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Shearman Lateral Hire Rides Latin America Capital Markets Wave 

Facing depleted ranks, Shearman & Sterling's storied Latin America practice convinced a former counsel to return—and business is booming.
3 minute read

International Edition

Shearman Lateral Hire Rides Latin America Capital Markets Wave 

Facing depleted ranks, Shearman & Sterling's storied Latin America practice convinced a former counsel to return—and business is booming.
3 minute read

International Edition

Could Africa Leapfrog Other Regions on Legal Technology, Like it Did With Mobile Phones?

Some believe the continent has an opportunity to grow more quickly, in the same way as it did with mobile phone adoption, but a lack of data and law firm scale could be an issue.
8 minute read

International Edition

Industry Luminary Clare Maurice on Being A&O's First Female Partner and Avoiding the 'Downward Spiral'

Maurice was appointed an A&O partner in 1985 and founded the private client spin-off firm Maurice Turnor Gardner in 2009.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Cross-Border Lawyers Who Helped Launch the New Pro Women's Hockey League

Former Boston Red Sox General Counsel Jen Flynn and Chris Burkett, former head of legal for Deloitte Canada, are now key figures guiding the new Professional Women's Hockey League.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Cross-Border Lawyers Who Helped Launch the New Pro Women's Hockey League

Former Boston Red Sox General Counsel Jen Flynn and Chris Burkett, former head of legal for Deloitte Canada, are now key figures guiding the new Professional Women's Hockey League.
4 minute read

International Edition

US Capability Needed? Slaughter and May's 'Best Friends' are Turning More to Freshfields, Latham Than Slaughters

The best friends are turning more to large firms, including Kirkland & Ellis, as industry commentators suggest that a U.S. capability is increasingly paramount for large M&A work.
5 minute read

International Edition

'There Is Concern': A&O Shearman Insiders on Initial Hurdles Facing Firm

Questions are being asked internally about how the impending tie-up will work in the US, the timing of merger architect Wim Dejonghe's departure, and the integration of certain offices.
8 minute read

International Edition

'Relationships are Everything': Clifford Chance's Melissa Fogarty Talks Getting on Big Deals and Rising to the Top

The firm's joint head of corporate discusses plucking up courage to approach senior partners, her mentors, and developing juniors.
7 minute read

International Edition

Meet the Judge Who Helps Steer the AI Revolution Sweeping the Brazilian Judiciary

Rafael Leite sits on the National Council of Justice, which oversees Brazil's courts and studies the effectiveness of AI tools developed across the country's courts to determine which systems to roll out nationwide.  
2 minute read

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