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The law firm did not state the reason for global CEO Gerry Pecht's early departure.

The leader of nearly 200 commonwealth-qualified lawyers is working hard to establish a consistent and inclusive culture across offices, while sometimes still having to sell the credibility of offshore jurisdictions.

The firm brought the action after claiming client funds have been paid away, but Pragnesh Modhwadia's lawyer has dismissed fears about his client's whereabouts.

"I don't want to talk to firms that have huge pension commitments or revenue drops because of partner departures or that are suffering in branding recognition. We would like to be opportunistic and associate ourselves with winners," said Miguel Zaldivar.

France is the land of midday hospitality but these client meetings are not as lengthy and luxurious as you might expect.

Bird & Bird has also hired a Dentons partner in Madrid.

The campaign, which involves top lawyers from Rolls Royce, BP and others, comes just months after Law.com revealed stagnant LGBT representation in the legal industry.

August underlined the speed of change to trade, tech, data and climate rules—and if you had a leisurely summer, priority one is getting up to speed, writes the Global Lawyer.

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Fabrice de La Morandière had been a partner at Linklaters for 22 years and headed the firm's private equity practice and corporate department.

Firms from Spain and the US have advised on the deal to centralize the football club's digital and audiovisual content units under one brand and take it public.

Fieldfisher has hired a biotech partner along with two associates while King & Spalding is building in arbitration.

Several law firms are scaling up in the Middle East amid liberalizing markets.

The ex-employee making the claims has faced assertions that she herself had made derogatory comments about ex-colleagues.

Tech companies that fail to put appropriate measures in place to combat hate speech and curb online disinformation could soon be hit with fines going up to 6% of their revenue.

A lineup of international and elite French firms has concluded the multibillion-euro restructuring of a five-star hospitality company in France—part of an upswing in private equity-linked restructuring work as companies regroup for the post-pandemic era.

With a SFO soon to welcome a new director and a UK recession looking more likely, some partners are expecting an uptick in investigations, while others offer more sober takes.

Visiting attorneys may go through a different vetting system than U.S.-educated associates, as some law firms recruit visiting lawyers from international law firms that they have existing relationships with.

Stephan Mechnig's appointment as chief legal and compliance officer comes a year after the nearly 130-year-old company installed someone outside the family as CEO for the first time.

Stefan Widder, a 21-year veteran of Latham, will bring the number of partners at Gleiss Lutz Hamburg to seven and the total number of lawyers at the Hamburg office to 33.

A number of other US firms have introduced a mandatory four-day in-office week in recent months, including Ropes & Gray and Vinson & Elkins.