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International Edition

Kirkland Halts Fresh Mandates For Private Equity Client With Russia Links

The firm, which advised the buyout house on a $8.5 billion deal last year, said to be taking a 'strong' view on Russia.
2 minute read

International Edition

Simpson Thacher, Mori Hamada, Anderson Mori and Allen & Overy Advise on SPAC Merger and Listing by Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck

Coincheck was acquired by Japanese online brokerage Monex Group in 2018 after the crypto firm was raided by Japan's Financial Services Agency.
2 minute read

International Edition

Ukraine Invasion Sending Ripples Across Africa's Legal Scene

Interest in Africa's oil markets are picking up, as nations tussle with divided loyalties due to their complex relationships with the West on the one side and Russia on the other.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Arnold & Porter, Skadden Hire Out of SEC Amid Expected Rise in Enforcement

The two enforcement lawyers move to private practice at a time when the SEC is focused on strengthening transparency in private markets and increasing its vigilance on accounting and financial reporting issues like conflicts of interest and ESG.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Mintz Lands Former DLA Piper Capital Markets Co-Chair in NYC

Michael Maline, who was with DLA Piper for just 14 months, is an expert in alternative financing techniques.
3 minute read

International Edition

Goodbye, Russia

The Global Lawyer: The Moscow exodus we witnessed last week, though complex and messy, was necessary.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

The Need—and Cost—for Lit Funding Has Risen for Plaintiffs Firms

As court cases drag on due to pandemic-related delays, the portion of a settlement owed to funders may start to rise.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Returning Akerman Cannabis Lawyer Targets Blue-Chip Clients Ahead of Marijuana Banking Reform

Zachary Kobrin, the former GC and VP of a leading cannabis company, said he will look to advise banks and insurance companies on "road maps" into the cannabis industry as plant-touching companies seek banking reform.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

McDermott Adds 4 Partners From Big Law Competitors to Bolster Transactions Practice

The new hires come from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, Clifford Chance and Hunton Andrews Kurth.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nelson Mullins Posts 18% Revenue Increase as Litigation and Real Estate Rivaled M&A

The team effort also drove PPP up 29% as Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough held its equity tier mostly flat while continuing to add nonequity partners, shunning the "up or out" mentality.
5 minute read

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