CORONAVIRUS
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UK listed law firms react to Covid-19 by cutting salaries and ditching dividend payments
Knights reduces employee salaries above £30k by 10%; Ince cancels interim dividend
Regulatory
ENFORCEMENT
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Allen & Overy hires two Orrick partners in Washington DC and appoints new office head
Magic circle UK firm builds US enforcement capability; projects partner Jean Lee take reins
AI
Immuta chief legal officer co-launches Washington DC-based AI legal boutique
Andrew Burt will co-run firm with former SAS data scientist Patrick Hall
PRIVACY
US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds
More than half of respondents unsure if they are fully compliant with new regulations
REGULATION
Withers rebuked for failing to provide appropriate anti-money laundering training
Top international private client and family law firm admits failing to comply with UK regulations
REGULATION
Hong Kong regulator imposes record penalties for public offerings violations
SFC levies $170m in fines as part of crackdown on IPO sponsors for due-diligence failings
NEW OFFICE
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BakerHostetler unveils San Francisco office, hires Winston & Straw partner to lead
Opening is latest addition to firm's growing footprint on the US West Coast
COMPETITION LAW
Chiomenti absorbs Italian law boutique to ramp up EU practice
Three-partner Brussels and Rome boutique joins forces with Italian leader; as Bird & Bird makes senior Italy fintech hire
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
EU unleashes ambitious AI regulatory agenda 'to make tech optimists of us all'
People, rights and risks top EU AI remit but lawyers warn of tensions over a regulatory agenda that may have a chilling effect
CLIMATE CHANGE
Lex Mundi launches comparative guide to climate change law
International law firm network team members pool expertise for online guide