Ashurst Hong Kong managing partner joins Allen & Overy
Capital markets partners Lina Lee and Jonathan Hsui have both left Ashurst for Allen & Overy. 12 July: Ashurst puts lockstep under review 11 July: Latham raids Ashurst again
Kennedys mulls six more offices in the US and Latin America
Kennedys is set to significantly boost its Americas presence amid plans to open four more offices in the US and a further two in Latin America, The Lawyer has learned.
Ashurst Abu Dhabi head exits for US firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost
Ashurst Abu Dhabi managing partner Alastair Holland has exited the firm for US firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle.
Cuatrecasas opens in Colombia through association with local firm
Iberian firm Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira has entered the Colombian market through an association with local firm Posse Herrera Ruiz.
Exclusive: DLA to penalise partners who fail to clock 7.5 hours of work a day
DLA Piper has revamped its “red card” system for equity partners, introducing a penalty for partners that clock less than seven-and-a-half hours of work each day, The Lawyer understands.
Squire Patton Boggs gears up for elections as Crossley steps down
Squire Patton Boggs will hold a leadership election after EME managing partner Peter Crossley announced he is stepping down.
Slaughters pilots AI software with Autonomy founder Lynch
Slaughter and May has partnered with longstanding client Mike Lynch to pilot his new AI tool, Luminance. 16 May: Linklaters signs deal with AI provider RAVN 5 July: Clifford Chance partners with AI system Kira
The death of the SFO and corporate criminal law as we know it?
The future of UK enforcement and prosecution in the corporate crime sphere has never been easy to predict. Indeed, Theresa May in her role as Home Secretary had long been an advocate of the SFO’s abolition and its incorporation into the National Crime Agency, an organisation with no proven track record of prosecuting complex financial […]
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Six High Court judges elevated to Court of Appeal
The judiciary has named six new Court of Appeal (CoA) justices, including just one woman.
HP Inc launches panel review after Hewlett Packard split
HP Inc has kicked off the search for its first legal panel after splitting from parent company Hewlett Packard last year. 2014: HP kicks off global panel tender
BT UK panel delayed further as European roster review launches
BT has kicked off its first European panel review amid further delays to its UK roster. 20 July: BT close to finalising UK panel ahead of global review
Olswang launches South Korea desk to boost IP focus
Olswang has launched a one-man desk in South Korea in a bid to grow its Asia presence and regional IP-focus.