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
Legal news by sector
Technology/telecommunications
OFFICE LAUNCH
Cooley raids Winston & Strawn, Latham & Watkins and DLA Piper to launch Chicago office
Silicon Valley firm makes nine lateral partner hires to support Windy City opening
Tax
CORPORATE TAX
The global minimum tax rate: will it happen?
With the recent landmark G7 accord, the idea of a global minimum tax rate is having something of a renaissance; Ian Borman and James Mastracchio give the lowdown
Shipping/aviation
BIG FOUR LAW
Deloitte Legal acquires Genoa-based maritime law boutique
Big Four giant grows Italian network by 20 lawyers including four partners
Regulatory
PARTNER HIRE
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Clifford Chance hires competition partner from General Electric's in-house ranks
Sue Hinchliffe joins UK Magic Circle firm in London after five years as global executive counsel
OFFICE LAUNCH
Geradin Partners hires former Competition and Markets Authority director to lead new UK office
Tom Smith joins the Brussels-based firm as a partner in London - its first office outside of Belgium
Property
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
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Crown Estate revamps legal team with GC Rob Booth taking on head of assets role
Former Hogan Lovells chair Nicholas Cheffings to step in as interim head of legal
Luxury
AWARDS
Nominations open for 2021 Luxury Law Awards at the British Museum
September ceremony will feature more categories to reflect sector's post-pandemic legal challenges
WEB SEMINAR
Luxury brands rethink e-commerce strategies as pandemic crimps in-store retail
Trade wars and Brexit also creating challenges for luxury sector, Hogan Lovells web seminar hears
Litigation/dispute resolution
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
London barristers' chambers named after slave trade supporting Lord Chancellor rebrands
Hardwicke Chambers to become Gatehouse Chambers as it seeks to 'truly live out its values'
CLASS ACTIONS
Class action defence costs rise to $2.9bn as Covid-19 boosts case numbers
More than a quarter of US corporates have faced at least one Covid-19 related claim, research finds
Intellectual property/trademark
LITIGATION
Adult movie pirating disputes see Fox Rothschild top US copyright case ranking
Davis Wright Tremaine and Covington & Burling top-ranked for defendant work in Lex Machina copyright and trademark litigation research
EVENT
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'We are in something of an arms race' - IP chiefs on the global fight against fakes
Brand protection heads at Diageo, Manchester United and PopSockets reflect on their work ahead of the Anti-Counterfeiting World Law Summit
Insurance
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
TEAM HIRE
Willkie Farr raids Mayer Brown for quartet of insurance partners in California and New York
Team is led by Mayer Brown's former co-leader of its US insurance regulatory group Kara Baysinger
Energy
TEAM HIRE
Ashurst targets Australia's 'powerhouse' renewables sector with trio of senior Baker McKenzie hires
Co-head of Bakers' renewable energy practice joins in Sydney with two longstanding colleagues
LAW FIRM MERGERS
Holland & Knight in talks to merge with Dallas-based Thompson & Knight
Deal with tentative summer closing date would be largest US merger since Covid-19 struck
Employment
TEAM HIRE
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Luther hires DLA Piper employment trio a day after Fidal combination
Hard on heels of verein Unyer's launch, German independent bolsters pensions team
Corporate/commercial
LEGAL BRIEFING
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A potential post-Brexit game-changer for London SPAC listings
Mooted rule changes to facilitate SPACs seek to give the City a boost while avoiding a race to the bottom, explains Marcus Young
PARTNER HIRE
Freshfields hires Hogan Lovells' New York corporate head in life sciences push
UK firm builds on high-profile Silicon Valley launch with senior East Coast lateral
Banking/finance
FINTECH
CMS becomes second law firm to participate in UK's long-running fintech regulatory sandbox
Collaboration with digital startup wins admission to seventh cohort of FCA scheme
PARTNER HIRES
Allen & Overy secures two White & Case leveraged finance partners in New York
Move reunites duo with Jake Mincemoyer, who joined in February to lead US team