TEAM HIRE
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NautaDutilh hires four-lawyer Amsterdam IP/IT team from DLA Piper
Former head of IP leads move as Dutch independent hails 'enormous potential' of tech sector
Legal news by sector
Technology/telecommunications
LEGALTECH
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Avoiding the 'shiny toy syndrome' - law firms urged to focus on the strategy behind tech investment
Video Q&A underlines the importance of staying level-headed in face of booming legaltech sector
Tax
TEAM HIRE
Taylor Wessing hires 11-strong London private client team from BCLP
Departures latest of series to impact Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's London private wealth law capability
Shipping/aviation
PARTNER HIRE
Squire flags commodities drive as it hires Singapore-based Clifford Chance partner
Arrival of Kate Sherrard and an associate coincides with first anniversary of group's launch
Regulatory
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Law Society of England and Wales president steps down over long-running client dispute
High Court decision to reopen case against London-based litigator David Greene triggers early departure
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
Property
PARTNER HIRES
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McCarthy Denning taps magic circle veterans for private equity launch
Real estate-focused practice will be headed by former Clifford Chance partners Iain Morpeth and Michael Wistow
Media
Q&A
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Under the spotlight: online platforms
Top media lawyer Paul Tweed outlines the thinking behind his long-running campaign to rein in the social media giants
Luxury
APPOINTMENTS
Wella names new chief legal officer following Coty sale
Herminie Simonetta was previously GC of Coty's professional beauty and hair businesses
Litigation/dispute resolution
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
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
Intellectual property/trademark
TRADEMARKS
K&L Gates launches China-focused IP agency to bolster global trademark coverage
New agency will work directly with China's IP authorities rather than deal with local firms
Insurance
PARTNER HIRES
Kennedys boosts Americas team with partner-level hires in Madrid, Philadelphia and Miami
Arrival of AXA XL's EMEA and Latin America head, Susana Martinez, latest of four hires
PARTNER HIRE
DWF adds insurance partner in Dubai less than a year after UAE scale back
Brian Boahene joins from Ince to help build DWF's insurance presence in the region
Energy
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
PARTNER HIRE
HFW secures second Reed Smith commodities partner this year in Singapore
Arrival of disputes specialist Dan Perera's boosts UK-based firm's specialist Asia team to seven partners
Employment
TEAM HIRE
Squire Patton Boggs adds Sydney employment team as global expansion continues
Partner Nicola Martin leads team, which arrives from Australian firm McCabe Curwood
COVID-19
Most companies avoiding mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations, Littler survey finds
Concerns over legal liability and employee morale deterring enforced jabs
Corporate/commercial
PARTNER HIRE
Simpson Thacher secures Blackstone's European GC in latest London partner hire
Private equity specialist Geoffrey Bailhache adds to firm's ongoing European expansion
APPOINTMENT
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Linklaters' US head, Tom Shropshire, to succeed Siobhán Moriarty as general counsel of Diageo
Diversity and ESG campaigner to take top legal job at FTSE 100 drinks giant after 20 years at Magic Circle firm
Banking/finance
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
Linklaters names Hong Kong-based partner as new global capital markets head
Hwang Hwa Sim starts four-year term in May, replacing London partner Michael Voisin
SOVEREIGNS
Hogan Lovells widens government focus with launch of sovereigns practice
Global team will be led by London-based infrastructure partner Jeremy Brittenden