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'A Total Disgrace': Industry Reacts to Chinese Sanctions Fight with Chambers

One UK partner calls the sanctions 'one of the biggest attacks on our legal system in history', but many are also critical of Essex Court Chambers.
7 minute read

International Edition

Fieldfisher Tax Disputes Head Joins 'Virtual' Chambers

The partner returns to the bar following nine years at the London-headquartered firm.
3 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters Promotes Largest Round Since Pre-Financial Crash, Including Record Number of Women

35 lawyers have been promoted to the partnership this year - the third year in a row the figure has surpassed 30.
4 minute read

International Edition

US Court Affirms Dismissal of Suit Alleging UK Bank Aided Terrorism

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court held that a British bank did not know, when it provided banking services to a charitable organization, that it was potentially aiding "violent or life-endangering" acts in violation of U.S. counter-terrorism laws.
4 minute read

International Edition

Skadden Promotes 17 to Partner in Latest Global Round

Three lawyers in London and one in Shanghai have made the grade this year.
2 minute read

International Edition

A Boom in Boutique Disputes Firms: Why it is the Ideal Time to Go Solo

Arbitration boutiques offer Big Law expertise and experience at more competitive rates and on a more flexible and collaborative basis, says Tomas Vail, legal counsel and arbitrator at Vail Dispute Resolution.
4 minute read

International Edition

Sexual Harassment Complaints Rise in Australia in Wake of High Profile Incidents

Lawyers say more women are coming forward as they grow more confident that their complaints will be heard.
5 minute read

International Edition

What's Behind The Boutique Bonanza?

Since January, dozens of partners across the U.K. and Continental Europe have left full-service firms to launch their own boutiques.
7 minute read

International Edition

Will The US Be The World's Global Policeman Under The Biden Administration?

The US has made the most significant changes in anti-money laundering compliance and enforcement in 20 years.
5 minute read

International Edition

A 'Recipe for Litigation': Have Big Law Litigators' Pandemic Predictions Come True?

Four litigators who shared their predictions from a year ago about the types of litigation coming out of the pandemic have been proven prescient, even if there's been less of it than they expected.
6 minute read

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