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APPOINTMENTS

Linklaters boosts Frankurt employment offering with Freshfields pensions specialist

René Döring joins Linklaters as a partner after 15 years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

PARTNER PROMOTIONS

Clyde & Co makes up 16 partners including four in the US

Insurance leader underlines reach of network with 11 promotions outside the UK

LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP

Ashurst names new co-managing partners in London leadership change

Lynn Dunne and Logan Mair will replace Ruth Harris at the start of May

LEGAL MARKETING

Lawyers split over value of legal directories, poll finds

Readers' survey finds respondents in two equal camps over whether rankings boost transparency

PROMOTIONS

HSF promotes 23 to partner in latest round

First partners announced in Italy and South Africa in promotions round dominated by disputes lawyers

PARTNER HIRE

Shearman hires Allen & Overy partner to boost London leveraged finance practice

Head of direct lending and India practice chair Sanjeev Dhuna will co-head European team

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Portugal's Abreu Advogados shrugs off Covid-19 impact as revenue climbs to €33.6m

Revenue growth is 12% higher in 2020 than the previous 12 months pre-pandemic

OFFICE OPENINGS

Kirkland & Ellis opens Austin office to tap into city's tech and renewable energy markets

New office is the firm's third in Texas, adding to its presence in Houston and Dallas

ACQUISITION

UK-listed owner of Rosenblatt snaps up Memery Crystal for £30m

RBG Holdings adds 29-partner London corporate boutique to portfolio