FINANCIAL RESULTS
Revenue at Germany's Noerr jumps to €271.6m despite impact of pandemic
Firm-wide revenue at leading independent climbed by 7.6% in 2020 although CEE income dipped
Europe
PARTNER HIRE
Linklaters hires private equity partner from Freshfields to boost Paris M&A team
Florent Mazeron's arrival follows the departure of Paris corporate partner Marc Petitier in December
INVESTIGATIONS
Ex-Slaughters partner Nigel Boardman to lead Greensill lobbying investigation
UK Prime Minister orders review into development and use of supply chain finance in government
PARTNER PROMOTINS
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Freshfields nearly triples intake of new women partners with 50/50 gender split
Tally of 11 promoted female lawyers, including five out of six in London, welcomed by new leader Georgia Dawson
OFFICE LAUNCH
Taylor Wessing becomes latest UK firm to plan Ireland expansion following EU exit
Firm plans to open in Dublin with a focus on tech and healthcare
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
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Cravath tops European M&A advisory rankings as deal-making continues to rebound
Wall Street firm pips Freshfields to the number one spot in Mergermarket's Q1 rankings
PARTNER PROMOTIONS
Women partner promotions at Linklaters jump to 14 as it hits 40 per cent gender target
Magic Circle firm promotes 35 lawyers as UK rival Allen & Overy makes up 30 partners
LEGALTECH
Majority of in-house legal teams lack the technology needed to do their jobs, study finds
EY Law and Harvard Law School survey shows that C-suite are reluctant to invest in legaltech
PARTNER PROMOTIONS
Skadden makes up three partners in London and one in Shanghai as part of 17-strong round
City trio include two corporate specialists, following on from high-profile 2020 lateral hire of Bruce Embley
PANEL REVIEW
Vodafone flags ESG agenda as it adds Latham, Deloitte and TLT to panel
GC Rosemary Martin chooses eight-firm roster to help build inclusive 'digital society'