INDUSTRY TRENDS
UK legal industry turnover surges to new record
Sector-wide billings rise 30% in March to reach an all-time high of £4.06bn
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CLASS ACTIONS
Apple hit with £1.5bn UK class action over alleged App Store overcharging
Hausfeld files claim, backed by litigation funder Vannin Capital, with Competition Appeal Tribunal
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
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Linklaters elects first female senior partner in its history
Corporate partner Aedamar Comiskey becomes only the second woman to lead a Magic Circle UK firm
OFFICE OPENINGS
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Clyde & Co launches in Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas to boost US insurance practice
New office openings follow the arrival of partner Amy Samberg and team from Foran Glennon
PARTNER HIRES
Clifford Chance secures two Munich private equity partners from Kirkland & Ellis
Competition hots up in German private equity hub as international firms target European M&A surge
CORPORATE COUNSEL
Report finds ESG impacting debt raising for UK corporates
Corporate treasurers increasingly factor in ESG when deciding debt funding strategy, with sustainable loans and green bonds most popular options
PARTNER HIRES
Allen & Overy hires two senior leveraged finance partners from Linklaters in London
Arrival of Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt helps restock team after raids from US rivals
TEAM HIRE
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Luther hires DLA Piper employment trio a day after Fidal combination
Hard on heels of verein Unyer's launch, German independent bolsters pensions team
PARTNER HIRE
Goodwin Procter gains Munich presence with Sidley Austin private equity partner hire
Jan Schinkoth will work remotely from key deal hub; arrival follows-on from that of five-partner London Sidley team
APPOINTMENTS
DWF raids DLA Piper and BCLP to boost UK corporate and real estate teams
The five new senior hires will be based across the firm's Leeds and London offices