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The firm is offering paid leave arrangements to those living with domestic abuse and has launched an anonymous communication platform.

'A crisis can be a time when a GC can really showcase his or her value', says Sabine Chalmers.

The update comes as several U.K. firms have parted ways with legal PAs, following redundancy rounds amid COVID-19 pressures.

The bank created a global roster in 2018 to replace previous panels.

Covington & Burling, Squire Patton Boggs and Perkins Coie appointed new leaders recently.

The two markedly different responses to Australia's new law requiring the tech giants to pay for news content and links are being closely watched around the world as regulators seek to address the power imbalance between the platforms and traditional media.

Facebook, in contrast, has responded to the new law by blocking news from Australian publishers from appearing on its site everywhere, and by preventing people in Australia from accessing any news stories on its platform.

The firm's overall performance also touched Debevoise's London office, which saw a 12% revenue increase year-over-year.

The Linklaters senior partner is set to join the global investment bank after 30 years at the law firm.

The hire strengthens Deloitte Legal's dealmaking team in an emerging hub of stock trading in Europe.

Freshfields' senior partner discusses the firm's progress in the U.S., the conduct committees and what aspects of the firm's culture could change.

"It is becoming increasingly important for lawyers to have an understanding of the nuts and bolts of technology," the firm's legal technology head said.

The hire follows a flurry of moves and office launches in Brussels on the back of a competition boom.

Two weeks after Goodwin Procter came forward with news that a vendor it used had been compromised, information surfaced that Jones Day was also affected.

The firm closed its Hong Kong office in 2020, but revenue from its U.K. office totaled $15.5 million—up from $15 million in 2019.

Incumbent London-based James Palmer will shortly step down from the role.

The firm's London office turnover is nearing the $400 million mark after the firm measured a dip in London revenues in 2019.

The firm will make payments to people who signed up to the scheme but were too busy to have their hours cut.

The partner had been at White & Case for two decades and is the latest exit from its global ranks.

He leaves the role after over eleven years.