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Dentons names new Scotland managing partner in all-women leadership team

Claire Armstrong joins Glasgow and Edinburgh office heads Alison Bryce and Kirsti Olson

CARTEL LITIGATION

Dutch litigation firm targets French cartel claims with Paris launch

Quartet of senior lawyers open Paris arm of bureau Brandeis to pursue complex antitrust damages actions

SOVEREIGNS

Hogan Lovells widens government focus with launch of sovereigns practice

Global team will be led by London-based infrastructure partner Jeremy Brittenden

COVID-19

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Permanent shift to home working will boost productivity but may impact mental health, poll finds

More than three quarters of respondents to The Global Legal Post survey expect less office-based work once pandemic recedes

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PARTNER HIRES

Kennedys boosts Americas team with partner-level hires in Madrid, Philadelphia and Miami

Arrival of AXA XL's EMEA and Latin America head, Susana Martinez, latest of four hires

LITIGATION FUNDING

A view of the City of London from Fenchurch Street. The Gherkin, 52-54 Lime Street (The Scalpel) along with the construction of a new tower.

Former TheJudge owners set up litigation fund Erso Capital with the Thomas Miller Group

Deal follows Thomas Miller's acquisition of litigation insurance broker TheJudge Group

TRADEMARKS

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K&L Gates launches China-focused IP agency to bolster global trademark coverage

New agency will work directly with China's IP authorities rather than deal with local firms