LEGALTECH
US legaltech provider Lexion raises $11m to boost AI-powered contract management business
Investors include Khosla Ventures, Madrona Venture Group and Wilson Sonsini
North America
PARTNER HIRE
K&L Gates hires crypto duo from Carlton Fields to boost US fintech practice
Andrew Hinkes and Justin Wales join as partners in Miami and Los Angeles
EQUALITY
Cravath makes $6m donation to civil rights causes following four-decade discrimination case
Firm donates all fees it was awarded from long-running pro bono case in Jefferson County
APPOINTMENTS
Davis Polk lands Cleary Gottlieb's former foreign investments and national security head
Partner Paul Marquardt joins firm's financial institutions group in Washington
PAY WAR
First Milbank, then Davis Polk set associate pay benchmarks as latest salary war sparks into life
Starting salary in top firms rises to $202,500 amid concerns over associate burnout and declining attractiveness of law firm model
INCLUSION & DIVERSITY
King & Spalding partners with RICE to provide legal support to black business owners
US firm's Atlanta office will offer pro bono counsel, funding and access to a multi-use space
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
Clyde & Co appoints North America head as first woman senior partner
Canada-based Carolena Gordon is also first leader stationed outside the UK
CORPORATE COUNSEL
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Brenda Roubidoux Taylor: 'Whatever your situation, you can do what you set your mind to do'
Frontier Airlines legal counsel on her passion for flying, moving from flight attendant to aviation lawyer and being a role model for the Ioway tribe
TEXAS MOVES
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O'Melveny takes Thompson & Knight energy quartet to launch Austin office
Team includes Thompson & Knight's former Austin office head Phillip Oldham
LEGALTECH
US legaltech provider Intapp files for potential initial public offering
Palo Alto-based company says 96 of the AM Law 100 firms are users of its platform