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The firm said that despite COVID-19, engagement in its Asia offices grew steadily. But in London, revenue dipped and the firm saw depressed deal activity.

Corporate, restructuring and pension lawyers are concerned about the new rules which can impose an unlimited fine and seven years' imprisonment.

The FCA found that the former CC lawyer and his brother, a former Goldman Sachs employee, committed alleged insider dealing worth around £142,000.

The partner had been with his former firm for over two decades.

Charged by a competition boom, Brussels was "the obvious choice" for the firm's first continental European office, the firm's executive chairman said.

This follows the firm's Paris opening in January.

The partners are due to retire at the end of the firm's calendar year in April.

The partner had been at Hogan Lovells for over 30 years including two decades in the firm's partnership.

The pharma giant acted as a frontrunner in saying firms must use diverse teams or risk having fees withheld.

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The firm has also made a trio of additions to its legal function consulting arm from NewLaw rivals.

The new NQ pay remains below what the firm had implemented last year prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

The firm may not be as profitable as its reputation has always suggested, a collegiate culture is its main form of defence.

As the UK attempts to join the Lugano Convention, questions are being asked about London's position as a litigation and arbitration centre.

Dan Petrocelli, the chair of the firm's trial practice, is now also the firm's second vice-chair.

Dan Petrocelli, the chair of the firm's trial practice, is now also the firm's second vice-chair.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Hunton Andrews Kurth and Seyfarth Shaw have all opened their own ESG practices in February.

The deal comes as e-commerce businesses boom during the pandemic.

The exit to Weil Gotshal is viewed as a blow to the firm's attempts to build a bigger private equity practice and could even call its lockstep into question.

Freshfields launched on the West Coast in July 2020.