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October 08, 2024 | International Edition

Canadian Firms Act as Families Sue Hamas for $250M Over October 7 Attacks

The lawsuit, filed on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, seeks compensation under Canada's Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.
3 minute read
October 08, 2024 | International Edition

Clifford Chance, Freshfields and White & Case Make C-Suite Appointments

The top appointments come as Big Law firms look increasingly to non-lawyers to marshal growth and growth strategies.
2 minute read
October 08, 2024 | International Edition

Morgan Lewis Takes China Investigations Partner from White & Case

In June, White & Case also lost Shaohui Jiang, a local partner in Beijing to Hogan Lovells' Hong Kong office.
3 minute read
October 07, 2024 | International Edition

A Year of War: Law Firms in the Middle East Persevere

One year after turmoil in the Middle East erupted following the Hamas attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, law firms across the region have continued to function. But the cost of war has taken its toll.
8 minute read
October 07, 2024 | International Edition

Butler Snow Shutters in Singapore, Partner to Split Time Between 2 Cities

Earlier in the year, a group of three former Butler Snow lawyers defected to British private client rival Charles Russell Speechlys.
2 minute read
October 07, 2024 | International Edition

Simmons & Simmons Shanghai Office Lawyers Move to Shanghai Alliance Firm YaoWang

Established in 2022 by former Simmons & Simmons partner May Lu, YaoWang has also recently added 14-year Simmons partner Melody Yang.
5 minute read
October 07, 2024 | International Edition

Awash With Social Concerns: Why and Where the Law is Changing

Regulatory pressure on greenwashing is why a similar trend is emerging for social washing.
5 minute read
October 07, 2024 | International Edition

TikTok Antitrust Counsel Amaryllis Müller on Navigating EU Rules, Admiring Vestager and Bodybuilding

The Belgian-Swiss, Harvard-educated lawyer joined TikTok from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Brussels office last year.  
6 minute read
October 07, 2024 | International Edition

The Growing Tension—And Opportunity—in Big Law Nonequity Tiers

Large law firms continue expanding their nonequity tiers each year, as firm management exerts tighter control over who receives firm profits.
6 minute read
October 07, 2024 | International Edition

'London and Brussels Have Quickly Become Accretive for the Firm': Paul Weiss Enters Top 10 UK M&A Advisers

"It shows that if you hire the top talent... then the London legal market is a fantastic investment for law firms," says London co-head Neel Sachdev.
4 minute read

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