PARTNER HIRE
London public law heavyweight Dominic Roughton joins Quinn Emanuel from Boies Schiller
Ex-Herbert Smith Freehills partner is reunited with former colleague Ted Greeno as he switches US litigation firms
North America
PARTNER HIRE
Latham & Watkins lands US trade commission's former competition bureau director
Ian Conner will join as a partner in the firm's litigation and trial department in Washington
OFFICE OPENING
Allen & Overy opens in Los Angeles with hire of six-partner Akin Gump renewables team
Co-heads of global projects switch firms as Magic Circle UK practice joins London-based rival Freshfields on West Coast
LITIGATION FUNDING
Former TheJudge owners set up litigation fund Erso Capital with the Thomas Miller Group
Deal follows Thomas Miller's acquisition of litigation insurance broker TheJudge Group
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
Robinson+Cole elects first female managing partner in its 175-year history
Regional US firm celebrates 'long overdue' milestone as litigation lawyer Rhonda Tobin takes on top job
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
MoFo launches pro bono support programme for black-owned businesses
Black Venture Accelerator will provide free legal services and business-related advice
PARTNER HIRES
Faegre Drinker boosts restructuring group with twin US partner hires
Richard Bernard and Scott Gautier join from Foley & Lardner and Robins Kaplan respectively
LITIGATION FUNDING
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Burford boosted by portfolio performance despite dip in projected profits
Litigation funder says it has 'weathered' pandemic as it restores dividend
ARBITRATION
US tech arbitration claims value soared to $1.4bn in 2020
Financial services second-most active sector, according to The American Arbitration Association
PARTNER HIRE
Allen & Overy hires White & Case leveraged finance partner in New York to head US practice
Arrival of Jake Mincemoyer signals continued drive to build US capacity dating back to five-partner haul back in 2016