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ALSPs have greatly evolved since the 2000s when they sat at the fringes of the profession, to their position today, where they take center stage in shaping legal services.

Wealthy Chileans have shuttled an estimated $50 billion out of the country since civil unrest erupted in 2019 and brought calls for heavier taxes on the rich. But some of that capital is trickling back.

A string of individual departures along with an increase in group moves at both Shearman & Sterling and Stroock & Stroock & Lavin bring attention to the calculations partners need to make when they gain a sense their firm may be in distress.

The five-lawyer team is led by the same partner who joined Paul Hastings in 2020 to establish the firm's insolvency practice in the French capital.

Francesca Secondari succeeds Cristina De Dona, who had joined the company from The Hershey Co. in December 2021.

The project, to be built near the NEOM industrial zone on the Saudi west coast, is "a game-changer for global energy transition," according to one of the law partners on the deal.

As the industry marks Pride Month, Alexander Fessas shares his thoughts on LGBTQIA inclusion within the legal industry.

Ashurst and DLA Piper also join the roster leading one of the biggest deals of the year so far.

German financial services company Talanx Group will now be one of the top insurers in the region after acquiring assets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador from Liberty Mutual Insurance Inc.

It is the Big Four firm's latest hire of a person with significant private practice experience.

Telles has made a habit of hiring from rival CS' Associados.

The firm has called Vienna a 'strong commercial centre in Europe' and an 'important international arbitration hub'.

Casey Ryan took over from Alexander "Sandy" Thomas as global managing partner earlier this year.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Spain violated Carles Puigdemont's rights by removing him from his regional parliamentary seat over his role in Catalonia's 2017 independence referendum.

The hire follows Reed Smith's addition of two private equity partners in Munich earlier this month.

Fifty-five to sixty is hardly old, but, despite legislative changes, partners at many top firms are still expected to quietly leave between these ages. Are attitudes changing?

For some patent holders, the new system will present multiple benefits. But others are likely to be leery of the power that the Unified Patent Court wields to nullify patents across multiple jurisdictions.

For some patent holders, the new system will present multiple benefits. But others are likely to be leery of the power that the United Patent Court wields to nullify patents across multiple jurisdictions.

The Post Office sent compensation letters to postmasters which Dan Neidle says included sentences that breached SRA principles.

Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland and Nokia were among the top winners at the ceremony at the Hilton London Bankside on Friday.