SUSTAINABILITY
Rajah & Tann Singapore opens sustainability practice amid growing ESG compliance needs
New regional practice group will be led by banking and finance partner Lee Weilin
Big stories
PARTNER HIRES
King & Spalding hires pair of construction partners from Reed Smith in London
US firm builds on earlier hires in Dubai as it bids to be 'global firm of choice' for complex disputes
PARTNER PROMOTIONS
Washington DC office dominates as Hogan Lovells makes up 25 partners across network
Nine made up in capital; firm reveals racial and ethnic minority and LGBT+ breakdown for first time
MERGER
US firm Dinsmore & Shohl unveils merger with Indiana-based Wooden McLaughlin
Deal sees Dinsmore add three new offices and 47 new attorneys to its nationwide roster
BREXIT
UK lawyers count the cost of Brexit deal for legal services
National UK law societies cautiously welcome limited reference to cross-border legal services in Brexit agreement
PARTNER HIRE
Squire flags commodities drive as it hires Singapore-based Clifford Chance partner
Arrival of Kate Sherrard and an associate coincides with first anniversary of group's launch
M&A
Davis Polk & Wardwell tops global M&A advisory rankings as deal-making rebounds
Activity surged in H2 2020, Refinitiv report shows, with Latham topping US table and Freshfields leading in Europe and Asia Pacific
COMBINATION
Dentons adds Alabama firm to growing US network
Sirote & Permutt is fifth firm to sign up to project to achieve comprehensive US coverage
OFFICE LAUNCH
Watson Farley & Williams to open in Düsseldorf with eight-lawyer Pinsent Masons team
Fourth German office to house energy team, including partners Thorsten Volz and Torsten Wielsch