific-mampa-league-tables/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 01:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/magic-circle-duo-lead-2020-asia-pacific-mampa-league-tables/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBA Names Zimbabwe Lawyer as President]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/iba-names-zimbabwe-lawyer-as-president/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/iba-names-zimbabwe-lawyer-as-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Difficult Business for London Litigators': Judgment Enforceability Limbo Persists]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/difficult-business-for-london-litigators-judgment-enforceability-limbo-persists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/difficult-business-for-london-litigators-judgment-enforceability-limbo-persists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMPEACHED: After Capitol Mob, House Votes a Second Time for Trump's Removal]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/impeached-after-capitol-mob-house-votes-a-second-time-for-trumps-removal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/impeached-after-capitol-mob-house-votes-a-second-time-for-trumps-removal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion in Data Privacy Facebook Case Could Lead to More GDPR Investigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/opinion-in-data-privacy-facebook-case-could-lead-to-more-gdpr-investigations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/opinion-in-data-privacy-facebook-case-could-lead-to-more-gdpr-investigations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Hires Seven-Strong Paris Team From Baker McKenzie]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team will concentrate on private equity deals in technology and life sciences.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-hires-seven-strong-paris-team-from-baker-mckenzie/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-hires-seven-strong-paris-team-from-baker-mckenzie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Hires Seven-Strong Paris Baker McKenzie Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team will concentrate on private equity deals in technology and life sciences.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-hires-seven-strong-paris-baker-mckenzie-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-hires-seven-strong-paris-baker-mckenzie-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons UK and Middle East Arm Appoints New CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new CEO will be based in Abu Dhabi and succeeds Jeremy Cohen in the position.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-uk-and-middle-east-arm-appoints-new-ceo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-uk-and-middle-east-arm-appoints-new-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FisherBroyles London Partner Exits Mount Less than a Year After Office Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three partners have now left the U.S. firm's young London base in the past three months.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fisherbroyles-london-partner-exits-mount-less-than-a-year-after-office-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fisherbroyles-london-partner-exits-mount-less-than-a-year-after-office-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinsents Axes 24 Staff In Latest COVID-19 Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm says COVID-19 and remote working 'has implications for the resourcing of offices on a day-to-day basis'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-axes-24-staff-in-latest-covid-19-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-axes-24-staff-in-latest-covid-19-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Clyde &amp; Co's Outgoing Senior Partner Faced Internal Probe Into Bullying, Conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revealed-clyde-amp-cos-outgoing-senior-partner-faced-internal-probe-into-bullying-conduct/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revealed-clyde-amp-cos-outgoing-senior-partner-faced-internal-probe-into-bullying-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gateley Latest UK Law Firm To Cut Roles Amid Agile Working Shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AIM listed outfit is the latest to take the measure after a challenging year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gateley-latest-uk-law-firm-to-cut-roles-amid-agile-working-shift/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gateley-latest-uk-law-firm-to-cut-roles-amid-agile-working-shift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK, Belgian Law Firm Duo Seal Strategic Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-belgian-law-firm-duo-seal-strategic-alliance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-belgian-law-firm-duo-seal-strategic-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSF and Dentons Lose Corporate Partners to Elite French Outfit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partners are joining August Debouzy, an elite business law firm, to lead a push into project finance, infrastructure and energy in Africa.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-and-dentons-lose-corporate-partners-to-elite-french-outfit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-and-dentons-lose-corporate-partners-to-elite-french-outfit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedys Expands in UK With 36 Strong Acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team includes four partners and will launch a new office for Kennedys.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-expands-in-uk-with-36-strong-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-expands-in-uk-with-36-strong-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Duo On Call For Second UK IPO This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy is also advising on the latest IPO.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-duo-on-call-for-second-uk-ipo-this-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-duo-on-call-for-second-uk-ipo-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Quinn Emanuel Tokyo Partner Heads for DLA Piper After Brief Stint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Andriotis will lead an international arbitration practice in Japan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-quinn-emanuel-tokyo-partner-heads-for-dla-piper-after-brief-stint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-quinn-emanuel-tokyo-partner-heads-for-dla-piper-after-brief-stint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Normal Could Be the Beginning of the End for Law Firm Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[If firms all adopt flexible work arrangements, they'll lose the characteristics that make them unique, Paul Hodkinson writes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-new-normal-could-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-law-firm-culture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-new-normal-could-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-law-firm-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gaps Widen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ethnicity bonus gap, however, has narrowed significantly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-gender-and-ethnicity-pay-gaps-widen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-gender-and-ethnicity-pay-gaps-widen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch Firms De Brauw and NautaDutilh Break into European M&amp;A Top 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Mergermarket report places Benelux firms NautaDutilh and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in the list of the 20 firms with the largest M&amp;A transactions by deal value in Europe in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dutch-firms-de-brauw-and-nautadutilh-break-into-european-mampa-top-20/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dutch-firms-de-brauw-and-nautadutilh-break-into-european-mampa-top-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Hats of Aviation Lawyers in Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-new-hats-of-aviation-lawyers-in-asia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-new-hats-of-aviation-lawyers-in-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Nusbaum, Longtime Willkie Chairman, Has Died at 80]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nusbaum chaired Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher for 23 years, most notably overseeing its expansion into Europe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jack-nusbaum-longtime-willkie-chairman-has-died-at-80/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jack-nusbaum-longtime-willkie-chairman-has-died-at-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why In-House Counsel for Investment Firms Are Blamed for Overspending They Can't Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-in-house-counsel-for-investment-firms-are-blamed-for-overspending-they-cant-control/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-in-house-counsel-for-investment-firms-are-blamed-for-overspending-they-cant-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law Firms Join In PAC-Freezing Following US Capitol Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the lead of several major banks and corporations, the firms are reassessing where money from their political action committees goes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-law-firms-join-in-pac-freezing-following-us-capitol-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-law-firms-join-in-pac-freezing-following-us-capitol-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law Firms Join In Freezing Political Contributions Following US Capitol Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the lead of several major banks and corporations, the firms are reassessing where money from their political action committees goes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-law-firms-join-in-freezing-political-contributions-following-us-capitol-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-law-firms-join-in-freezing-political-contributions-following-us-capitol-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Society President Set to Appear Before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal]]></title><description><![CDATA[London's High Court has criticised the UK industry regulator over its decision to strike out the claim against David Greene.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-society-president-set-to-appear-before-the-solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-society-president-set-to-appear-before-the-solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Duo Lead On $1.45B UK-French Pharma Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transaction sees French pharma giant Sanofi acquire U.K. biotech firm Kymab.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-duo-lead-on-145b-uk-french-pharma-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-duo-lead-on-145b-uk-french-pharma-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Continues Europe Expansion With Deloitte Legal and BonelliErede Partner Hires]]></title><description><![CDATA[The international behemoth continues its European expansion charge with senior hires in Italy and Germany.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-continues-europe-expansion-with-deloitte-legal-and-bonellierede-partner-hires/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-continues-europe-expansion-with-deloitte-legal-and-bonellierede-partner-hires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Equity Fund Creates Role for London Kirkland Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Drury has left the firm to become European legal counsel, according to an update online.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/private-equity-fund-creates-role-for-london-kirkland-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/private-equity-fund-creates-role-for-london-kirkland-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Africa's Top Lawyers Could Benefit From Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA['Direct trade will make Africa more visible to potential UK investors,' one lawyer said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-africas-top-lawyers-could-benefit-from-brexit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-africas-top-lawyers-could-benefit-from-brexit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simmons &amp; Simmons Bolsters Hong Kong Dispute Resolution Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Yin previously led Chinese firm Jingtian &amp; Gongcheng's Hong Kong disputes and investigations practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-amp-simmons-bolsters-hong-kong-dispute-resolution-practice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-amp-simmons-bolsters-hong-kong-dispute-resolution-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest US Law Firm Dublin Launch Unrelated to Brexit, Leaders Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[GQ Littler has opened its Dublin office several months after it registered an entity in late 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-us-law-firm-dublin-launch-unrelated-to-brexit-leaders-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-us-law-firm-dublin-launch-unrelated-to-brexit-leaders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Latest to Up UK Emergency Leave Allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm follows several in increasing emergency leave granted to staff in recent days.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-latest-to-up-uk-emergency-leave-allowance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-latest-to-up-uk-emergency-leave-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Linklaters Arbitration Co-Head Launches Own Firm in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawyer left the firm after seven years as a partner in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-linklaters-arbitration-co-head-launches-own-firm-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-linklaters-arbitration-co-head-launches-own-firm-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macfarlanes Appoints New Managing Partner and First Ever COO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has selected its successor for outgoing managing partner Julian Howard when his term expires in May 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/macfarlanes-appoints-new-managing-partner-and-first-ever-coo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/macfarlanes-appoints-new-managing-partner-and-first-ever-coo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macfarlanes M&amp;A Partner Leaves After Less Than Two Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner joined from Ashurst in 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/macfarlanes-mampa-partner-leaves-after-less-than-two-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/macfarlanes-mampa-partner-leaves-after-less-than-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fine Art: How Law Firms Can Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is On Diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms should support grass-roots artists and organisations rather than just sponsoring major exhibitions, argues Joe Dunning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-fine-art-how-law-firms-can-put-their-money-where-their-mouth-is-on-diversity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-fine-art-how-law-firms-can-put-their-money-where-their-mouth-is-on-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCLP Adds Pinsent Masons Litigator to London Ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the second litigation partner hire in two months for the firm's London office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-adds-pinsent-masons-litigator-to-london-ranks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-adds-pinsent-masons-litigator-to-london-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Judge Tells Chinese Court This Patent World Is Big Enough for the Two of Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ericsson and Samsung are suing each other over 4G and 5G licensing in Texas and in China, respectively. Gilstrap ruled Monday that the suits can proceed in parallel, and that if the Chinese court tries to fine Ericsson for proceeding in Texas, Samsung will have to provide reimbursement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-judge-tells-chinese-court-this-patent-world-is-big-enough-for-the-two-of-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-judge-tells-chinese-court-this-patent-world-is-big-enough-for-the-two-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper Lures Latin America Finance Chair from Baker McKenzie]]></title><description><![CDATA[McDermott snags cross-border transactions veteran from Mayer Brown as Am Law 100 firms log high-profile lateral hires for Latin America.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-lures-latin-america-finance-chair-from-baker-mckenzie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-lures-latin-america-finance-chair-from-baker-mckenzie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Mexican, Brazilian Firms Poach Partners in Hot Practice Areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creel lures a name partner from rival Ritch Mueller to aid in restructurings, while Mattos Filho adds muscle for FinTech and mining.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/top-mexican-brazilian-firms-poach-partners-in-hot-practice-areas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/top-mexican-brazilian-firms-poach-partners-in-hot-practice-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Charge of 'Incitement of Insurrection,' Past Impeachment Attorneys Draft New Articles Against Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House could vote as soon as Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump over his incitement of the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol during the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/with-charge-of-incitement-of-insurrection-past-impeachment-attorneys-draft-new-articles-against-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/with-charge-of-incitement-of-insurrection-past-impeachment-attorneys-draft-new-articles-against-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11-Strong BCLP London Private Wealth Team Quits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's London based private client and family teams had already slimmed recently following the departure of several members.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/11-strong-bclp-london-private-wealth-team-quits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/11-strong-bclp-london-private-wealth-team-quits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Brussels is Exempt from Big Law's Global Office Rethink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interviews with regional managing partners at eight international law firms reveal how Brussels offices are seemingly resisting the post-pandemic trend towards shrinking workspaces.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-brussels-is-exempt-from-big-laws-global-office-rethink/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-brussels-is-exempt-from-big-laws-global-office-rethink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Big Law's Brussels Offices are Exempt From the Global Workspace Rethink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interviews with regional managing partners at eight international law firms reveal how Brussels offices are seemingly resisting the post-pandemic trend towards shrinking workspaces.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-big-laws-brussels-offices-are-exempt-from-the-global-workspace-rethink/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-big-laws-brussels-offices-are-exempt-from-the-global-workspace-rethink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain Survival and Voicemail Tests: Inside EasyJet's Unusual Panel Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[No formal presentations were given in the radically different assessment, which aimed to avoid the 'pointless' and 'miserable' usual process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mountain-survival-and-voicemail-tests-inside-easyjets-unusual-panel-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mountain-survival-and-voicemail-tests-inside-easyjets-unusual-panel-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Circle Duo Fly In on &amp;pound;3.4B Private Jet Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investment firm GIP is acquiring U.K. private jet business Signature Aviation in the multi-billion pound transaction.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/magic-circle-duo-fly-in-on-amppound34b-private-jet-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/magic-circle-duo-fly-in-on-amppound34b-private-jet-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel UK Shrugs Off Lockdown Effect as Revenue, Profits Soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has posted a bottom line boost of 34% for 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-uk-shrugs-off-lockdown-effect-as-revenue-profits-soar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-uk-shrugs-off-lockdown-effect-as-revenue-profits-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoFo Swipes Jones Day London Duo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner and associate are MoFo's first London hires of 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mofo-swipes-jones-day-london-duo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mofo-swipes-jones-day-london-duo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Can Improve Gender Diversity By Learning From Their Clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lex Mundi CEO Helena Samaha looks at what firms can do to further their gender diversity efforts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-can-improve-gender-diversity-by-learning-from-their-clients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-can-improve-gender-diversity-by-learning-from-their-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17 Firms Join Crowell &amp; Moring in Seeking Trump's Removal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The letter to Vice President Pence was signed by leaders at DLA Piper, Foley Hoag, Sullivan &amp; Worcester and Hanson Bridgett, among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/17-firms-join-crowell-amp-moring-in-seeking-trumps-removal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/17-firms-join-crowell-amp-moring-in-seeking-trumps-removal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Attorneys Join Calls for Trump's Immediate Removal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Signing their names on letters from two attorney groups, close to 8,000 lawyers are pushing for impeachment or action under the 25th Amendment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/thousands-of-attorneys-join-calls-for-trumps-immediate-removal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/thousands-of-attorneys-join-calls-for-trumps-immediate-removal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank to Pay $125 Million to Resolve FCPA, Fraud Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bank has agreed to pay $85 million in criminal penalties and more than $40 million to the U.S. Securities &amp; Exchange Commission to resolve allegations over hiding bribes to "decisionmakers" in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deutsche-bank-to-pay-125-million-to-resolve-fcpa-fraud-cases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deutsche-bank-to-pay-125-million-to-resolve-fcpa-fraud-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruiter Criticizes US Judge Who is Considering Sanctions Against Him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evan Jowers, co-founder of Jowers Vargas recruiting in Hong Kong, is involved in a trade secrets suit with Texas recruiter Robert Kinney. He pointed fingers at his former lawyers at DLA Piper.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/recruiter-criticizes-us-judge-who-is-considering-sanctions-against-him/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/recruiter-criticizes-us-judge-who-is-considering-sanctions-against-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three More Law Firms Add UK Emergency Leave Allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trio joins other firms including Allen &amp; Overy to up emergency leave for the legal workforce.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-more-law-firms-add-uk-emergency-leave-allowance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-more-law-firms-add-uk-emergency-leave-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Builds Up &amp;pound;100M On Balance Sheet, LLP Accounts Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm also saw its staff costs rise in a year in which revenue and profits remained fairly flat.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-builds-up-amppound100m-on-balance-sheet-llp-accounts-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-builds-up-amppound100m-on-balance-sheet-llp-accounts-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham, Freshfields and Wachtell Top 2020's Tech-Powered Global M&amp;A Rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest report by Mergermarket demonstrates a year of two halves, with a late surge in high-value deals occurring in H2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-freshfields-and-wachtell-top-2020s-tech-powered-global-mampa-rankings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-freshfields-and-wachtell-top-2020s-tech-powered-global-mampa-rankings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mega Deals Lift Law Firm Trio to Top of 2020 Europe Rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms that failed to win roles on the biggest deals plummeted down the rankings, especially in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mega-deals-lift-law-firm-trio-to-top-of-2020-europe-rankings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mega-deals-lift-law-firm-trio-to-top-of-2020-europe-rankings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large Deals Lift Law Firm Trio to Top of 2020 Europe Rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms that failed to win roles on the biggest deals plummeted down the rankings, especially in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/large-deals-lift-law-firm-trio-to-top-of-2020-europe-rankings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/large-deals-lift-law-firm-trio-to-top-of-2020-europe-rankings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simmons Latest To Up Emergency Leave Allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm joins Allen &amp; Overy, DWF and Eversheds Sutherland in tweaking policies in response to the U.K.'s latest lockdown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-latest-to-up-emergency-leave-allowance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-latest-to-up-emergency-leave-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ince Launches Global Private Wealth Offering With Irwin Mitchell Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new partner will head up the firm's private wealth advisory offering, based in Mayfair.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-launches-global-private-wealth-offering-with-irwin-mitchell-hire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-launches-global-private-wealth-offering-with-irwin-mitchell-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Appoints New General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incumbent Chris Perrin has held the GC role for 17 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-appoints-new-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-appoints-new-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenges Ahead as Africa's Lawyers Head Into 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pandemic has seen firms realign their priorities to matters including staff well-being, remote working and diversification of work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-challenges-ahead-as-africas-lawyers-head-into-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-challenges-ahead-as-africas-lawyers-head-into-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenges Ahead as Africa's Lawyers Enter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pandemic has seen firms realign their priorities to matters including staff well-being, remote working and diversification of work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-challenges-ahead-as-africas-lawyers-enter-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-challenges-ahead-as-africas-lawyers-enter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Baker Botts Hong Kong Chief Exits for King &amp; Spalding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy lawyer Mike Arruda leaves after the Taxes firm closed Beijing office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-baker-botts-hong-kong-chief-exits-for-king-amp-spalding/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-baker-botts-hong-kong-chief-exits-for-king-amp-spalding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gibson Dunn Hits Herbert Smith Freehills For First London Hire of 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. firm has expanded the base in recent months with a flurry of hires.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gibson-dunn-hits-herbert-smith-freehills-for-first-london-hire-of-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gibson-dunn-hits-herbert-smith-freehills-for-first-london-hire-of-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDermott Picks Up Deloitte Legal Partner in Brussels]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belgium-based based partner will help the US law firm boost its state aid and litigation capabilities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdermott-picks-up-deloitte-legal-partner-in-brussels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdermott-picks-up-deloitte-legal-partner-in-brussels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil and Chile Underpin Latin America M&amp;A Activity in Tough 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mergermarket tallies show Brazilian law firm Pinheiro Neto led activity in the region by both number and value of deals, while Davis Polk ranked second by deal value.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazil-and-chile-underpin-latin-america-mampa-activity-in-tough-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 06:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazil-and-chile-underpin-latin-america-mampa-activity-in-tough-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Elite US Lawyers May Have Tanked Their Senate Careers. Will Big Law Take Them?]]></title><description><![CDATA["For two brilliant specimen of the legal profession, they're screwing up their careers royally."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/two-elite-us-lawyers-may-have-tanked-their-senate-careers-will-big-law-take-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/two-elite-us-lawyers-may-have-tanked-their-senate-careers-will-big-law-take-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Trump-Tied Lawyers' Conspiracy Theories Moved From Court to a Capitol Mob]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump wasn't alone when he stoked unsubstantiated conspiracy theories in order to cling to power. He had a team of lawyers behind him.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-trump-tied-lawyers-conspiracy-theories-moved-from-court-to-a-capitol-mob/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-trump-tied-lawyers-conspiracy-theories-moved-from-court-to-a-capitol-mob/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Will History Remember Trump's Big Law Firms?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will law firms that represented Trump and the GOP in post-election litigation face financial or reputational damage after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-will-history-remember-trumps-big-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-will-history-remember-trumps-big-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas In-House Attorney Fired After Posting Instagram Story at Capitol Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not clear how long Paul Davis, who questioned election results in his Instagram story, served as associate general counsel at Goosehead Insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/texas-in-house-attorney-fired-after-posting-instagram-story-at-capitol-building/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/texas-in-house-attorney-fired-after-posting-instagram-story-at-capitol-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calling for Trump's Removal, Crowell &amp; Moring Asks Law Firm Leaders to Join]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chairman Philip Inglima said he plans to contact as many law firm leaders as possible Thursday, asking them to join Crowell's statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/calling-for-trumps-removal-crowell-amp-moring-asks-law-firm-leaders-to-join/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/calling-for-trumps-removal-crowell-amp-moring-asks-law-firm-leaders-to-join/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travers Smith Senior Partner Challenger Latest To Leave Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner joined RPC at the start of January.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-senior-partner-challenger-latest-to-leave-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-senior-partner-challenger-latest-to-leave-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Latest To Add Extra Leave Days as Firms Refresh Lockdown Policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK firms have quickly stepped up to support working parents and carers as the U.K. is plunged into a third lockdown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-latest-to-add-extra-leave-days-as-firms-refresh-lockdown-policies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-latest-to-add-extra-leave-days-as-firms-refresh-lockdown-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Society Latest to Wrap Redundancy Consultation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body representing solicitors in England and Wales was largely able to mitigate job losses through a restructuring.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-society-latest-to-wrap-redundancy-consultation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-society-latest-to-wrap-redundancy-consultation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Lawyer Detained in Mass Hong Kong Arrests]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Clancey, an American human rights lawyer, was one of more than 50 people arrested by the Hong Kong police on Wednesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/american-lawyer-detained-in-mass-hong-kong-arrests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/american-lawyer-detained-in-mass-hong-kong-arrests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Lincolnshire Holds a Lot of Potential': UK Top 75 Firm Opens Base, Seeks Mergers]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the firm's ninth base in the U.K. and comes with a double partner hire.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lincolnshire-holds-a-lot-of-potential-uk-top-75-firm-opens-base-seeks-mergers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lincolnshire-holds-a-lot-of-potential-uk-top-75-firm-opens-base-seeks-mergers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham &amp; Watkins London Partner Exits To Launch Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner previous served as vice chair of the firm's global tax practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-amp-watkins-london-partner-exits-to-launch-boutique/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-amp-watkins-london-partner-exits-to-launch-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore's Rajah &amp; Tann Launches Sustainability Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm sees growth opportunities as concept of sustainability gains awareness across Asia Pacific.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapores-rajah-amp-tann-launches-sustainability-practice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapores-rajah-amp-tann-launches-sustainability-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2021 Outlook for the Asia Pacific in a Post-COVID World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers across the region are optimistic, as long as COVID-19 can be successfully eradicated.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2021-outlook-for-the-asia-pacific-in-a-post-covid-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 02:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2021-outlook-for-the-asia-pacific-in-a-post-covid-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marshall, Texas, Versus Wuhan: Whose Court Gets to Decide Ericsson-Samsung IP Dispute?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kirkland &amp; Ellis, Quinn Emanuel, McKool Smith and two former chief judges of the Federal Circuit are having and a former Federal Circuit chief judge to make its case for the Wuhan Intermediate Court of China.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/marshall-texas-versus-wuhan-whose-court-gets-to-decide-ericsson-samsung-ip-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 01:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/marshall-texas-versus-wuhan-whose-court-gets-to-decide-ericsson-samsung-ip-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Inciting a Riot': Legal Community Erupts in Calls for Trump's Removal as Mob Storms Capitol]]></title><description><![CDATA[The takeover of the building forced the evacuation of lawmakers, staffers and members of the press.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/inciting-a-riot-legal-community-erupts-in-calls-for-trumps-removal-as-mob-storms-capitol/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/inciting-a-riot-legal-community-erupts-in-calls-for-trumps-removal-as-mob-storms-capitol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bush v. Gore' Drew Passionate Demonstrators; That's Not What I See Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[In some countries, coups and juntas decided leadership disputes, but here in the United States we went to court to resolve problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bush-v-gore-drew-passionate-demonstrators-thats-not-what-i-see-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bush-v-gore-drew-passionate-demonstrators-thats-not-what-i-see-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates Snags Litigation Team in Paris From Stephenson Harwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrival of Barth&eacute;lemy Cousin, a specialist in insurance law and Africa, brings the firm's Paris office to 15 lawyers, including six partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kampl-gates-snags-litigation-team-in-paris-from-stephenson-harwood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kampl-gates-snags-litigation-team-in-paris-from-stephenson-harwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates Snags Litigation Partner in Paris From Stephenson Harwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrival of Barth&eacute;lemy Cousin, a specialist in insurance law and Africa, brings the firm's Paris office to 15 lawyers, including six partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kampl-gates-snags-litigation-partner-in-paris-from-stephenson-harwood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kampl-gates-snags-litigation-partner-in-paris-from-stephenson-harwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's AllBright Law Offices Liable for Bond Issue Due Diligence Failure, Court Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Securities intermediaries in China including law firms could face regulatory headwinds as civil and criminal liabilities pile on.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chinas-allbright-law-offices-liable-for-bond-issue-due-diligence-failure-court-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chinas-allbright-law-offices-liable-for-bond-issue-due-diligence-failure-court-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Matches Last Year's Bumper Global Promotions Tally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reed Smith has also announced a sweeping global round.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-matches-last-years-bumper-global-promotions-tally/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-matches-last-years-bumper-global-promotions-tally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America in 2021: Another Busy Year for Brazil, Outlook for Mexico Less Certain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors have grown leary of Mexico after President Andr&eacute;s Manuel Lo pez Obrador squashed a series of private sector investments last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-in-2021-another-busy-year-for-brazil-outlook-for-mexico-less-certain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-in-2021-another-busy-year-for-brazil-outlook-for-mexico-less-certain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Julian Assange Still Be Extradited to the US? Legal Experts Weigh In]]></title><description><![CDATA[The controversial figure had his bail application rejected on Wednesday - the latest development in a long-running saga.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/could-julian-assange-still-be-extradited-to-the-us-legal-experts-weigh-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/could-julian-assange-still-be-extradited-to-the-us-legal-experts-weigh-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["It's A Big Win For Latham": What Does Paul Dolman's Hire Mean For His New Firm?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latham private equity heads speak to Law.com International about what the hire of Paul Dolman will mean for the team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-a-big-win-for-latham-what-does-paul-dolmans-hire-mean-for-his-new-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-a-big-win-for-latham-what-does-paul-dolmans-hire-mean-for-his-new-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoFo Slashes Partner Promotions By Half]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. firm is the latest to announce a reduced round following a strained year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mofo-slashes-partner-promotions-by-half/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mofo-slashes-partner-promotions-by-half/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andersen Global Pushes Further Into Africa With Four Tie-Ups]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new deals extend the firm's reach into a total of 46 of the 54 countries in Africa.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/andersen-global-pushes-further-into-africa-with-four-tie-ups/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/andersen-global-pushes-further-into-africa-with-four-tie-ups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paperchase Calls In UK Firm for Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high street stationery favourite is the latest U.K. retailer to face collapse during the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paperchase-calls-in-uk-firm-for-administration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paperchase-calls-in-uk-firm-for-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP Extends Legal Panel Amid Disruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[The energy giant will review its panel line-up of 18 firms later this year instead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bp-extends-legal-panel-amid-disruption/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bp-extends-legal-panel-amid-disruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Appoints New Global COO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Stonestreet has been the firm's global director of operations since 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-appoints-new-global-coo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-appoints-new-global-coo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for Biden: Law Firms Are Preparing for the Post-Trump Paradigm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Administration change in the United States means lawyers are planning for what lies ahead when President Trump gives way to President Biden.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/waiting-for-biden-law-firms-are-preparing-for-the-post-trump-paradigm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/waiting-for-biden-law-firms-are-preparing-for-the-post-trump-paradigm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Highly Charged Break-Up: How A UK Firm Fought With its Spanish Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegations of bullying and price disputes surrounded the unusually public fall-out at Kennedys.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-highly-charged-break-up-how-a-uk-firm-fought-with-its-spanish-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-highly-charged-break-up-how-a-uk-firm-fought-with-its-spanish-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lit Funder Announces New Leadership With Clifford Chance, Robins Kaplan Vets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly hired president Peter Cornell comes from the private equity world, after leading Clifford Chance. And former Robins Kaplan executive board chairman Martin Lueck is now chief operating officer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lit-funder-announces-new-leadership-with-clifford-chance-robins-kaplan-vets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lit-funder-announces-new-leadership-with-clifford-chance-robins-kaplan-vets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes Hubbard Snags Experienced Brazil Lawyer for NY Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil has been a hub of corporate activity throughout the pandemic, spurring a hunt for talent with ties to Latin America's biggest economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hughes-hubbard-snags-experienced-brazil-lawyer-for-ny-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hughes-hubbard-snags-experienced-brazil-lawyer-for-ny-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Adds Milbank FinTech Head As Another London Partner Leaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates has hired a White &amp; Case London capital markets partner, who is relocating to Texas to take up the new role.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-adds-milbank-fintech-head-as-another-london-partner-leaves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-adds-milbank-fintech-head-as-another-london-partner-leaves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London White &amp; Case Partner Heads to K&amp;L Gates Dallas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The capital markets partner is relocating from London to Texas to take up the new role.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-white-amp-case-partner-heads-to-kampl-gates-dallas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-white-amp-case-partner-heads-to-kampl-gates-dallas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Appoints First Pro-Bono Partner in 25-Strong Round]]></title><description><![CDATA[US offices saw the most promotions while no new partners were appointed across the firm's Asia-Pacific bases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-appoints-first-pro-bono-partner-in-25-strong-round/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-appoints-first-pro-bono-partner-in-25-strong-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Jordan Wins Big in 9-Year China Trademark Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[After almost a decade, Michael Jordan has finally secured a major victory in his protracted legal battle against a Chinese sportswear company over the use of his name.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/michael-jordan-wins-big-in-9-year-china-trademark-battle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/michael-jordan-wins-big-in-9-year-china-trademark-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayer Brown, Slater and Gordon Employment Heavyweights Quit for Keystone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two partners have more than 60 years experience between them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mayer-brown-slater-and-gordon-employment-heavyweights-quit-for-keystone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mayer-brown-slater-and-gordon-employment-heavyweights-quit-for-keystone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three White &amp; Case UK Partners Exit After Internal Disputes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exits were from the firm's private equity, tax and litigation departments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-white-amp-case-uk-partners-exit-after-internal-disputes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-white-amp-case-uk-partners-exit-after-internal-disputes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King &amp; Spalding Swoops In For Reed Smith London Duo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pair had been at Reed Smith for a decade and previously worked together at Pinsent Masons.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-swoops-in-for-reed-smith-london-duo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-swoops-in-for-reed-smith-london-duo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Leads Adviser Line Up on Latest CDR Investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[CDR will pay &pound;308 million to acquire Wolseley U.K. from listed British plumbing and heating products distributor Ferguson.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-leads-adviser-line-up-on-latest-cdr-investment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-leads-adviser-line-up-on-latest-cdr-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Compulsory Retirement in The COVID Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are several issues law firm managers must consider when mulling compulsory retirement for underperforming partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-compulsory-retirement-in-the-covid-era/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-compulsory-retirement-in-the-covid-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowell &amp; Moring Expands Brussels Office With A&amp;O Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has expanded its Brussels operations amid an expected uptick in work following Brexit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/crowell-amp-moring-expands-brussels-office-with-aampo-hire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/crowell-amp-moring-expands-brussels-office-with-aampo-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Simpson Thacher Partner Joins China's Han Kun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaolin Luo returns to private practice in domestic firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-simpson-thacher-partner-joins-chinas-han-kun/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-simpson-thacher-partner-joins-chinas-han-kun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Much Hope as Danger: What Europe's Top Lawyers Expect to See in 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law.com International spoke to partners based in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Austria to bring you a comprehensive rundown of the key themes and developments to look out for as we enter a new year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-much-hope-as-danger-what-europes-top-lawyers-expect-to-see-in-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-much-hope-as-danger-what-europes-top-lawyers-expect-to-see-in-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weil Hires New Germany Banking Head From US Rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the first major lateral move of 2021 in Germany.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weil-hires-new-germany-banking-head-from-us-rival/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weil-hires-new-germany-banking-head-from-us-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Opens New US Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm founder John Quinn described Austin as a "boom town" where his firm will initially focus on IP matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-opens-new-us-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-opens-new-us-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milbank Halves Global Promotions in Latest Round]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. firm has promoted three lawyers in New York and two in London.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-halves-global-promotions-in-latest-round/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-halves-global-promotions-in-latest-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HFW Boosts Dubai Litigation Practice With Clydes Partner Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move reflects the firm's increasing progress in a region renowned for construction and infrastructure disputes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-boosts-dubai-litigation-practice-with-clydes-partner-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-boosts-dubai-litigation-practice-with-clydes-partner-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFW Expands in Hong Kong, London with Six Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The additions include a five-lawyer BCLP team, led by two partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wfw-expands-in-hong-kong-london-with-six-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wfw-expands-in-hong-kong-london-with-six-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Women Still Failing to Reach Top Jobs at Law Firms; What Will and Won't Help?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms won't improve diversity through initiatives designed just to tick the diversity box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-are-women-still-failing-to-reach-top-jobs-at-law-firms-what-will-and-wont-help/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-are-women-still-failing-to-reach-top-jobs-at-law-firms-what-will-and-wont-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland London Corporate Partner To Join Milbank]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move follows the exit of Milbank's London corporate co-head to Alston &amp; Bird.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-london-corporate-partner-to-join-milbank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-london-corporate-partner-to-join-milbank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Firm Takes William Fry Tax Head In Further Dublin Expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.K. law firms continue to build out their post-Brexit offerings in Ireland.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-takes-william-fry-tax-head-in-further-dublin-expansion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-takes-william-fry-tax-head-in-further-dublin-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squire Patton Boggs Hires Asia Offshore Finance Partner From Clifford Chance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Sherrard moves as the U.S. firm continues to develop the newly launched shipping practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-patton-boggs-hires-asia-offshore-finance-partner-from-clifford-chance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-patton-boggs-hires-asia-offshore-finance-partner-from-clifford-chance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Will 2021 Bring? UK Law Firm Leaders Cast Their Predictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders at Ashurst, Simmons, Paul Hastings, Eversheds, McDermott and more talk through what they are expecting this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-will-2021-bring-uk-law-firm-leaders-cast-their-predictions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-will-2021-bring-uk-law-firm-leaders-cast-their-predictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughter and May Appoints New General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah de Gay has stepped down from her GC role after five years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-appoints-new-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-appoints-new-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham &amp; Watkins Continues Japan Expansion With Local Law Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[While two former counsel in Singapore left to be partners at White &amp; Case.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-amp-watkins-continues-japan-expansion-with-local-law-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-amp-watkins-continues-japan-expansion-with-local-law-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Community Shines in 2021 New Year Honours List]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several top private practice lawyers, law department heads and judges have been recognised this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-community-shines-in-2021-new-year-honours-list/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-community-shines-in-2021-new-year-honours-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: December's Key Partner Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who moved where in the last month of 2020?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-decembers-key-partner-moves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-decembers-key-partner-moves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: December's In-House Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA[2020's final in-house legal moves saw changes at ASOS, GE Power and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-decembers-in-house-moves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-decembers-in-house-moves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Biggest Asia-Pacific Hires of 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[US firms have been among the most active in the region, despite COVID-19 restrictions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-biggest-asia-pacific-hires-of-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-biggest-asia-pacific-hires-of-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Voice in the Dark: Above the Law Founder David Lat's COVID-19 Battle Gave the Legal Industry a Warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2020, David Lat did what he has always done: bring transparency and vital information to many. But this time, the information was different&mdash;it was his story of survival.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-voice-in-the-dark-above-the-law-founder-david-lats-covid-19-battle-gave-the-legal-industry-a-warning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-voice-in-the-dark-above-the-law-founder-david-lats-covid-19-battle-gave-the-legal-industry-a-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Government Launches Tender For &amp;pound;25M Aerospace Legal Panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Successful firms will provide advice in relation to the financial support that UKEF provides to the aerospace and defence sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-government-launches-tender-for-amppound25m-aerospace-legal-panel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-government-launches-tender-for-amppound25m-aerospace-legal-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Outlook is Amazing': Lawyers Buoyed as UAE Liberalizes Foreign Investment Laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the UAE already the leading foreign investment destination in the Gulf region, the new law will only increase its attractiveness to international players, lawyers say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-outlook-is-amazing-lawyers-buoyed-as-uae-liberalizes-foreign-investment-laws/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-outlook-is-amazing-lawyers-buoyed-as-uae-liberalizes-foreign-investment-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance, Freshfields Click Into Confused.com Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Admiral Group has exited the price comparison market through the sale of Confused.com and its other European insurance-focused comparison platforms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-freshfields-click-into-confusedcom-sale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-freshfields-click-into-confusedcom-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade Deal Is 'Effectively a Hard Brexit' For Lawyers, UK Partners Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although relieved by its trade implications, some lawyers are still concerned that the deal reached on Christmas Eve provides little to no security for legal services.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/trade-deal-is-effectively-a-hard-brexit-for-lawyers-uk-partners-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/trade-deal-is-effectively-a-hard-brexit-for-lawyers-uk-partners-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuatrecasas Affirms LatAm Ambitions With Nine-Lawyer Hiring Spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new partners hail from Baker McKenzie and EY, among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cuatrecasas-affirms-latam-ambitions-with-nine-lawyer-hiring-spree/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cuatrecasas-affirms-latam-ambitions-with-nine-lawyer-hiring-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: Europe's Biggest Hires of 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[A testing year did little to slow the recruiting ambitions of Europe's legal elite.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-europes-biggest-hires-of-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-europes-biggest-hires-of-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore Renews All 9 Qualifying Foreign Law Practice Licenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[All nine licenses were renewed for another five years after temporary extensions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-renews-all-9-qualifying-foreign-law-practice-licenses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 02:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-renews-all-9-qualifying-foreign-law-practice-licenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Extraordinary Challenges': 2020 Through Eyes of Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[2020 is coming to a close. Law.com International's sister publication The American Lawyer re-capped the year in the words of US lawyers who lived through it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/extraordinary-challenges-2020-through-eyes-of-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/extraordinary-challenges-2020-through-eyes-of-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London's Status as Disputes Hub in 'Serious Jeopardy' Despite Impending Brexit Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the UK and the EU may be on the verge of reaching a deal on Christmas Eve, London's role as a preferred legal disputes hub is still at risk.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/londons-status-as-disputes-hub-in-serious-jeopardy-despite-impending-brexit-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/londons-status-as-disputes-hub-in-serious-jeopardy-despite-impending-brexit-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Court Ruling Means Bigger (and More Distanced) Religious Services During COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling came just days after the US Supreme Court upheld a similar challenge to New York State's restrictions on religious gatherings. But the French ruling contains important, and revealing, differences.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-court-ruling-means-bigger-and-more-distanced-religious-services-during-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-court-ruling-means-bigger-and-more-distanced-religious-services-during-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America Deal Digest: December 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Argentine province Neuqu&eacute;n restructures Brazil's third-biggest IPO, ever Dominican Republic taps bond markets Mexico taps debt markets, too&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-deal-digest-december-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-deal-digest-december-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Hits Back at London Olympic Stadium Owners in Legal Wrangle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&amp;O has previously denied that it acted negligently, and has said any potential liability would be capped at &pound;3 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-hits-back-at-london-olympic-stadium-owners-in-legal-wrangle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-hits-back-at-london-olympic-stadium-owners-in-legal-wrangle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Senior Partner Steps Down After a Year in the Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Hirst's early departure comes just 13 months after he took over from Simon Konsta, who himself stepped down from the top role unexpectedly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-senior-partner-steps-down-after-a-year-in-the-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-senior-partner-steps-down-after-a-year-in-the-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's The Name That's Gone': Partners React to Shock Dolman Exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corporate partners across the legal industry received a shock on Monday with the news of Travers Smith private equity head Paul Dolman's planned&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-the-name-thats-gone-partners-react-to-shock-dolman-exit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-the-name-thats-gone-partners-react-to-shock-dolman-exit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Elite Firms Provide Pedal Power For Peloton Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal comes amid a flurry of M&amp;A transactions in the run up to the end of 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-elite-firms-provide-pedal-power-for-peloton-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-elite-firms-provide-pedal-power-for-peloton-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA Fines UK Top 100 Firm for Accounting Breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm said it "continues to invest to ensure its on-going compliance meets the highest standards".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-fines-uk-top-100-firm-for-accounting-breach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-fines-uk-top-100-firm-for-accounting-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 13 Biggest Stories of 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2020 draws to a close, we take a look back at the stories that caused the biggest stir through the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-13-biggest-stories-of-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-13-biggest-stories-of-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top UAE Firm Al Tamimi Promotes Seven to Partner Across Middle East]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's nine-country, 17-office regional presence puts it on a par with some of MENA's strongest international law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/top-uae-firm-al-tamimi-promotes-seven-to-partner-across-middle-east/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/top-uae-firm-al-tamimi-promotes-seven-to-partner-across-middle-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Names New Head of Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incoming leader will start the role on January 1, 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-names-new-head-of-germany/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-names-new-head-of-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Continues Asia Finance Expansion With Tokyo Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clara Shirota completes the firm's private equity capabilities outside of Hong Kong.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-continues-asia-finance-expansion-with-tokyo-partner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-continues-asia-finance-expansion-with-tokyo-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ropes &amp; Gray Launches Tokyo Training Contracts in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates with two years post qualified experience will be based in the firm's Tokyo office, which currently has six lawyers including three partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ropes-amp-gray-launches-tokyo-training-contracts-in-london/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ropes-amp-gray-launches-tokyo-training-contracts-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Locke Lord, Vinson &amp; Elkins Exit Hong Kong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The closures in Hong Kong come as Texas firms have struggled to remain profitable in Asia amid a global energy slump.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/locke-lord-vinson-amp-elkins-exit-hong-kong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/locke-lord-vinson-amp-elkins-exit-hong-kong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Must Start Recognising the Black and Ethnic Minority Lawyers' Struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA['What continues to astonish us is how law firms ignore how fiercely bright so many of these minority ethnic lawyers are.'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-must-start-recognising-the-black-and-ethnic-minority-lawyers-struggle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-must-start-recognising-the-black-and-ethnic-minority-lawyers-struggle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Notches Latest US Combination With Alabama's Sirote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentons' U.S. expansion plans show no signs of stopping, with firm leaders expecting more news in the first quarter of 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-notches-latest-us-combination-with-alabamas-sirote/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-notches-latest-us-combination-with-alabamas-sirote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: The Biggest UK Hires of 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year saw unusual churn at Slaughters, rare laterals at Quinn Emanuel and Jones Day, and more exits from Freshfields and A&amp;O.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-the-biggest-uk-hires-of-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-the-biggest-uk-hires-of-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weil Leads Elite Line-up On Restructuring of French Airline Corsair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agreement, including state aid and compensation, is one of a flurry of deals in France as year-end approaches.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weil-leads-elite-line-up-on-restructuring-of-french-airline-corsair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weil-leads-elite-line-up-on-restructuring-of-french-airline-corsair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst London Private Equity Partner Heads to Baker McKenzie]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the second time in a year that Baker McKenzie has poached a partner from Ashurst in London.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-london-private-equity-partner-heads-to-baker-mckenzie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-london-private-equity-partner-heads-to-baker-mckenzie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less Jet Lag, Less Vodka: How Curtis Won a $1.9B Oil Settlement for Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The negotiated settlement ended a six-year dispute over contract terms with major foreign oil companies and resulted in the largest payment ever to Kazakhstan in settlement of an arbitral dispute.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/less-jet-lag-less-vodka-how-curtis-won-a-19b-oil-settlement-for-kazakhstan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/less-jet-lag-less-vodka-how-curtis-won-a-19b-oil-settlement-for-kazakhstan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less Jet Lag, Less Vodka: How Curtis Won a $1.9 Billion Oil Settlement for Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The negotiated settlement ended a six-year dispute over contract terms with major foreign oil companies and resulted in the largest payment ever to Kazakhstan in settlement of an arbitral dispute.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/less-jet-lag-less-vodka-how-curtis-won-a-19-billion-oil-settlement-for-kazakhstan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/less-jet-lag-less-vodka-how-curtis-won-a-19-billion-oil-settlement-for-kazakhstan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham and Freshfields Poised to Top 2020 M&amp;A League Tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data from Mergermarket shows that both firms are on course to top the global and Europe M&amp;A tables for 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-and-freshfields-poised-to-top-2020-mampa-league-tables/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-and-freshfields-poised-to-top-2020-mampa-league-tables/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance, Pinsents and Burges Salmon Advise On UK Government Vaccine Programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firms are collectively earning &pound;3 million for their advisory work on the UK's COVID-19 vaccine programme.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-pinsents-and-burges-salmon-advise-on-uk-government-vaccine-programme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-pinsents-and-burges-salmon-advise-on-uk-government-vaccine-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year in Review: Middle East and Africa Lawyers Remained Staunchly Ambitious Despite Setbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two regions already faced major problems before COVID landed, including war, famine, sectarian tension, major political upheaval and economic malaise.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-middle-east-and-africa-lawyers-remained-staunchly-ambitious-despite-setbacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-middle-east-and-africa-lawyers-remained-staunchly-ambitious-despite-setbacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travers Private Equity Star Dolman Quits for Elite US Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Dolman has been at Travers Smith for 22 years and is the firm's private equity head.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-private-equity-star-dolman-quits-for-elite-us-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-private-equity-star-dolman-quits-for-elite-us-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA Will Not Appeal Beckwith High Court Ruling, Issues Rare Statement]]></title><description><![CDATA['We are carefully considering whether this case highlights whether we need to do more to improve our ability to take appropriate action in the future,' says chair.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-will-not-appeal-beckwith-high-court-ruling-issues-rare-statement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-will-not-appeal-beckwith-high-court-ruling-issues-rare-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinsents Eight Lawyer Du sseldorf Team Quits For Watson Farley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team hire includes Pinsents Du sseldorf office head.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-eight-lawyer-du-sseldorf-team-quits-for-watson-farley/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-eight-lawyer-du-sseldorf-team-quits-for-watson-farley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Zoom Executive, Based in China, Faces Federal Charges for Disrupting Tiananmen Square Commemorations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The criminal complaint identifies Julien Jin, 39, as the Security Technical Leader at "Company-1," and a source familiar with the case confirmed that the company in question is Zoom, which is based in San Jose, California.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-zoom-executive-based-in-china-faces-federal-charges-for-disrupting-tiananmen-square-commemorations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-zoom-executive-based-in-china-faces-federal-charges-for-disrupting-tiananmen-square-commemorations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year in Review: Political Upheaval and COVID Marked a Busy 2020 For LatAm Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a year of contrasts for a region mired in conflict and political chaos, but also a year full of promise.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-political-upheaval-and-covid-marked-a-busy-2020-for-latam-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-political-upheaval-and-covid-marked-a-busy-2020-for-latam-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Appoints New Global Real Estate Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the incumbent's retirement, the firm has appointed a London partner to the role.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-appoints-new-global-real-estate-head/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-appoints-new-global-real-estate-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curtis Mallet Bolts On Paris Boutique, Adds Four Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrivals expand Curtis's Paris office to 16 lawyers, including nine partners, and broadens the practice portfolio of a firm known for arbitration and dispute resolution.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/curtis-mallet-bolts-on-paris-boutique-adds-four-partners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/curtis-mallet-bolts-on-paris-boutique-adds-four-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Relaunches Brexit Client Hotline as Deadline Nears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to cut a last-minute deal with the EU to avoid a hard Brexit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-relaunches-brexit-client-hotline-as-deadline-nears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-relaunches-brexit-client-hotline-as-deadline-nears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Which Firms Added (And Lost) The Most London Partners in 2020?]]></title><description><![CDATA[London's lateral hire market is down to its lowest point in ten years, according to new research.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revealed-which-firms-added-and-lost-the-most-london-partners-in-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revealed-which-firms-added-and-lost-the-most-london-partners-in-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dechert Worked on Report Criticizing FCA's Handling of Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report found that the FCA "did not adequately supervise" London Capital &amp; Finance's compliance with the regulator's rules and policies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-worked-on-report-criticizing-fcas-handling-of-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-worked-on-report-criticizing-fcas-handling-of-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dechert Worked on Report Criticising FCA's Handling of Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report found that the FCA "did not adequately supervise" London Capital &amp; Finance's compliance with the regulator's rules and policies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-worked-on-report-criticising-fcas-handling-of-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-worked-on-report-criticising-fcas-handling-of-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Look Hires Head of Legal As Retailer Pressures Continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire comes as New Look, along with other high street retailers, continue to struggle with the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/new-look-hires-head-of-legal-as-retailer-pressures-continue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/new-look-hires-head-of-legal-as-retailer-pressures-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I've Never Seen Anything Like This': UK Corporate Partners Rushed Off Feet in Christmas Frenzy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linklaters' financial sponsors co-head says it is 'one of the most consistently busy periods I've experienced'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ive-never-seen-anything-like-this-uk-corporate-partners-rushed-off-feet-in-christmas-frenzy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ive-never-seen-anything-like-this-uk-corporate-partners-rushed-off-feet-in-christmas-frenzy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose To Implement 50% Remote Working For EMEA Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm follows a number of others, such as Linklaters, Taylor Wessing and DLA Piper in the remote working trend.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-to-implement-50-remote-working-for-emea-partners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-to-implement-50-remote-working-for-emea-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies in Balancing Acts Amidst Uncertainties in China's Evolving Data Transfer Regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scope of China's cross-border personal information transfer regulatory regime is edging closer to being finalized, but businesses are in no rush to overhaul their data transfer practices&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/companies-in-balancing-acts-amidst-uncertainties-in-chinas-evolving-data-transfer-regime/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/companies-in-balancing-acts-amidst-uncertainties-in-chinas-evolving-data-transfer-regime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Ends Cooperation Agreement With Saudi Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move is the latest shake-up the firm has opted for in the Middle East.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-ends-cooperation-agreement-with-saudi-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-ends-cooperation-agreement-with-saudi-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a US Court Ruled Whether France's Right of Publicity Law Is Descendible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Battles over celebrities' estates often end up in litigation, but a recent court ruling involving the estate of French oceanic explorer, environmentalist and documentary filmmaker Jacques Cousteau included a not-often-seen right of publicity consideration: how a U.S. court determines whether right-of-publicity protection in another nation is descendible.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-a-us-court-ruled-whether-frances-right-of-publicity-law-is-descendible/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-a-us-court-ruled-whether-frances-right-of-publicity-law-is-descendible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMA Calls For New Monitoring of 'Unregulated Providers' of Legal Services]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK competition regulator's new guidance is set to affect some alternative legal services and legal tech providers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cma-calls-for-new-monitoring-of-unregulated-providers-of-legal-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cma-calls-for-new-monitoring-of-unregulated-providers-of-legal-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones Day and Vinson &amp; Elkins Latest to Announce Partner Promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jones Day has promoted 50 lawyers to its global partnership this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-and-vinson-amp-elkins-latest-to-announce-partner-promotions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-and-vinson-amp-elkins-latest-to-announce-partner-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skadden, Freshfields, Gibson Dunn and Quinn Partners Among New QCs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In total,116 solicitors and barristers have taken silk in the latest UK round.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-freshfields-gibson-dunn-and-quinn-partners-among-new-qcs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-freshfields-gibson-dunn-and-quinn-partners-among-new-qcs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skadden, Freshfields and Gibson Dunn Partners Among New QCs]]></title><description><![CDATA[116 solicitors and barristers have taken silk in the latest round.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-freshfields-and-gibson-dunn-partners-among-new-qcs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-freshfields-and-gibson-dunn-partners-among-new-qcs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LV= General Counsel Exits As Insurer Sold for &amp;pound;530M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clifford Chance, Weil Gotshal and Norton Rose all take up roles on the &pound;530 million deal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lv-general-counsel-exits-as-insurer-sold-for-amppound530m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lv-general-counsel-exits-as-insurer-sold-for-amppound530m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedys Settles Spanish Brand Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spat which could've seen Kennedys lose its brand name in Spain has now been resolved, with its Spanish affiliate expected to rebrand very shortly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-settles-spanish-brand-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-settles-spanish-brand-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age of the Lawyer: Africa's Free Trade Deal Means New Laws, New Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once up and running, the economic bloc of 1.3 billion people will be the world's largest trade zone and is expected to boost Africa's total GDP to over $3.4 trillion. It could mean big business for law firms with the right profile.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-age-of-the-lawyer-africas-free-trade-deal-means-new-laws-new-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-age-of-the-lawyer-africas-free-trade-deal-means-new-laws-new-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polarizing Election Work, Discrimination Suits May Dent Jones Day's Appeal To Young Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[But recruiters say the impact of the firm's political ties is unlikely to alter the calculus of potential partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/polarizing-election-work-discrimination-suits-may-dent-jones-days-appeal-to-young-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/polarizing-election-work-discrimination-suits-may-dent-jones-days-appeal-to-young-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year in Review: Green Shoots Follow Dry Spell in Asia Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were strong signs of recovery in the latter part of 2020, particularly in China where COVID-19 first took flight.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-green-shoots-follow-dry-spell-in-asia-pacific/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-green-shoots-follow-dry-spell-in-asia-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Trio Lead On &amp;pound;1B TalkTalk Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal will see the broadband provider taken private by an asset management firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-trio-lead-on-amppound1b-talktalk-takeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-trio-lead-on-amppound1b-talktalk-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[easyJet Shakes Up Legal Panel With Four New Advisers Appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The airline reappointed only two firms from its previous roster.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/easyjet-shakes-up-legal-panel-with-four-new-advisers-appointed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/easyjet-shakes-up-legal-panel-with-four-new-advisers-appointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America Restructuring Work Booms for Big US Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cleary Gottlieb, Paul Hastings and White &amp; Case lead work on behalf of sovereigns, sub-sovereigns, corporations and creditors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-restructuring-work-booms-for-big-us-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-restructuring-work-booms-for-big-us-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Funders Set Sights on India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of the world's largest funders are currently speaking to candidates to staff their offices on the ground.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/litigation-funders-set-sights-on-india/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/litigation-funders-set-sights-on-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughter and May To Stay Put in Current London Base After Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had reviewed other options as more outfits opt to move.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-to-stay-put-in-current-london-base-after-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-to-stay-put-in-current-london-base-after-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citymapper Picks Former Clifford Chance Lawyer As Second Ever GC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company's inaugural general counsel left in September, after over four years in the post.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/citymapper-picks-former-clifford-chance-lawyer-as-second-ever-gc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/citymapper-picks-former-clifford-chance-lawyer-as-second-ever-gc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year in Review: 2020 Wasn't All Bad For Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers in the UK and Continental Europe have had a year unlike any other. It was tough, but 2020 also delivered some extremely valuable lessons.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-2020-wasnt-all-bad-for-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-year-in-review-2020-wasnt-all-bad-for-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government Has 'Failed to Protect' Legal Sector in Brexit Talks, Lawyers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poll of top U.K. lawyers has demonstrated the anger within the legal community regarding Brexit and the impact they believe it will have on the industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/government-has-failed-to-protect-legal-sector-in-brexit-talks-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/government-has-failed-to-protect-legal-sector-in-brexit-talks-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright 'Rightsizes' Australia Partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Australia managing partner Alison Deitz's aim is to drive up profitability and foster high performance culture.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-rightsizes-australia-partnership/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-rightsizes-australia-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quickening The Change: Why Leadership Teams Should Embrace Diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[We mustn't regard opportunities being given to other parts of society as threats to ourselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quickening-the-change-why-leadership-teams-should-embrace-diversity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quickening-the-change-why-leadership-teams-should-embrace-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters and Slaughters Win COVID-19 Mandates From UK Government Worth Over &amp;pound;2M]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two firms are advising the UK department for transport on legal matters related to the rail and freight industries stemming from the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-slaughters-win-covid-19-mandates-from-uk-government-worth-over-amppound2m/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-slaughters-win-covid-19-mandates-from-uk-government-worth-over-amppound2m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Arbitration Practitioners Group Forms in Miami]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three young attorneys and a law student have founded a group to trade information and help attorneys under 35 break into the region's highly competitive international arbitration practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/young-arbitration-practitioners-group-forms-in-miami/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/young-arbitration-practitioners-group-forms-in-miami/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Contests Ex-Associate's Claims of Discrimination and 'Boys' Club' Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former associate contends in her complaint that Quinn Emanuel leaders retaliated against her after she raised concerns about a "hostile environment." Quinn Emanuel has denied the allegations and said the firm fired the former associate for alleged poor performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-contests-ex-associates-claims-of-discrimination-and-boys-club-culture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-contests-ex-associates-claims-of-discrimination-and-boys-club-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates Hires Technology Partner From Australian Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire of Richard Chew is intended to help meet demand as clients move operations online.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kampl-gates-hires-technology-partner-from-australian-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kampl-gates-hires-technology-partner-from-australian-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Data Regulator Hits Twitter with First GDPR Fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dublin-based Data Protection Commission wanted to impose a smaller fine on the U.S. social media site but agreed to increase the penalty after objections from other national regulators.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/irish-data-regulator-hits-twitter-with-first-gdpr-fine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/irish-data-regulator-hits-twitter-with-first-gdpr-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Jones Day Associates Drop Gender Bias Class Action Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plaintiffs had initially estimated damages at $200 million when they first filed their proposed class action in Washington, D.C., federal court in April 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ex-jones-day-associates-drop-gender-bias-class-action-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ex-jones-day-associates-drop-gender-bias-class-action-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macfarlanes Profits Jump 22% As Firm Improves Cash Position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salary costs at the firm rose 10% across the year while pay for the top earning partner dipped.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/macfarlanes-profits-jump-22-as-firm-improves-cash-position/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/macfarlanes-profits-jump-22-as-firm-improves-cash-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slew of Investments Worth Over &amp;pound;4.5B Hand Roles to UK, US Heavyweights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms lined up on the host of deals include Linklaters, Clifford Chance and Sullivan &amp; Cromwell.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slew-of-investments-worth-over-amppound45b-hand-roles-to-uk-us-heavyweights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slew-of-investments-worth-over-amppound45b-hand-roles-to-uk-us-heavyweights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDermott Finds Interim London Office Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law firm is one of several to review its London office space this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdermott-finds-interim-london-office-space/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdermott-finds-interim-london-office-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addleshaw Goddard Cuts 19 Lawyers in Latest Redundancy Round]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law firm is the latest to cut from its U.K. ranks via a redundancy consultation in recent months.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/addleshaw-goddard-cuts-19-lawyers-in-latest-redundancy-round/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/addleshaw-goddard-cuts-19-lawyers-in-latest-redundancy-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Appoints Beijing Partner as Greater China Antitrust Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yong Bai takes over as China's latest enforcement targets tech giants.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-appoints-beijing-partner-as-greater-china-antitrust-head/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-appoints-beijing-partner-as-greater-china-antitrust-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Antitrust Co-Head Quits for Simpson Thacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire is the latest example of an A&amp;O partner leaving for a U.S. rival in London.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-antitrust-co-head-quits-for-simpson-thacher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-antitrust-co-head-quits-for-simpson-thacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Commercial Impact of the New Asian Trade Block on Global Supply Chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the new partnership has been heralded as a "game-changer" in international trade, its significance can be seen more at the geopolitical and strategic level.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-commercial-impact-of-the-new-asian-trade-block-on-global-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-commercial-impact-of-the-new-asian-trade-block-on-global-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Commercial Impact of the New Asian Trade Bloc on Global Supply Chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the new partnership has been heralded as a "game-changer" in international trade, its significance can be seen more at the geopolitical and strategic level.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-commercial-impact-of-the-new-asian-trade-bloc-on-global-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-commercial-impact-of-the-new-asian-trade-bloc-on-global-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partnership Can Be a Hindrance During the Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this digital world, does the partnership model truly allow law firms to be digital leaders?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/partnership-can-be-a-hindrance-during-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/partnership-can-be-a-hindrance-during-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Law Firms Rethink Office Design&amp;mdash;and Whiskey Trolleys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms say they need less space but more collaboration.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firms-rethink-office-designampmdashand-whiskey-trolleys/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 04:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firms-rethink-office-designampmdashand-whiskey-trolleys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer Science Professor Accused in Huawei-Linked Case Will Return to China After Plea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The terms of Bo Mao's release allow him to fly home to China. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen, Mao's lawyers described how the pandemic created challenges as they planned for Mao's departure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/computer-science-professor-accused-in-huawei-linked-case-will-return-to-china-after-plea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/computer-science-professor-accused-in-huawei-linked-case-will-return-to-china-after-plea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz and Herbert Smith Freehills Act on $1.4 Billion Lithium Joint Venture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal is one of the largest in Australia's resources sector this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clayton-utz-and-herbert-smith-freehills-act-on-14-billion-lithium-joint-venture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clayton-utz-and-herbert-smith-freehills-act-on-14-billion-lithium-joint-venture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Vet Heads to Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to Fill COO Opening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason Marty spent nearly two decades at Baker McKenzie, overseeing the launch of the firm's global service center in Belfast before stepping into the global COO role there in 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-vet-heads-to-bryan-cave-leighton-paisner-to-fill-coo-opening/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-vet-heads-to-bryan-cave-leighton-paisner-to-fill-coo-opening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie COO Veteran Heads to BCLP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason Marty spent nearly two decades at Baker McKenzie, overseeing the launch of the firm's global service center in Belfast before stepping into the global COO role there in 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-coo-veteran-heads-to-bclp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-coo-veteran-heads-to-bclp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal Watch: Wachtell's $60B Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[M&amp;A deal activity is in full swing as year-end approaches, with transactions involving companies based in London, Japan, South Korea, the U.S. and the UAE.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deal-watch-wachtells-60b-weekend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deal-watch-wachtells-60b-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Law Firms Are Leaning More on LinkedIn for Marketing and Branding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B2B social network has seen a massive uptick in usage, both paid and unpaid, from law firms over the past year and especially over the last six months. Exactly what are firms using it for?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-law-firms-are-leaning-more-on-linkedin-for-marketing-and-branding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-law-firms-are-leaning-more-on-linkedin-for-marketing-and-branding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Further Builds New York With Sullivan &amp; Cromwell Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The special counsel will join the firm as a partner in its transactional practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-further-builds-new-york-with-sullivan-amp-cromwell-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-further-builds-new-york-with-sullivan-amp-cromwell-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Top 100 Firm Adds Four-Lawyer IP Team in Brussels]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team comprises two partners and two associates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-100-firm-adds-four-lawyer-ip-team-in-brussels/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-100-firm-adds-four-lawyer-ip-team-in-brussels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest UK Law Firm Plans Northern Ireland Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is one of several U.K. outfits to eye expansion opportunities in Belfast.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-uk-law-firm-plans-northern-ireland-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-uk-law-firm-plans-northern-ireland-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Promotes 11 in Latest Round]]></title><description><![CDATA[The round marks an expansion on last year, when nine lawyers made the cut.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-promotes-11-in-latest-round/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-promotes-11-in-latest-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Hastings London Partner Quits for Norton Rose]]></title><description><![CDATA[The real estate partner started her career at legacy firm Ogilvy Renault, which later merged with Norton Rose.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-london-partner-quits-for-norton-rose/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-london-partner-quits-for-norton-rose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Hastings Paris Corporate Chief Defects To US Rival, Team to Follow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exit is the second corporate partner to have joined the rival U.S. outfit from Paul Hastings' base in the French capital this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-paris-corporate-chief-defects-to-us-rival-team-to-follow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-paris-corporate-chief-defects-to-us-rival-team-to-follow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The EU is About to Roll Out a GDPR-Sized Data Law. Are You Ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU's executive body is preparing new legislation that lawyers say is likely to have as big an impact as GDPR.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-eu-is-about-to-roll-out-a-gdpr-sized-data-law-are-you-ready/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-eu-is-about-to-roll-out-a-gdpr-sized-data-law-are-you-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields, Wachtell and Macfarlanes Lead $39B AstraZeneca Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal is the largest acquisition of a U.S. target company in 2020 and comes amid AstraZeneca's race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-wachtell-and-macfarlanes-lead-39b-astrazeneca-deal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-wachtell-and-macfarlanes-lead-39b-astrazeneca-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields, Wachtell and Macfarlanes Lead $39 Billion AstraZeneca Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal is the largest acquisition of a U.S. target company in 2020 and comes amid AstraZeneca's race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-wachtell-and-macfarlanes-lead-39-billion-astrazeneca-deal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-wachtell-and-macfarlanes-lead-39-billion-astrazeneca-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boies Schiller Shakes Up Transition Leadership With 5 New Appointments]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the firm's equity partner meeting on Friday, partners elected three new co-managing partners and filled two executive committee spots made vacant by recent departures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/boies-schiller-shakes-up-transition-leadership-with-5-new-appointments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/boies-schiller-shakes-up-transition-leadership-with-5-new-appointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of Boies Schiller Is Female]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two women are leading the storied firm, so let's pop the champagne. But why do we feel nervous?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-future-of-boies-schiller-is-female/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-future-of-boies-schiller-is-female/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction Partner Leaves Australia's HWL Ebsworth Following Abandoned Firm IPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Kehoe joins a local firm after HWL Ebsworth failed to interest enough investors for its initial public offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/construction-partner-leaves-australias-hwl-ebsworth-following-abandoned-firm-ipo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/construction-partner-leaves-australias-hwl-ebsworth-following-abandoned-firm-ipo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Australian Law Firm Nabs Partners from International Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capital markets lawyer Guy Sanderson joins Hamilton Locke from Baker McKenzie, and energy and infrastructure specialist Matt Baumgurtel joins from K&amp;L Gates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/another-australian-law-firm-nabs-partners-from-international-firms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/another-australian-law-firm-nabs-partners-from-international-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alston &amp; Bird Swoops for Milbank London Corporate Co-Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the second hire for Alston &amp; Bird's London office this week.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/alston-amp-bird-swoops-for-milbank-london-corporate-co-head/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/alston-amp-bird-swoops-for-milbank-london-corporate-co-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidley Unveils 28 Global Partner Promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The total includes a double partner promotion in London and another in Munich.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sidley-unveils-28-global-partner-promotions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sidley-unveils-28-global-partner-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Triumphs as UK Supreme Court Dismisses Mastercard Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling is a significant blow to the financial services giant in the ongoing &pound;14 billion landmark case.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-triumphs-as-uk-supreme-court-dismisses-mastercard-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-triumphs-as-uk-supreme-court-dismisses-mastercard-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Remotely 'Sped Up' Vaccine Work: Lawyers Involved Tell Their Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the world waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, the lawyers involved tell of how they worked day and night despite being in lockdown themselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/working-remotely-sped-up-vaccine-work-lawyers-involved-tell-their-story/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/working-remotely-sped-up-vaccine-work-lawyers-involved-tell-their-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Reinstates NQ Pay to Pre-Pandemic Rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[In June, the firm cut NQ pay to &pound;94,500.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-reinstates-nq-pay-to-pre-pandemic-rates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-reinstates-nq-pay-to-pre-pandemic-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Peerpoint Founder Quits]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the second senior departure from the firm's flexi-lawyering business in less than two years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-peerpoint-founder-quits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-peerpoint-founder-quits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Deal Digest Dec. 2020: JD Health in Hong Kong IPO Frenzy and More]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skadden among top firms kept busy as Hong Kong braced for a spate of listings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-dec-2020-jd-health-in-hong-kong-ipo-frenzy-and-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-dec-2020-jd-health-in-hong-kong-ipo-frenzy-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking a Page From GDPR, China's New Data Transfer Regime Can Reduce Government Involvement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new draft Personal Information Protection Law introduces two cross-border personal information transfer mechanisms that do not seem to directly require government approval&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taking-a-page-from-gdpr-chinas-new-data-transfer-regime-can-reduce-government-involvement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taking-a-page-from-gdpr-chinas-new-data-transfer-regime-can-reduce-government-involvement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Data Protection Body Fines Google and Amazon Over Cookie Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulators fined Google100 million and Amazon35 million for placing advertising cookies on users' computers without obtaining prior consent or providing adequate information.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-data-protection-body-fines-google-and-amazon-over-cookie-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-data-protection-body-fines-google-and-amazon-over-cookie-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KPMG Builds French Legal Arm With 2 Heavyweight Hires]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hires, from Kramer Levin and Fidal, are part of a strategy by KPMG to offer the full range of tax and legal services.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kpmg-builds-french-legal-arm-with-2-heavyweight-hires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kpmg-builds-french-legal-arm-with-2-heavyweight-hires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil's Lefosse Snags Three Partners from Rival Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The additions bring expertise in energy, infrastructure, banking and finance in busy times for capital markets and privatizations in Latin America's biggest economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazils-lefosse-snags-three-partners-from-rival-firms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazils-lefosse-snags-three-partners-from-rival-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anderson Mori's Foreign Lawyers to Be Eligible for Equity Partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm hopes the move will help it attract more foreign talent and win a bigger share of cross-border deals. 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It plans to promote five foreign-qualified lawyers to its partnership by the first quarter of 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/anderson-moris-foreign-lawyers-to-be-eligibile-for-equity-partnership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/anderson-moris-foreign-lawyers-to-be-eligibile-for-equity-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Names Houston Partner As Next Global and US Chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shauna Clark will become the sole woman of color to chair an Am Law 200 firm when she steps into the roles on Jan. 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-names-houston-partner-as-next-global-and-us-chair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-names-houston-partner-as-next-global-and-us-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dechert Promotes 13 to Partner in Latest Global Promotion Round]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of this year's promotions are based in the US.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-promotes-13-to-partner-in-latest-global-promotion-round/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-promotes-13-to-partner-in-latest-global-promotion-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Hires Former UK Competition Supremo Lord Tyrie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyrie becomes the latest political appointment in an upward trend among UK law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-hires-former-uk-competition-supremo-lord-tyrie/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-hires-former-uk-competition-supremo-lord-tyrie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Hastings Snares Skadden Partner in Frankfurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a rare loss for Skadden's German operations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-snares-skadden-partner-in-frankfurt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-snares-skadden-partner-in-frankfurt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Urges Meeting-Free Day, Maintains Recruitment Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's UK operation has introduced a 'wellbeing Wednesday" initiative in a bid to fight against Zoom fatigue.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-urges-meeting-free-day-maintains-recruitment-pause/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-urges-meeting-free-day-maintains-recruitment-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Law Firms Donate Christmas Party Funds to Charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addleshaw Goddard is among the firms to have donated this year's unused Christmas party funds to charity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-law-firms-donate-christmas-party-funds-to-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-law-firms-donate-christmas-party-funds-to-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revenue Rebound Continues for UK Legal Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest figures demonstrate a strong comeback for the industry since the first COVID-19 lockdown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revenue-rebound-continues-for-uk-legal-industry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revenue-rebound-continues-for-uk-legal-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Dutch Scheme That Could Transform Global Restructurings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scheme will transform debt restructurings in the Netherlands and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-new-dutch-scheme-that-could-transform-global-restructurings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-new-dutch-scheme-that-could-transform-global-restructurings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinsents PR Campaigns for COVID-19 Vaccine Priority for Terminally Ill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of two has stage four bowel cancer and would like to see end-of-life patients prioritised more in the U.K. vaccine roll-out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-pr-campaigns-for-covid-19-vaccine-priority-for-terminally-ill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-pr-campaigns-for-covid-19-vaccine-priority-for-terminally-ill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elite US and UK Firms Brought in on Multi-Billion Pound G4S Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cash offer by Allied Universal comes after months of hostile takeover bids by a Canada-based rival.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/elite-us-and-uk-firms-brought-in-on-multi-billion-pound-g4s-takeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/elite-us-and-uk-firms-brought-in-on-multi-billion-pound-g4s-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Hastings' Brazil Business Booms After Poaching Shearman Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[The corporate team's arrival came in the lead-up to the best year on record for Brazil's initial public offerings since 2007.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-brazil-business-booms-after-poaching-shearman-team/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-brazil-business-booms-after-poaching-shearman-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Hastings' Brazil Business Booms 1 Year After Poaching Shearman Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[The corporate team's arrival came in the lead-up to the best year on record for Brazil's initial public offerings since 2007.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-brazil-business-booms-1-year-after-poaching-shearman-team/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-hastings-brazil-business-booms-1-year-after-poaching-shearman-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Lures Herbert Smith Freehills UK IP Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner has been at Herbert Smith Freehills for over 26 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-lures-herbert-smith-freehills-uk-ip-head/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-lures-herbert-smith-freehills-uk-ip-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy, Addleshaws Advise on $730M Cisco Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communications software has become increasingly important during a year dominated by remote working.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-addleshaws-advise-on-730m-cisco-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-addleshaws-advise-on-730m-cisco-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Firms Have Repaid Furlough Money? A Firm-By-Firm Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 30 top UK firms applied to the government job retention scheme earlier this year, now almost half have repaid the money.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/which-firms-have-repaid-furlough-money-a-firm-by-firm-guide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/which-firms-have-repaid-furlough-money-a-firm-by-firm-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Nabs Linklaters Paris M&amp;A Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest M&amp;A hire reinforces the firm's dealmaking strength in France as the economy anticipates the end of the coronavirus restrictions in 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-nabs-linklaters-paris-mampa-partner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-nabs-linklaters-paris-mampa-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Innovation Awards Entries Open for 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards will celebrate the firms, individuals and service providers driving revolutionary change in the legal market, via a virtual ceremony in May 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-innovation-awards-entries-open-for-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-innovation-awards-entries-open-for-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoosmiths Axes 43 Roles In COVID Restructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm launched its consultation in October, when it put over 50 roles at risk.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shoosmiths-axes-43-roles-in-covid-restructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shoosmiths-axes-43-roles-in-covid-restructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East Firm Launches Region's First Dedicated Medical Cannabis Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lebanese legislation introduced in April paved the way for the move in a region that has traditionally taken hard line on the drug.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/middle-east-firm-launches-regions-first-dedicated-medical-cannabis-practice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/middle-east-firm-launches-regions-first-dedicated-medical-cannabis-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travers Smith Hands Lawyers Pay Increases, But Holds Staff Rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is one of the latest to row back financial measures put in place in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-hands-lawyers-pay-increases-but-holds-staff-rates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-hands-lawyers-pay-increases-but-holds-staff-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Firms Considering Vaccine Policies as COVID-19 Immunization Efforts Move Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firm leaders, some in interviews and others privately, have said they've started considering vaccine policies in their firms, but many are taking a wait-and-see approach.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-firms-considering-vaccine-policies-as-covid-19-immunization-efforts-move-forward/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-firms-considering-vaccine-policies-as-covid-19-immunization-efforts-move-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Nabs Ropes &amp; Gray's Former Global Restructuring Co-Chair as Duo Makes Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the few practice areas that saw a boost during the pandemic, new White &amp; Case partners see a strong path forward even after the worst of the pandemic passes by.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-nabs-ropes-amp-grays-former-global-restructuring-co-chair-as-duo-makes-move/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-nabs-ropes-amp-grays-former-global-restructuring-co-chair-as-duo-makes-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong, Mainland China Strengthen Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new arrangement is expected to "support Hong Kong's position as a leading dispute resolution venue in the Asia-Pacific region".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hong-kong-mainland-china-strengthen-mutual-enforcement-of-arbitral-awards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hong-kong-mainland-china-strengthen-mutual-enforcement-of-arbitral-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Reaches Another US Merger Deal, Combining With Iowa Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[In announcing a deal with an 80-lawyer Iowa firm, Dentons officials said Des Moines is the rare U.S. city where one law firm has a dominant market presence.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-reaches-another-us-merger-deal-combining-with-iowa-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-reaches-another-us-merger-deal-combining-with-iowa-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest UK Firm Launches in Dublin Ahead of Brexit Deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move is designed to allow the firm to continue to deliver EU trade mark advice after the Brexit transition period ends.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-uk-firm-launches-in-dublin-ahead-of-brexit-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-uk-firm-launches-in-dublin-ahead-of-brexit-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore International Arbitration Centre Launches 1st Office Outside of Asia in New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. parties rank consistently among top foreign users of the arbitral institution.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-international-arbitration-centre-launches-1st-office-outside-of-asia-in-new-york/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-international-arbitration-centre-launches-1st-office-outside-of-asia-in-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland Munich Private Equity Partner Quits for Local Rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner had been at Kirkland &amp; Ellis for almost a decade, and was admitted to the partnership in 2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-munich-private-equity-partner-quits-for-local-rival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-munich-private-equity-partner-quits-for-local-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Paratrooper to Lawyer: An Interview With the Kraft Heinz GC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas Loest discusses how being in the army affected his career as well as 'outdated' billing models and his favourite Heinz product.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/from-paratrooper-to-lawyer-an-interview-with-the-kraft-heinz-gc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/from-paratrooper-to-lawyer-an-interview-with-the-kraft-heinz-gc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Have to Say 'My Door is Always Open' Then Perhaps it's Not]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supervision is about dialogue, firm culture and, above all, trust.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/if-you-have-to-say-my-door-is-always-open-then-perhaps-its-not/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/if-you-have-to-say-my-door-is-always-open-then-perhaps-its-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryan Cave, Simmons &amp; Simmons Set New Diversity and Inclusion Targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has set new gender targets for its global partnership, as well as ethnicity targets across its U.S. and U.K. offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-simmons-amp-simmons-set-new-diversity-and-inclusion-targets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-simmons-amp-simmons-set-new-diversity-and-inclusion-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining Giant BHP Appoints Group General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lyndon Arnall previously led the legal team for the miner's global commercial functions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mining-giant-bhp-appoints-group-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mining-giant-bhp-appoints-group-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ince Forms Cooperation Deal With 2,000-Lawyer Chinese Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new deal hands Ince local expertise and depth in the Greater China market.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-forms-cooperation-deal-with-2000-lawyer-chinese-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-forms-cooperation-deal-with-2000-lawyer-chinese-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case About World War Two-era Jewish Property Claim Riles US Supreme Court Chief Justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roberts engaged in a rare series of questions reflecting controlled frustration and disbelief at arguments from one of his former law clerks&mdash;representing the United States&mdash;that the State department did not have enough information to say what the court should do in the case Republic of Hungary v. Simon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/case-about-world-war-two-era-jewish-property-claim-riles-us-supreme-court-chief-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/case-about-world-war-two-era-jewish-property-claim-riles-us-supreme-court-chief-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy to Hand US Associates 'Special' Bonus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is also holding its annual bonuses at 2019 rates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-to-hand-us-associates-special-bonus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-to-hand-us-associates-special-bonus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Africa, Law Firm Alliances Are Booming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top-end law firms are forming alliances with on-the-ground African firms across the continent and this trend in all its forms is booming.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-africa-law-firm-alliances-are-booming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-africa-law-firm-alliances-are-booming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Adds New York Private Equity Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the firm's second New York lateral hire this year, following the arrival of Norton Rose Fulbright partner Paul Keller in March.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-adds-new-york-private-equity-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-adds-new-york-private-equity-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Demand for Sustainability Advice Has Law Firms Scrambling to Keep Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[COVID-19 has increased clients' focus on environmental, social and governance issues, say a broad range of top law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/growing-demand-for-sustainability-advice-has-law-firms-scrambling-to-keep-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/growing-demand-for-sustainability-advice-has-law-firms-scrambling-to-keep-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Law Firms Can Redress the Balance for Black Professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education, mentoring and experience are crucial, says one Black lawyer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-law-firms-can-redress-the-balance-for-black-professionals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-law-firms-can-redress-the-balance-for-black-professionals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish Legal Market Primed For More Mergers, Partners Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shake-up of the market is anticipated as it responds to COVID-19 aftershocks and the threat of international firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spanish-legal-market-primed-for-more-mergers-partners-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spanish-legal-market-primed-for-more-mergers-partners-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mishcon Boosts Asia Brand Licence Offering With Acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tie-up will create one of the largest pan-Asian brand licencing businesses, according to the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mishcon-boosts-asia-brand-licence-offering-with-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mishcon-boosts-asia-brand-licence-offering-with-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Mark Mansell Tribunal Granted Anonymity Order, Zelda Perkins Hits Out at 'Frustrating' Delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hearing has been delayed several times since Mansell's role in the NDA signed by Perkins regarding allegations against Harvey Weinstein emerged in 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-mark-mansell-tribunal-granted-anonymity-order-zelda-perkins-hits-out-at-frustrating-delays/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-mark-mansell-tribunal-granted-anonymity-order-zelda-perkins-hits-out-at-frustrating-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Boies Schiller Stumbles in Transition, Questions of Firm's Viability Swirl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Gravante's stunning departure from the firm he helped lead through a messy transition has put Boies Schiller Flexner's future in doubt, industry experts and sources close to the firm say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-boies-schiller-stumbles-in-transition-questions-of-firms-viability-swirl/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2020 01:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-boies-schiller-stumbles-in-transition-questions-of-firms-viability-swirl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Firms Advise on Singapore's Largest Ever Insurance Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advised by Latham, Norton Rose and TSMP Law, a consortium led by Singlife will pay $2.1 billion for majority shares in Aviva Singapore and create a combined business called Aviva Singlife.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/five-firms-advise-on-singapores-largest-ever-insurance-deal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2020 00:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/five-firms-advise-on-singapores-largest-ever-insurance-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Counsel Rebuked Following Drink-Driving Conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The senior lawyer received a conviction at a magistrates court last year for the offence.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/general-counsel-rebuked-following-drink-driving-conviction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/general-counsel-rebuked-following-drink-driving-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Jacobs On 30 Years At Linklaters, &amp; Leading In a Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The elite firm's senior partner and chairman discusses working his way up from the 'shop floor' to the top job.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charlie-jacobs-on-30-years-at-linklaters-amp-leading-in-a-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charlie-jacobs-on-30-years-at-linklaters-amp-leading-in-a-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark Mastercard Judgment Delayed by Lord Kerr's Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Supreme Court Justice died on Tuesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/landmark-mastercard-judgment-delayed-by-lord-kerrs-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/landmark-mastercard-judgment-delayed-by-lord-kerrs-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloitte Legal Turns to Harvard Uni to Train Spanish Lawyers in Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes on a wave of recent efforts by law firms and legal departments to keep their lawyers up-to-date with rapidly changing tech developments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-turns-to-harvard-uni-to-train-spanish-lawyers-in-tech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-turns-to-harvard-uni-to-train-spanish-lawyers-in-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloitte Legal Turns to Harvard to Train Spanish Lawyers in Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes on a wave of recent efforts by law firms and legal departments to keep their lawyers up-to-date with rapidly changing tech developments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-turns-to-harvard-to-train-spanish-lawyers-in-tech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-turns-to-harvard-to-train-spanish-lawyers-in-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Bag Mandates as Restructurings Soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talks at TUI Group, Debenhams, Leon, Bonmarch&eacute; and Arcadia have all produced roles for firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-bag-mandates-as-restructurings-soar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-bag-mandates-as-restructurings-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughter and May Bumps Up Bonuses, Maintains Salary Freezes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentons has also pushed back salary reviews until next year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-bumps-up-bonuses-maintains-salary-freezes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-bumps-up-bonuses-maintains-salary-freezes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil's Cescon Barrieu Opens Office in Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[The office will focus on growing trade and investment between Brazil and Canada, particularly in mining, oil and gas.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazils-cescon-barrieu-opens-office-in-toronto/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazils-cescon-barrieu-opens-office-in-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Bolsters Australian Construction Practice With Partner Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Natoli joins from local firm Holding Redlich.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-bolsters-australian-construction-practice-with-partner-hire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-bolsters-australian-construction-practice-with-partner-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye Globalization? Australia's Local Firms Are Poaching Global Firm Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[COVID-19 has left local firms in a stronger position.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodbye-globalization-australias-local-firms-are-poaching-global-firm-partners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 23:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodbye-globalization-australias-local-firms-are-poaching-global-firm-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garrigues Launches Antitrust, Economic Regulation and Intellectual Property Practice in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer Ivo Gagliuffi joins as co-head of the practice alongside economist Javier Coronado.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/garrigues-launches-antitrust-economic-regulation-and-intellectual-property-practice-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/garrigues-launches-antitrust-economic-regulation-and-intellectual-property-practice-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firms Will Continue to 'Clean House' Next Year, Lawyers Included]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mix of layoffs and hiring will continue through 2021, experts and firm leaders say, as the industry absorbs lessons learned in the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/firms-will-continue-to-clean-house-next-year-lawyers-included/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/firms-will-continue-to-clean-house-next-year-lawyers-included/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDF Kicks Off Panel Review After COVID-19 Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[The energy giant previously pushed back the process and opted to continue working with its current roster of legal advisers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/edf-kicks-off-panel-review-after-covid-19-pause/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/edf-kicks-off-panel-review-after-covid-19-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pillsbury London Partner Jumps to US Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner was the former co-managing partner of Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius' in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pillsbury-london-partner-jumps-to-us-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pillsbury-london-partner-jumps-to-us-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Morgan Lewis London Co-Head Jumps to US Rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[More recently, he has been a finance partner at Pillsbury since 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-morgan-lewis-london-co-head-jumps-to-us-rival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-morgan-lewis-london-co-head-jumps-to-us-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Morgan Lewis London Co-Head Jumps to US Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[More recently, he has been a finance partner at Pillsbury since 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-morgan-lewis-london-co-head-jumps-to-us-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-morgan-lewis-london-co-head-jumps-to-us-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinsents Top Earner Pay Hits All-Time High, LLPs Reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes as the firm's management pay fell by over 10% for the financial year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-top-earner-pay-hits-all-time-high-llps-reveal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsents-top-earner-pay-hits-all-time-high-llps-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hitachi Appoints US Lawyer as First Group Chief Compliance Officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[California-based David Karas takes on the role as compliance comes into focus in Japan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hitachi-appoints-us-lawyer-as-first-group-chief-compliance-officer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hitachi-appoints-us-lawyer-as-first-group-chief-compliance-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hill Dickinson Bolsters Asia Offering With 3rd Partner Hire This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction disputes specialist Richard Lyons joins as the firm expands beyond maritime work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hill-dickinson-bolsters-asia-offering-with-3rd-partner-hire-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 06:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hill-dickinson-bolsters-asia-offering-with-3rd-partner-hire-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hill Dickinson Expands Asia Offering with 3rd Partner Hire This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Lyons joins the firm's construction and commercial arbitration practice from Dubai-based infrastructure contractor Arabtec LLC, where he was head of legal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hill-dickinson-expands-asia-offering-with-3rd-partner-hire-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hill-dickinson-expands-asia-offering-with-3rd-partner-hire-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King &amp; Wood Mallesons Advises on National Australia Bank's A$2B Notes Offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners Diana Nicolson and Ian Paterson led the KWM team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-wood-mallesons-advises-on-national-australia-banks-a2b-notes-offer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-wood-mallesons-advises-on-national-australia-banks-a2b-notes-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Lawyers Defect From Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natalie Lonergan and Tatiana Gotvig have joined Squire Patton Boggs in Sydney.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/more-lawyers-defect-from-norton-rose-fulbright-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/more-lawyers-defect-from-norton-rose-fulbright-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Defections from Norton Rose Fulbright Continue with Two More Departures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natalie Lonergan and Tatiana Gotvig have joined Squire Patton Boggs in Sydney.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australia-defections-from-norton-rose-fulbright-continue-with-two-more-departures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australia-defections-from-norton-rose-fulbright-continue-with-two-more-departures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Defections From Norton Rose Fulbright Continue With 2 More Departures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natalie Lonergan and Tatiana Gotvig have joined Squire Patton Boggs in Sydney.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australia-defections-from-norton-rose-fulbright-continue-with-2-more-departures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australia-defections-from-norton-rose-fulbright-continue-with-2-more-departures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boies Schiller Co-Managing Partner Leaves for Cadwalader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three other Boies Schiller partners are joining Nick Gravante at Cadwalader.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/boies-schiller-co-managing-partner-leaves-for-cadwalader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/boies-schiller-co-managing-partner-leaves-for-cadwalader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Littler Expands in Latin America, Partners with Brazil's Chiode Minicucci]]></title><description><![CDATA[The correspondent relationship brings 18 lawyers in Latin America's biggest economy to the Littler network.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littler-expands-in-latin-america-partners-with-brazils-chiode-minicucci/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littler-expands-in-latin-america-partners-with-brazils-chiode-minicucci/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reed Smith Made a 4-Year Strategy. Then COVID Happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The global law firm braced itself for the pandemic, and firm leadership expects some efforts to increase efficiency will stick.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-made-a-4-year-strategy-then-covid-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-made-a-4-year-strategy-then-covid-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDermott's UK Top of Equity Leaps After Strong Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The LLP accounts for 2019 show the firm's U.K. fortunes increased across several metrics.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdermotts-uk-top-of-equity-leaps-after-strong-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdermotts-uk-top-of-equity-leaps-after-strong-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Magic Circle Firms Help Tesco Close $10.6B Southeast Asia Retail Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group has acquired over 2,000 stores across Thailand and Malaysia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-magic-circle-firms-help-tesco-close-106b-southeast-asia-retail-sale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-magic-circle-firms-help-tesco-close-106b-southeast-asia-retail-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festive Work Parties 'Not Appropriate' This Year, Top Lawyers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UK industry poll has found three quarters do not think events should take place, even remotely, provoking a backlash from those in the minority.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/festive-work-parties-not-appropriate-this-year-top-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/festive-work-parties-not-appropriate-this-year-top-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Owned Litigation Firm Opens in Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new base will be the firm's second in the U.K., after it opened in London last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-owned-litigation-firm-opens-in-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-owned-litigation-firm-opens-in-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECIJA On Course for Double-Digit Turnover Growth Amid Latin America Expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latin America now makes up almost half of the firm's total turnover.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ecija-on-course-for-double-digit-turnover-growth-amid-latin-america-expansion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ecija-on-course-for-double-digit-turnover-growth-amid-latin-america-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Partner Steps Down From Private Equity Backed Law Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[His exit follows that of the former CEO, who left the firm at the start of the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/senior-partner-steps-down-from-private-equity-backed-law-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/senior-partner-steps-down-from-private-equity-backed-law-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC Legal Picks Up Willkie Farr Partner in Brussels]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belgium-based partner previously had a lengthy tenure at Latham &amp; Watkins.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pwc-legal-picks-up-willkie-farr-partner-in-brussels/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pwc-legal-picks-up-willkie-farr-partner-in-brussels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Counsel's Simple Ask for Outside Counsel: Pick Up the Phone and Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey finds that while law firms have gotten creative in their outreach and content production, the simplicity of a personal, relevant message goes a long way.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/general-counsels-simple-ask-for-outside-counsel-pick-up-the-phone-and-call/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/general-counsels-simple-ask-for-outside-counsel-pick-up-the-phone-and-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Russell Speechlys Relaunches In Hong Kong As Registered Local Law Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has also added disputes heft across several of its international offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charles-russell-speechlys-relaunches-in-hong-kong-as-registered-local-law-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charles-russell-speechlys-relaunches-in-hong-kong-as-registered-local-law-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's Initiatives That Are Perfectly Useless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some surprises in the new Acritas study: some mommy programs harm women's progress, but the pandemic might be a boon for women's careers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/womens-initiatives-that-are-perfectly-useless/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 06:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/womens-initiatives-that-are-perfectly-useless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinsent Masons Puts Dozens of Roles At Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is the latest to undertake job cuts amid the ongoing uncertainty caused by pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsent-masons-puts-dozens-of-roles-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsent-masons-puts-dozens-of-roles-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSF Commits to Net Zero Carbon by 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes as the industry continues to ramp up action on sustainability.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-commits-to-net-zero-carbon-by-2030/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-commits-to-net-zero-carbon-by-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSF Commits to Net Carbon Zero by 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes as the industry continues to ramp up action on sustainability.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-commits-to-net-carbon-zero-by-2030/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-commits-to-net-carbon-zero-by-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSF Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes as the industry continues to ramp up action on sustainability.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-by-2030/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-by-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wachtell, Goodwin and Latham Among Firms Advising on $27.7B Slack Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal had been speculated on for a few days, and many are seeing it as an investment in the idea that working from home is here to stay.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wachtell-goodwin-and-latham-among-firms-advising-on-277b-slack-sale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wachtell-goodwin-and-latham-among-firms-advising-on-277b-slack-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodwin, Latham Among Firms Advising on $27.7B Slack Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal had been speculated on for a few days, and many are seeing it as an investment in the idea that working from home is here to stay.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodwin-latham-among-firms-advising-on-277b-slack-sale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodwin-latham-among-firms-advising-on-277b-slack-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Commission Takes on Big Tech with New Competition Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Union's new Digital Markets Act marks a radical departure from how officials have regulated large tech companies in the past.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eu-commission-takes-on-big-tech-with-new-competition-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eu-commission-takes-on-big-tech-with-new-competition-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kobre &amp; Kim Hires Regional Managing Director for Latin America]]></title><description><![CDATA[The addition of Brazilian lawyer Leonardo Palhares comes as compliance and investigations work increases in the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kobre-amp-kim-hires-regional-managing-director-for-latin-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kobre-amp-kim-hires-regional-managing-director-for-latin-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian Heavyweight Rebrands Following Name Partner Exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rebrand follows the exit of its name partner in September.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/italian-heavyweight-rebrands-following-name-partner-exit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/italian-heavyweight-rebrands-following-name-partner-exit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooley Promotes 16 to Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just two lawyers have been made up outside of the firm's U.S. offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cooley-promotes-16-to-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cooley-promotes-16-to-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA Bans Former Eversheds and Kingsley Napley Employees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two cases saw the former employees falsify signatures and misuse funds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-bans-former-eversheds-and-kingsley-napley-employees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-bans-former-eversheds-and-kingsley-napley-employees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest UK Firm Repays Government Furlough Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has also reinstated salary reviews.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-uk-firm-repays-government-furlough-money/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-uk-firm-repays-government-furlough-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ince Buoyed By Overseas Offices as UK Revenue Slumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The listed firm has also announced sweeping changes to its leadership team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-buoyed-by-overseas-offices-as-uk-revenue-slumps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-buoyed-by-overseas-offices-as-uk-revenue-slumps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephenson Harwood Makes Hong Kong Lateral After Departures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fan Yang add commercial arbitration capability to the office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stephenson-harwood-makes-hong-kong-lateral-after-departures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stephenson-harwood-makes-hong-kong-lateral-after-departures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Ditches Quarterly Distributions in Favour of More Frequent Pay-Outs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is the latest to seek greater flexibility and move away from large, rigid partner distributions at a time when margins are tight.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-ditches-quarterly-distributions-in-favour-of-more-frequent-pay-outs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-ditches-quarterly-distributions-in-favour-of-more-frequent-pay-outs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT Launches Belfast Legal Services Hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company follows in the steps of various law firms who have established Northern Ireland presences in a move to prepare for the impact of Brexit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bt-launches-belfast-legal-services-hub/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bt-launches-belfast-legal-services-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Help Your Junior Lawyers Thrive During Remote Working]]></title><description><![CDATA['In a busy day, it's so easy to fall into the clich&eacute; where out of sight means out of mind', LOD's Simon Harper says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-to-help-your-junior-lawyers-thrive-during-remote-working/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-to-help-your-junior-lawyers-thrive-during-remote-working/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayer Brown Builds in Germany With Five-Strong Team From US Rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team is led by two partners, including Baker McKenzie's current German head of antitrust.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mayer-brown-builds-in-germany-with-five-strong-team-from-us-rival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mayer-brown-builds-in-germany-with-five-strong-team-from-us-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Appoints New Australia Chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The role change is the second leadership switch for the Australian arm this year, after it appointed a new managing partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-appoints-new-australia-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-appoints-new-australia-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simpson Thacher, Nishimura Lead on Walmart's $1.36B Stake Sale in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private equity giant KKR is teaming up with Japanese ecommerce company Rakuten to build the retailer's digital operations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-nishimura-lead-on-walmarts-136b-stake-sale-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-nishimura-lead-on-walmarts-136b-stake-sale-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Picks Up Baton For Harry Dunn's Parents Following High Court Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howard Kennedy was previously advising Dunn's parents after their son was killed in a car collision with the wife of a US diplomat in 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-picks-up-baton-for-harry-dunns-parents-following-high-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 06:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-picks-up-baton-for-harry-dunns-parents-following-high-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former US Ambassador to Head Mastercard's Global Litigation, Public Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Verma, ex-U.S. ambassador to India, has taken over as executive vice president of global public policy and regulatory affairs for one of the largest payment card companies in the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-us-ambassador-to-head-mastercards-global-litigation-public-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 06:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-us-ambassador-to-head-mastercards-global-litigation-public-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID Pushed Firms to Overhaul How They Connect With Clients. They Aren't Going Back.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms have found new paths to connect with clients and develop business during the pandemic, and the changes appear permanent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covid-pushed-firms-to-overhaul-how-they-connect-with-clients-they-arent-going-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covid-pushed-firms-to-overhaul-how-they-connect-with-clients-they-arent-going-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook's Libra Association Hires Payment System GC in Zurich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saumya Bhavsar is the Libra Network's first general counsel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/facebooks-libra-association-hires-payment-system-gc-in-zurich/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/facebooks-libra-association-hires-payment-system-gc-in-zurich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Law Firms Restructure Staff for a Post-Pandemic Future, Who Will Be Protected?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms are preparing for the future as they navigate the present, illuminating some clear trends about what staffing will look like when the crisis is over.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-law-firms-restructure-staff-for-a-post-pandemic-future-who-will-be-protected/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-law-firms-restructure-staff-for-a-post-pandemic-future-who-will-be-protected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proskauer And Fried Frank Match Bonuses&amp;mdash;With a Twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like some others, both firms put small twists on their end-of-year bonus announcements, so it's not the same scale for all associates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/proskauer-and-fried-frank-match-bonusesampmdashwith-a-twist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/proskauer-and-fried-frank-match-bonusesampmdashwith-a-twist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish Law Firms Increase Revenue in Latin America During Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuatrecasas and ECIJA expect record billing for the region in 2020 after expanding with new offices and hires.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spanish-law-firms-increase-revenue-in-latin-america-during-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spanish-law-firms-increase-revenue-in-latin-america-during-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters, Fried Frank and Dickson Minto Lead on &amp;pound;1.8B Carlyle Sale of Management Consultancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transaction sees Jacobs Engineering Group take a 65% majority stake in PA Consulting Group.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-fried-frank-and-dickson-minto-lead-on-amppound18b-carlyle-sale-of-management-consultancy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-fried-frank-and-dickson-minto-lead-on-amppound18b-carlyle-sale-of-management-consultancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Firm Introduces 'No Bystanders Rule' on Sexual Harassment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rule says that staff "must report" any incident of sexual harassment they witness, hear about or experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-firm-introduces-no-bystanders-rule-on-sexual-harassment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-firm-introduces-no-bystanders-rule-on-sexual-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ropes &amp; Gray Grabs Kirkland &amp; Ellis London Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner is the fifth to exit Kirkland in London since August 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ropes-amp-gray-grabs-kirkland-amp-ellis-london-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ropes-amp-gray-grabs-kirkland-amp-ellis-london-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brazilian Case That Holds Significance For English Courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The international role of English courts has come into focus in the Municipio de Mariana v BHP jurisdictional application.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-brazilian-case-that-holds-significance-for-english-courts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-brazilian-case-that-holds-significance-for-english-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Targeted By Scammers Posing as SRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in phishing attacks, with scammers taking advantage of home-working vulnerabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-targeted-by-scammers-posing-as-sra/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-targeted-by-scammers-posing-as-sra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Circle Firm, Deloitte Take on Impending Arcadia Collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fashion empire is set to collapse into administration today, multiple news reports have said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/magic-circle-firm-deloitte-take-on-impending-arcadia-collapse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/magic-circle-firm-deloitte-take-on-impending-arcadia-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Law Firm Debuts in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The collective action specialist firm will be based in Holborn.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firm-debuts-in-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firm-debuts-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephenson Harwood Litigation Hire Falls Through]]></title><description><![CDATA["You win some, you lose some," said Stephenson Harwood's CEO after losing out on the Bird &amp; Bird patent litigation partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stephenson-harwood-litigation-hire-falls-through/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stephenson-harwood-litigation-hire-falls-through/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osborne Clarke Pounces After Stephenson Harwood Fails to Bag Litigator]]></title><description><![CDATA["You win some, you lose some," said Stephenson Harwood's CEO after losing out on the Bird &amp; Bird patent litigation partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/osborne-clarke-pounces-after-stephenson-harwood-fails-to-bag-litigator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/osborne-clarke-pounces-after-stephenson-harwood-fails-to-bag-litigator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedys Expands Hong Kong Office Space in Quarry Bay Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.K. firm is taking a bigger space at lower rent, according to local reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-expands-hong-kong-office-space-in-quarry-bay-move/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-expands-hong-kong-office-space-in-quarry-bay-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: November's Key Hires and Promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The month saw hires for Norton Rose, Dentons and Shoosmiths.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-novembers-key-hires-and-promotions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-novembers-key-hires-and-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Hits Shearman For London Partner Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire is a rare addition to A&amp;O's London litigation practice this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-hits-shearman-for-london-partner-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-hits-shearman-for-london-partner-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HFW Renews Gender Targets After Failure to Hit Initial Aims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had aimed for 30% of its equity partner ranks to be women by 2020, but is set to miss that target.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-renews-gender-targets-after-failure-to-hit-initial-aims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-renews-gender-targets-after-failure-to-hit-initial-aims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HFW Fails to Hit Gender Target, Broadens Aims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had aimed for 30% of its equity partner ranks to be women by 2020, but is set to miss that target.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-fails-to-hit-gender-target-broadens-aims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-fails-to-hit-gender-target-broadens-aims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Role of Litigation Funders in Australian Class Actions Has Declined]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the number of class-action lawsuits filed in Australia has remained high.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/role-of-litigation-funders-in-australian-class-actions-has-declined/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 06:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/role-of-litigation-funders-in-australian-class-actions-has-declined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest COVID-19 UK Staff Cuts: A Firm-By-Firm Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[As of this month, 20 firms have made or are making redundancies as a result of the pandemic disruption.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-covid-19-uk-staff-cuts-a-firm-by-firm-guide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-covid-19-uk-staff-cuts-a-firm-by-firm-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listed UK Law Firm Cuts Around 40 Staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm initiated the redundancy round in September.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/listed-uk-law-firm-cuts-around-40-staff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/listed-uk-law-firm-cuts-around-40-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Popular Outcry Is Not Proof': Why the High Court Sided With Ryan Beckwith]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person close to the situation said Friday's earlier ruling has "far reaching consequences for the regulation of the legal profession."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/popular-outcry-is-not-proof-why-the-high-court-sided-with-ryan-beckwith/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/popular-outcry-is-not-proof-why-the-high-court-sided-with-ryan-beckwith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gateley Revenues Prove Resilient As Share Price Climbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm posted revenues of over &pound;50 million for the first six months of the financial year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gateley-revenues-prove-resilient-as-share-price-climbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gateley-revenues-prove-resilient-as-share-price-climbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennington Manches Shutters San Francisco Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has had a presence in the West Coast city since 2014.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pennington-manches-shutters-san-francisco-office/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pennington-manches-shutters-san-francisco-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Beckwith Succeeds In SDT Misconduct Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner had appealed an SDT ruling regarding alleged misconduct against a junior associate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ryan-beckwith-succeeds-in-sdt-misconduct-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ryan-beckwith-succeeds-in-sdt-misconduct-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Law Firms in Africa are Helping Fight Oppression and Poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through a combination of full service human rights work and pro bono work, lawyers in Africa are playing a role in lifting people out of poverty and oppression.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-law-firms-in-africa-are-helping-fight-oppression-and-poverty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-law-firms-in-africa-are-helping-fight-oppression-and-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Top 25 Firm Puts Over 50 Roles At Risk In Latest COVID-19 Staff Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Redundancy consultations are taking place across the firm's secretary ranks, as well as other areas of the business.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-25-firm-puts-over-50-roles-at-risk-in-latest-covid-19-staff-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-25-firm-puts-over-50-roles-at-risk-in-latest-covid-19-staff-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's HWL Ebsworth Cancels Proposed Initial Public Offering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of interest from fund managers, according to a report.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australias-hwl-ebsworth-cancels-proposed-initial-public-offering/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 09:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australias-hwl-ebsworth-cancels-proposed-initial-public-offering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does a Biden Presidency Mean for US Export Controls, Sanctions on China?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Biden administration is likely to share the same export controls and sanctions policy goals as its predecessor, while taking on a more collaborative approach with stakeholders and industry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-does-a-biden-presidency-mean-for-us-export-controls-sanctions-on-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-does-a-biden-presidency-mean-for-us-export-controls-sanctions-on-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Top 50 Firm Concludes Consultation With a Single Redundancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had originally put 40 roles at risk as part of a consulation launched announced in September.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-50-firm-concludes-consultation-with-a-single-redundancy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-50-firm-concludes-consultation-with-a-single-redundancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedys Risks Losing Brand in Spain Following Court Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kennedys parted ways with its Spanish entity - Kennedys Abogados - in March 2020, but a recent court ruling has allowed it to keep its name.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-risks-losing-brand-in-spain-following-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-risks-losing-brand-in-spain-following-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones Day Targets Dechert for First 2020 London Partner Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US firm has had several exits from its London base this year, but has not brought in any lateral partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-targets-dechert-for-first-2020-london-partner-hire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-targets-dechert-for-first-2020-london-partner-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing Trims London Office Space With Sublet to US Law Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has sub-let part of its fifth floor in its flagship London base.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-trims-london-office-space-with-sublet-to-us-law-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-trims-london-office-space-with-sublet-to-us-law-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading Your Way Out of the Crisis: Why Investing In Partners as Leaders Hands Firms a Competitive Advantage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders of professional services firms have managed the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis well, but the time for "managing" is over as we move to the next phase of the pandemic, argue two consultants.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/leading-your-way-out-of-the-crisis-why-investing-in-partners-as-leaders-hands-firms-a-competitive-advantage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/leading-your-way-out-of-the-crisis-why-investing-in-partners-as-leaders-hands-firms-a-competitive-advantage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Appoints First Global Sustainability Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes as more law firms ramp up their sustainability efforts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-appoints-first-global-sustainability-head/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-appoints-first-global-sustainability-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY Canada's Business Law Head Exits For Toronto Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The departing managing partner led the Big Four firm's business law services group for nearly five years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ey-canadas-business-law-head-exits-for-toronto-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ey-canadas-business-law-head-exits-for-toronto-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Law Firm Trio Leads on $2.1B Publishing Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal with strengthen Penguin Random House group's footprint in the U.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-law-firm-trio-leads-on-21b-publishing-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-law-firm-trio-leads-on-21b-publishing-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Firms Among Biggest Threats to Africa's Homegrown Legal Industry, Survey Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than two-thirds of respondent firms said international law firms will be their main source of competition over the next five years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/international-firms-among-biggest-threats-to-africas-homegrown-legal-industry-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/international-firms-among-biggest-threats-to-africas-homegrown-legal-industry-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters and Freshfields In Driving Seat For AA Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal values AA at 35 pence per share, giving the motoring company a market cap of &pound;219 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-freshfields-in-driving-seat-for-aa-takeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-freshfields-in-driving-seat-for-aa-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M&amp;A Strong in 2021 as Optimism Returns to Australian Market, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hunt for yield drives in low interest rate environment acquisition.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mampa-strong-in-2021-as-optimism-returns-to-australian-market-report-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 07:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mampa-strong-in-2021-as-optimism-returns-to-australian-market-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Enters US Associate Bonus Fray]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other firms to have announced the top associate bonus rates in the U.S. include Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-enters-us-associate-bonus-fray/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-enters-us-associate-bonus-fray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland &amp; Ellis London Partner Jumps to Bryan Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigations partner Sarah Klein leaves the firm after four years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-amp-ellis-london-partner-jumps-to-bryan-cave/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-amp-ellis-london-partner-jumps-to-bryan-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Regulator Rebukes Reed Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes just a month after the firm launched a review into how it handled historical allegations of misconduct in its London office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-regulator-rebukes-reed-smith/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-regulator-rebukes-reed-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenpeace GC Set To Leave After 16 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[He is set to join the Children's Investment Fund Foundation in another legal position.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenpeace-gc-set-to-leave-after-16-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenpeace-gc-set-to-leave-after-16-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephenson Harwood Plucks New GC from BCLP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The departure follows a number of exits from BCLP's London base in the past year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stephenson-harwood-plucks-new-gc-from-bclp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stephenson-harwood-plucks-new-gc-from-bclp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burges Salmon Celebrates BLAs Triumph By Planting Tree For Every Staff Member]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm bagged the prestigious UK Law Firm of the Year title at Thursday night's virtual ceremony.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/burges-salmon-celebrates-blas-triumph-by-planting-tree-for-every-staff-member/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/burges-salmon-celebrates-blas-triumph-by-planting-tree-for-every-staff-member/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three US Firms Unveil Latest Partner Promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[McDermott Will &amp; Emery has also revealed its latest round.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-us-firms-unveil-latest-partner-promotions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/three-us-firms-unveil-latest-partner-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing To Let Staff, Partners Work Remotely 50% Of The Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is the latest to announce new remote-working guidelines post-COVID.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-to-let-staff-partners-work-remotely-50-of-the-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-to-let-staff-partners-work-remotely-50-of-the-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King &amp; Spalding Adds CMS Disputes Partner Duo in Dubai]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is on a global mission to strengthen its construction disputes bench strength.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-adds-cms-disputes-partner-duo-in-dubai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-adds-cms-disputes-partner-duo-in-dubai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Law Firm Profits Increase During Pandemic, Survey Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal advisors played central role in guiding clients on how to respond to the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firm-profits-increase-during-pandemic-survey-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firm-profits-increase-during-pandemic-survey-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HWL Ebsworth Partners to Share in A$387M Pending Potential Listing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian firm expects revenue of A$391 million ($288 million) in the current year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hwl-ebsworth-partners-to-share-in-a387m-pending-potential-listing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hwl-ebsworth-partners-to-share-in-a387m-pending-potential-listing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughter and May Partners Decide Not to Hold Lockstep Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners said reviews at other firms prompted the firm to consider having a discussion about its own lockstep system.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-partners-decide-not-to-hold-lockstep-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-partners-decide-not-to-hold-lockstep-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Lewis Singapore Partner Suet-Fern Lee Guilty of Professional Misconduct, License Suspended for 15 Months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city-state's highest disciplinary body for the legal profession found her handling of the late Lee Kuan Yew's last will "unsatisfactory" and lacking professional diligence but spared the prominent lawyer disbarment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morgan-lewis-singapore-partner-suet-fern-lee-guilty-of-professional-misconduct-license-suspended-for-15-months/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morgan-lewis-singapore-partner-suet-fern-lee-guilty-of-professional-misconduct-license-suspended-for-15-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Latest to Change German Structure Ahead of Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is the latest to make the move, joining Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Eversheds Sutherland.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-latest-to-change-german-structure-ahead-of-brexit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-latest-to-change-german-structure-ahead-of-brexit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Rejigs German Legal Structure in Brexit Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the UK's full transition out of the EU nears, the legal status of UK LLPs operating in Continental Europe has become uncertain.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-rejigs-german-legal-structure-in-brexit-move/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-rejigs-german-legal-structure-in-brexit-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Companies Facing Most Tech-Related Enforcement Investigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Baker McKenzie report reveals that 59% of companies in Hong Kong and mainland China are facing tech-related enforcement investigations on the back of the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/china-companies-facing-most-tech-related-enforcement-investigations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/china-companies-facing-most-tech-related-enforcement-investigations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Americas Revenue Falls, LLPs Show, While London Rent Could Hit &amp;pound;445M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linklaters previously announced that its annual PEP and profits fell and revenue nudged up by less than 1% during the most recent financial year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-americas-revenue-falls-llps-show-while-london-rent-could-hit-amppound445m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-americas-revenue-falls-llps-show-while-london-rent-could-hit-amppound445m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knights Acquires UK Outfit as Half-Year Revenues Soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's CEO says activity has now recovered "to near pre-COVID-19 levels" as the firm removes all salary cost-reduction measures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/knights-acquires-uk-outfit-as-half-year-revenues-soar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/knights-acquires-uk-outfit-as-half-year-revenues-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Opens New China Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new office coincides with recently announced government plans to develop Hainan into China's first free trade port.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-opens-new-china-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-opens-new-china-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Firms in the UK Might Be From the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first attempt at a U.K. analog to The A-List shows that U.S. firms outpaced their U.K.-headquartered peers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-best-firms-in-the-uk-might-be-from-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-best-firms-in-the-uk-might-be-from-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY Calls On Legaltech Platform to Assist With LIBOR Transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is using an artifical intelligence platform to process thousands of contracts which need amending before the deadline in 13 months.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ey-calls-on-legaltech-platform-to-assist-with-libor-transition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ey-calls-on-legaltech-platform-to-assist-with-libor-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's Nishimura &amp; Asahi Invests in Legaltech Platform Reynen Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Japanese firm said it will work with the company to help vendors localize their products for Asian markets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/japans-nishimura-amp-asahi-invests-in-legaltech-platform-reynen-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/japans-nishimura-amp-asahi-invests-in-legaltech-platform-reynen-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 Dentons UK Lawyer Roles at Risk in Latest Redundancy Round]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is also reviewing its business service offering, and reviewing its salaries across the U.K. as more roles become virtual.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/24-dentons-uk-lawyer-roles-at-risk-in-latest-redundancy-round/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/24-dentons-uk-lawyer-roles-at-risk-in-latest-redundancy-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Nabs Top Hong Kong PE Partner from Weil Gotshal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Abercromby has joined the firm after only 13 months at Weil. He previously was a partner at Kirkland &amp; Ellis.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-nabs-top-hong-kong-pe-partner-from-weil-gotshal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-nabs-top-hong-kong-pe-partner-from-weil-gotshal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Duo Advising On Potential UK Aviation Industry Bailout]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.K. Department for Transport is paying two law firms a total of &pound;1.5 million for advice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-duo-advising-on-potential-uk-aviation-industry-bailout/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-duo-advising-on-potential-uk-aviation-industry-bailout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[21-Strong Dentons Team To Exit For TLT]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partners leading the team move are currently based in Dentons' Watford office, which the firm said would close this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/21-strong-dentons-team-to-exit-for-tlt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/21-strong-dentons-team-to-exit-for-tlt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fieldfisher Adds Top Medical Negligence Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner joins after more than two decades at Kingsley Napley.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fieldfisher-adds-top-medical-negligence-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fieldfisher-adds-top-medical-negligence-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trio of Law Firms Install Web Portal for Domestic Violence Victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three firms have joined the Royal Mail's Online Safe Spaces campaign, which offers advice and support for victims.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/trio-of-law-firms-install-web-portal-for-domestic-violence-victims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/trio-of-law-firms-install-web-portal-for-domestic-violence-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Lawyers Question Impact of New Free Trade Pact in Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCEP is the world's largest free trade agreement, but focuses on intra-Asia trade and excludes the U.S. and Europe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/global-lawyers-question-impact-of-new-free-trade-pact-in-asia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/global-lawyers-question-impact-of-new-free-trade-pact-in-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As COVID Cases Rise in the US, Law Firms Push Lawyers and Staff to Stay Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haynes and Boone and Dentons are among firms asking personnel to avoid the office unless absolutely necessary, as the coronavirus surges across the U.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-covid-cases-rise-in-the-us-law-firms-push-lawyers-and-staff-to-stay-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-covid-cases-rise-in-the-us-law-firms-push-lawyers-and-staff-to-stay-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Lawyer Recruitment Challenged by Singapore's Push for Local Hires]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government raised the cost of hiring expatriates, imposed quotas to ensure businesses have a balance of local and foreign employees, and added 47 companies to a watch list for suspected discriminatory hiring practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/foreign-lawyer-recruitment-challenged-by-singapores-push-for-local-hires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/foreign-lawyer-recruitment-challenged-by-singapores-push-for-local-hires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's Major Firms Navigate Their First Transition of Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[At some of the nation's largest firms, first-generation leaders are just now beginning to age out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chinas-major-firms-navigate-their-first-transition-of-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chinas-major-firms-navigate-their-first-transition-of-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Misled Ex-Partner in Employment Dispute, Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court fight, which took place in Australia, ended with the judge ordering the firm to pay the former partner A$160,000 in damages.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-misled-ex-partner-in-employment-dispute-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-misled-ex-partner-in-employment-dispute-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Littler's UK Arm Signals Imminent Ireland Debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filings show that GQ Littler set up an entity in Ireland, which is attempting to woo US law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littlers-uk-arm-signals-imminent-ireland-debut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littlers-uk-arm-signals-imminent-ireland-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Ramps Up Global ESG Efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new board will oversee the firm's environmental, social and governance efforts, which the firm says will involve more than 400 of its lawyers and business support professionals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-ramps-up-global-esg-efforts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-ramps-up-global-esg-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The British Legal Awards 2020: Who Won What and Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of this year's winners included AstraZeneca, Slaughter and May, Addleshaw Goddard, Cleary Gottlieb, Freeths and Paul Hastings. But what made them victorious?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-british-legal-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-british-legal-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wellbeing at Work: Why Law Firms Have Never Had A Greater Duty to Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, corporate wellbeing trainer Melanie Pritchard argues that it's never been more important for firms to focus on their mental health agenda.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wellbeing-at-work-why-law-firms-have-never-had-a-greater-duty-to-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wellbeing-at-work-why-law-firms-have-never-had-a-greater-duty-to-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former A&amp;O Managing Partner Takes Up Adviser Role at Comms Giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Allen &amp; Overy global managing partner Andrew Ballheimer is set to join an international public relations and communications firm as a senior&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-aampo-managing-partner-takes-up-adviser-role-at-comms-giant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-aampo-managing-partner-takes-up-adviser-role-at-comms-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I Really Felt That The Odds Were Stacked Against Me': A CC Legal Secretary on His Trans Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this year's Trans Day of Remembrance, Tate Smith speaks about his experiences of facing prejudice at work and how firms can help to protect trans employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/i-really-felt-that-the-odds-were-stacked-against-me-a-cc-legal-secretary-on-his-trans-journey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/i-really-felt-that-the-odds-were-stacked-against-me-a-cc-legal-secretary-on-his-trans-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayer Brown Promotes 4 Lawyers to Partner and 5 to Counsel in Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the Asia appointments were in Hong Kong but promotions also took place in Singapore and Beijing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mayer-brown-promotes-4-lawyers-to-partner-and-5-to-counsel-in-asia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 06:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mayer-brown-promotes-4-lawyers-to-partner-and-5-to-counsel-in-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms in Australia Will Continue Flexible Working after COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[But office time will remain essential for collaboration and learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-in-australia-will-continue-flexible-working-after-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-in-australia-will-continue-flexible-working-after-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham, DLA, Dechert and Burges Salmon Win Out at the British Legal Awards 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards, hosted by actor Richard E. Grant, were overseen by an independent judging panel chaired by the City of London Law Society.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-dla-dechert-and-burges-salmon-win-out-at-the-british-legal-awards-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-dla-dechert-and-burges-salmon-win-out-at-the-british-legal-awards-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Biden Presidency Might Shake Up US-China Investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scrutiny of Chinese investment in the U.S. is unlikely to ease anytime soon, but a Biden administration is expected to adopt a less abrasive approach than that of his predecessor.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-a-biden-presidency-might-shake-up-us-china-investment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-a-biden-presidency-might-shake-up-us-china-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The British Legal Awards Are Hours Away. Here's How to Register]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ceremony will be hosted by actor Richard E Grant who will answer questions from the industry, including which Hollywood star he rates most highly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-british-legal-awards-are-hours-away-heres-how-to-register/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-british-legal-awards-are-hours-away-heres-how-to-register/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenberg Traurig Nabs Five-Lawyer Dutch Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team is the latest addition to the Amsterdam office following hires from Loyens &amp; Loeff and Allen &amp; Overy last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenberg-traurig-nabs-five-lawyer-dutch-team/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenberg-traurig-nabs-five-lawyer-dutch-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schulte Partner Joins London Funds Client as General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner had been at Schulte for more than 13 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/schulte-partner-joins-london-funds-client-as-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/schulte-partner-joins-london-funds-client-as-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields to Factor in Racial Diversity When Building Disputes Teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disputes practice is also to roll out its gender diversity targets globally, following a successful London run.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-to-factor-in-racial-diversity-when-building-disputes-teams/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-to-factor-in-racial-diversity-when-building-disputes-teams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Business: Mishcon Brings In Founder's Grandson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oliver Mishcon, the barrister grandson of the late Lord Mishcon, will take up a role at the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/family-business-mishcon-brings-in-founders-grandson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/family-business-mishcon-brings-in-founders-grandson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance Advise on 'Landmark' $44B Saudi Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mega-deal has been billed as the largest ever Islamic finance transaction.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-clifford-chance-advise-on-landmark-44b-saudi-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-clifford-chance-advise-on-landmark-44b-saudi-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughters Unveils Rare Partner Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Danske Bank lawyer joins the firm's disputes and investigations group.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-unveils-rare-partner-hire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-unveils-rare-partner-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Drops Charges Against Ex-Mexican Cabinet Secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General William Barr and his counterpart in Mexico, Alejandro Gertz Manero, said Mexican officials are now investigating former national defense secretary Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda and, "in the interests of demonstrating our united front against all forms of criminality," the U.S. Department of Justice had agreed to drop the charges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-drops-charges-against-ex-mexican-cabinet-secretary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-drops-charges-against-ex-mexican-cabinet-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonprofit Helps Mexican Women Lawyers Advance in the Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women are underrepresented in the top ranks at big Mexican law firms, even when compared with their peers in some Latin American countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/nonprofit-helps-mexican-women-lawyers-advance-in-the-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/nonprofit-helps-mexican-women-lawyers-advance-in-the-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-profit Helps Mexican Women Lawyers Advance in the Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women are underrepresented in the top ranks at big Mexican law firms, even when compared with their peers in some Latin American countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/non-profit-helps-mexican-women-lawyers-advance-in-the-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/non-profit-helps-mexican-women-lawyers-advance-in-the-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurers Take Business Interruption Case to U.K. Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.K. Supreme Court is considering if it is incorrect to assume that insurance coverage would be unlimited during a pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/insurers-take-business-interruption-case-to-uk-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/insurers-take-business-interruption-case-to-uk-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Continues US Expansion With Washington DC Addition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new hire adds to the firm's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States group.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-continues-us-expansion-with-washington-dc-addition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-continues-us-expansion-with-washington-dc-addition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hill Dickinson Hires Former DWF Partner in Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Goacher will lead a regulatory practice in the city-state.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hill-dickinson-hires-former-dwf-partner-in-singapore/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hill-dickinson-hires-former-dwf-partner-in-singapore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Hires Three-Lawyer Litigation Team in Milan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrival of a partner and two counsels from elite Italian firm Gianni will bolster Dentons' capability in complex financial services litigation in Italy, the firm said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-hires-three-lawyer-litigation-team-in-milan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-hires-three-lawyer-litigation-team-in-milan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst, Slaughters Aboard Raft of International Firms on &amp;pound;7.2BN Insurance Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The takeover will see Canadian insurance company Intact acquire RSA's Canadian, U.K. and international operations, while Nordic business Tryg will retain RSA's Swedish and Norwegian businesses.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-slaughters-aboard-raft-of-international-firms-on-amppound72bn-insurance-takeover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-slaughters-aboard-raft-of-international-firms-on-amppound72bn-insurance-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughter and May London Partner Exits After Internal Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has notified the Solicitors Regulation Authority about the behaviour of the financing partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-london-partner-exits-after-internal-investigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-london-partner-exits-after-internal-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weightmans Hands Senior Partner Another Term]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lewis, who joined the firm over three decades ago as an articled clerk, first took on the role in 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weightmans-hands-senior-partner-another-term/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weightmans-hands-senior-partner-another-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Opens 'Virtual Pub' To Beat Lockdown Blues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm plans to hold its Christmas party at the virtual venue instead of a physical event.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-opens-virtual-pub-to-beat-lockdown-blues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-opens-virtual-pub-to-beat-lockdown-blues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Recruits Former DWF India Practice Head in Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corporate lawyer Babita Ambekar moves over as the listed U.K. firm readies Singapore closure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-recruits-former-dwf-india-practice-head-in-singapore/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-recruits-former-dwf-india-practice-head-in-singapore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Loses Another Partner to Australian Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurance partner Brett Solomon is the latest of several partners to leave the Anglo-Australian firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-loses-another-partner-to-australian-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-loses-another-partner-to-australian-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Firm Lander &amp; Rogers Hires Ashurst Workplace Relations Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vince Rogers will launch the firm's Brisbane workplace relations practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-firm-lander-amp-rogers-hires-ashurst-workplace-relations-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-firm-lander-amp-rogers-hires-ashurst-workplace-relations-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWF Australia Loses Another Partner to a Domestic Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Dawson, who is jumping to Moray &amp; Agnew's Newcastle office, is the third partner in three months to leave DWF.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-australia-loses-another-partner-to-a-domestic-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-australia-loses-another-partner-to-a-domestic-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Lawyers Seek 'Essential' Status as France's 2nd COVID-19 Lockdown Drags On]]></title><description><![CDATA[The French Bar Council, which represents 70,000 lawyers, has petitioned the Interior Ministry to add "consulting a lawyer in person" to the list of official exceptions to France's strict new rules to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-lawyers-seek-essential-status-as-frances-2nd-covid-19-lockdown-drags-on/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-lawyers-seek-essential-status-as-frances-2nd-covid-19-lockdown-drags-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why 2 Texas Partners Will Lead Norton Rose Fulbright's Litigation Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appointments reflect the deep litigation strength in Texas that dates back to legacy firm Fulbright &amp; Jaworski, says Dallas partner Richard Krumholz, new global head of litigation and disputes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-2-texas-partners-will-lead-norton-rose-fulbrights-litigation-team/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-2-texas-partners-will-lead-norton-rose-fulbrights-litigation-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidley London Restructuring Partner Jumps To Alston &amp; Bird]]></title><description><![CDATA[The departure follows that of private equity co-head and buyout specialist Erik Dahl and private equity partner Christian Iwasko from Sidley Austin in June.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sidley-london-restructuring-partner-jumps-to-alston-amp-bird/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sidley-london-restructuring-partner-jumps-to-alston-amp-bird/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Generation: Junior Lawyers Share Their Struggles With Lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners say there is 'a whole generation of lawyers missing out on training and professional development'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/forgotten-generation-junior-lawyers-share-their-struggles-with-lockdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/forgotten-generation-junior-lawyers-share-their-struggles-with-lockdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit Latest: Noerr Set to Ditch UK LLP Structure]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a no-deal Brexit approaches, several European firms are evaluating their LLP structures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brexit-latest-noerr-set-to-ditch-uk-llp-structure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brexit-latest-noerr-set-to-ditch-uk-llp-structure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryan Cave's Global COO Defects to UK Top 100 Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key architect of the Bryan Cave-Berwin Leighton Paisner merger, David Rowe leaves after seven years at the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-caves-global-coo-defects-to-uk-top-100-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-caves-global-coo-defects-to-uk-top-100-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper Bolsters Asia Real Estate Practice With Hong Kong Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm also shuffles regional leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-bolsters-asia-real-estate-practice-with-hong-kong-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-bolsters-asia-real-estate-practice-with-hong-kong-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court Slams SDT Over 'Seriously Flawed' Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appeal had been brought by the legal regulator over the SDT's decision not to prosecute a solicitor accused of fraud.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/high-court-slams-sdt-over-seriously-flawed-verdict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/high-court-slams-sdt-over-seriously-flawed-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing Senior Partner Gets Second Term]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was first elected to the role in 2017, and will start his second term with immediate effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-senior-partner-gets-second-term/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-senior-partner-gets-second-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters and Freshfields Advise On Europe Multi-Billion Payment Provider Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal will see two European-based payment heavyweights combine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-freshfields-advise-on-europe-multi-billion-payment-provider-merger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-freshfields-advise-on-europe-multi-billion-payment-provider-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adjusting the COVID-19 Response: How Law Firms Are Altering Austerity Measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some firms are restoring pay after reducing salaries earlier in the year, while others make additional cuts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/adjusting-the-covid-19-response-how-law-firms-are-altering-austerity-measures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/adjusting-the-covid-19-response-how-law-firms-are-altering-austerity-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Analysts Caution Against Forecasting Based on Declining 2020 Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demand has faltered in ways the legal industry hasn't seen since the Great Recession, but industry analysts warn against reading too much into it just yet.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-analysts-caution-against-forecasting-based-on-declining-2020-demand/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-analysts-caution-against-forecasting-based-on-declining-2020-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fieldfisher Cuts 20 As COVID-19 Lay-Offs Continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cuts, which the firm says have been accelerated by the pandemic, follow a decrease in demand for "administrative support".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fieldfisher-cuts-20-as-covid-19-lay-offs-continue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fieldfisher-cuts-20-as-covid-19-lay-offs-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King &amp; Spalding Takes On Litvinenko Court Battle Pro Bono]]></title><description><![CDATA[The3.5 million damages claim against Russia is being brought by the widow of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-takes-on-litvinenko-court-battle-pro-bono/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-takes-on-litvinenko-court-battle-pro-bono/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Top 100 Firm Acquires Digital Law Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boutique's founder will become a partner at the new firm, and joins with a team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-100-firm-acquires-digital-law-boutique/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-top-100-firm-acquires-digital-law-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simmons Boosts NQ Pay After Delayed Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm delayed its NQ and trainee salary review in July.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-boosts-nq-pay-after-delayed-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-boosts-nq-pay-after-delayed-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travers Smith Elects Next Managing Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new managing partner will take up the position from incumbent David Patient.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-elects-next-managing-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-elects-next-managing-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the Legal Profession Really Need to Use the Term 'Non-Lawyer'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is hard to think of another industry that identifies persons by something they are not.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/does-the-legal-profession-really-need-to-use-the-term-non-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/does-the-legal-profession-really-need-to-use-the-term-non-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FisherBroyles Partner Becomes Honorary Consul for Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soren Lindstrom will provide assistance to the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., the consulates general in Houston and three other cities, and also to Danes in Dallas.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fisherbroyles-partner-becomes-honorary-consul-for-denmark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fisherbroyles-partner-becomes-honorary-consul-for-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputes Partner Leaves DWF in Australia to Join Local Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lachlan Wilson is the second partner to jump from the international firm to an Australian firm this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/disputes-partner-leaves-dwf-in-australia-to-join-local-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/disputes-partner-leaves-dwf-in-australia-to-join-local-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition Lawmakers Dismissed in Hong Kong, Once Again Raising Questions About City's Rule of Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong Bar Association criticized the disqualifications for running counter to Hong Kong's mini-constitution and denying the disqualified lawmakers due process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/opposition-lawmakers-dismissed-in-hong-kong-once-again-raising-questions-about-citys-rule-of-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/opposition-lawmakers-dismissed-in-hong-kong-once-again-raising-questions-about-citys-rule-of-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Opposition Lawmakers Dismissed in Hong Kong, Once Again Raising Questions about City's Rule of Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong Bar Association criticized the disqualifications for running counter to Hong Kong's mini-constitution and denying the disqualified lawmakers due process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/four-opposition-lawmakers-dismissed-in-hong-kong-once-again-raising-questions-about-citys-rule-of-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/four-opposition-lawmakers-dismissed-in-hong-kong-once-again-raising-questions-about-citys-rule-of-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Opposition Lawmakers Dismissed in Hong Kong, Once Again Raising Questions About City's Rule of Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong Bar Association criticized the disqualifications for running counter to Hong Kong's mini-constitution and denying the disqualified lawmakers due process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/4-opposition-lawmakers-dismissed-in-hong-kong-once-again-raising-questions-about-citys-rule-of-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/4-opposition-lawmakers-dismissed-in-hong-kong-once-again-raising-questions-about-citys-rule-of-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travers Smith Set to Elect New Managing Partner Next Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only one partner is in the running, according to a person with knowledge of the process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-set-to-elect-new-managing-partner-next-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-set-to-elect-new-managing-partner-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Withdraws from Pennsylvania Election Case Amid Public Scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porter Wright Morris &amp; Arthur has withdrawn from a federal lawsuit that alleged 'irregularities' in Pennsylvania's election procedure. It has also been involved in state court cases over the election.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-withdraws-from-pennsylvania-election-case-amid-public-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-withdraws-from-pennsylvania-election-case-amid-public-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provisional Measures of the ICJ: Just a Short-Cut to Judgment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can the International Court of Justice order something like a freezing order against a sovereign state?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/provisional-measures-of-the-icj-just-a-short-cut-to-judgment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/provisional-measures-of-the-icj-just-a-short-cut-to-judgment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Now? UK Lawyers Frustrated By Irish Cold Shoulder Ahead of Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the logical solution may be for UK firms to set up Irish bases, it is unlikely in practice, partners say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-now-uk-lawyers-frustrated-by-irish-cold-shoulder-ahead-of-brexit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-now-uk-lawyers-frustrated-by-irish-cold-shoulder-ahead-of-brexit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Now? London Lawyers Frustrated By Irish Cold Shoulder Ahead of Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the logical solution may be for UK firms to set up Irish bases, it is unlikely in practice, partners say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-now-london-lawyers-frustrated-by-irish-cold-shoulder-ahead-of-brexit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-now-london-lawyers-frustrated-by-irish-cold-shoulder-ahead-of-brexit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HFW Joins Throng of Law Firms Kicking Off London Property Reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm moved into its current Friary Court offices in 2008.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-joins-throng-of-law-firms-kicking-off-london-property-reviews/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-joins-throng-of-law-firms-kicking-off-london-property-reviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Nudges Up NQ Pay, Staff Pay Reviews Still on Hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had reduced its newly qualified lawyer pay to &pound;90,000 earlier this year in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-nudges-up-nq-pay-staff-pay-reviews-still-on-hold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-nudges-up-nq-pay-staff-pay-reviews-still-on-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reed Smith Concludes Its Handling of Ex-Partner's Alleged Misconduct 'Did Not Meet Standards']]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Elphicke, who was at the firm between 2001 and 2005, was accused of sexual misconduct by a former colleague.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-concludes-its-handling-of-ex-partners-alleged-misconduct-did-not-meet-standards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-concludes-its-handling-of-ex-partners-alleged-misconduct-did-not-meet-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even in Japan, Law Firms Boost Diversity Initiatives to Attract Women Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners at Japan's Big Four law firms say that to compete for international work, they can no longer ignore the need to make diversity and inclusion part of their firms' core values.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/even-in-japan-law-firms-boost-diversity-initiatives-to-attract-women-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/even-in-japan-law-firms-boost-diversity-initiatives-to-attract-women-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned Guilty Plea Will Allow Chinese Professor Linked to Huawei to Return to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors flagged the case for the court's review early on after discovering that a U.S.-based subsidiary of Huawei was paying for Mao's legal team, which included attorneys from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati and Thompson &amp; Knight. Mao waived the conflict, and his trial was set for 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/planned-guilty-plea-will-allow-chinese-professor-linked-to-huawei-to-return-to-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 23:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/planned-guilty-plea-will-allow-chinese-professor-linked-to-huawei-to-return-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former K&amp;L Gates Partner Alleges He Was Forced Out for Raising Concerns of Racial Bias, Harassment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spokesman for the firm said the pro se complaint is "meritless" and the lawyer was terminated because of "erratic, offensive and improper behavior."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-kampl-gates-partner-alleges-he-was-forced-out-for-raising-concerns-of-racial-bias-harassment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-kampl-gates-partner-alleges-he-was-forced-out-for-raising-concerns-of-racial-bias-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Australia's Gilbert + Tobin Sold Off its Own Legal Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law firm sold its verification tool to U.S. legal software provider Litera for an undisclosed sum.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-australias-gilbert-tobin-sold-off-its-own-legal-software/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-australias-gilbert-tobin-sold-off-its-own-legal-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit Blow as UK Lawyers Told They Will Not Receive Irish Practising Certificates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news is a 'huge disappointment' to U.K. firms that hoped to bolster their post-Brexit EU law capabilities with Irish-qualified lawyers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brexit-blow-as-uk-lawyers-told-they-will-not-receive-irish-practising-certificates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brexit-blow-as-uk-lawyers-told-they-will-not-receive-irish-practising-certificates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Firm Cuts 46 Roles In Latest Redundancy Consultation Wrap Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had previously identified 110 roles at risk, but has put in place a redeployment programme allowing those affected to apply for alternative vacant roles.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-cuts-46-roles-in-latest-redundancy-consultation-wrap-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-cuts-46-roles-in-latest-redundancy-consultation-wrap-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Legal Industry Records Strongest September in History]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal sector bounced back from a pandemic-linked lull in activity at the start of the year, according to new data.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-legal-industry-records-strongest-september-in-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 12:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-legal-industry-records-strongest-september-in-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ICO and its Data Fine Dilapidations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the decision to reduce the BA and Marriott fines an indication the regulator has gone soft on data breaches?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-ico-and-its-data-fine-dilapidations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-ico-and-its-data-fine-dilapidations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will COVID-19 Bring About The End of the PA Role?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior U.K. lawyers are split on the viability of the role going forward as the industry shifts towards remote.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/will-covid-19-bring-about-the-end-of-the-pa-role/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/will-covid-19-bring-about-the-end-of-the-pa-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Africa's Ballooning Debt is Plunging Law Firms Into Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA["In a constrained economy, only the fittest and strongest will survive because the pie is smaller," says a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-africas-ballooning-debt-is-plunging-law-firms-into-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-africas-ballooning-debt-is-plunging-law-firms-into-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC International Arbitration Court Names Its 1st Woman President]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claudia T. Salomon, an arbitration partner at Latham &amp; Watkins in New York, would start her term in July at the 97-year-old Paris-based body.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/icc-international-arbitration-court-names-its-1st-woman-president/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/icc-international-arbitration-court-names-its-1st-woman-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Numerous Big Law Attorneys Named to Biden Transition Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers from nearly two dozen Am Law 200 firms, many of whom have deep government experience, make appearances on Biden's list of agency review team members.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/numerous-big-law-attorneys-named-to-biden-transition-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/numerous-big-law-attorneys-named-to-biden-transition-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legaltech Startup Luminance Adds Asian Language Machine Learning Capabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its technology is now able to work with documents in Japanese and Korean.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legaltech-startup-luminance-adds-asian-language-machine-learning-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legaltech-startup-luminance-adds-asian-language-machine-learning-capabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Ramp Up Health &amp; Safety Measures For Remote Workforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and safety officers would ordinarily check on staff to ensure desks, chairs and workstations are set up appropriately but law firms are now having to ensure they fulfil these assessments for its remote workforce.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-ramp-up-health-amp-safety-measures-for-remote-workforce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-ramp-up-health-amp-safety-measures-for-remote-workforce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones Day Distances Itself From US Election Fraud Row]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has put out a statement affirming that it is not representing President Trump or his party in litigation challenging the results of the 2020 general election.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-distances-itself-from-us-election-fraud-row/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-distances-itself-from-us-election-fraud-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Women Influence &amp; Power in Law Awards Launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the success of the Women Influence &amp; Power in Law celebratory dinner earlier this year, an expanded awards programme has been launched for 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-women-influence-amp-power-in-law-awards-launched/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-women-influence-amp-power-in-law-awards-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryan Cave, HSF and Baker McKenzie Top Law Firms in UK Social Mobility Ranking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clifford Chance and several other law firms dropped out of the Social Mobility Index's Top 75 employers this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-hsf-and-baker-mckenzie-top-law-firms-in-uk-social-mobility-ranking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-hsf-and-baker-mckenzie-top-law-firms-in-uk-social-mobility-ranking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryan Cave Lures Dechert Real Estate Duo to Dubai Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner hires represent a possible turn-around in the fortunes of firm's real estate practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-lures-dechert-real-estate-duo-to-dubai-practice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-lures-dechert-real-estate-duo-to-dubai-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones Day and Porter Wright Face Trouble for Representing GOP and Trump in Election Suits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reported internal strife and a $500,000 negative ad campaign may cause clients to pressure the firms to drop Trump or hurt recruiting efforts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-and-porter-wright-face-trouble-for-representing-gop-and-trump-in-election-suits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/jones-day-and-porter-wright-face-trouble-for-representing-gop-and-trump-in-election-suits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaotic Pandemic, New Government: Why Belgian Public Law is Booming]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Belgium, the combined effect of a new federal government and the ongoing health crisis has created a boom in public transactional work that lawyers say will last for years to come&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chaotic-pandemic-new-government-why-belgian-public-law-is-booming/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chaotic-pandemic-new-government-why-belgian-public-law-is-booming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm-GC Relationship 'Flourishing' During Lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of driving clients and advisers apart, the pandemic lockdown has birthed a more fruitful relationship for each side, say in-house and private practice lawyers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-gc-relationship-flourishing-during-lockdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-gc-relationship-flourishing-during-lockdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milbank Lands Magic Circle Hong Kong Trio in Major Asia Push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clifford Chance's Andrew Whan and Neeraj Budhwani and Linklaters' Davide Mencacci are the latest to move to a U.S. firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-lands-magic-circle-hong-kong-trio-in-major-asia-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 08:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-lands-magic-circle-hong-kong-trio-in-major-asia-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Kicks Off Year-End Bonus Season in the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most junior attorneys at the firm will be rewarded with $15,000, and that figure rises to $100,000 for the most senior attorneys.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-kicks-off-year-end-bonus-season-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-kicks-off-year-end-bonus-season-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Law Has a Role to Play in Protecting Elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[States must do more to fight election interference by foreign powers, and there is a roadmap to help.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/international-law-has-a-role-to-play-in-protecting-elections/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/international-law-has-a-role-to-play-in-protecting-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banner Year for Brazil IPOs Bodes Well for Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mattos Filho, Pinheiro Neto, Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher and White &amp; Case have all been active in this year's Brazilian IPO market.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/banner-year-for-brazil-ipos-bodes-well-for-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/banner-year-for-brazil-ipos-bodes-well-for-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon and India's Reliance Industries Feud Over Sale of Retail Chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon has accused Future Retail of violating a contract by agreeing to be bought out by Reliance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/amazon-and-indias-reliance-industries-feud-over-sale-of-retail-chain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 23:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/amazon-and-indias-reliance-industries-feud-over-sale-of-retail-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dorsey &amp; Whitney Lures Akerman's Latin America Co-chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlos M&eacute;ndez-Pen ate will co-chair Dorsey's Latin America and the Caribbean practice group and dedicate time to lawyer recruiting as the firm aims to expand its presence in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dorsey-amp-whitney-lures-akermans-latin-america-co-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dorsey-amp-whitney-lures-akermans-latin-america-co-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boutique Legal Heavyweight Appointed Interim FA Chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawyer has been appointed to the position after predecessor Greg Clarke stepped down over comments made about Black footballers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/boutique-legal-heavyweight-appointed-interim-fa-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/boutique-legal-heavyweight-appointed-interim-fa-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Controversial Clients Hurt Young Lawyer Recruitment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is a socially conscious generation of young attorneys taking issue with who law firms represent?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/do-controversial-clients-hurt-young-lawyer-recruitment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/do-controversial-clients-hurt-young-lawyer-recruitment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case is the latest in an EU-fronted onslaught against the dominant US tech giants.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/amazon-faces-eu-antitrust-probe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/amazon-faces-eu-antitrust-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squire Patton Boggs Cuts 19 UK Roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had launched a redundancy round affecting "a small number" of administrative staff earlier this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-patton-boggs-cuts-19-uk-roles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-patton-boggs-cuts-19-uk-roles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Stephenson Harwood Greater China Chief Leaves for Hong Kong Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voon Keat Lai is the latest to join his former partners at local firm M.B. Kemp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-stephenson-harwood-greater-china-chief-leaves-for-hong-kong-boutique/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-stephenson-harwood-greater-china-chief-leaves-for-hong-kong-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughters Bags Twin Victories in Major Litigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[In one of two wins, the firm defended natural resources company BHP Group in a group action brought by over 200,000 claimants.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-bags-twin-victories-in-major-litigations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-bags-twin-victories-in-major-litigations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duo Fined But Avoid SDT Referral Over Womble Bond Accounting Breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former and current partner at the firm have been fined for breaching accounting rules.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/duo-fined-but-avoid-sdt-referral-over-womble-bond-accounting-breach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/duo-fined-but-avoid-sdt-referral-over-womble-bond-accounting-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Names New Middle East Managing Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest move for a firm that has had a presence in the Middle East for more than half a century.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-names-new-middle-east-managing-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-names-new-middle-east-managing-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunton Andrews Kurth Hires Tokyo Partner From Shearman &amp; Sterling]]></title><description><![CDATA[George Borovas will lead a global nuclear energy practice at the Houston-based firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hunton-andrews-kurth-hires-tokyo-partner-from-shearman-amp-sterling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hunton-andrews-kurth-hires-tokyo-partner-from-shearman-amp-sterling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Biden Administration Means for Law Firms Around the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers say a Biden presidency will have a noticeable impact on global businesses and legal practices in many places. But not everywhere.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-a-biden-administration-means-for-law-firms-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-a-biden-administration-means-for-law-firms-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defamation Suit Against Kinney Recruiting Can Proceed in Hong Kong, 5th Circuit Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appellate court vacated and remanded a Texas federal court antisuit injunction that the defamation suit, filed by a recruiter who used to work for Kinney.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/defamation-suit-against-kinney-recruiting-can-proceed-in-hong-kong-5th-circuit-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 23:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/defamation-suit-against-kinney-recruiting-can-proceed-in-hong-kong-5th-circuit-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Biden Administration Means for Big Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change in Washington tends to create legal work. But which areas stand to benefit the most?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-a-biden-administration-means-for-big-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/what-a-biden-administration-means-for-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst Hires Reed Smith Projects Partner to join Sydney Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bree Miechel has extensive experience in Asia, the Middle East and Australia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-hires-reed-smith-projects-partner-to-join-sydney-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-hires-reed-smith-projects-partner-to-join-sydney-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit: Why Freshfields and Others are Overhauling Their Austria LLPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Austria is likely to be a tricky home for UK LLPs in the event of a hard Brexit. Now firms like Baker McKenzie and Eversheds are making the necessary legal preparations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brexit-why-freshfields-and-others-are-overhauling-their-austria-llps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brexit-why-freshfields-and-others-are-overhauling-their-austria-llps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's Mills Oakley Hires Another Partner From Norton Rose Fulbright]]></title><description><![CDATA[This marks the firm's second hire of a partner from the London-headquartered firm in two months.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australias-mills-oakley-hires-another-partner-from-norton-rose-fulbright/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australias-mills-oakley-hires-another-partner-from-norton-rose-fulbright/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Partners Herald Biden Presidency But Cautious Over Business Outlook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top partners in London say they are mostly pleased about Biden's victory, but express concerns over business, US-UK relations and even Brexit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-partners-herald-biden-presidency-but-cautious-over-business-outlook/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-partners-herald-biden-presidency-but-cautious-over-business-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reed Smith Adds Partner Duo to London Transportation Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's latest hires go some way to plugging the gap left by a string of partner exits throughout the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-adds-partner-duo-to-london-transportation-group/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-adds-partner-duo-to-london-transportation-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Law Firms Can Preserve Their Talent Pipelines Through the Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A flexible and supportive approach to return-to-office arrangements can generate significant goodwill.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-law-firms-can-preserve-their-talent-pipelines-through-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-law-firms-can-preserve-their-talent-pipelines-through-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Middle East Legal Awards 2020: Who Won What and Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winning law firms included Al Tamimi &amp; Company, Baker McKenzie and Fichte &amp; Co Legal, but what made them victorious?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-middle-east-legal-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-middle-east-legal-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham Expands Tokyo Disputes Offering With Ropes &amp; Gray Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[White-collar and antitrust specialist Kaede Toh moves over.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-expands-tokyo-disputes-offering-with-ropes-amp-gray-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-expands-tokyo-disputes-offering-with-ropes-amp-gray-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law.com Trendspotter: A Biden Presidency Is Just One of Several Worries for Dealmakers Heading Into 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the U.S. election (kinda sorta) behind us, transactional lawyers and other professional dealmakers still have plenty to keep them up at night&mdash;including the incoming presidential administration and a potential power shift in the U.S. Senate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawcom-trendspotter-a-biden-presidency-is-just-one-of-several-worries-for-dealmakers-heading-into-2021/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawcom-trendspotter-a-biden-presidency-is-just-one-of-several-worries-for-dealmakers-heading-into-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedys Hires Professional Indemnity Lawyer from Australian Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily Schneider joins Kennedys as a partner from Barry.Nilsson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-hires-professional-indemnity-lawyer-from-australian-firm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-hires-professional-indemnity-lawyer-from-australian-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Dead People Having Voted': Foley Lardner Partner Says Trump Has Proof of Illegal Ballots]]></title><description><![CDATA["We're already doublechecking and finding dead people having voted," Foley &amp; Lardner partner Cleta Mitchell said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dead-people-having-voted-foley-lardner-partner-says-trump-has-proof-of-illegal-ballots/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dead-people-having-voted-foley-lardner-partner-says-trump-has-proof-of-illegal-ballots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the Numbers: What Biden's Win Means for the Law and the Courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biden will inherit an executive consumed by litigation during the Trump administration and a Justice Department facing charges of politicization.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/by-the-numbers-what-bidens-win-means-for-the-law-and-the-courts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/by-the-numbers-what-bidens-win-means-for-the-law-and-the-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Law Firm Allens Launches Tech Accelerator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Linklaters-aligned firm is aiming to find solutions for compliance and contract creation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firm-allens-launches-tech-accelerator/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-law-firm-allens-launches-tech-accelerator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ant Group's IPO Suspension a Reminder of Beijing's Grip on Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last-minute intervention by Beijing came after Ant Group's founder Jack Ma criticized China's financial regulators.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ant-groups-ipo-suspension-a-reminder-of-beijings-grip-on-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ant-groups-ipo-suspension-a-reminder-of-beijings-grip-on-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Withdraws as Counsel to Steve Bannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[His lawyers did not give a reason for their departure, but Bannon made headlines Thursday after posting on social media the suggestion that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should have their "heads on pikes" outside the White House "as a warning to federal bureaucrats."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-withdraws-as-counsel-to-steve-bannon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-withdraws-as-counsel-to-steve-bannon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Public Shaming Finally Get to Cravath? Yes, Say Some Black Lawyers.]]></title><description><![CDATA["Shaming is a really powerful tool&mdash;it's straight up what millennials and Generation Z prefer."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/did-public-shaming-finally-get-to-cravath-yes-say-some-black-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/did-public-shaming-finally-get-to-cravath-yes-say-some-black-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partner Promotion Decisions May See Long-Term Impact From 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not being together physically can be a challenge for evaluating and helping develop new lawyers&mdash;another motivation for some law firm leaders to return to the office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/partner-promotion-decisions-may-see-long-term-impact-from-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/partner-promotion-decisions-may-see-long-term-impact-from-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The End of Our Normal Relationship With Clients': European Lawyers Bemoan the Lack of Lunch Meetings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lack of client lunches due to the pandemic lockdown has led to a dramatic change in industry culture, especially in Southern Europe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-end-of-our-normal-relationship-with-clients-european-lawyers-bemoan-the-lack-of-lunch-meetings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-end-of-our-normal-relationship-with-clients-european-lawyers-bemoan-the-lack-of-lunch-meetings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCLP and RPC Buck 2020 Trend With Larger Promotion Rounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[For RPC, this is the second round of the year as the firm transitions to its new partnership structure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-and-rpc-buck-2020-trend-with-larger-promotion-rounds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-and-rpc-buck-2020-trend-with-larger-promotion-rounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 45 Roles at Risk as Law Society Considers Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator for solicitors in England and Wales has launched a redundancy consultation, but aims to mitigate job losses by offering new roles.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/up-to-45-roles-at-risk-as-law-society-considers-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/up-to-45-roles-at-risk-as-law-society-considers-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowmans Bolsters Banking Team With Webber Wentzel Partner Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes on the tail of two law firm tie-ups, as the South African firm grows its continental presence.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bowmans-bolsters-banking-team-with-webber-wentzel-partner-hire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bowmans-bolsters-banking-team-with-webber-wentzel-partner-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID Offers an Opportunity for Arbitration to Return to its Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arbitration needs to stop aping court proceedings and the pandemic offers a chance for change.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covid-offers-an-opportunity-for-arbitration-to-return-to-its-roots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covid-offers-an-opportunity-for-arbitration-to-return-to-its-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Irresponsible': Former Republican-Nominated US Attorneys Denounce Trump's Election Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA["Unfounded allegations of fraud and threats to initiate litigation aimed at stopping the vote count are clearly inappropriate and have the potential to undermine the rule of law as it applies to our electoral process," the former prosecutors said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/irresponsible-former-republican-nominated-us-attorneys-denounce-trumps-election-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/irresponsible-former-republican-nominated-us-attorneys-denounce-trumps-election-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America Deal Digest: October 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beauty brand Natura taps equity markets Brazil development bank divests a toll road in Colombia trade credit and financing to dull the economic blow of COVID-19 in Mexico&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-deal-digest-october-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-deal-digest-october-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSF to Create Feedback Forums for Culture, Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forums will represent global regions and comprise of around 10 members each.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-to-create-feedback-forums-for-culture-leadership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-to-create-feedback-forums-for-culture-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squire Hires Simmons Islamic Finance Expert in Riyadh]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new hire comes two months after the firm scaled back its Middle East presence, closing its Doha office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-hires-simmons-islamic-finance-expert-in-riyadh/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-hires-simmons-islamic-finance-expert-in-riyadh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Pro Bono Rankings 2020: Top Firms Ramp Up Their Hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells and Freshfields have topped the chart showing which firms are best for pro bono in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-pro-bono-rankings-2020-top-firms-ramp-up-their-hours/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-pro-bono-rankings-2020-top-firms-ramp-up-their-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's Damaging and Pointless': UK Partners Oppose Second Lockdown, Survey Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[One partner said the lockdown decision was "pointless", but another expressed disappointment at lawyers being "small minded and selfish".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-damaging-and-pointless-uk-partners-oppose-second-lockdown-survey-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-damaging-and-pointless-uk-partners-oppose-second-lockdown-survey-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie, Eversheds and Clyde &amp; Co Win Out at 2020 Middle East Legal Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards highlight the achievements and innovations of the Middle East's legal community.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-eversheds-and-clyde-amp-co-win-out-at-2020-middle-east-legal-awards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-eversheds-and-clyde-amp-co-win-out-at-2020-middle-east-legal-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Headwinds of COVID 19   What Legal Disputes Are on the Horizon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[RPC head of disputes Simon Hart assesses the four factors which might define litigation post-COVID.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/economic-headwinds-of-covid-19-what-legal-disputes-are-on-the-horizon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/economic-headwinds-of-covid-19-what-legal-disputes-are-on-the-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Asset Manager Takes Short Position On DWF]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fund manager started taking its position in September, but DWF announced strong results on Thursday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-asset-manager-takes-short-position-on-dwf/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-asset-manager-takes-short-position-on-dwf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election Litigation Ticks Up in Pennsylvania, but Most Expect Legal Fireworks to Take Place Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, challenges began percolating up to the Commonwealth Court, where two cases are currently being handled.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/election-litigation-ticks-up-in-pennsylvania-but-most-expect-legal-fireworks-to-take-place-friday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/election-litigation-ticks-up-in-pennsylvania-but-most-expect-legal-fireworks-to-take-place-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker Botts Rolls Back COVID-19 Pay Cuts, Promises Interim Bonuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had already started pulling back on its austerity measures, and despite staff layoffs last month it has now fully restored pay.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-rolls-back-covid-19-pay-cuts-promises-interim-bonuses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-rolls-back-covid-19-pay-cuts-promises-interim-bonuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As US Vote Counting Continues, 'Less Work Will Get Done' but 'Business Goes On' at Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some attorneys are hunkering down with chocolate, while others are busy prepping for potential election litigation. Almost all agree that they will be checking the results often.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-us-vote-counting-continues-less-work-will-get-done-but-business-goes-on-at-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-us-vote-counting-continues-less-work-will-get-done-but-business-goes-on-at-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Russell Speechlys Partner Dies After COVID-19 Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK partner passed away on Monday after a short battle with the illness, a statement by the firm said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charles-russell-speechlys-partner-dies-after-covid-19-battle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charles-russell-speechlys-partner-dies-after-covid-19-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simmons Brings Back Staff and Confirms Bonus Payouts, Avoids Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm will review partner profit distributions as scheduled at the end of November.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-brings-back-staff-and-confirms-bonus-payouts-avoids-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simmons-brings-back-staff-and-confirms-bonus-payouts-avoids-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing Mulls 'Small Number' of Voluntary Redundancies as Reduced Hours Scheme Wraps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm introduced a flexible hours scheme at the start of June, but is winding it up early.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-mulls-small-number-of-voluntary-redundancies-as-reduced-hours-scheme-wraps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-mulls-small-number-of-voluntary-redundancies-as-reduced-hours-scheme-wraps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is a Landmark Transaction': Deloitte Legal Head On Kemp Little Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal to double the Big Four firm's UK legal head count marks the culmination of 12 months of negotiations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/this-is-a-landmark-transaction-deloitte-legal-head-on-kemp-little-takeover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/this-is-a-landmark-transaction-deloitte-legal-head-on-kemp-little-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloitte Legal Loses Five Member Tax Team in Australia to Local Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second departure in the country from the global accounting firm in a week.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-loses-five-member-tax-team-in-australia-to-local-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 07:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-loses-five-member-tax-team-in-australia-to-local-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Lawyers Make Last Gasp Office Returns Ahead of Lockdown Deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners are making a dash for the office to pick up documents and other essentials on the eve of the second coronavirus lockdown in England.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-lawyers-make-last-gasp-office-returns-ahead-of-lockdown-deadline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-lawyers-make-last-gasp-office-returns-ahead-of-lockdown-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Matter Who Is the Next US President, Dealmakers Are Optimistic About M&amp;A]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than two-thirds of corporate dealmakers are bullish on M&amp;A activity over the next 12 months, according to the new Dykema Gossett M&amp;A Outlook Survey.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/no-matter-who-is-the-next-us-president-dealmakers-are-optimistic-about-mampa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/no-matter-who-is-the-next-us-president-dealmakers-are-optimistic-about-mampa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Matter Who Is President, Dealmakers Are Optimistic About M&amp;A Next Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than two-thirds of corporate dealmakers are bullish on M&amp;A activity over the next 12 months, according to the new Dykema Gossett M&amp;A Outlook Survey.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/no-matter-who-is-president-dealmakers-are-optimistic-about-mampa-next-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/no-matter-who-is-president-dealmakers-are-optimistic-about-mampa-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain's ECIJA Integrates Guatemalan Law Firm INTEGRUM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The integration of the two firms brings three new partners and a total of 13 legal professionals to ECIJA's growing Latin American team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spains-ecija-integrates-guatemalan-law-firm-integrum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spains-ecija-integrates-guatemalan-law-firm-integrum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Littler Bolsters European Presence Via Spanish Combination]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm now has a presence in Western Europe's five largest economies, and a total of 10 European countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littler-bolsters-european-presence-via-spanish-combination/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littler-bolsters-european-presence-via-spanish-combination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Largest 50 Firms in Africa Ranked for the First Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first ever rankings of its kind assesses firms on the basis of lawyer headcount and geographical spread.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-largest-50-firms-in-africa-ranked-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-largest-50-firms-in-africa-ranked-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight-Strong Dentons Berlin Team Joins National Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The group is led by Dentons' German employment co-head Utz Andelewski.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eight-strong-dentons-berlin-team-joins-national-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eight-strong-dentons-berlin-team-joins-national-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covington Hires Former British Ambassador as UK Public Policy Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is only the firm's third senior London hire in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covington-hires-former-british-ambassador-as-uk-public-policy-head/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covington-hires-former-british-ambassador-as-uk-public-policy-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloitte Legal to Add Around 86 UK Lawyers In Major Acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal arm of the Big Four accountant will add 29 partners as part of the deal, significantly expanding its U.K. presence.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-to-add-around-86-uk-lawyers-in-major-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/deloitte-legal-to-add-around-86-uk-lawyers-in-major-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors PI Insurance: Weathering the Storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premiums are steeply rising and there is no sign the climate will improve any time soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/solicitors-pi-insurance-weathering-the-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/solicitors-pi-insurance-weathering-the-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Snags McDermott Antitrust Partner in Brussels]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest hire is expected to assist the firm's post-Brexit push.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-snags-mcdermott-antitrust-partner-in-brussels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-snags-mcdermott-antitrust-partner-in-brussels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Travers Smith Trainee Barred For 'Misleading Colleagues']]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.K. regulator found that the former trainee had been dishonest.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-travers-smith-trainee-barred-for-misleading-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-travers-smith-trainee-barred-for-misleading-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curtis Makes Rare London Additions With Stephenson Harwood Partner Duo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. firm has rarely added London partners to its base there in recent years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/curtis-makes-rare-london-additions-with-stephenson-harwood-partner-duo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/curtis-makes-rare-london-additions-with-stephenson-harwood-partner-duo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America and Project Finance Partner Rejoins Latham]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Penna will be a member of Latham's Latin America and project development &amp; finance practice groups in Washington, D.C. and New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-and-project-finance-partner-rejoins-latham/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-and-project-finance-partner-rejoins-latham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addleshaws' Managing Partner Wins Third Term in Uncontested Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Joyce's third term as managing partner will start in May 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/addleshaws-managing-partner-wins-third-term-in-uncontested-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/addleshaws-managing-partner-wins-third-term-in-uncontested-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Gets the Nod as Cleary Partner Promotions Hold Steady]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has favoured London more than in any year since 2012 in this year's appointments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-gets-the-nod-as-cleary-partner-promotions-hold-steady/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-gets-the-nod-as-cleary-partner-promotions-hold-steady/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Is Watching: Lawyers Around The Globe Prepare for US Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade relations, threats to democracy and political uncertainty dominate the thoughts of top lawyers from Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, the UK and Latin America as they prepare for the US Presidential election.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-world-is-watching-lawyers-around-the-globe-prepare-for-us-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-world-is-watching-lawyers-around-the-globe-prepare-for-us-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewarts Financial Crime Head Richard Kovalevsky QC Joins US Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Kovalevsky QC has left Stewarts after just over two years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stewarts-financial-crime-head-richard-kovalevsky-qc-joins-us-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/stewarts-financial-crime-head-richard-kovalevsky-qc-joins-us-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gateley Shareholders Revolt Over Director Remuneration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 28 million votes were cast against a resolution to approve director remuneration at the firm's AGM.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gateley-shareholders-revolt-over-director-remuneration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gateley-shareholders-revolt-over-director-remuneration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Reinstates NQ Pay to Original Rates across UK Offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm had trimmed newly-qualified lawyer pay in response to COVID-19 uncertainties.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-reinstates-nq-pay-to-original-rates-across-uk-offices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-reinstates-nq-pay-to-original-rates-across-uk-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Begins Search for New UKME CEO As Cohen's Term End Looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incumbent U.K. and Middle East CEO Jeremy Cohen will see his term come to an end in April 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-begins-search-for-new-ukme-ceo-as-cohens-term-end-looms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-begins-search-for-new-ukme-ceo-as-cohens-term-end-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: Banks Dominate October's In-House Round Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[HSBC, Lloyds and Monzo feature in this month's round up of in-house legal moves.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-banks-dominate-octobers-in-house-round-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-banks-dominate-octobers-in-house-round-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff Cuts, Falling PEP, Office Closures: The Challenges Facing BLM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has recently finished its third redundancy round in less than a year, and some are questioning its financial health.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/staff-cuts-falling-pep-office-closures-the-challenges-facing-blm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/staff-cuts-falling-pep-office-closures-the-challenges-facing-blm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irwin Mitchell Boosts Construction Team with Two-Lawyer Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new additions will be based in the firm's Manchester and Reading offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/irwin-mitchell-boosts-construction-team-with-two-lawyer-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/irwin-mitchell-boosts-construction-team-with-two-lawyer-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-Examining Values: Greenberg Traurig's Executive Chairman on the Lessons of the Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA["For many, it has taken an unprecedented pandemic to realize there are better ways&mdash;and now is the time to act," says Greenberg's Richard A. Rosenbaum.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/re-examining-values-greenberg-traurigs-executive-chairman-on-the-lessons-of-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/re-examining-values-greenberg-traurigs-executive-chairman-on-the-lessons-of-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gibson Dunn Hits Morgan Stanley For Latest London Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire is a continuation of the firm's growth in the London market following a string of partner additions this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gibson-dunn-hits-morgan-stanley-for-latest-london-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gibson-dunn-hits-morgan-stanley-for-latest-london-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst Adds Hong Kong Derivatives Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[King &amp; Wood Mallesons counsel Jonathan Chapman is now a partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-adds-hong-kong-derivatives-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-adds-hong-kong-derivatives-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Only When Our Partners Survive Can We Survive': Q&amp;A With Danfoss China's General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Myra Gao, head of legal at Danfoss China and recipient of China Law and Practice's General Counsel of the Year&mdash;International award, shares insights into how she helped steer the company through unprecedented challenges over the last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/only-when-our-partners-survive-can-we-survive-qampa-with-danfoss-chinas-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/only-when-our-partners-survive-can-we-survive-qampa-with-danfoss-chinas-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HFW Adds Major Stephenson Harwood Shipping Partner in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The London hire follows continued international expansion this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-adds-major-stephenson-harwood-shipping-partner-in-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-adds-major-stephenson-harwood-shipping-partner-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain's ECIJA Adds Partners in Brazil, Costa Rica]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm promises more growth in the months ahead in Latin America, where it has entered several new markets this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spains-ecija-adds-partners-in-brazil-costa-rica/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:28:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spains-ecija-adds-partners-in-brazil-costa-rica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Disputes Resolution Lawyer Jumps to Australia's Johnson Winter &amp; Slattery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tougher regulation is leading to more litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-disputes-resolution-lawyer-jumps-to-australias-johnson-winter-amp-slattery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:25:47 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-disputes-resolution-lawyer-jumps-to-australias-johnson-winter-amp-slattery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Firm Lander &amp; Rogers Hires Disputes Partner from Deloitte Legal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Fregon will help the firm's push into government work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-firm-lander-amp-rogers-hires-disputes-partner-from-deloitte-legal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:38:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-firm-lander-amp-rogers-hires-disputes-partner-from-deloitte-legal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You Decide Who You Are': Top Female In-House Leaders on the Importance of Personal Brand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four top female in-house lawyers discussed the importance of professional persona at this week's Women, Influence and Power in Law conference.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/you-decide-who-you-are-top-female-in-house-leaders-on-the-importance-of-personal-brand/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:37:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/you-decide-who-you-are-top-female-in-house-leaders-on-the-importance-of-personal-brand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: October's Key Hires and Promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[US and Europe moves this month for a range of firms, from Ropes &amp; Gray, Taylor Wessing and Shoosmiths to the boutiques.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-octobers-key-hires-and-promotions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:55:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-octobers-key-hires-and-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilson Sonsini Adds London Partner in European Expansion Drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US firm expects to add several lawyers to its Brussels' privacy, regulatory and competition practices to better assist fast-growing companies tech and life sciences companies in Europe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wilson-sonsini-adds-london-partner-in-european-expansion-drive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:52:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/wilson-sonsini-adds-london-partner-in-european-expansion-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There's No Going Back': Baker McKenzie's Global Chair on His 1st Year, COVID and More]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milton Cheng talks about priorities after the pandemic and what binds the firm together in a challenging and divisive world.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/theres-no-going-back-baker-mckenzies-global-chair-on-his-1st-year-covid-and-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:31:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/theres-no-going-back-baker-mckenzies-global-chair-on-his-1st-year-covid-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst Global Head Says Firm Will Continue to Expand Despite Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global Managing Partner Paul Jenkins said the firm is eying opportunities to further expand in the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-global-head-says-firm-will-continue-to-expand-despite-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-global-head-says-firm-will-continue-to-expand-despite-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Staff Stress Skyrockets as Layoffs Roil the Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal marketers and other law firm professionals were already stressed, and the pandemic, as well as secretive layoffs running through Big Law, made matters worse.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-staff-stress-skyrockets-as-layoffs-roil-the-industry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-staff-stress-skyrockets-as-layoffs-roil-the-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Over Yet? How The 2020 Election Is Politicizing, Stressing Out Legal Professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Law.com survey found that the upcoming U.S. election is weighing heavily on legal professionals, and pushing many to openly express their political views. Still, political conflicts in the workplace are rare. Legal professionals' personal lives, however, is another story.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/is-it-over-yet-how-the-2020-election-is-politicizing-stressing-out-legal-professionals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/is-it-over-yet-how-the-2020-election-is-politicizing-stressing-out-legal-professionals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Companies Seek Out Litigation Funders for Corporate Financing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pandemic has created the perfect storm for funders. To create more liquidity, companies are either filing or dusting off claims and collecting on judgments and awards.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asian-companies-seek-out-litigation-funders-for-corporate-financing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:47:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asian-companies-seek-out-litigation-funders-for-corporate-financing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Law Firm Slashes 71 Roles as Industry Cuts Continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is the latest in a slew to make cuts to its business.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-law-firm-slashes-71-roles-as-industry-cuts-continue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:07:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-law-firm-slashes-71-roles-as-industry-cuts-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Tech Patent Filings Jumped to All-Time High In 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research predicts an uptick in technology adoption as a result of the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-tech-patent-filings-jumped-to-all-time-high-in-2019/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:00:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/legal-tech-patent-filings-jumped-to-all-time-high-in-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham Maintains Number of Partner Promotions, Ropes Snubs London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. duo are the latest to promote their 2020 cohorts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-maintains-number-of-partner-promotions-ropes-snubs-london/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-maintains-number-of-partner-promotions-ropes-snubs-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawtech Patent Filings Jumped to All-Time High In 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research predicts an uptick in technology adoption as a result of the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawtech-patent-filings-jumped-to-all-time-high-in-2019/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:36:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawtech-patent-filings-jumped-to-all-time-high-in-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit Suisse Appoints New Investment Banking GC, Incumbent Departs To Launch Consultancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former GC leaves after 24 years at the bank.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/credit-suisse-appoints-new-investment-banking-gc-incumbent-departs-to-launch-consultancy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:36:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/credit-suisse-appoints-new-investment-banking-gc-incumbent-departs-to-launch-consultancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham Favours Paris in Partner Promotions, Ropes Snubs London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. duo are the latest to promote their 2020 cohorts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-favours-paris-in-partner-promotions-ropes-snubs-london/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:07:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-favours-paris-in-partner-promotions-ropes-snubs-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Independent Law Firm: Corrs Chambers Westgarth Does Things Differently]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's independence gives it a distinct advantage, CEO Gavin MacLaren says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/an-independent-law-firm-corrs-chambers-westgarth-does-things-differently/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/an-independent-law-firm-corrs-chambers-westgarth-does-things-differently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Independent Law Firm: Corrs Does Things Differently]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's independence gives it a distinct advantage, CEO Gavin MacLaren says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/an-independent-law-firm-corrs-does-things-differently/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:59:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/an-independent-law-firm-corrs-does-things-differently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Platform Reynen Court Raises $4.5M as Big Law Sees Potential 'Now More Than Ever']]></title><description><![CDATA[Global venture capital fund Ventech led the financing round, joined by initial law firm investors Clifford Chance and Latham &amp; Watkins, and investment company Prins.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/tech-platform-reynen-court-raises-45m-as-big-law-sees-potential-now-more-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:03:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/tech-platform-reynen-court-raises-45m-as-big-law-sees-potential-now-more-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Law Firm Websites Go Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taken for granted most of the time, flaws or perceived slights on firm websites can rub clients, other firms and even internal stakeholders the wrong way. But most of that is fixable.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/when-law-firm-websites-go-wrong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/when-law-firm-websites-go-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Firm Launches Class Action Against Facebook Following Cambridge Analytica Scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is launching a claim on behalf of almost a million users in England and Wales who were affected by the scandal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/litigation-firm-launches-class-action-against-facebook-following-cambridge-analytica-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:00:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/litigation-firm-launches-class-action-against-facebook-following-cambridge-analytica-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSBC Hires Former Barclays General Counsel As Chief Legal Officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire follows the departure of former CLO Stuart Levey in May.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsbc-hires-former-barclays-general-counsel-as-chief-legal-officer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:55:43 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsbc-hires-former-barclays-general-counsel-as-chief-legal-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Bought Thousands of Laptops: Dentons' Chair on Tackling COVID-19 Globally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentons' Joe Andrew explains how he led a firm with more than 10,000 lawyers and more than 180 offices through the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-bought-thousands-of-laptops-dentons-chair-on-tackling-covid-19-globally/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:51:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-bought-thousands-of-laptops-dentons-chair-on-tackling-covid-19-globally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Bans Chinese Owned Apps, Now What?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The app ban is part of an wider effort by the Indian government to curtail Chinese involvement in the country's businesses.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/india-bans-chinese-owned-apps-now-what/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:51:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/india-bans-chinese-owned-apps-now-what/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Deal Digest October 2020: Ant Group's Blockbuster IPO and Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese, U.S. and U.K. firms score on the largest IPO ever; Skadden, Davis Polk and Kirkland on deals from China, Japan and India.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-october-2020-ant-groups-blockbuster-ipo-and-others/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-october-2020-ant-groups-blockbuster-ipo-and-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ant Group's Blockbuster IPO and Other Deals: Asia's October Deal Digest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese, U.S. and U.K. firms score on the largest IPO ever; Skadden, Davis Polk and Kirkland on deals from China, Japan and India.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ant-groups-blockbuster-ipo-and-other-deals-asias-october-deal-digest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ant-groups-blockbuster-ipo-and-other-deals-asias-october-deal-digest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Withers Paying MP Six Figure Sum For 48 Hours a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former UK Attorney General Geoffrey Cox was appointed as a consultant global counsel by the firm in September.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/withers-paying-mp-six-figure-sum-for-48-hours-a-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:14:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/withers-paying-mp-six-figure-sum-for-48-hours-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Deal Digest: October 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese, U.S. and U.K. firms score on the largest IPO ever; Skadden, Davis Polk and Kirkland on deals from China, Japan and India.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-october-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:14:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-october-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milbank Takes Clifford Chance Munich Head in Partner Duo Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[CC's Munich managing partner is joined by another partner as the New York-headquartered adds its first finance partner in the city.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-takes-clifford-chance-munich-head-in-partner-duo-hire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-takes-clifford-chance-munich-head-in-partner-duo-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milbank Takes Clifford Chance Munich Head For Finance Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[CC's Munich managing partner Barbara Mayer-Trautmann is joined by another partner as the New York-headquartered firm makes a push in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-takes-clifford-chance-munich-head-for-finance-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-takes-clifford-chance-munich-head-for-finance-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not" - Two Black Female Lawyers On The Importance of Education for All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two King &amp; Spalding U.S. and U.K. lawyers discuss their career experiences and offer advice for U.K. Black History Month.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/talent-is-everywhere-opportunity-is-not-two-black-female-lawyers-on-the-importance-of-education-for-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:47:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/talent-is-everywhere-opportunity-is-not-two-black-female-lawyers-on-the-importance-of-education-for-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Duo Lead On &amp;pound;3B Mining Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal is the latest in a string of transactions to take place in the mining sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-duo-lead-on-amppound3b-mining-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:16:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-duo-lead-on-amppound3b-mining-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milbank Takes Clifford Chance Munich Head For German Finance Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[CC's Munich managing partner Barbara Mayer-Trautmann is joined by another partner as the New York-headquartered firm makes a push in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-takes-clifford-chance-munich-head-for-german-finance-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:16:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/milbank-takes-clifford-chance-munich-head-for-german-finance-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiet Staff Layoffs Run Through Big Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recruiters say many staff layoffs are happening behind the scenes at large firms. Kirkland is just the latest example.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quiet-staff-layoffs-run-through-big-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:55:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quiet-staff-layoffs-run-through-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morrison &amp; Foerster Adds Baker McKenzie M&amp;A Partner in Tokyo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morrison &amp; Foerster has hired M&amp;A partner Jeremy White from Baker &amp; McKenzie to bolster its cross-border corporate capabilities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morrison-amp-foerster-adds-baker-mckenzie-mampa-partner-in-tokyo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:35:50 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morrison-amp-foerster-adds-baker-mckenzie-mampa-partner-in-tokyo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Profits Drop Amid Pandemic, Currency Fluctuations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's revenue remained unchanged from last year in dollar terms, while growth was modest in constant currency terms&mdash;both globally and across regions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-profits-drop-amid-pandemic-currency-fluctuations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:56:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-profits-drop-amid-pandemic-currency-fluctuations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doughty Street Chambers QC Dies Following Short Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was previously the joint head of Garden Court Chambers, and had only recently moved to Doughty Street from Landmark.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/doughty-street-chambers-qc-dies-following-short-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/doughty-street-chambers-qc-dies-following-short-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Firms in US Boost Volunteer Hours to Support 'Unprecedented' Volume of Election Inquiries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms such as Simpson Thacher and Proskauer Rose anticipate devoting many more volunteer hours to the Election Protection program this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-firms-in-us-boost-volunteer-hours-to-support-unprecedented-volume-of-election-inquiries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-firms-in-us-boost-volunteer-hours-to-support-unprecedented-volume-of-election-inquiries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Law Firm Websites Break Bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taken for granted most of the time, flaws or perceived slights on firm websites can rub clients, other firms and even internal stakeholders the wrong way. But most of that is fixable.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-law-firm-websites-break-bad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-law-firm-websites-break-bad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Help People Vote': 7,000 Have Signed Up to Combat Suppression Efforts, National Bar Association Leader Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[NBA president CK Hoffler, an Atlanta attorney, said that with new incidents popping up on a daily basis, that relationships with election officials can help the organization and volunteers who have been "unbelievable" in their boldness in a nonpartisan drive to ensure safe ballot access for all.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/help-people-vote-7000-have-signed-up-to-combat-suppression-efforts-national-bar-association-leader-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/help-people-vote-7000-have-signed-up-to-combat-suppression-efforts-national-bar-association-leader-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Allen &amp; Overy's New Top of Lockstep]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm increased the amount that can be earned at the top of its lockstep in new compensation measures approved by its partnership last week.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revealed-allen-amp-overys-new-top-of-lockstep/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:56:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/revealed-allen-amp-overys-new-top-of-lockstep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Hires PwC Tax Advisor in Bid to Compete With Big Four]]></title><description><![CDATA[The addition of a non-lawyer to the partnership comes as part of a major effort to grow the firm's tax advisory practice in Germany.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-hires-pwc-tax-advisor-in-bid-to-compete-with-big-four/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-hires-pwc-tax-advisor-in-bid-to-compete-with-big-four/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Hires PwC Economist in Bid to Compete With Big Four]]></title><description><![CDATA[The addition of a non-lawyer to the partnership comes as part of a major effort to grow the firm's tax advisory practice in Germany.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-hires-pwc-economist-in-bid-to-compete-with-big-four/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:30:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-hires-pwc-economist-in-bid-to-compete-with-big-four/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eversheds Does Not Expect to Ever Return To Full Time Office Work in Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several top Irish law firms have issued fresh remote working guidance following heightened lockdown rules in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eversheds-does-not-expect-to-ever-return-to-full-time-office-work-in-ireland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:44:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eversheds-does-not-expect-to-ever-return-to-full-time-office-work-in-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Never a Dull Day': Apex GC on How Working In-House Compares With Private Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those considering moving in-house, Andrew Macklin advises to "make the move, but do it with your eyes open".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/never-a-dull-day-apex-gc-on-how-working-in-house-compares-with-private-practice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:34:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/never-a-dull-day-apex-gc-on-how-working-in-house-compares-with-private-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Refreshes UK &amp; Middle East Diversity Plan, Will Review Need For Targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm said it will also publish its ethnicity pay gap for the arm in April 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-refreshes-uk-amp-middle-east-diversity-plan-will-review-need-for-targets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:02:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-refreshes-uk-amp-middle-east-diversity-plan-will-review-need-for-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSF Aligned Tax Firm Targets Macquarie Group for Infrastructure Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new partner will join Greenwoods &amp; Herbert Smith Freehills as head of the firm's national projects &amp; infrastructure group.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-aligned-tax-firm-targets-macquarie-group-for-infrastructure-hire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:10:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hsf-aligned-tax-firm-targets-macquarie-group-for-infrastructure-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khaitan, AZB and Cyril Amarchand Act on India's Largest-Ever Real Estate Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transaction, valued at $2 billion, saw Canadian company Brookfield Asset Management buying office and co-working assets from Bengaluru-headquartered RMZ Corp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/khaitan-azb-and-cyril-amarchand-act-on-indias-largest-ever-real-estate-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:35:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/khaitan-azb-and-cyril-amarchand-act-on-indias-largest-ever-real-estate-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's It Like to be One of the Few Black Lawyers in Brazil?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afro-Brazilians are greatly underrepresented in the country's legal profession despite accounting for more than half of the total population. Nine of the country's biggest firms have committed to hiring more Black lawyers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/whats-it-like-to-be-one-of-the-few-black-lawyers-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:24:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/whats-it-like-to-be-one-of-the-few-black-lawyers-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Thirds of Top Firms Reduced Partner Promotions This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research demonstrates the sharp contraction of partnership opportunities amid the financial fallout of COVID-19, while experts say there are also other factors at play.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/two-thirds-of-top-firms-reduced-partner-promotions-this-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:54:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/two-thirds-of-top-firms-reduced-partner-promotions-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughters Advising Alongside Australian Firm on $6.2B Coca-Cola Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slaughters has a 'best friend' relationship with Australian heavyweight Clayton Utz but is not working with the firm on this occasion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-advising-alongside-australian-firm-on-62b-coca-cola-sale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:34:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-advising-alongside-australian-firm-on-62b-coca-cola-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Cannot Let the Current Crisis Drag Us Backwards on Diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&amp;O senior partner Wim Dejonghe argues that lessons must be learned from the global financial crisis when considering how COVID-19 could reverse progress made on diversity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-cannot-let-the-current-crisis-drag-us-backwards-on-diversity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:36:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/we-cannot-let-the-current-crisis-drag-us-backwards-on-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HFW Poaches Four Lawyer Construction Team For Sydney Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[HFW has continued to grow its Australian presence during 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-poaches-four-lawyer-construction-team-for-sydney-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:33:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hfw-poaches-four-lawyer-construction-team-for-sydney-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2020 Is a Year of Discounts as US Law Firms Prioritize Cash Flow]]></title><description><![CDATA[A majority of law firm financial officers are willing to cut legal bills if it means getting paid by clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/2020-is-a-year-of-discounts-as-us-law-firms-prioritize-cash-flow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/2020-is-a-year-of-discounts-as-us-law-firms-prioritize-cash-flow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2020 Is a Year of Discounts as Law Firms Prioritise Cash Flow]]></title><description><![CDATA[A majority of law firm financial officers are willing to cut legal bills if it means getting paid by clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/2020-is-a-year-of-discounts-as-law-firms-prioritise-cash-flow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/2020-is-a-year-of-discounts-as-law-firms-prioritise-cash-flow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad News for Multinational Companies: China Is Reciprocating US Export Controls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multinational companies face conflicting regulatory obligations amid tit-for-tat U.S.-China export control reforms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bad-news-for-multinational-companies-china-is-reciprocating-us-export-controls/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:19:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bad-news-for-multinational-companies-china-is-reciprocating-us-export-controls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's Cyril Amarchand Launches Permanent Remote Working Policy Option]]></title><description><![CDATA[It also has introduced a "Flexi Lawyer" model under which lawyers from around the world will be brought in on a contract basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/indias-cyril-amarchand-launches-permanent-remote-working-policy-option/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 23:37:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/indias-cyril-amarchand-launches-permanent-remote-working-policy-option/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Dismisses Shareholder Class Action in Australia's First-Ever Successful Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Herbert Smith Freehills, which represented the defendant, expects more class actions to go to trial.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/court-dismisses-shareholder-class-action-in-australias-first-ever-successful-defense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 23:52:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/court-dismisses-shareholder-class-action-in-australias-first-ever-successful-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells to Cut 43 Business Services Roles in Mexico and US]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's restructuring will also include a voluntary redundancy program for business services and secretarial staff in the U.K.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-to-cut-43-business-services-roles-in-mexico-and-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:35:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-to-cut-43-business-services-roles-in-mexico-and-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rwanda Enters Medical Marijuana Export Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The potential for medical cannabis to boost foreign earnings, contribute to export growth and promote foreign investment in the health sector is driving increased legalization across the continent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rwanda-enters-medical-marijuana-export-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:23:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rwanda-enters-medical-marijuana-export-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters and Clifford Chance End COVID-19 Salary Freezes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firms both initially froze salaries as part of a package of financial measures to counter the impact of the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-clifford-chance-end-covid-19-salary-freezes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:16:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-and-clifford-chance-end-covid-19-salary-freezes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Getting Help Gets Complicated: In Conversation With Two Black DLA Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Black History Month, the lawyers discuss the effects of anglicising their names and their reticence to get help through schemes and organisations for Black people.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/when-getting-help-gets-complicated-in-conversation-with-two-black-dla-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:19:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/when-getting-help-gets-complicated-in-conversation-with-two-black-dla-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Appoints Hong Kong Managing Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appointment comes amid a string of management changes for the firm in Asia-Pacific.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-appoints-hong-kong-managing-partner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:51:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-appoints-hong-kong-managing-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reed Smith To Restore Partner Monthly Draws, Staff Pay in Full]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is rowing back its COVID-19 financial measures like many of its peers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-to-restore-partner-monthly-draws-staff-pay-in-full/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:45:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-to-restore-partner-monthly-draws-staff-pay-in-full/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JunHe Elects New Managing Partner as Cofounder and Longtime Leader Steps Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Hua will succeed Xiao Wei as the leader of one of China's most prestigious law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/junhe-elects-new-managing-partner-as-cofounder-and-longtime-leader-steps-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:58:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/junhe-elects-new-managing-partner-as-cofounder-and-longtime-leader-steps-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's Trilegal Hires Disputes Partner from Shardul Amarchand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commercial disputes specialist Nitesh Jain moves over.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/indias-trilegal-hires-disputes-partner-from-shardul-amarchand/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:03:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/indias-trilegal-hires-disputes-partner-from-shardul-amarchand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cahill Takes Another Allen &amp; Overy London Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire will re-join former A&amp;O colleagues Jonathan Brownson and Jake Keaveny in the move.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cahill-takes-another-allen-amp-overy-london-partner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cahill-takes-another-allen-amp-overy-london-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're Through the Worst of It': KPMG's Global Head Sees Promising Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Fuller says that the Asia-Pacific region, in particular, is strong and that legal work in Europe and in the Americas has been increasing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/were-through-the-worst-of-it-kpmgs-global-head-sees-promising-future/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:59:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/were-through-the-worst-of-it-kpmgs-global-head-sees-promising-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're Through the Worst of It': KPMG's Global Head Sees a Promising Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Fuller says that the Asia-Pacific region, in particular, is strong and that legal work in Europe and in the Americas has been increasing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/were-through-the-worst-of-it-kpmgs-global-head-sees-a-promising-future/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:31:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/were-through-the-worst-of-it-kpmgs-global-head-sees-a-promising-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Women Leaving Big Law Because of COVID?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than one in four women are thinking of leaving the workforce or downshifting their careers&mdash;an unthinkable thought just six months ago, says the latest McKinsey/LeanIn study.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/are-women-leaving-big-law-because-of-covid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/are-women-leaving-big-law-because-of-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Partners Approve Lockstep Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners approved changes this week, after proposals were put to them earlier in October.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-partners-approve-lockstep-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:24:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-partners-approve-lockstep-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose EMEA Plots Post-Brexit Future, Rolls Out Ethnicity Targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is aiming to hit specific racial diversity targets in the U.K. by 2025 and has also implemented new career support programmes across EMEA.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-emea-plots-post-brexit-future-rolls-out-ethnicity-targets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:48:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-emea-plots-post-brexit-future-rolls-out-ethnicity-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper to Allow Staff, Partners to Remote Work Two Days a Week Post-Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has also recently restarted partner profit distributions, following a suspension earlier in the year due to COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-to-allow-staff-partners-to-remote-work-two-days-a-week-post-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:30:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-to-allow-staff-partners-to-remote-work-two-days-a-week-post-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Moves Towards Cash Accounting Model With Revamped Distributions System]]></title><description><![CDATA[A distributions system that calculates expected outgoings and collections signals a wider change in the firm's accounting model, insiders say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-moves-towards-cash-accounting-model-with-revamped-distributions-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:26:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-moves-towards-cash-accounting-model-with-revamped-distributions-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Bolsters Paris Arbitration Team With Team Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrivals are the latest in a series of lateral hires by law firms to bolster their teams in Paris, a key European center of dispute resolution.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-bolsters-paris-arbitration-team-with-team-hire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:05:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-bolsters-paris-arbitration-team-with-team-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Latest Law Firm to Set US, UK Ethnicity Targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is rolling out the targets as part of a new Race Action plan, as many other major law firms take steps to improve the diversity of their ranks.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-latest-law-firm-to-set-us-uk-ethnicity-targets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:46:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-latest-law-firm-to-set-us-uk-ethnicity-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Takes Weil Gotshal Paris Trio, Including Office Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. firm has ramped up its hiring strategy in the French capital in recent weeks.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-takes-weil-gotshal-paris-trio-including-office-head/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:42:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-takes-weil-gotshal-paris-trio-including-office-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Expands Presence in Shanghai With "Best Friend" Partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign law firms typically establish joint operations with local firms by first forming informal alliances.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-expands-presence-in-shanghai-with-best-friend-partnership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:34:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-expands-presence-in-shanghai-with-best-friend-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughter and May, Skadden Advise on Alibaba's $3.6B Retail Acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alibaba now controls one of China's largest hypermart chains as foreign retailers continue to exit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-skadden-advise-on-alibabas-36b-retail-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:58:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughter-and-may-skadden-advise-on-alibabas-36b-retail-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Client Demand Propels Herbert Smith Freehills' Hong Kong Diversity Initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm says that by 2025 it wants half of its Hong Kong-based partnership and business services leadership to be ethnically Asian.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/client-demand-propels-herbert-smith-freehills-hong-kong-diversity-initiative/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:05:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/client-demand-propels-herbert-smith-freehills-hong-kong-diversity-initiative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debevoise Jumps to Top of Latin America M&amp;A Rankings As Region's Deal Activity Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debevoise &amp; Plimpton led rankings by deal value for the first nine months of 2020, while Brazil's Pinheiro Neto Advogados handled the most transactions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/debevoise-jumps-to-top-of-latin-america-mampa-rankings-as-regions-deal-activity-falls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 23:28:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/debevoise-jumps-to-top-of-latin-america-mampa-rankings-as-regions-deal-activity-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Akin Gump Pays Out Special Fall Bonuses to London Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld is following the lead of Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell by paying a special bonus to associates ranging from $7,500 to $40,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/akin-gump-pays-out-special-fall-bonuses-to-london-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/akin-gump-pays-out-special-fall-bonuses-to-london-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anglo American Sued in 'Africa's Largest Ever Class Action']]></title><description><![CDATA[The case, supported by litigation funders, is being brought on behalf of 100,000 women and children.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/anglo-american-sued-in-africas-largest-ever-class-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:03:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/anglo-american-sued-in-africas-largest-ever-class-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA Fines Co-Op Legal Services &amp;pound;143,000 For 'Overpayment' Error]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has accepted the regulator's findings, which it said resulted from an "inadvertent accounting error".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-fines-co-op-legal-services-amppound143000-for-overpayment-error/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:38:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sra-fines-co-op-legal-services-amppound143000-for-overpayment-error/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Friends Forever? Slaughters' Website Rebrand Raises Eyebrows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A simple website redesign has caused some surprise and confusion within the network of elite European firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/best-friends-forever-slaughters-website-rebrand-raises-eyebrows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:37:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/best-friends-forever-slaughters-website-rebrand-raises-eyebrows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manolo Blahnik GC: 'Diversity is Still a Real Issue in the Profession']]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgina McManus explains what life is like at a fashion brand and how she feels for junior lawyers during this period.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/manolo-blahnik-gc-diversity-is-still-a-real-issue-in-the-profession/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/manolo-blahnik-gc-diversity-is-still-a-real-issue-in-the-profession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manolo Blahnik GC: 'I Dropped Out of my LLB Before Attending a Single Lecture']]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgina McManus explains what life is like at a fashion brand and how she feels for junior lawyers during this period.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/manolo-blahnik-gc-i-dropped-out-of-my-llb-before-attending-a-single-lecture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:05:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/manolo-blahnik-gc-i-dropped-out-of-my-llb-before-attending-a-single-lecture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Partner Ethnicity Pay Gap Doubles, Firm Reveals Disability Pay Gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's partner gender pay gap has also grown this year, while gaps have narrowed for all-staff figures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-partner-ethnicity-pay-gap-doubles-firm-reveals-disability-pay-gap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:05:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-partner-ethnicity-pay-gap-doubles-firm-reveals-disability-pay-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinsent Masons Advising on &amp;pound;1B Highways England Mandate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contract for the work is worth &pound;3 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsent-masons-advising-on-amppound1b-highways-england-mandate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsent-masons-advising-on-amppound1b-highways-england-mandate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons UK, Middle East Arm Ends Several COVID Measures, Repays Furlough Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is joining other firms in paying back funds to the U.K. Government it used to place staff on furlough.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-uk-middle-east-arm-ends-several-covid-measures-repays-furlough-funds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-uk-middle-east-arm-ends-several-covid-measures-repays-furlough-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Pay, Profit Pool Changes on Agenda as Partner Conference Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA['Resilience, Recovery and Renewal' is the theme of this year's partner conference, held virtually.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-pay-profit-pool-changes-on-agenda-as-partner-conference-continues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:17:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-pay-profit-pool-changes-on-agenda-as-partner-conference-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Loses Eight-Lawyer Warsaw Team To Deloitte Legal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big 4 outfit has ramped up its legal expansion in Continental Europe this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-loses-eight-lawyer-warsaw-team-to-deloitte-legal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:50:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-loses-eight-lawyer-warsaw-team-to-deloitte-legal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Names Singapore Partner in New Global Financial Investment Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kai-Niklas Schneider will take up a new position on the firm's global executive team focusing on financial investors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-names-singapore-partner-in-new-global-financial-investment-role/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:58:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clifford-chance-names-singapore-partner-in-new-global-financial-investment-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Vienna Resumes Hiring After COVID-19 Freeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is one of many to have implemented various recruitment freezes due to the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-vienna-resumes-hiring-after-covid-19-freeze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:35:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-vienna-resumes-hiring-after-covid-19-freeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Disagree With Lord Sumption About Remote Working]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remote working will 'leave a hole in people's lives', says Lord Sumption, but it can revitalise them and deliver greater value to clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-i-disagree-with-lord-sumption-about-remote-working/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/why-i-disagree-with-lord-sumption-about-remote-working/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa's Competition Commission Details Plans for Regulation of Digital Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acquisitions by digital giants of smaller players have been slipping under the radar, hurting competition, lawyers say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/south-africas-competition-commission-details-plans-for-regulation-of-digital-economy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/south-africas-competition-commission-details-plans-for-regulation-of-digital-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meatpacker JBS is Latest Brazilian Company Slapped with FCPA Violations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case against the world's biggest meat processor highlights the expanding jurisdictional reach of U.S. authorities and their pursuit of cases with ties to Latin America's biggest economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/meatpacker-jbs-is-latest-brazilian-company-slapped-with-fcpa-violations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:30:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/meatpacker-jbs-is-latest-brazilian-company-slapped-with-fcpa-violations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa's Competiton Commission Details Plans for Regulation of Digital Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acquisitions by digital giants of smaller players have been slipping under the radar, hurting competition, lawyers say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/south-africas-competiton-commission-details-plans-for-regulation-of-digital-economy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:42:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/south-africas-competiton-commission-details-plans-for-regulation-of-digital-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debevoise Faces Lawsuit Alleging Cover-Up, Negligence in Ex-Client's SEC Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawsuit is being brought by former client Mykalai Kontilai, a member of the FBI Most Wanted List who is facing several SEC and DOJ lawsuits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/debevoise-faces-lawsuit-alleging-cover-up-negligence-in-ex-clients-sec-investigation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/debevoise-faces-lawsuit-alleging-cover-up-negligence-in-ex-clients-sec-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burford Shares Hit New York Stock Exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[The litigation finance giant used the opportunity to put forth its latest research report showing a steadily growing appetite for funding across the legal industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/burford-shares-hit-new-york-stock-exchange/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/burford-shares-hit-new-york-stock-exchange/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Company That Sued Jones Day For $750M Enters Non-Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than a month after filing a lawsuit that alleges Jones Day conspired in a "massive fraud" related to an acquisition in Germany, the plaintiffs asked a judge in Houston, Texas to dismiss the case without prejudice, meaning it can be refiled.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/berkshire-hathaway-company-that-sued-jones-day-for-750m-enters-non-suit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:43:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/berkshire-hathaway-company-that-sued-jones-day-for-750m-enters-non-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Sets Ethnicity and LGBTQ+ Targets for US, UK Partnerships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is aiming to achieve increased representation across the areas by 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-sets-ethnicity-and-lgbtq-targets-for-us-uk-partnerships/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:27:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-sets-ethnicity-and-lgbtq-targets-for-us-uk-partnerships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham Suffers Another Germany Defection, Names Managing Partner for Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[The departure to a rival brings the number of partners who have left this month to five.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-suffers-another-germany-defection-names-managing-partner-for-country/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 16:34:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-suffers-another-germany-defection-names-managing-partner-for-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising Stars: Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Private Equity Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list of the best young lawyers was based on months of research canvassing views from major private equity firms and experienced partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rising-stars-europes-best-up-and-coming-private-equity-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 16:03:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rising-stars-europes-best-up-and-coming-private-equity-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Opts to Self-Insure Amid Soaring Indemnity Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has set up an offshore subsidiary, known as a captive insurance vehicle, on the island of Guernsey.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-opts-to-self-insure-amid-soaring-indemnity-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:56:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-opts-to-self-insure-amid-soaring-indemnity-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst Makes Smallest Promotion Round Since 2016 After COVID Delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The process had been delayed by six months by the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-makes-smallest-promotion-round-since-2016-after-covid-delay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:26:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-makes-smallest-promotion-round-since-2016-after-covid-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travers Smith Sets Sights on London Office Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is considering moving from its current premises in Farringdon when its lease expires in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-sets-sights-on-london-office-move/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:01:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/travers-smith-sets-sights-on-london-office-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie's New AI Project: Knowing What Clients Want, Before They Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie announced it's collaborating with an AI technology developer to help it predict clients' future needs. While the software may have less-than-perfect accuracy, lawyers still see a significant benefit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzies-new-ai-project-knowing-what-clients-want-before-they-do/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzies-new-ai-project-knowing-what-clients-want-before-they-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenberg Traurig Chooses Buyouts Over Layoffs in Trimming Staff Ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The buyouts contrast with mass staff layoffs seen at firms such as Seyfarth Shaw, Baker McKenzie, Davis Wright Tremaine, Nixon Peabody, Squire Patton Boggs and Venable.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenberg-traurig-chooses-buyouts-over-layoffs-in-trimming-staff-ranks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/greenberg-traurig-chooses-buyouts-over-layoffs-in-trimming-staff-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker McKenzie Appoints New Members to Global Executive Committee Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has also replaced its region chairs for North America, the Asia Pacific and EMEA.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-appoints-new-members-to-global-executive-committee-leadership/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:39:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-mckenzie-appoints-new-members-to-global-executive-committee-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian New Law Firm LegalVision to Expand to New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm plans to tap into demand from small and medium businesses and will offer the same tech-driven fix-fee legal advice model as it does in Australia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-new-law-firm-legalvision-to-expand-to-new-zealand/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:09:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australian-new-law-firm-legalvision-to-expand-to-new-zealand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It Will Go Through': Market Reacts to A&amp;O Lockstep Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's top of lockstep is dwarfed by the amount being offered by US rivals, which are 'going like gangbusters'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/it-will-go-through-market-reacts-to-aampo-lockstep-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:29:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/it-will-go-through-market-reacts-to-aampo-lockstep-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Firm Pay War for A&amp;O Partner Hit '$6.9M']]></title><description><![CDATA[Another U.S. firm offered the London finance heavyweight 'around $5m' to join.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-firm-pay-war-for-aampo-partner-hit-69m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:49:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-firm-pay-war-for-aampo-partner-hit-69m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Athletics Finds New General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new hire was formerly legal and governance director at Rugby Football Union.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/world-athletics-finds-new-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:15:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/world-athletics-finds-new-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters, Other Law Firms Call For Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five law firms are among a number of business leaders to call on the U.K. government to enforce ethnicity pay gap reporting.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-other-law-firms-call-for-mandatory-ethnicity-pay-gap-reporting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:35:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-other-law-firms-call-for-mandatory-ethnicity-pay-gap-reporting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Firm Offered Nearly &amp;pound;500,000 by Government to Expand in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's growth is expected to create up to 73 jobs and &pound;2.8million in annual salaries for the nation's economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-offered-nearly-amppound500000-by-government-to-expand-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:23:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-offered-nearly-amppound500000-by-government-to-expand-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy Partners Vote on Lockstep Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vote will conclude by the end of October, according to a person at the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-partners-vote-on-lockstep-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:57:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-partners-vote-on-lockstep-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eversheds and Norton Rose Latest to Relax COVID Financial Restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both firms have also taken steps to repay furloughing money back to the U.K. government.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eversheds-and-norton-rose-latest-to-relax-covid-financial-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:21:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eversheds-and-norton-rose-latest-to-relax-covid-financial-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland 'Saved $2.5M' By Running Virtual Partners Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm did not hold its annual share partner conference in California this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-saved-25m-by-running-virtual-partners-conference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:29:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-saved-25m-by-running-virtual-partners-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Law &amp; Practice Announces Awards 2020 Winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fangda Partners and Jingtian &amp; Gongcheng are among the top winners of the 14th annual event honoring the leading firms and lawyers on China-related matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/china-law-amp-practice-announces-awards-2020-winners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:29:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/china-law-amp-practice-announces-awards-2020-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 50 Roles at Risk as Shoosmiths Consults on Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is targeting support staff as part of a redundancy consultation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/over-50-roles-at-risk-as-shoosmiths-consults-on-cuts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:09:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/over-50-roles-at-risk-as-shoosmiths-consults-on-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa's Lawyers Anticipate Inrush of Work as COVID Fears Ebb, Trade Rebounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners at firms including Norton Rose Fulbright, Baker McKenzie, Bowmans and Pinsent Masons are poised for a recovery in trade and investment on the continent&mdash;and deal statistics agree with this sentiment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/africas-lawyers-anticipate-inrush-of-work-as-covid-fears-ebb-trade-rebounds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:19:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/africas-lawyers-anticipate-inrush-of-work-as-covid-fears-ebb-trade-rebounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWF Partner Exits Hit Over 30 In Five Months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is slowly rebuilding having shed almost 10% of its partnership since May.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-partner-exits-hit-over-30-in-five-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:36:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-partner-exits-hit-over-30-in-five-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dechert and Partner Gerrard Face Fresh Allegations of Torture, Hacking and Blackmail]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a &pound;16 million UK High Court claim, the US firm and its white collar head once again face accusations of a slew of crimes perpetrated against a detainee in the UAE.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-and-partner-gerrard-face-fresh-allegations-of-torture-hacking-and-blackmail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-and-partner-gerrard-face-fresh-allegations-of-torture-hacking-and-blackmail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KPMG Launches Legal Ops Advisory Service as Pandemic Accelerates Need to Streamline Services]]></title><description><![CDATA[KPMG says legal operations services have become even more necessary as legal departments seek ways to streamline work while attorneys work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kpmg-launches-legal-ops-advisory-service-as-pandemic-accelerates-need-to-streamline-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kpmg-launches-legal-ops-advisory-service-as-pandemic-accelerates-need-to-streamline-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insolvencies in Australia Sharply Down but Lawyers Prepare for Uptick]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's economic stimulus and insolvency reforms expire on December 31, and lawyers anticipate a rash of corporate collapses in the new year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/insolvencies-in-australia-sharply-down-but-lawyers-prepare-for-uptick/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:17:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/insolvencies-in-australia-sharply-down-but-lawyers-prepare-for-uptick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinsent Masons Advises on $1.1 Billion Australian Electricity Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is advising Australia's Clough Group and Spain's Elecnor, which have won a contract to build an energy interconnector between the power grids of New South Wales and South Australia, with an added connection to Victoria&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsent-masons-advises-on-11-billion-australian-electricity-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:39:52 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/pinsent-masons-advises-on-11-billion-australian-electricity-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airline Refund Class Actions Suits Hit Turbulence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past month, federal judges in California have dismissed cases against Norwegian Air Shuttle and Deutsche Lufthansa after concluding that the airlines did not breach their contracts with passengers, who ultimately got refunds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/airline-refund-class-actions-suits-hit-turbulence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/airline-refund-class-actions-suits-hit-turbulence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Expands Latin America Footprint with Medelli n Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Undeterred by COVID-19, the firm has launched 22 new offices worldwide this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-expands-latin-america-footprint-with-medelli-n-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:46:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-expands-latin-america-footprint-with-medelli-n-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seyfarth Shaw's Cyberattack Highlights Firms' Heightened Pandemic Risk&amp;mdash;And Their Preparation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trend to move email, document management systems and other functions to the cloud may be helping to buffer law firms' business continuity against future cyber crimes. But even so, firms are still being proactive with cyber drills in this pandemic era.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/seyfarth-shaws-cyberattack-highlights-firms-heightened-pandemic-riskampmdashand-their-preparation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:27:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/seyfarth-shaws-cyberattack-highlights-firms-heightened-pandemic-riskampmdashand-their-preparation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Keep Us in the Dark on Legal Tech, Complain General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA['I never, ever get tech solutions offered by firms,' says one in-house legal head, while several others believe products are too closely guarded.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-keep-us-in-the-dark-on-legal-tech-complain-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:38:52 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-keep-us-in-the-dark-on-legal-tech-complain-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Continues US Hiring Spree, Adds Washington Antitrust Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has recently targeted several elite US firms for its hires as part of a major expansion drive stateside.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-continues-us-hiring-spree-adds-washington-antitrust-partner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:42:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-continues-us-hiring-spree-adds-washington-antitrust-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to Lure Foreign Law Firms to Shanghai With Cash Handouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign firms and arbitral institutions are eligible for handouts of up to RMB1 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/china-to-lure-foreign-law-firms-to-shanghai-with-cash-handouts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:21:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/china-to-lure-foreign-law-firms-to-shanghai-with-cash-handouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Adds Four-Strong Life Sciences Team in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a rare move for a large international firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-adds-four-strong-life-sciences-team-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 12:22:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-adds-four-strong-life-sciences-team-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels' Top Lawyers Lie in Wait For Brexit to Take Work Away From London]]></title><description><![CDATA[As UK law loses its appeal in the face of Brexit, Brussels-based lawyers suggest clients are increasingly opting for local expertise over previously favoured London lawyers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brussels-top-lawyers-lie-in-wait-for-brexit-to-take-work-away-from-london/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 12:00:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brussels-top-lawyers-lie-in-wait-for-brexit-to-take-work-away-from-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Firm Acquires Dublin Funds Service Provider in Latest Brexit Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move will help MJ Hudson access the EU funds market post-Brexit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-acquires-dublin-funds-service-provider-in-latest-brexit-move/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:27:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-firm-acquires-dublin-funds-service-provider-in-latest-brexit-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Antitrust Practices Stay Active, Crowell and Lowenstein Bulk Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowell &amp; Moring chair Phillip Inglima said antitrust is "one of our busiest practices in the pandemic, and it will continue to be."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-antitrust-practices-stay-active-crowell-and-lowenstein-bulk-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:28:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-antitrust-practices-stay-active-crowell-and-lowenstein-bulk-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lateral Search Firm Drops Suit Against Freshfields]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dismissal was another instance of a headhunter dropping a suit against a firm on the heels of an adverse court ruling.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lateral-search-firm-drops-suit-against-freshfields/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:07:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lateral-search-firm-drops-suit-against-freshfields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors Take Note of Social Justice Benchmarks in Corporate ESG Efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental, social and governance plans have increasingly become a priority to Wall Street investors, employees and customers, says Latham &amp; Watkins London-based partner Paul Davies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/investors-take-note-of-social-justice-benchmarks-in-corporate-esg-efforts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/investors-take-note-of-social-justice-benchmarks-in-corporate-esg-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Australian Chair Reappointed for 2 More Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doug Stipanicev's new 2-year stint will begin in January 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-australian-chair-reappointed-for-2-more-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:44:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-australian-chair-reappointed-for-2-more-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Poaches Life Sciences Team From Dentons in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is aiming to attract more life sciences clients in the Asia Pacific.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-poaches-life-sciences-team-from-dentons-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:53:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-poaches-life-sciences-team-from-dentons-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore Firm Launches Office in Ho Chi Minh City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Gledhill, one of Singapore's largest firms, says its new office will focus on real estate, financial services, food and beverage, and energy sector clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-firm-launches-office-in-ho-chi-minh-city/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:36:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-firm-launches-office-in-ho-chi-minh-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andersen Global Adds Malawi and Djibouti to Burgeoning Africa Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[The consultancy network is on target to meet its goal of extending its presence into 49 African countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/andersen-global-adds-malawi-and-djibouti-to-burgeoning-africa-network/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:17:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/andersen-global-adds-malawi-and-djibouti-to-burgeoning-africa-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing Lengthens Equity Path for New UK Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's partnership has voted through the change, proposed earlier this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-lengthens-equity-path-for-new-uk-partners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:27:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-lengthens-equity-path-for-new-uk-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullying and Intimidation Rife at The Bar, YouGov Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report found that incidents were tolerated within chambers 'due to the adversarial, male-dominated culture and competitive nature of the Bar'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bullying-and-intimidation-rife-at-the-bar-yougov-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:17:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bullying-and-intimidation-rife-at-the-bar-yougov-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK LLP Structure Under Threat Without EU Agreement, Committee Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House of Lords European Union Committee's report highlights that, without a UK-EU agreement, UK-specific corporate forms such as the LLP are under threat.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-llp-structure-under-threat-without-eu-agreement-committee-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:59:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-llp-structure-under-threat-without-eu-agreement-committee-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK 100 Results: Lower 50 Law Firms Struggle to Keep Pace With Elite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms ranked 51-100 suffered an overall fall in PEP and revenue per lawyer and many are now cutting staff.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-100-results-lower-50-law-firms-struggle-to-keep-pace-with-elite/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:59:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-100-results-lower-50-law-firms-struggle-to-keep-pace-with-elite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper Continues to Build in Dublin With Hire From Local Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK law firms are setting up their post-Brexit offerings in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-continues-to-build-in-dublin-with-hire-from-local-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:29:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-continues-to-build-in-dublin-with-hire-from-local-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Tail of COVID-19 Litigation in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor and insurance disputes came first, and litigators expect many more cases and causes of action as the crisis drags on.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-long-tail-of-covid-19-litigation-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:00:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-long-tail-of-covid-19-litigation-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am Law 100 Firm Targeted by Weekend Cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm said it shut down many of its systems as a precautionary measure after what seems to have been a ransomware attack.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/am-law-100-firm-targeted-by-weekend-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/am-law-100-firm-targeted-by-weekend-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Lewis Gets Middle East Finance Boost With Sovereign Wealth Fund Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ex-senior counsel at one of the UAE's biggest sovereign wealth funds is a big boost to the Abu Dhabi office, which opened in early 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morgan-lewis-gets-middle-east-finance-boost-with-sovereign-wealth-fund-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:57:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morgan-lewis-gets-middle-east-finance-boost-with-sovereign-wealth-fund-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reed Smith, Norton Rose Partners Among Lawyers on Queen's Birthday Honours List]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of legal professionals have received CBEs and MBEs for their work this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-norton-rose-partners-among-lawyers-on-queens-birthday-honours-list/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:25:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-norton-rose-partners-among-lawyers-on-queens-birthday-honours-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osborne Clarke Appoints New International CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[He will be replaced by the firm's infrastructure finance group head in July next year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/osborne-clarke-appoints-new-international-ceo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:19:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/osborne-clarke-appoints-new-international-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Remote Working Cause London Legal Salaries to Fall?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several partners have questioned the viability of paying more to London lawyers when many are working remotely and outside of the capital.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/could-remote-working-cause-london-legal-salaries-to-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:11:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/could-remote-working-cause-london-legal-salaries-to-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Law Firm Duo Lead on Poland's Largest IPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cinven and Permira-backed business Allegro has an equity value of $11 billion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-law-firm-duo-lead-on-polands-largest-ipo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:49:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-law-firm-duo-lead-on-polands-largest-ipo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Bael &amp; Bellis Set To Roll Out New Remote Working Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is one of many to review how its people work in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/van-bael-amp-bellis-set-to-roll-out-new-remote-working-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:27:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/van-bael-amp-bellis-set-to-roll-out-new-remote-working-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cahill's A&amp;O Hires to Kickstart London Growth, Chairman Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cahill chairman Bill Hartnett says the firm is looking to further expand its London presence "in short order."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cahills-aampo-hires-to-kickstart-london-growth-chairman-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:52:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cahills-aampo-hires-to-kickstart-london-growth-chairman-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Secures Top Financial Prosecutor in Rare Paris Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The litigation powerhouse launched its France practice in 2013, and is now a 25-strong operation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-secures-top-financial-prosecutor-in-rare-paris-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:32:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/quinn-secures-top-financial-prosecutor-in-rare-paris-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squire Adds 2 More Partners to Dispute Resolution Team in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrivals bring to three the number of new partners to join Squire's international dispute resolution practice this month.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-adds-2-more-partners-to-dispute-resolution-team-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 22:31:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-adds-2-more-partners-to-dispute-resolution-team-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willkie Announces Fall Bonuses, Potentially Reviving Associate Compensation War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Willkie is the first firm to match Davis Polk's fall associate bonus scale since Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore declined to do so last week.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/willkie-announces-fall-bonuses-potentially-reviving-associate-compensation-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/willkie-announces-fall-bonuses-potentially-reviving-associate-compensation-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Promotes 40, Reaffirms Gender Commitment to Partner Ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of promotions are in the firm's U.S. and London offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-promotes-40-reaffirms-gender-commitment-to-partner-ranks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:04:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-promotes-40-reaffirms-gender-commitment-to-partner-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Use This Opportunity to Improve Mental Health in the Legal Profession]]></title><description><![CDATA[For World Mental Health Day, RPC's inclusion and diversity lead argues this is the time for firms to make a difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lets-use-this-opportunity-to-improve-mental-health-in-the-legal-profession/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:45:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lets-use-this-opportunity-to-improve-mental-health-in-the-legal-profession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Host of Elite Firms Bag Roles On  4B Borsa Italiana Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[London Stock Exchange is selling its entire shareholding in Borsa to Europe's biggest stock exchange Euronext.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/host-of-elite-firms-bag-roles-on-4b-borsa-italiana-sale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:24:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/host-of-elite-firms-bag-roles-on-4b-borsa-italiana-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 UK Staff Cuts: A Firm-By-Firm Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[As of this month, 20 firms have made or are making redundancies as a result of the pandemic disruption.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covid-19-uk-staff-cuts-a-firm-by-firm-guide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:24:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covid-19-uk-staff-cuts-a-firm-by-firm-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughters Turns Focus to ESG as it Names Five Tech Start-Ups for Incubator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The successful start-ups will receive &pound;30,000 each towards legal and bsuiness servcies advice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-turns-focus-to-esg-as-it-names-five-tech-start-ups-for-incubator/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:11:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-turns-focus-to-esg-as-it-names-five-tech-start-ups-for-incubator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's Difficult to Justify That Huge Gap': PwC Legal Head Questions London Lockdown Salaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Stacey talks about the long-term changes brought on by COVID-19 and how lawyers in London might soon find it hard to justify their pay packets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-difficult-to-justify-that-huge-gap-pwc-legal-head-questions-london-lockdown-salaries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:51:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-difficult-to-justify-that-huge-gap-pwc-legal-head-questions-london-lockdown-salaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Appeals Court Orders Google to Negotiate "Neighboring Rights" Deal With Publishers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upholding an order by France's competition authority, the Paris Court of Appeal has ordered Google to start negotiating in good faith with publishers and news agencies for reusing their material online.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-appeals-court-orders-google-to-negotiate-neighboring-rights-deal-with-publishers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/french-appeals-court-orders-google-to-negotiate-neighboring-rights-deal-with-publishers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyril Amarchand's Legal Tech Incubator Issues Public Challenge for Second Cohort]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overarching theme for the second cohort centers around COVID-19 and focuses on resolving issues created by the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cyril-amarchands-legal-tech-incubator-issues-public-challenge-for-second-cohort/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:33:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cyril-amarchands-legal-tech-incubator-issues-public-challenge-for-second-cohort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There's Distress On the Surface': UAE Lawyers Are Bracing For a Second Wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the peace deal with Israel and a small real estate uptick contrast with fears over trade and employment, lawyers talk about how they're facing major challenges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/theres-distress-on-the-surface-uae-lawyers-are-bracing-for-a-second-wave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:28:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/theres-distress-on-the-surface-uae-lawyers-are-bracing-for-a-second-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foley &amp; Lardner Supply Chain Lawyers See Demand for Near-shoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. companies are looking to produce more in Mexico and the U.S. to reduce dependence on China in uncertain times.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/foley-amp-lardner-supply-chain-lawyers-see-demand-for-near-shoring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:28:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/foley-amp-lardner-supply-chain-lawyers-see-demand-for-near-shoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker Botts Lays Off 50 Staff, Citing Pandemic-Driven Business Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like some other large firms, Texas-based Baker Botts pointed to a "fundamental workplace shift" behind the decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-lays-off-50-staff-citing-pandemic-driven-business-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:16:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-lays-off-50-staff-citing-pandemic-driven-business-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer Mindset Still Barrier for Legal Tech Growth in Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA["Lawyers are trained to identify risks, they are not trained to take risks," said Ben Tidswell, chairman of Ashurst.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-mindset-still-barrier-for-legal-tech-growth-in-asia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 23:02:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-mindset-still-barrier-for-legal-tech-growth-in-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham Suffers Four-Partner Defection in Du sseldorf]]></title><description><![CDATA[This mass move leaves Latham's Duesseldorf office with just two full-time partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-suffers-four-partner-defection-in-du-sseldorf/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:42:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-suffers-four-partner-defection-in-du-sseldorf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kobre &amp; Kim Adds Offshore Disputes Partner in Hong Kong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Timothy Haynes joins from Walkers where he headed its insolvency and dispute resolution group in Hong Kong.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kobre-amp-kim-adds-offshore-disputes-partner-in-hong-kong/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:42:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kobre-amp-kim-adds-offshore-disputes-partner-in-hong-kong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangzhou Court Rules ICC Arbitration Award Chinese, Not Foreign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling is a milestone for the opening-up of China's arbitration market to foreign arbitral institutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/guangzhou-court-rules-icc-arbitration-award-chinese-not-foreign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:42:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/guangzhou-court-rules-icc-arbitration-award-chinese-not-foreign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reed Smith Opens Review into Handling of Historical Misconduct Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegations of misconduct have been made against former London partner turned MP, Charlie Elphicke, by a former colleague of his.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-opens-review-into-handling-of-historical-misconduct-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:17:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-opens-review-into-handling-of-historical-misconduct-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ince Launches Abu Dhabi Consultancy Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes less than a month after the firm launched a new base in Cyprus.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-launches-abu-dhabi-consultancy-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:49:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-launches-abu-dhabi-consultancy-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonalds Pushes Diversity and Inclusion Up Agenda With New Legal Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new role demonstrates how in-house teams are continuing to push the needle on diversity in the legal industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdonalds-pushes-diversity-and-inclusion-up-agenda-with-new-legal-role/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:26:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdonalds-pushes-diversity-and-inclusion-up-agenda-with-new-legal-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axiom Cuts Headcount in Germany and Switzerland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cuts follow a reorganisation of Axiom's sales, client and lawyer support teams.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/axiom-cuts-headcount-in-germany-and-switzerland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 12:49:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/axiom-cuts-headcount-in-germany-and-switzerland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Brings Case Against Former Client Over $1M In 'Unpaid Fees']]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK firm alleges that it submitted eight invoices for legal work, all of which went unpaid.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-brings-case-against-former-client-over-1m-in-unpaid-fees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:14:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-brings-case-against-former-client-over-1m-in-unpaid-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Some Leading Firms Abstain for Now, Are the Fall Bonus Wars Over?]]></title><description><![CDATA["This move about extra bonuses seems contrary to the conservative fiscal approach that most of corporate America is taking right now," said in-house legal department consultant Jason Winmill.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-some-leading-firms-abstain-for-now-are-the-fall-bonus-wars-over/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-some-leading-firms-abstain-for-now-are-the-fall-bonus-wars-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law Doing More Than Dabbling in New Law, Report Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty-five firms out of the Am Law 100 have launched captive alternative legal service providers, according to the NewLaw practice at Baretz+Brunelle.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-law-doing-more-than-dabbling-in-new-law-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/big-law-doing-more-than-dabbling-in-new-law-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper and Ashurst Act on Australian Gold Mega-Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The merger of Saracen Mineral Holdings and Northern Star Resources will create a top 10 global gold producer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-and-ashurst-act-on-australian-gold-mega-merger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:07:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-and-ashurst-act-on-australian-gold-mega-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy and K&amp;L Gates Advise Australian Shopping Center Owner on $3B Debt Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linklaters and Sidley Austin acted for the banks.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-and-kampl-gates-advise-australian-shopping-center-owner-on-3b-debt-issue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:39:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/allen-amp-overy-and-kampl-gates-advise-australian-shopping-center-owner-on-3b-debt-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryan Cave Cuts 4% of Headcount, Shakes Up Practice Areas and Restores Salaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm kicked off a strategic review of its business last year, which has resulted in the changes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-cuts-4-of-headcount-shakes-up-practice-areas-and-restores-salaries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-cuts-4-of-headcount-shakes-up-practice-areas-and-restores-salaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCLP Cuts 4% of Headcount, Reorganises Practice Areas and Restores Salaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm kicked off a strategic review of its business last year, which has resulted in the changes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-cuts-4-of-headcount-reorganises-practice-areas-and-restores-salaries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:10:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-cuts-4-of-headcount-reorganises-practice-areas-and-restores-salaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing Cybersecurity Head Joins Baker McKenzie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Glass is leaving Taylor Wessing after 14 years and is the second partner departure in a month.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-cybersecurity-head-joins-baker-mckenzie/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:51:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-cybersecurity-head-joins-baker-mckenzie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham Black Lawyers on Challenging Misconceptions and How Firms Can Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a Black History Month special, Law.com International interviewed four London partners at one of the best firms for promoting Black talent to hear their stories and find out what firms can do.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-black-lawyers-on-challenging-misconceptions-and-how-firms-can-help/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:30:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-black-lawyers-on-challenging-misconceptions-and-how-firms-can-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freeths Cuts 66 Staff As COVID-19 Consultation Concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost-cutting drive has impacted lawyers and support staff, and included a number of voluntary redundancies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freeths-cuts-66-staff-as-covid-19-consultation-concludes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:18:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freeths-cuts-66-staff-as-covid-19-consultation-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer Flexible Working to Continue Being Embraced, Survey Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey of 43 EMEA-based law firms finds that there will be a greater emphasis among firms on collaboration, well being and connectivity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-flexible-working-to-continue-being-embraced-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-flexible-working-to-continue-being-embraced-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer Flexible Working to Continue Being Embraced, CBRE Survey Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey of 43 EMEA-based law firms finds that there will be a greater emphasis among firms on collaboration, well being and connectivity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-flexible-working-to-continue-being-embraced-cbre-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:57:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-flexible-working-to-continue-being-embraced-cbre-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Olympic Stadium Owners Sue A&amp;O for Negligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's former client says it has 'no alternative but to seek redress through the courts', over the West Ham FC lease dispute.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-olympic-stadium-owners-sue-aampo-for-negligence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:08:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-olympic-stadium-owners-sue-aampo-for-negligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughters and CC Lead On Premier Oil Reverse Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transaction, if approved, would create the the largest London-listed independent group in the oil &amp; gas sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-and-cc-lead-on-premier-oil-reverse-takeover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:36:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-and-cc-lead-on-premier-oil-reverse-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells Hires Singapore Partner From K&amp;L Gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restructuring partner Nick Williams moves over.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-hires-singapore-partner-from-kampl-gates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:29:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-hires-singapore-partner-from-kampl-gates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: COVID-19 Hasn't Slowed Down Plans to Innovate Legal Departments but Old Hurdles Remain]]></title><description><![CDATA["I think the long-term effect of COVID-19 is that it has created momentum for change," said Jonathan Brayne, a partner at Allen &amp; Overy in London.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/report-covid-19-hasnt-slowed-down-plans-to-innovate-legal-departments-but-old-hurdles-remain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:16:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/report-covid-19-hasnt-slowed-down-plans-to-innovate-legal-departments-but-old-hurdles-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Network Sees New Advantages Amid Global COVID-19 Regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia Holden-Davis, who became the first female president of Globalaw, discusses the benefits of belonging to an international firm network and how member firms are preparing for 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-network-sees-new-advantages-amid-global-covid-19-regulations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-network-sees-new-advantages-amid-global-covid-19-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coronavirus Slows M&amp;A in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[But private equity remains active in the market, a Herbert Smith Freehills report says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/coronavirus-slows-mampa-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:42:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/coronavirus-slows-mampa-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Weiss: COVID-19 Bonuses 'Would Not Be Appropriate']]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm cited concerns over how such an act would be perceived by clients who may be under financial duress as a primary driver in the decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-weiss-covid-19-bonuses-would-not-be-appropriate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:21:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/paul-weiss-covid-19-bonuses-would-not-be-appropriate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms in Asia at High Risk of Cyberattacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[More lax regulatory regimes and an overall lack of cybersecurity risk awareness made firms based in the region more vulnerable to hacking.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-in-asia-at-high-risk-of-cyberattacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:44:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-in-asia-at-high-risk-of-cyberattacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's The Right Time': Linklaters Leavers On Their Boutique Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[In their first interview, the senior finance duo talk about their reasons for launching a start-up and how they hope to grow the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-the-right-time-linklaters-leavers-on-their-boutique-launch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:44:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/its-the-right-time-linklaters-leavers-on-their-boutique-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunnercooke Opens First International Base]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has hired a DWF partner for the launch.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gunnercooke-opens-first-international-base/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:17:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/gunnercooke-opens-first-international-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian Law Firm Trio Leads on  15B Merger of Payment Providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal is a rare example of local law firms, rather than major international firms, leading a multi-billion dollar European mandate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/italian-law-firm-trio-leads-on-15b-merger-of-payment-providers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:24:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/italian-law-firm-trio-leads-on-15b-merger-of-payment-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weil London Profits Plummet Amid Higher Staff Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profits available for division among London members fell by a quarter in the latest financial year, LLP accounts show.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weil-london-profits-plummet-amid-higher-staff-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:18:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/weil-london-profits-plummet-amid-higher-staff-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian Law Firm Trio Lead on  15B Merger of Payment Providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal is a rare example of local law firms, rather than major international firms, leading a multi-billion dollar European mandate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/italian-law-firm-trio-lead-on-15b-merger-of-payment-providers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:18:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/italian-law-firm-trio-lead-on-15b-merger-of-payment-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Bar Council Calls For 'Zero Tolerance' On Racial Discrimination, Issues Guides on Industry Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Council found that calls to their helplines were disproportionately made by Black women regarding bullying behaviour they had experienced.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-bar-council-calls-for-zero-tolerance-on-racial-discrimination-issues-guides-on-industry-training/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:59:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-bar-council-calls-for-zero-tolerance-on-racial-discrimination-issues-guides-on-industry-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Help Shape the Future': LawCare CEO Calls for Change As Major Mental Health Survey Launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[LawCare CEO Elizabeth Rimmer calls on the legal industry to take part in a survey about workplace culture in order to bring about change.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/help-shape-the-future-lawcare-ceo-calls-for-change-as-major-mental-health-survey-launched/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:59:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/help-shape-the-future-lawcare-ceo-calls-for-change-as-major-mental-health-survey-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LawCare Launches Study Into Burnout and Workplace Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The questionnaire is being launched in the run up to World Mental Health Day.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawcare-launches-study-into-burnout-and-workplace-culture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:17:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawcare-launches-study-into-burnout-and-workplace-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miami's PAG Law Recruits Latin America Specialist as Managing Partner for NY Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic to meet demand from its venture capital-backed clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/miamis-pag-law-recruits-latin-america-specialist-as-managing-partner-for-ny-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/miamis-pag-law-recruits-latin-america-specialist-as-managing-partner-for-ny-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany Poised For Big Step Towards Corporate Restructuring Best Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[A draft bill to facilitate restructurings comes amid an expected COVID-19 corporate distress wave from January 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/germany-poised-for-big-step-towards-corporate-restructuring-best-practice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 07:22:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/germany-poised-for-big-step-towards-corporate-restructuring-best-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Second Texas Firm Exits Beijing as Baker Botts Consolidates China Offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal recruiter Robert Kinney, who does business in Hong Kong, said because of struggles in the energy industry, it's a challenge for energy-focused firms to make money in China.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-second-texas-firm-exits-beijing-as-baker-botts-consolidates-china-offices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 01:06:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-second-texas-firm-exits-beijing-as-baker-botts-consolidates-china-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY Law, KPMG Nab Five Partners From PwC As Its Strategic Shift Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moves are part of a reshuffling of the German Big Four landscape.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ey-law-kpmg-nab-five-partners-from-pwc-as-its-strategic-shift-continues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:39:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ey-law-kpmg-nab-five-partners-from-pwc-as-its-strategic-shift-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela's Maduro Wins UK Appeal Over $1B in Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition leader Juan Guaidohad sought to prevent the Bank of England from releasing the gold.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/venezuelas-maduro-wins-uk-appeal-over-1b-in-gold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 23:41:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/venezuelas-maduro-wins-uk-appeal-over-1b-in-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland, Goodwin Lead Charge on $13 Billion Pharma Deal to Start Q4]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increase in "big" deals reported in Q3 keeps its momentum as the first $10 billion-plus deal hits for Q4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-goodwin-lead-charge-on-13-billion-pharma-deal-to-start-q4/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 21:48:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-goodwin-lead-charge-on-13-billion-pharma-deal-to-start-q4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore Launches 10-year Road Map to Encourage Innovation in the Legal Sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new plan is the latest in a long list of legal tech initiatives Singapore has launched over the past few years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-launches-10-year-road-map-to-encourage-innovation-in-the-legal-sector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 21:08:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-launches-10-year-road-map-to-encourage-innovation-in-the-legal-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rimon Enters Latin America Wth Partner Hire in Colombia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bogot&aacute; launch marks the firm's seventh new office opening and fourth new country in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rimon-enters-latin-america-wth-partner-hire-in-colombia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rimon-enters-latin-america-wth-partner-hire-in-colombia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rimon Enters Latin America with Partner Hire in Colombia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bogot&aacute; launch marks the firm's seventh new office opening and fourth new country in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rimon-enters-latin-america-with-partner-hire-in-colombia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:54:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/rimon-enters-latin-america-with-partner-hire-in-colombia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCLP Grabs Seven-Lawyer CMS Team in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner-led team is a significant boost to BCLP's relatively young real estate department in the French capital.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-grabs-seven-lawyer-cms-team-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:09:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-grabs-seven-lawyer-cms-team-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Shearman &amp; Sterling Asia Managing Partner Joins Recruiting Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Bersani, who says he anticipates major changes and challenges for the legal industry in Asia, has joined a Hong Kong-based recruiting firm co-founded by wife Molly Cliff.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-shearman-amp-sterling-asia-managing-partner-joins-recruiting-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:40:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-shearman-amp-sterling-asia-managing-partner-joins-recruiting-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker Botts Hires Dubai Corporate Partner from Herbert Smith Freehills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haitham Hawashin joins the firm after three years at Herbert Smith Freehills.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-hires-dubai-corporate-partner-from-herbert-smith-freehills/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-hires-dubai-corporate-partner-from-herbert-smith-freehills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker Botts Hires Dubai Corporate Partner from Herbert Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haitham Hawashin joins the firm after three years at Herbert Smith Freehills.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-hires-dubai-corporate-partner-from-herbert-smith/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 15:51:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/baker-botts-hires-dubai-corporate-partner-from-herbert-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Firms Advise on $40B Tender Offer for Cellphone Carrier NTT Docomo]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Japanese firms lead on Japan's largest ever tender offer as the mobile phone operator is being bought out by parent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/five-firms-advise-on-40b-tender-offer-for-cellphone-carrier-ntt-docomo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/five-firms-advise-on-40b-tender-offer-for-cellphone-carrier-ntt-docomo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Firms Advised on $40 Billion Tender Offer for Cellphone Carrier NTT Docomo]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Japanese firms lead on Japan's largest ever tender offer as the mobile phone operator is being bought out by parent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/five-firms-advised-on-40-billion-tender-offer-for-cellphone-carrier-ntt-docomo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:55:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/five-firms-advised-on-40-billion-tender-offer-for-cellphone-carrier-ntt-docomo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DACB Nabs Eight Lawyer Belfast Team From UK Rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team includes five partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dacb-nabs-eight-lawyer-belfast-team-from-uk-rival/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:59:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dacb-nabs-eight-lawyer-belfast-team-from-uk-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Legal Innovation Awards 2020: Who Won What and Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[A total of 23 entries won at this year's Legal Innovation Awards, including Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Mills &amp; Reeve.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-legal-innovation-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:58:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-legal-innovation-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Boosts London NQ Pay By &amp;pound;25K As Trainees Also Handed Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm delayed making an announcement on associate salaries earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-boosts-london-nq-pay-by-amppound25k-as-trainees-also-handed-rise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:26:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-boosts-london-nq-pay-by-amppound25k-as-trainees-also-handed-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Boosts NQ Pay By &amp;pound;25K As Trainees Also Handed Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm delayed making an announcement on associate salaries earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-boosts-nq-pay-by-amppound25k-as-trainees-also-handed-rise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:55:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-boosts-nq-pay-by-amppound25k-as-trainees-also-handed-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Halts US Tie-Up Search Due to Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders at CMS, who two years ago announced their intention to find a US merger partner, have paused their search "until the COVID situation becomes clearer".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-halts-us-tie-up-search-due-to-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:31:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cms-halts-us-tie-up-search-due-to-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I Don't Think Money Is the Answer': How Firms Can Preserve Young Talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Training. Transparency. Career development. Ownership. Community. Values. Firms have a lot of options when it comes to catering to the future. But they need to be intentional in how they use them if they are going to be effective.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/i-dont-think-money-is-the-answer-how-firms-can-preserve-young-talent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/i-dont-think-money-is-the-answer-how-firms-can-preserve-young-talent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Former European Managing Partner Dies At 63]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jean-Pierre Blumberg had run for senior partner twice at the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-former-european-managing-partner-dies-at-63/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:03:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-former-european-managing-partner-dies-at-63/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Government Pays Out Over &amp;pound;1M To Weil In Satellite Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. firm advised the U.K. government on buying a $500 million stake in a bankrupt spacecraft manufacturer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-government-pays-out-over-amppound1m-to-weil-in-satellite-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:02:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-government-pays-out-over-amppound1m-to-weil-in-satellite-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing Hires London Eversheds Corporate Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire follows that of another corporate technology partner in Cambridge in July.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-hires-london-eversheds-corporate-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:05:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/taylor-wessing-hires-london-eversheds-corporate-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Brussels M&amp;A Partner Leaves for General Counsel Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner has been at the U.S. firm for 17 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-brussels-mampa-partner-leaves-for-general-counsel-role/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 01:23:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-brussels-mampa-partner-leaves-for-general-counsel-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orrick Advises Morocco on  1B Bond Issue Linked to COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kingdom, currently battling a new wave of cases of the novel coronavirus, intends to use the bond proceeds to finance its budget deficit and increase its foreign reserves.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/orrick-advises-morocco-on-1b-bond-issue-linked-to-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:36:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/orrick-advises-morocco-on-1b-bond-issue-linked-to-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields' New Leader to Modernize Culture, but Remains Committed to Lockstep]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are "evolving our workplace for the future" said Georgia Dawson, the first woman to lead the firm in its 277-year history.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-new-leader-to-modernize-culture-but-remains-committed-to-lockstep/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-new-leader-to-modernize-culture-but-remains-committed-to-lockstep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields' Workplace Will Evolve, New Leader Says, but Lockstep Will Remain]]></title><description><![CDATA["We're a lockstep firm, and we're going to remain a lockstep firm," said Georgia Dawson, the first woman to lead the firm in its 277-year history.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-workplace-will-evolve-new-leader-says-but-lockstep-will-remain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 21:27:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-workplace-will-evolve-new-leader-says-but-lockstep-will-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer Mental Health Is Facing Its Greatest Challenge, But Increased Empathy May Be the Byproduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say they're seeing more lawyers with anxiety and other mental health struggles since the pandemic began.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-mental-health-is-facing-its-greatest-challenge-but-increased-empathy-may-be-the-byproduct/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:01:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lawyer-mental-health-is-facing-its-greatest-challenge-but-increased-empathy-may-be-the-byproduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryan Cave, Mills &amp; Reeve Win Big at 2020 Legal Innovation Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards recognised the firms, individuals and service providers driving revolutionary change in the legal market, in a virtual ceremony held on Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-mills-amp-reeve-win-big-at-2020-legal-innovation-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:16:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bryan-cave-mills-amp-reeve-win-big-at-2020-legal-innovation-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughters, Skadden, Latham Lead On &amp;pound;6.8B Asda Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK businessmen the Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital are buying a majority share in the U.K. grocery giant.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-skadden-latham-lead-on-amppound68b-asda-takeover/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:06:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/slaughters-skadden-latham-lead-on-amppound68b-asda-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skadden 'Paid Out More Than $5m' For Top Freshfields Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figure shows the challenge facing Freshfields in its attempts to hold onto highly-regarded partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-paid-out-more-than-5m-for-top-freshfields-hire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:58:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-paid-out-more-than-5m-for-top-freshfields-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields to Review Lockstep Yet Again as Pay Wars Heat Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's new senior leadership team is returning to the thorny issue, less than a year after changes were ruled out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-to-review-lockstep-yet-again-as-pay-wars-heat-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:58:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-to-review-lockstep-yet-again-as-pay-wars-heat-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latham Leads European M&amp;A Rankings Amid Early Signs of Deal Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Latham and Cleary have rocketed up the European and U.K. rankings to take the top two spots in both.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-leads-european-mampa-rankings-amid-early-signs-of-deal-recovery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:08:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latham-leads-european-mampa-rankings-amid-early-signs-of-deal-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fieldfisher Closes Hedge Fund Subsidiary, Integrates Team Into Wider Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the move, the managing partner of the firm's hedge fund subsidiary has left to set up a new firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fieldfisher-closes-hedge-fund-subsidiary-integrates-team-into-wider-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:22:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/fieldfisher-closes-hedge-fund-subsidiary-integrates-team-into-wider-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Prompt Law Professors to Sue Trump Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complaint came in response to a June 11 executive order, which imposed harsh penalties and travel restrictions for members of The Hague-based world court and their families, amid a probe into torture by the U.S. military and at CIA black sites during the war on terror.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-sanctions-against-international-criminal-court-prompt-law-professors-to-sue-trump-administration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:45:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-sanctions-against-international-criminal-court-prompt-law-professors-to-sue-trump-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose's New Leader Takes the Helm Early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Houston partner Gerry Pecht started his job as global chief executive officer at Norton Rose Fulbright three months early because his expanded management team was in place and ready.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-roses-new-leader-takes-the-helm-early/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-roses-new-leader-takes-the-helm-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose's New CEO Takes the Helm Early With New-Look Management Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Houston partner Gerry Pecht started his job as global chief executive officer at Norton Rose Fulbright three months early because his expanded management team was in place and ready.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-roses-new-ceo-takes-the-helm-early-with-new-look-management-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/norton-roses-new-ceo-takes-the-helm-early-with-new-look-management-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland Promotes 145 to Partnership, Again Topping Its New Partner Promotion Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's record-number new partner class this time around is just slightly larger than the previous class, even after Kirkland's head count grew 12.6% in 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-promotes-145-to-partnership-again-topping-its-new-partner-promotion-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:05:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kirkland-promotes-145-to-partnership-again-topping-its-new-partner-promotion-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Funders in Australia Say Licenses Unnecessary and Costly]]></title><description><![CDATA[They are accusing the government of making changes to pander to the business lobby.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/litigation-funders-in-australia-say-licenses-unnecessary-and-costly/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:43:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/litigation-funders-in-australia-say-licenses-unnecessary-and-costly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor Specialist Rejoins Hogan Lovells Paris After 8 Months at Latham &amp; Watkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marion Guertault returns as a partner and one of the leaders of the labor practice, moving back to the firm where she started her career to focus on business restructuring and complex litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/labor-specialist-rejoins-hogan-lovells-paris-after-8-months-at-latham-amp-watkins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:33:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/labor-specialist-rejoins-hogan-lovells-paris-after-8-months-at-latham-amp-watkins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burford Reports Healthy Cash Returns in First Half 2020, as Funder Readies for NYSE Listing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors on London's AIM exchange reacted positively to the news that the funder's investments in recent years had started yielding a payoff.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/burford-reports-healthy-cash-returns-in-first-half-2020-as-funder-readies-for-nyse-listing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/burford-reports-healthy-cash-returns-in-first-half-2020-as-funder-readies-for-nyse-listing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird &amp; Bird Hires New Disputes Partner in Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lijun Chui, who joins as a partner, was most recently a counsel in the Singapore office of Clifford Chance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bird-amp-bird-hires-new-disputes-partner-in-singapore/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:22:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bird-amp-bird-hires-new-disputes-partner-in-singapore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Lewis Promotes 25 to Partnership Across US, UK Offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of this year's cohort is made up of women.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morgan-lewis-promotes-25-to-partnership-across-us-uk-offices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:27:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/morgan-lewis-promotes-25-to-partnership-across-us-uk-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Launches Legal Action Against UK, Alleges Withdrawal Agreement Breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK government has until the end of October to respond to the Commission's letter of complaint.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eu-launches-legal-action-against-uk-alleges-withdrawal-agreement-breach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eu-launches-legal-action-against-uk-alleges-withdrawal-agreement-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Sumption: Remote Working Will Leave a Hole in People's Lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal profession is particularly at risk of 'significant and damaging change' without office interactions, warns the former Supreme Court judge.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lord-sumption-remote-working-will-leave-a-hole-in-peoples-lives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:59:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/lord-sumption-remote-working-will-leave-a-hole-in-peoples-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodwin Takes Kirkland Partner as London Hiring Streak Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire comes shortly after the firm brought on board a team of private equity partners from Sidley Austin.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodwin-takes-kirkland-partner-as-london-hiring-streak-continues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:59:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/goodwin-takes-kirkland-partner-as-london-hiring-streak-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Seals Kenya Firm Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new office expands the firms presence in Africa from three regions to four.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-seals-kenya-firm-alliance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:59:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-seals-kenya-firm-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: September's In-House Moves, Featuring Open Banking, Unilever and Waterstones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep track of all the latest general counsel appointments with this round-up.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-septembers-in-house-moves-featuring-open-banking-unilever-and-waterstones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:50:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-septembers-in-house-moves-featuring-open-banking-unilever-and-waterstones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst Appoints Global NewLaw COO As Tech Offering Expands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire signals a continued push in building out its New Law offering Ashurst Advance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-appoints-global-newlaw-coo-as-tech-offering-expands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:36:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-appoints-global-newlaw-coo-as-tech-offering-expands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signature Litigation Boosts Revenue By Nearly A Third]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has also recruited a litigation partner from UK rival Stewarts Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/signature-litigation-boosts-revenue-by-nearly-a-third/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:10:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/signature-litigation-boosts-revenue-by-nearly-a-third/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reed Smith Grabs Funds Head From UK Asset Management Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hire is a reversal for the firm's London fortunes, after several partner exits earlier this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-grabs-funds-head-from-uk-asset-management-boutique/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:10:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/reed-smith-grabs-funds-head-from-uk-asset-management-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Touts Sustainability Initiative to Reinvent NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prior to COVID-19, the firm convened leaders in the private sector along with city government, universities and foundations to develop a road map for reinventing New York as a "circular city." The pandemic has made the effort even more relevant.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-touts-sustainability-initiative-to-reinvent-nyc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-touts-sustainability-initiative-to-reinvent-nyc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covington Promotes 14 to Partnership Across U.S., Europe Offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Covington &amp; Burling has promoted 14 of its lawyers to its partnership, across five of its offices. The firm has promoted 14 lawyers, including&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covington-promotes-14-to-partnership-across-us-europe-offices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:44:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/covington-promotes-14-to-partnership-across-us-europe-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedys Continues Expansion Streak With Israel Office Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The launch is the latest to capitalise on the peace deal between Israel and the UAE, and is the third international launch for the UK Top 50 firm in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-continues-expansion-streak-with-israel-office-launch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:32:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/kennedys-continues-expansion-streak-with-israel-office-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ince Axes 50 Staff In Latest Cost-Cutting Drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The redundancies have affected fee-earners as well as support staff, the firm told shareholders.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-axes-50-staff-in-latest-cost-cutting-drive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:32:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-axes-50-staff-in-latest-cost-cutting-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quiet Referral Network Is Keeping Elite Independent Firms on Top Globally]]></title><description><![CDATA[The so-called "best friends" referral network has enabled some of the world's top firms to effectively dodge the question of international expansion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-quiet-referral-network-is-keeping-elite-independent-firms-on-top-globally/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:29:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-quiet-referral-network-is-keeping-elite-independent-firms-on-top-globally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Partner Duo Quit To Launch London Finance Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new firm will focus on international financial transactions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-partner-duo-quit-to-launch-london-finance-boutique/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-partner-duo-quit-to-launch-london-finance-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[12 Global Financial Services General Counsel Call for Greater Diversity &amp; Inclusion in Legal Profession]]></title><description><![CDATA["We choose to come together in this moment in the hope we can drive more substantial impact for our industry together than we might achieve individually," the letter states.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/12-global-financial-services-general-counsel-call-for-greater-diversity-amp-inclusion-in-legal-profession/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/12-global-financial-services-general-counsel-call-for-greater-diversity-amp-inclusion-in-legal-profession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Blood in M&amp;A Work: Freshfields, Latham Crack Top 5 for 2020, Overall Market Down 21%]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third quarter of 2020 saw worldwide M&amp;A deals top $1 trillion, making an 80% jump from Q2, but overall deal value in the U.S. is at a seven-year low and worldwide activity continues to sputter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/new-blood-in-mampa-work-freshfields-latham-crack-top-5-for-2020-overall-market-down-21/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/new-blood-in-mampa-work-freshfields-latham-crack-top-5-for-2020-overall-market-down-21/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squire Patton Boggs Nabs Wilmer Counsel in Brussels]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the latest U.S. firm to expand in Brussels, as lawyers anticipate that European regulators will increase scrutiny of their clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-patton-boggs-nabs-wilmer-counsel-in-brussels/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:28:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/squire-patton-boggs-nabs-wilmer-counsel-in-brussels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osborne Clarke Embroiled in Multi-Million Pound Negligence Battle With FTSE 100 Duo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two property development giants claim Osborne Clarke failed to advise them correctly on a property options agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/osborne-clarke-embroiled-in-multi-million-pound-negligence-battle-with-ftse-100-duo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:11:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/osborne-clarke-embroiled-in-multi-million-pound-negligence-battle-with-ftse-100-duo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Continues Hot M&amp;A Streak With Major Private Equity Mandate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has taken a role on several multi-billion-pound insurance sector deals in the last six months.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-continues-hot-mampa-streak-with-major-private-equity-mandate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:11:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-continues-hot-mampa-streak-with-major-private-equity-mandate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: September's Key Law Firm Hires, Acquisitions and Promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[As well as some key lateral moves, this month saw two regional law firm acquisitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-septembers-key-law-firm-hires-acquisitions-and-promotions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:40:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-pictures-septembers-key-law-firm-hires-acquisitions-and-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Commission Appeals Court Decision in  13B Apple Tax Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU General Court's decision in July spared the tech giant from one of the biggest tax bills in EU history.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eu-commission-appeals-court-decision-in-13b-apple-tax-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:10:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eu-commission-appeals-court-decision-in-13b-apple-tax-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cum-Ex Latest: Former US Law Firm Partner to Face Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner is one of several lawyers to come under judicial scrutiny in the fallout to the ongoing scandal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cum-ex-latest-former-us-law-firm-partner-to-face-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:10:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cum-ex-latest-former-us-law-firm-partner-to-face-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former US Law Firm Partner to Face Trial in Cum-Ex Latest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner is one of several lawyers to come under judicial scrutiny in the fallout to the ongoing scandal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-us-law-firm-partner-to-face-trial-in-cum-ex-latest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/former-us-law-firm-partner-to-face-trial-in-cum-ex-latest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eversheds International CEO Secures Unopposed Victory For Another Term]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Lee Ranson has been reappointed in his role following an uncontested election.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eversheds-international-ceo-secures-unopposed-victory-for-another-term/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eversheds-international-ceo-secures-unopposed-victory-for-another-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight-Lawyer DWF Madrid Team Quits To Launch Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team set up their own employment law boutique this month, less than a year after the DWF and RCD merger.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eight-lawyer-dwf-madrid-team-quits-to-launch-boutique/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/eight-lawyer-dwf-madrid-team-quits-to-launch-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arnold &amp; Porter to Shutter Sole Germany Office in 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's chairman cited market conditions and "strategic priorities".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/arnold-amp-porter-to-shutter-sole-germany-office-in-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/arnold-amp-porter-to-shutter-sole-germany-office-in-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells CEO Miguel Zaldivar on Taking Over in the Middle of a 'Very Painful Year']]></title><description><![CDATA["When I came to this country as an immigrant I never anticipated that I was going to see this level of unrest in the streets of America," Miguel Zaldivar says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-ceo-miguel-zaldivar-on-taking-over-in-the-middle-of-a-very-painful-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-ceo-miguel-zaldivar-on-taking-over-in-the-middle-of-a-very-painful-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Firms Lead on $2.6B Take-Private of Weibo's Parent Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The take-private transaction involves Sina Corp., the owner of Weibo, which is one of China's largest social media platforms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/four-firms-lead-on-26b-take-private-of-weibos-parent-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:13:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/four-firms-lead-on-26b-take-private-of-weibos-parent-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment Partner Leaves Norton Rose Fulbright to Join Australian Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mills Oakley aims to expand its practice in Perth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/employment-partner-leaves-norton-rose-fulbright-to-join-australian-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:46:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/employment-partner-leaves-norton-rose-fulbright-to-join-australian-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil's Barbosa Mu ssnich Aragao Adds Data Privacy Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top law firms in the country are preparing to advise clients on data security as a new legal framework sets stiff penalties for privacy breaches.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazils-barbosa-mu-ssnich-aragao-adds-data-privacy-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:20:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/brazils-barbosa-mu-ssnich-aragao-adds-data-privacy-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan: Lawyers and Big Business in the Land of No Lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms have faced unusual pandemic challenges in Japan, according to local leaders at Freshfields, Baker McKenzie and Nishimura.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/japan-lawyers-and-big-business-in-the-land-of-no-lockdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/japan-lawyers-and-big-business-in-the-land-of-no-lockdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than 100 Top General Counsel Hatch Plan to Measure Law Firm Racial Diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firm ethnicity and sexual orientation numbers are to be analysed as part of the ground-breaking initiative.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/more-than-100-top-general-counsel-hatch-plan-to-measure-law-firm-racial-diversity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:23:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/more-than-100-top-general-counsel-hatch-plan-to-measure-law-firm-racial-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Middle East IP Head Leaves to Set Up Abu Dhabi Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the second time in three months that a Clydes partner has left to set up a new firm in the UAE.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-middle-east-ip-head-leaves-to-set-up-abu-dhabi-boutique/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:23:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-middle-east-ip-head-leaves-to-set-up-abu-dhabi-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dechert London Partner Race and Sex Discrimination Claim Ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Monica Gogna left the firm in August after launching a claim against the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-london-partner-race-and-sex-discrimination-claim-ends/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:20:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dechert-london-partner-race-and-sex-discrimination-claim-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuatrecasas Halts Office Return as Madrid COVID Cases Surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compared to its rivals, the firm has taken a more cautious approach to returning to the office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cuatrecasas-halts-office-return-as-madrid-covid-cases-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:46:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/cuatrecasas-halts-office-return-as-madrid-covid-cases-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ince Mulls Office Downsize As Gateley Set to Return Salaries to Full]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gateley also confirmed it has made use of the U.K. government's tax deferral scheme.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-mulls-office-downsize-as-gateley-set-to-return-salaries-to-full/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:51:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-mulls-office-downsize-as-gateley-set-to-return-salaries-to-full/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran China Arbitration Partner Leaves Dechert for Arbitration Chambers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tao Jingzhou is leaving private practice to be an independent arbitrator after more than three decades in Big Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/veteran-china-arbitration-partner-leaves-dechert-for-arbitration-chambers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:48:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/veteran-china-arbitration-partner-leaves-dechert-for-arbitration-chambers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Lawyers in Africa are Keeping Vital Infrastructure Projects Going, Despite COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Africa, resources ring-fenced for vital infrastructure projects are being rerouted to address the COVID-19 crisis. But lawyers are helping find solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-lawyers-in-africa-are-keeping-vital-infrastructure-projects-going-despite-covid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:26:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-lawyers-in-africa-are-keeping-vital-infrastructure-projects-going-despite-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Russell Speechlys Elects Head of Private Client as Senior Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has also appointed a new non-executive director to sit on its advisory council.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charles-russell-speechlys-elects-head-of-private-client-as-senior-partner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:26:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/charles-russell-speechlys-elects-head-of-private-client-as-senior-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Months On: How Germany's Legal Industry Has Faced the Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half a year into the pandemic, top lawyers and experts on the ground explain how the nation has addressed a pandemic that many fear is threatening a second wave.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/six-months-on-how-germanys-legal-industry-has-faced-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:02:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/six-months-on-how-germanys-legal-industry-has-faced-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Duo Take Roles On &amp;pound;2.9B William Hill Takeover Bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company behind Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas and private equity giant Apollo have made offers for the U.K. bookmaker.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-duo-take-roles-on-amppound29b-william-hill-takeover-bid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:30:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/uk-duo-take-roles-on-amppound29b-william-hill-takeover-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Prominent UK Politicians Take Roles at Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Conservative MPs, the former Attorney General and the former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have joined U.K. law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/two-prominent-uk-politicians-take-roles-at-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:30:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/two-prominent-uk-politicians-take-roles-at-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skadden Leads Vodafone to Victory in  3B India Tax Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian tax authorities claimed the telecoms giant owed billions in back taxes going as far back as 2007.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-leads-vodafone-to-victory-in-3b-india-tax-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:06:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-leads-vodafone-to-victory-in-3b-india-tax-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mishcon Strikes Back With London Litigation Hire From US Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after the firm lost two disputes partners to U.K. rivals earlier this month.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mishcon-strikes-back-with-london-litigation-hire-from-us-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:43:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mishcon-strikes-back-with-london-litigation-hire-from-us-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Culture Will Determine Whether Younger Lawyers Sink, Swim or Simply Float Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changing power dynamics, entrenched ideals and the clarity of organizational values all impact how firms make decisions regarding their more junior lawyers. But the latter aren't powerless.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-culture-will-determine-whether-younger-lawyers-sink-swim-or-simply-float-away/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-culture-will-determine-whether-younger-lawyers-sink-swim-or-simply-float-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O-Backed LawTech Centre Launches University Degree in NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The advanced degree program is designed to deliver "lawyers who are fluent in tech", Mark Potkewitz, director of the legal innovation centre said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-backed-lawtech-centre-launches-university-degree-in-ni/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:50:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-backed-lawtech-centre-launches-university-degree-in-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ince Launches New Europe Base With Local Firm Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the firm's first office launch in nearly 18 months, when it opened in Gibraltar.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-launches-new-europe-base-with-local-firm-takeover/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:48:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ince-launches-new-europe-base-with-local-firm-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O-Backed LawTech Centre Launches University Degree in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The advanced degree program is designed to deliver "lawyers who are fluent in tech", Mark Potkewitz, director of the legal innovation centre said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-backed-lawtech-centre-launches-university-degree-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:48:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-backed-lawtech-centre-launches-university-degree-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Hires Partner in Australia from Herbert Smith Freehills Tax Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aldrin De Zilva has over 25 years' experience in tax advice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-hires-partner-in-australia-from-herbert-smith-freehills-tax-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:58:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/white-amp-case-hires-partner-in-australia-from-herbert-smith-freehills-tax-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouGov GC: 'I'm Not Here To Be Popular']]></title><description><![CDATA[YouGov's Tara Sherbrooke discusses the questions she'll be asking as she puts together the company's first formal panel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/yougov-gc-im-not-here-to-be-popular/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:32:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/yougov-gc-im-not-here-to-be-popular/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Hires Brisbane Office Head From Local Australian Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banking partner Craig Chapman joins from the Bank of Queensland where he was group general counsel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-hires-brisbane-office-head-from-local-australian-bank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:32:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-hires-brisbane-office-head-from-local-australian-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms in Australia Seek Growth Through Non-Legal Services]]></title><description><![CDATA[More firms are offering "adjacent services," as clients express a desire for broader advice and services.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-in-australia-seek-growth-through-non-legal-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:39:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firms-in-australia-seek-growth-through-non-legal-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herbert Smith Freehills Says It Underpaid Some Graduates in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The underpayments were uncovered by HSF's own investigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/herbert-smith-freehills-says-it-underpaid-some-graduates-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:39:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/herbert-smith-freehills-says-it-underpaid-some-graduates-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over Half of Top UK Law Firm Partners Attended Private School, Research Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study, done in collaboration with 10 leading law firms, found that lawyers from lower socio-economic backgrounds took a year and a half longer on average to reach the partnership.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/over-half-of-top-uk-law-firm-partners-attended-private-school-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:59:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/over-half-of-top-uk-law-firm-partners-attended-private-school-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields' Cultural Revolution Has Started, But Lockstep Stands in the Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[The election of Georgia Dawson as senior partner can help the firm lift itself out of this murky period, but the lockstep issue has the force to scupper progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-cultural-revolution-has-started-but-lockstep-stands-in-the-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:59:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-cultural-revolution-has-started-but-lockstep-stands-in-the-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['She Tapped Into The Mood Of The Partnership': Freshfields Partners React to Dawson Election Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm's new senior partner was 'extremely professional in the election process,' partners say, with a vision that 'really resonated with a huge number of us'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/she-tapped-into-the-mood-of-the-partnership-freshfields-partners-react-to-dawson-election-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:26:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/she-tapped-into-the-mood-of-the-partnership-freshfields-partners-react-to-dawson-election-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can Law Firms Thank Associates Without 'Throwing Money at Them'?]]></title><description><![CDATA["I think in Big Law there is an unconscious belief that money compensates for emotional pain. It's deeply ingrained in our industry," said consultant and former litigator Jarrett Green.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-can-law-firms-thank-associates-without-throwing-money-at-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-can-law-firms-thank-associates-without-throwing-money-at-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Methodology to Help GCs Deal with COVID-19 ESG Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCs have focussed on corporate governance for some time, but the 'E' and the 'S' of ESG have now moved further up the agenda.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-new-methodology-to-help-gcs-deal-with-covid-19-esg-issues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:11:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/a-new-methodology-to-help-gcs-deal-with-covid-19-esg-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skadden Grabs Freshfields M&amp;A Star Embley]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the latest departure of a Freshfields partner to a US firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-grabs-freshfields-mampa-star-embley/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:40:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-grabs-freshfields-mampa-star-embley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King &amp; Spalding Poaches Another Workplace Partner From Seyfarth &amp; Shaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Edwards will split his time between the firm's Singapore and Tokyo offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-poaches-another-workplace-partner-from-seyfarth-amp-shaw/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spalding-poaches-another-workplace-partner-from-seyfarth-amp-shaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Mergers Be a Solution to Big Law's Lack of Diversity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ongoing struggle for a solution to Big Law's diversity issues may have an option not often explored: merging with women and minority owned firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/could-mergers-be-a-solution-to-big-laws-lack-of-diversity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:05:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/could-mergers-be-a-solution-to-big-laws-lack-of-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King &amp; Spading Poaches Another Workplace Partner From Seyfarth &amp; Shaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Edwards will split his time between the firm's Singapore and Tokyo offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spading-poaches-another-workplace-partner-from-seyfarth-amp-shaw/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:51:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/king-amp-spading-poaches-another-workplace-partner-from-seyfarth-amp-shaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Expansion, Navigating COVID-19 in China: Q&amp;A With a Chinese General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judy Wong is group chief legal counsel and chief compliance officer for Tricor, a business expansion consultancy in Asia based in Hong Kong. She discusses how her legal team has navigated the last nine months, with a special focus on the company's work in mainland China.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/business-expansion-navigating-covid-19-in-china-qampa-with-a-chinese-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/business-expansion-navigating-covid-19-in-china-qampa-with-a-chinese-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Makes History With Female Senior Partner As New-Look Top Team Elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has scrapped the sole managing partner role in favour of three co-positions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-makes-history-with-female-senior-partner-as-new-look-top-team-elected/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:57:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-makes-history-with-female-senior-partner-as-new-look-top-team-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Hands Out Special US Associate Bonuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is attempting to remain competitive in the US, where several firms have handed out the incentives.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-hands-out-special-us-associate-bonuses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:22:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/freshfields-hands-out-special-us-associate-bonuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Improve Diversity at The Bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are various steps being taken in recruitment to help shed the image of a white, privileged elite.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-to-improve-diversity-at-the-bar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:06:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/how-to-improve-diversity-at-the-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Private Equity Firm Becomes 'Major Shareholder' in DWF]]></title><description><![CDATA[The listed law firm is trading well below its pre-pandemic rate, but it has rebounded from an all time low in July.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/new-york-private-equity-firm-becomes-major-shareholder-in-dwf/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:55:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/new-york-private-equity-firm-becomes-major-shareholder-in-dwf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWF Australia Corporate Head Leaves for Local Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the most recent exit for DWF.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-australia-corporate-head-leaves-for-local-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:55:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-australia-corporate-head-leaves-for-local-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidley Austin Private Equity Co-Leader and Team Resurface at Goodwin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team hire includes two heavyweight partners who left the firm earlier this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sidley-austin-private-equity-co-leader-and-team-resurface-at-goodwin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:32:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sidley-austin-private-equity-co-leader-and-team-resurface-at-goodwin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pandemic Is Affecting Young US Lawyer Mental Health, and Secrecy at Firms Doesn't Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anxiety and depression among young people is spiking, and an opaque strategy on firm finances and staffing may contribute to stress.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-pandemic-is-affecting-young-us-lawyer-mental-health-and-secrecy-at-firms-doesnt-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 08:59:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-pandemic-is-affecting-young-us-lawyer-mental-health-and-secrecy-at-firms-doesnt-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Companies Turn to US Law Firms Amid China-US Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political tension is driving Chinese companies toward Big Law elites as they seek to grow.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chinese-companies-turn-to-us-law-firms-amid-china-us-conflict/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 04:18:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/chinese-companies-turn-to-us-law-firms-amid-china-us-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico's Mu ggenburg, Gorches y Pen alosa Mourns Founding Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlos Mu ggenburg, a firm founder and a long-time professor at the prestigious Escuela Libre de Derecho law school in Mexico City, mentored generations of lawyers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mexicos-mu-ggenburg-gorches-y-pen-alosa-mourns-founding-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:27:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mexicos-mu-ggenburg-gorches-y-pen-alosa-mourns-founding-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resignation of Foreign Judge Raises More Questions About Hong Kong's Judicial Independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Justice James Spigelman's unexpected resignation is the latest blow to perceptions of judicial independence in Hong Kong.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/resignation-of-foreign-judge-raises-more-questions-about-hong-kongs-judicial-independence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:00:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/resignation-of-foreign-judge-raises-more-questions-about-hong-kongs-judicial-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tossed but Not Sunk: Survey Gives a First Look at French Firms' Response to COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study of 200 international and French law firms showed predictable financial declines but also a "surprising" level of solidarity and leadership, according to the Paris-based consulting firm that conducted the study.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/tossed-but-not-sunk-survey-gives-a-first-look-at-french-firms-response-to-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 23:31:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/tossed-but-not-sunk-survey-gives-a-first-look-at-french-firms-response-to-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holland &amp; Knight Joins Other Firms Expanding Their Latin America Practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has nabbed Latin America veteran Steven Sandretto from Paul Hastings as more and more firms build out U.S.-based Latin America practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/holland-amp-knight-joins-other-firms-expanding-their-latin-america-practices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 22:51:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/holland-amp-knight-joins-other-firms-expanding-their-latin-america-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Deal Digest: September 2020&amp;mdash;Updated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skadden and Freshfields are among the global firms advising recent and upcoming Hong Kong listings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-september-2020ampmdashupdated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-september-2020ampmdashupdated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Deal Digest: September 2020 UPDATED]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skadden and Freshfields are among the global firms advising recent and upcoming Hong Kong listings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-september-2020-updated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-september-2020-updated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Law Firms Row Back Office Working Amid Latest UK COVID Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[One major firm has halted its office return programme while several have stepped up their remote working guidance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-law-firms-row-back-office-working-amid-latest-uk-covid-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:21:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/london-law-firms-row-back-office-working-amid-latest-uk-covid-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Deal Digest: September 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skadden and Freshfields are among the global firms advising recent and upcoming Hong Kong listings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-september-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:19:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/asia-deal-digest-september-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest Transatlantic Firm Axes UK Lawyers With Further Staff Cuts Set]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm has also made a small number of cuts across its U.K. business operations, which included fee-earners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-transatlantic-firm-axes-uk-lawyers-with-further-staff-cuts-set/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:52:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latest-transatlantic-firm-axes-uk-lawyers-with-further-staff-cuts-set/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWF Advocacy Heads Quit The Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[They are the latest exits from the firm, which earlier in the year undertook a cost-cutting programme which saw a number of departures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-advocacy-heads-quit-the-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:52:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-advocacy-heads-quit-the-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Launches Melbourne's Second Class Action Over COVID-19 Quarantine Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal injury firm Arnold Thomas &amp; Becker is suing two security companies over alleged failures in quarantining returned overseas travelers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-launches-melbournes-second-class-action-over-covid-19-quarantine-failure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:10:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/law-firm-launches-melbournes-second-class-action-over-covid-19-quarantine-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Pledges Not to Unilaterally Reinforce Cigarette Ban Following Court Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South African government has pledged not to arbitrarily reinforce its recently lifted cigarette ban without public consultation. In return the Fair-trade Independent Tobacco Association has dropped its case.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/south-africa-pledges-not-to-unilaterally-reinforce-cigarette-ban-following-court-challenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/south-africa-pledges-not-to-unilaterally-reinforce-cigarette-ban-following-court-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowell &amp; Moring Picks Up DWF Brussels Trade Duo]]></title><description><![CDATA[DWF announced it would close its Brussels base amid a global downsize in June.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/crowell-amp-moring-picks-up-dwf-brussels-trade-duo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:50:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/crowell-amp-moring-picks-up-dwf-brussels-trade-duo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst Refreshes Global Board With Corporate Trio]]></title><description><![CDATA[The corporate trio will take up their roles from November 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-refreshes-global-board-with-corporate-trio/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:45:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/ashurst-refreshes-global-board-with-corporate-trio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Insurer to Appeal UK Coronavirus Coverage Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.K. High Court judgment would expose QBE to around $170 million in additional claims.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/global-insurer-to-appeal-uk-coronavirus-coverage-ruling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/global-insurer-to-appeal-uk-coronavirus-coverage-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Superdry's GC on Taking the Top Job One Month Before Lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruth Daniels talks about tips for new starters, challenges for retail and once being arrested on the job.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/qampa-superdrys-gc-on-taking-the-top-job-one-month-before-lockdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 06:06:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/qampa-superdrys-gc-on-taking-the-top-job-one-month-before-lockdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sullivan &amp; Cromwell, Debevoise, Simpson Thacher Roll Out Bonuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sullivan &amp; Cromwell, which reportedly laid off 50 staff members in July, joins firms such as Venable and Baker McKenzie in balancing costs against compensation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sullivan-amp-cromwell-debevoise-simpson-thacher-roll-out-bonuses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/sullivan-amp-cromwell-debevoise-simpson-thacher-roll-out-bonuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Companies Face Compliance Dilemma as China Readies 'Unreliable Entity' List]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than a year, China has finally published the legal provisions for its "Unreliable Entity List," which does not bode well for U.S. firms in particular, lawyers say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-companies-face-compliance-dilemma-as-china-readies-unreliable-entity-list/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-companies-face-compliance-dilemma-as-china-readies-unreliable-entity-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Firms Face Compliance Dilemma as China Readies 'Unreliable Entity' List]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than a year, China has finally published the legal provisions for its "Unreliable Entity List," which does not bode well for U.S. firms in particular, lawyers say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-firms-face-compliance-dilemma-as-china-readies-unreliable-entity-list/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:49:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-firms-face-compliance-dilemma-as-china-readies-unreliable-entity-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading Italian M&amp;A Law Firm to Merge With Tax Outfit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newly-merged firm hopes to "expand and increase its international presence".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/leading-italian-mampa-law-firm-to-merge-with-tax-outfit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:36:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/leading-italian-mampa-law-firm-to-merge-with-tax-outfit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shearman, DWF Lawyers Lead Brexit Advice Offer to UK Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight lawyers at top firms and leading QCs have signed a letter to offer the U.K. government help in establishing a subsidy control regime in the U.K. post-Brexit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-dwf-lawyers-lead-brexit-advice-offer-to-uk-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:31:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/shearman-dwf-lawyers-lead-brexit-advice-offer-to-uk-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Set For Tanzania Launch With Latest Combination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentons voracious attitude to global expansion shows no sign of slowing, even amid the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-set-for-tanzania-launch-with-latest-combination/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:31:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dentons-set-for-tanzania-launch-with-latest-combination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The African Legal Awards 2020: Who Won What and Why...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A full rundown of the winners at this year's African Legal Awards, and how they did it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-african-legal-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:06:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-african-legal-awards-2020-who-won-what-and-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWF Nabs 13-Lawyer Team For New U.K. Base]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed base is set to be the first launched under the leadership of Sir Nigel Knowles.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-nabs-13-lawyer-team-for-new-uk-base/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:38:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dwf-nabs-13-lawyer-team-for-new-uk-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Scores Win for Chevron in Ecuador Case at The Hague]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision upholds a 2018 international arbitration ruling obtained by King &amp; Spalding in a decades-old case that found that Chevron did not have to pay a $9.5 billion damages award.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-scores-win-for-chevron-in-ecuador-case-at-the-hague/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/linklaters-scores-win-for-chevron-in-ecuador-case-at-the-hague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Is Watching as EU Policy-Setters Keep Busy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms in the EU and beyond are navigating a crush of new regulations that have affected the legal market&mdash;and preparing for more.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-world-is-watching-as-eu-policy-setters-keep-busy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-world-is-watching-as-eu-policy-setters-keep-busy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sun Never Sets on International Disputes Practices&amp;mdash;Even in a Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litigation has slowed globally, but international disputes and arbitration practices are as busy and fascinating as ever.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-sun-never-sets-on-international-disputes-practicesampmdasheven-in-a-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-sun-never-sets-on-international-disputes-practicesampmdasheven-in-a-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The China 50 Struggled Last Year as Tension With the US Grew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even before the novel coronavirus hit China in early 2020, for the first time in many years growth at Chinese law firms was slowing down.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-china-50-struggled-last-year-as-tension-with-the-us-grew/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-china-50-struggled-last-year-as-tension-with-the-us-grew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2020 Global 200: Ranked by Revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight of the top 10 firms have most of their lawyers in the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2020-global-200-ranked-by-revenue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2020-global-200-ranked-by-revenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2020 Global 200: Ranked by Head Count]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall, the world's largest firms increased their lawyer head count by 8.0% in 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2020-global-200-ranked-by-head-count/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2020-global-200-ranked-by-head-count/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2020 Global 100: Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slaughter and May was the highest-ranking non-U.S. firm, at 24th.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2020-global-100-ranked-by-profits-per-equity-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/the-2020-global-100-ranked-by-profits-per-equity-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore Is Gaining Steam as a Business and Legal Center in Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city-state is a rising force in the global marketplace, as Hong Kong's political turmoil has made way for another financial center.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-is-gaining-steam-as-a-business-and-legal-center-in-asia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/singapore-is-gaining-steam-as-a-business-and-legal-center-in-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Australia, Law Firms Have Stayed Busy, With No Signs of Slowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms&mdash;and the broader Australian economy&mdash;have held up well despite the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-australia-law-firms-have-stayed-busy-with-no-signs-of-slowing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/in-australia-law-firms-have-stayed-busy-with-no-signs-of-slowing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Global 200, Last Year Was the Calm Before the Storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the pandemic, the Global 200 made meaningful gains in 2019. But 2020 will bring dramatic change.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/for-the-global-200-last-year-was-the-calm-before-the-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/for-the-global-200-last-year-was-the-calm-before-the-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As International Firms Eye US Expansion, the West Coast Is the Center of Attention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paced by Freshfields, international and U.K. firms are part of a new gold rush in California. The results could make waves on both sides of the Atlantic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-international-firms-eye-us-expansion-the-west-coast-is-the-center-of-attention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-international-firms-eye-us-expansion-the-west-coast-is-the-center-of-attention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Global Firms Retreat, the Asia 50 Finds Indigenous Firms Growing Rapidly]]></title><description><![CDATA[The largest firms in the Asia-Pacific region grew head count by 22% collectively in 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-global-firms-retreat-the-asia-50-finds-indigenous-firms-growing-rapidly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:07:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/as-global-firms-retreat-the-asia-50-finds-indigenous-firms-growing-rapidly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America Was Hit Hard by COVID, but Signs of Life Are Emerging for the Legal Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors are eyeing Brazil, giving law firms an opportunity to bounce back.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-was-hit-hard-by-covid-but-signs-of-life-are-emerging-for-the-legal-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 03:41:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/latin-america-was-hit-hard-by-covid-but-signs-of-life-are-emerging-for-the-legal-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skadden Corporate Veteran Heads to Lowenstein Sandler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rossie Turman III will chair Lowenstein's international finance practice and will lead its efforts related to companies and funds in Africa.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-corporate-veteran-heads-to-lowenstein-sandler/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/skadden-corporate-veteran-heads-to-lowenstein-sandler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storied Argentine Firm Estudio O'Farrell Overhauls Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shuffle comes as managing partner Daniel Calatrava exits with five other lawyers to restart namesake firm Garci a Pull&eacute;s &amp; Calatrava Abogados.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/storied-argentine-firm-estudio-ofarrell-overhauls-leadership/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:42:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/storied-argentine-firm-estudio-ofarrell-overhauls-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Legal Awards Shortlist 2020: Baker McKenzie, Paul Hastings and DLA Piper Lead Nominations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shortlists are out for this year's virtual ceremony, which will be hosted by legendary actor Richard E. Grant.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/british-legal-awards-shortlist-2020-baker-mckenzie-paul-hastings-and-dla-piper-lead-nominations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:52:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/british-legal-awards-shortlist-2020-baker-mckenzie-paul-hastings-and-dla-piper-lead-nominations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCLP Strikes Gold On $23B London IPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada-based group Wheaton Precious Metals is aiming to list in what could be one of the biggest floats of the past decade.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-strikes-gold-on-23b-london-ipo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:56:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-strikes-gold-on-23b-london-ipo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCLP Establishes UAE-Israel Team Following Peace Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The peace deal normalises relations between the two nations after nearly 50 years of rancour.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-establishes-uae-israel-team-following-peace-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:56:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/bclp-establishes-uae-israel-team-following-peace-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish Heavyweights Advise as Banks Strike  16B Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The combination of CaixaBank and Bankia is expected to create Spain's biggest lender.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spanish-heavyweights-advise-as-banks-strike-16b-merger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:20:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/spanish-heavyweights-advise-as-banks-strike-16b-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Client Funds Linked To Money Laundering Scandal, US Justice Dept Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice claims that funds held in escrow by Clyde &amp; Co have links to the 1MDB scandal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-client-funds-linked-to-money-laundering-scandal-us-justice-dept-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:29:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/clyde-amp-co-client-funds-linked-to-money-laundering-scandal-us-justice-dept-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simpson Thacher Returns To Clifford Chance For London Partner Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simpson Thacher has made a series of hires in London in recent months.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-returns-to-clifford-chance-for-london-partner-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:35:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-returns-to-clifford-chance-for-london-partner-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O, HSF Among Nine Law Firms In Stonewall Top Global Employers]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of the businesses on the 17-strong list were law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-hsf-among-nine-law-firms-in-stonewall-top-global-employers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:35:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/aampo-hsf-among-nine-law-firms-in-stonewall-top-global-employers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davis Wright Tremaine Among Firms to Win Injunction for WeChat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plaintiffs have shown serious questions going to the merits of the First Amendment claim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/davis-wright-tremaine-among-firms-to-win-injunction-for-wechat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/davis-wright-tremaine-among-firms-to-win-injunction-for-wechat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davis Wright Tremaine Joins Suit as San Francisco Judge Grants Injunction Against WeChat Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plaintiffs have shown serious questions going to the merits of the First Amendment claim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/davis-wright-tremaine-joins-suit-as-san-francisco-judge-grants-injunction-against-wechat-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:44:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/davis-wright-tremaine-joins-suit-as-san-francisco-judge-grants-injunction-against-wechat-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Bar Association Says Mexico Threatens the Rule of Law with Tax Tactics]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a letter signed by IBA vice chair and MinterEllison partner Peter Bartlett, the group asserts that Mexico is discouraging taxpayers from hiring counsel and threatening criminal penalties if they fail to settle.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/international-bar-association-says-mexico-threatens-the-rule-of-law-with-tax-tactics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/international-bar-association-says-mexico-threatens-the-rule-of-law-with-tax-tactics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divergent Paths on Bonuses: Irell Matches Davis Polk as Kirkland Opts Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kirkland &amp; Ellis, the richest firm in the Am Law 200, has decided to not adopt the fall bonus scale set by Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell, which was matched by Milbank, Hueston Hennigan, and now 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environment, but also, possibly, a sign of things to come.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/is-real-estate-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-law-firm-redundancies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:04:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/is-real-estate-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-law-firm-redundancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper, ENSAfrica and Webber Wentzel Win Big at 2020 African Legal Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards recognised exceptional achievement within Africa's legal community via a virtual ceremony held on Thursday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-ensafrica-and-webber-wentzel-win-big-at-2020-african-legal-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:38:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/dla-piper-ensafrica-and-webber-wentzel-win-big-at-2020-african-legal-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-China Investment Hits Lowest Level in Almost a Decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The COVID pandemic and worsening bilateral relations are exerting considerable downward pressure on U.S.-China investment flows.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-china-investment-hits-lowest-level-in-almost-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:36:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/us-china-investment-hits-lowest-level-in-almost-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Littler Reinstates Pre-Pandemic Pay, Joining Other Big L&amp;E Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The international firm is making its lawyers and staff in the U.S., Mexico and Canada whole after months of reduced compensation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littler-reinstates-pre-pandemic-pay-joining-other-big-lampe-firms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/littler-reinstates-pre-pandemic-pay-joining-other-big-lampe-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDermott Creates LatAm Practice Led by Partners in Dallas, Miami]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of Am Law 100 firms are setting up regional practices based in South Florida or elsewhere in the U.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/mcdermott-creates-latam-practice-led-by-partners-in-dallas-miami/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:49:27 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Porter, has asked the parliament to consider suspending the treaty and also the mutual legal assistance treaty, under which the two nations provide mutual assistance in the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses and in proceedings related to criminal matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australia-considers-suspending-extradition-treaty-with-hong-kong/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:08:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/legal/australia-considers-suspending-extradition-treaty-with-hong-kong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hong Kong Wealth Shift: Pitfalls for Wealth Professionals and the Ultra-Wealthy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong may be less and less the low tax, free market, rule of law safe haven it once was for ultra-high net worth individuals to live and invest their 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