NEW LAW
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Pinsent Masons boosts professional services offering with Vario expansion
New group combines flexible resourcing unit and diversity and inclusion consultancy, among others
Europe
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
CMS appoints CEE corporate head as Romania managing partner
Horea Popescu to take over from Gabriel Sidere as head of Bucharest office in November
SUSTAINABILITY
Top luxury law adviser becomes Baker McKenzie's first chief sustainability officer
Paris-based Alyssa Auberger to lead sustainability drive as independent report highlights ESG opportunities for law firms
PARTNER HIRE
Cahill hires third London leveraged finance partner from Allen & Overy
Newly made-up partner Joydeep Choudhuri jumps ship to join former colleagues at high-yield specialist
TEAM HIRE
Quinn Emanuel bolsters tax practice after securing Weil Gotshal's Paris head
Second France disputes hire this month will see Stéphane Chaouat start in January with two counsel
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Linklaters sets out race action plan to increase black diversity across firm
Magic Circle UK Firm pledges to increase number of black partners globally five fold by 2027
ONLINE EVENT
Experts to debate blockchain's growing influence in luxury sector at online seminar
Webinar in association with Bird & Bird will feature senior figures from two advanced tech start-ups
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Allen & Overy sees gender pay gap narrow slightly as it reports progress on diversity goals
Target set in 2018 for 30% of leadership roles to be held by women is met as firm reports on disability for first time
TEAM HIRE
Clyde & Co hires four-lawyer arbitration team from Foley Hoag in Paris
Hery Ranjeva and Ivan Urzhumov join as partners with focus on francophone Africa and Eastern Europe
MODERN SLAVERY
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Ashurst unveils modern slavery initiative citing founder's campaigning record
Firm outlines four-strand action plan named after founder's four daughters