COVID-19
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Spanish Firms Considering Office Returns As Lockdown Set to Continue
By Varsha Patel | May 7, 2020
Spanish heavyweight Cuatrecasas is set to maintain remote working for its global offices until at least May 31, while others consider the options.
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Firms Land Key UK Hires as Pandemic Prompts Rivals to Waive Notice Periods
By Krishnan Nair | May 7, 2020
Ince finally adds a new senior partner while Skadden secures its long-awaited M&A target, as firms introduce efficiencies amid COVID-19.
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Baker McKenzie Surveys Staff Over London Office Return As DLA Also Mulls Reopening Base
By Hannah Roberts | May 7, 2020
Baker McKenzie has surveyed all its London people about a return to the office. One of its task force members in charge of the situation said that it had raised "quite a big ethical question."
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Australian Privacy Lawyers Pen Letter in Support of Coronavirus Tracing App
By Christopher Niesche | May 6, 2020
The lawyers who signed the letter come from global firms Bird & Bird, DLA Piper, Herbert Smith Freehills, K&L Gates, King & Wood Mallesons and Norton Rose Fulbright, as well as from several top-tier Australian firms and corporations.
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Eversheds Cuts Compensation, Furloughs Staff in US as Firm Prepares for Less Work Ahead
By Meredith Hobbs | May 6, 2020
The firm's U.S. co-chair said demand was good in early 2020, but "as we look at the economic news and listen to our clients, we are planning for future reductions in work."
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International Edition | Analysis
Canadian Law Firms Make Adjustments in the Age of the Coronavirus
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney | May 6, 2020
Firms mastered work-from-home arrangements but they are still tacking issues surrounding cash flow, long-term cost-cutting measures, and when and how to transition back to the office.
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Host of Top Firms Sign Up to UK Government's COVID-19 Pledge
By Hannah Roberts | May 6, 2020
Hogan Lovells, CMS and DLA Piper are among the signatories.
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Legal Life In Lockdown: Freshfields' Ken Baird on 120-Strong Video Calls and Cooking Challenges
By Hannah Roberts | May 6, 2020
The firm's global head of restructuring discusses his working day during lockdown, featuring rogue pigeons on video calls and his mousse prowess.
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
Returning to Work Post-Lockdown: Lessons From Asia
By Trent Sutton and Raoul Parekh | May 6, 2020
The Singapore head of a law firm has views on what the UK can learn from Asia's challenges.
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French Law Firms Prepare for a 'Soft Opening' After COVID-19 Lockdown
By Anne Bagamery | May 5, 2020
Managing partners say that while their offices will be ready to welcome lawyers and staff May 11, most will probably choose to stay home for now.
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