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The former A&O and Clifford Chance partner ran for DLA's global senior partner role in 2018.

DLA Piper partner Nicolas Patrick explains the importance of pro bono partner promotions in showing just how valued social justice work is to a firm.

The law firm has signed a lease for at least 20,000 extra sq ft of space in its new base.

The measure has been being implemented across the firm's global offices from the start of 2021.

Jacobs, who has been at the firm for 30 years, will hand over the reins in the autumn.

Sumption, an outspoken critic of coronavirus lockdowns, argued the lives of the elderly were less valuable on a BBC show on Sunday night.

The new hire joins another partner coming from top tier Norwegian firm Schj dt.

A claim worth £600 million has been filed against the telecoms giant, alleging it overcharged customers.

The partner-led team will boost the firm's transfer pricing offering in Spain.

The partner had joined the firm less than two years ago from Simmons & Simmons.

The firm has also appointed a new Western Europe head along with two executive board re-appointments.

The hire is the latest in Europe for Reed Smith.

The regulator's total spend in its investigation into the former Freshfields partner's conduct has been discovered by Law.com International.

       

The former disputes paralegal submitted claim forms using the initials of a former manager.

       

David Swain joins from Deacons and will now lead Lewis Silkin's IP practice in Asia

       

The restructuring is taking place across the firm's Europe, Middle East and Asia operation.

       

Duprey spoke this week with Law.com International about the new firm's values, his decision to leave big-firm life, and how arbitrators often have a different way of looking at the law.

       

Oxana Balayan used Instagram to announce that she is launching her own firm. She was with Hogan Lovells for 19 years.

       

Clyde & Co also announced it is opening an office in Munich.

       

Firm CEO Sir Nigel Knowles said no more redundancies or office closures are expected as part of the latest shake up.