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
Europe
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
PARTNER HIRE
Norton Rose Fulbright bolsters Turkish partnership with project finance hire
Partner Utku Unver joins from Allen & Overy in Istanbul
DE-MERGER
Historic Simpson & Marwick brand revived after Clyde & Co sheds Scottish property arm
Amicable de-merger sees longstanding name return to Scotland five years after it was sacrificed in merger
MARKETING
The days of spending six months on thought leadership campaigns are over
Ben Edwards sets out five top tips from this week's Law Firm Marketing Summit