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October 14, 2024 | International Edition

Are Single-Tier Partnership US Law Firms Fighting the Wind?

Recruiting and retaining senior associates—that gold mine of Big Law leverage—may now be more challenging to single-tier firms.
6 minute read
October 14, 2024 | International Edition

Clyde & Co Loses Australian Regulatory Partner Amid Ongoing Exodus

Avryl Lattin leaves to take up key in-house role with a development organisation.
3 minute read
October 14, 2024 | International Edition

'But We Exist': The Stigma Around Disability and Neurodivergence in Law Firms Persists

Disabled and neurodivergent people remain wholly underrepresented in corporate law, as some disabilities go unacknowledged by law firms.
6 minute read
October 13, 2024 | International Edition

'Who By Fire?': Reflecting On Law Firms in a Tumultuous Year

In a year punctuated by law firm mergers, office closures, and wars, law firms might want to take time to reflect on what has transpired and what they might see in the coming year, writes The Global Lawyer. Even in an industry that acts like it knows where it's going, there are no certainties.
7 minute read
October 13, 2024 | International Edition

Australia's Holding Redlich Hires Seven From KPMG

Philip Jones-Hope led the accounting giant's Canberra practice.
2 minute read
October 13, 2024 | International Edition

Binance's General Counsel Is Shattering Crypto's 'Bro Ceiling'

"The fact that it is a new, nascent industry provides women with the opportunity to be in those roles and to be able to progress very quickly," said Eleanor Hughes, who is based in Singapore.
4 minute read
October 11, 2024 | International Edition

Partner Cuts: The Grim Reality of Post-Merger Integration

A&O Shearman is now following the trajectory of other big law firm mergers that saw partner cuts shortly after deal completion.
7 minute read
October 11, 2024 | International Edition

Fasken, CMS, ENS & CDH Boost South Africa & Kenya Teams in Q4

ENS, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), and CMS are expanding their teams in Kenya and South Africa, bringing on several partners specialising in disputes, finance, tax, and corporate law.
3 minute read
October 11, 2024 | International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis Triumphs Over Clifford Chance in $1.2B Mining Claim

A dispute broke out after South African mining firm Sibanye-Stillwater pulled out of a deal.
2 minute read
October 11, 2024 | International Edition

The Best Law Firms for Disability Representation in UK, 2024

The figures also reveal how disability representation in corporate law continues to lag woefully behind the national average.
2 minute read

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