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Canadian Deal Lawyers Confident Transactions Will Pick Up in 2024

While 2023 had fewer transactions than the past few years, they were more complex and required more lawyer hours to complete.
4 minute read

International Edition

Sachdev to Shawyer: The UK's Most Influential Hires of 2023

The year was awash with team hires, star exits and English law debuts, as certain big-name moves even prompted the industry to question one particular firm's very survival.
4 minute read

International Edition

Who Were the Winners in 2023?

Find out who topped the rankings and scooped all the accolades in 2023—hardly the most straightforward year on record.
6 minute read

International Edition

'Where Others Are Faltering, We're Leaning In': Sidley Austin's Leaders on the Firm's Long Game

Major hires from firms like Paul Weiss put the firm on everyone's radar this year; and potential culture clashes aren't dampening the firm's appetite for expansion and disruption, and not just in private equity.
7 minute read

International Edition

'Where Others Are Faltering, We're Leaning In': Sidley Austin's Leaders on the Firm's Long Game

Major hires from firms like Paul Weiss put the firm on everyone's radar this year; and potential culture clashes aren't dampening the firm's appetite for expansion and disruption, and not just in private equity.
7 minute read

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Is Poland the Next Growth Market for Multinational Law Firms?

Recent developments, both in the economy and in politics, are helping drive new movement on the legal scene, law firm partners practicing in Warsaw told Law.com International.
6 minute read

International Edition

Lawyer Reticence on Climate Change is 'Weird': Partners From Kirkland, Clifford Chance and Linklaters Speak Out at COP28

As this year's COP comes to an end and the fight against climate change still seems long, lawyers discussed where they fit in at an event held at the Address Sky View hotel in downtown Dubai.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Fast (and Strange) Rise of the Legal Influencer

Despite much cynicism and a recent controversy, top lawfluencers explain how to maintain a sound social media profile, and why it is worth the flack.
9 minute read

International Edition

Competition Regimes on the Rise in Africa, Ambitious Authorities and the Struggle to 'Keep Up'

While it is not without challenges, the proliferation of antitrust and competition laws across the continent bodes well for the business community and future investment in Africa, say lawyers.
6 minute read

International Edition

'Deals to Be Done, Finance to Raise, Disputes to Resolve': Clifford Chance and HSF Leaders on Why They're at COP28

Law.com speaks with Clifford Chance partner and ESG board chair, Jeroen Ouwehand and Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D'Agostino about law firms' role in the climate change debate, and on the cynicism around COP this year.
5 minute read

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