PARTNER HIRE
White & Case raids Sidley Austin for fourth restructuring partner this month
Andrew O'Neill joins firm's Chicago office, further expanding its restructuring and insolvency practice
Big stories
ARBITRATION
ICCA Edinburgh congress is postponed for a second time due to Covid-19
Flagship arbitration conference rescheduled to later in 2021 as Scotland manages second wave of coronavirus
PROJECT FINANCE
Shearman & Sterling bolsters Asia projects team after Singapore departures
New York firm restocks in Singapore with partner and counsel appointments
NEW LAW
BonelliErede spins off alternative legal services business into separate company
Leading Italian independent says beLab is seeking to become the 'go-to company for complementary legal services'
PARTNER HIRES
Squire Patton Boggs boosts arbitration practice with senior hires in Paris and Brussels
US law firm adds two partners in Paris from DWF, while a consultant joins as a partner in Brussels from Wilmer Hale
ARBITRATION
White & Case teams up with University of London to launch arbitration survey
Fifth study seeks to understand how Covid-19 pandemic is impacting sector
LAW FIRM MARKETING
Business development teams still face challenge to prove their value to law firm leaders
Function needs to be better defined and understood, say panellists at Law Firm Marketing Summit
NEW LAW
KPMG targets legal department digitalisation with relaunch of new law services
Big Four giant points to 14 years of credentials and experience as it unveils legal ops transformation arm
OFFICE CLOSURE
Clyde & Co shuts Oxford arm and redistributes teams to Manchester and Bristol
International firm says move is in line with strategy of creating 'centres of excellence' for insurance