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Linklaters' Tom Shropshire On Why He's Taking On the Diageo Role

What was behind the senior partner candidate's shock move on Monday?
5 minute read

International Edition

Why Cybersecurity Has Become a Bigger Problem For Law Firms

IT experts believe recent law firm hacks are only 'the tip of the iceberg' and that remote working is exacerbating the situation.
7 minute read

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'It Became a Necessity': How Brexit Fuelled Simpson Thacher's Brussels Launch

Charged by a competition boom, Brussels was "the obvious choice" for the firm's first continental European office, the firm's executive chairman said.
4 minute read

International Edition

One Year Since Novartis Required Diverse Legal Teams, Did it Work?

The pharma giant acted as a frontrunner in saying firms must use diverse teams or risk having fees withheld.
4 minute read

International Edition

'It's a Real Issue': Law Firm Leaders Brace for Another Painful Year of Insurance Premium Rises

Law firm leaders and insurance brokers anticipate another year of double-digit rises in insurance premiums, with many in the industry concerned.
11 minute read

International Edition

It's the Future: DLA Piper's New Regional Head On Why the Firm is Building in Africa

The firm's recently appointed managing partner for Middle East and Africa, Peter Somekh, believes Africa is the future for law.
5 minute read

International Edition

What Slaughter and May's Latest Departure Means For its Future

The exit to Weil Gotshal is viewed as a blow to the firm's attempts to build a bigger private equity practice and could even call its lockstep into question.
6 minute read

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Ex-Hogan Lovells Moscow Head On Succeeding in an 'Extremely Male' World - and How Her Instagram Helped

Oxana Balayan talks about setting up her own business and overcoming major political and social barriers - including the tradition among male lawyers and clients to talk business in men-only saunas.
5 minute read

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Time For a Change: Stephenson Harwood Has Big Plans in China

The firm has been in China for more than four decades. But Jamie Stranger, the firm's Greater China managing partner, says it's time to do some things differently.
5 minute read

International Edition

'It's a White Man's Territory': The Long Road to Belgium's First Diversity in Law Group

Lawyers involved in Belgium's first legal D&I group reflect on why it's taken so long to get law firms on board.
6 minute read

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