Global

CORONAVIRUS

'We tried to inject fun and humanity' - how TerraLex's global meeting went virtual

Attendance at network's first-ever remote biannual meeting tripled, prompting a rethink on the value of the technology

CORONAVIRUS

Linklaters and Allen & Overy reopen London offices as New York gears up for easing of lockdown

Magic circle duo join Dentons in partial reopenings while New York mayor confirms Phase 2 date

LEGAL TECH

Slack-backed knowledge integration platform Onna secures $27m funding

New York and Barcelona-based startup points to increasing compliance pressure on corporates as funding reaches $43m

CORONAVIRUS

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Privacy fears move up global GCs' agendas as business confidence edges up

Poll shows fall in number of GCs who think Covid-19 impact will be severe amid concern over lockdown easing guidance

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Arbitrators team up to create resource centre for sharing know-how on remote hearings

Clyde & Co partner secures backing from leading arbitrators and institutions to launch Virtual Arbitration site

COMMENTARY

In search of a compelling need: fixing the disconnect between legal tech and in-house legal teams

Paul Gilbert argues a new approach is needed to persuade lawyers to adopt new technology, however brilliant it is

APPOINTMENTS

Around the house: GCs arrive at Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, Denny's and Radisson

Our latest in-house appointments round-up also sees CLOC appoint an executive director

COMMENTARY

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrates his victory with wife Maria Shriver at the election night festivities, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA on November 07, 2006.

From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Han Kuo-yu: electoral recalls are gaining ground

Electoral law specialist Joshua Spivak argues a Taiwan presidential candidate's fight to save his mayoralty reflects a global trend

LEADERSHIP CHANGES

Baker McKenzie promotes trio of London partners to key practice group roles amid global shake up

Reshuffle also sees Buenos Aires partner take over as global chair of the healthcare group

COMMENTARY

Can law firms do more to protect themselves from cyber attack - or are they just sitting ducks?

Responsibility for managing cyber risk cannot be outsourced; law firm leaders must have 'skin in the game', argues Reliance acsn CEO Martin Sutherland