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NEW LAW

Baker McKenzie unveils innovation arm

Global firm marks launch by announcing partnership with AI-powered problem-solving platform

PARTNER HIRE

Goodwin Procter continues US life sciences drive with senior hire from Hogan Lovells

Adam Bellack will provide advice on licensing, collaborations and other strategic deals

OFFICE LAUNCH

Ince to expand maritime coverage with Cyprus office opening

Limassol office is London-listed firm's sixth in Europe

SHIPPING LAW

Hill Dickinson mourns loss of Piraeus office head Patrick Hawkins

Colleagues and clients pay tribute to 'much loved' and 'trusted' Greek office managing partner

PARTNER HIRE

Quinn Emanuel hires former US district attorney and ex-Trump White House lawyer

John Bash joins as a partner in the firm's Houston and Washington DC offices

CORPORATE CRIME

Quinn Emanuel claims France first as it hires leading state prosecutor

Paris-based financial prosecutor Eric Russo makes ground-breaking switch to private practice

DE-MERGER

Historic Simpson & Marwick brand revived after Clyde & Co sheds Scottish property arm

Amicable de-merger sees longstanding name return to Scotland five years after it was sacrificed in merger

ONLINE EVENT

Experts to debate blockchain's growing influence in luxury sector at online seminar

Webinar in association with Bird & Bird will feature senior figures from two advanced tech start-ups

LUXURY LAW

Counterfeiting in the spotlight at virtual summit

The 1.2 trillion dollar counterfeiting business needs Luxury players to collaborate, says Alibaba workshop host.

ARBITRATION

The ICC's new rules: late to the party, but welcome as tools to ensure efficient and fair process

Zoe O'Sullivan QC and Tim Benham-Mirando assess the key changes in the new ICC Arbitration Rules

CLASS ACTION

Leigh Day teams up with South African firm to file class action claim against Anglo American

Firms allege Zambian mine's lead contamination has affected an estimated 1,000-plus people

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Singapore signs IP agreements with multiple countries to strengthen regional hub ambitions

City-state marks IP Week with global partnerships including Laos, Brazil and China

LITIGATION

Thompson Coe tops most active insurance litigation firms in the US, study finds

Business interruption cases also on rise amid Covid-19, Lex Machina report shows

OFFICE OPENING

CMS bolsters Middle East presence with Abu Dhabi office opening

Sixth Middle East office 'natural next step', bolstering firm's support for Gulf states clients

COUNSEL HIRE

Dentons hires ex-ambassador as part of African expansion plan

Former German diplomat Albrecht Conze joins the firm as counsel

COMMENTARY

How Covid-19 is changing the European workplace

Pandemic has challenged attitudes towards remote work, writes Stephan Swinkels

COMMENTARY

Preparing for the UK's new job support scheme - the devil is in the detail

New measures to protect jobs are more complex than the current furlough arrangements, reports Marie Hoolihan

LEADERSHIP CHANGE

CMS appoints CEE corporate head as Romania managing partner

Horea Popescu to take over from Gabriel Sidere as head of Bucharest office in November

Linklaters mourns loss of 'true European' and former regional head Blumberg

Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe among array of senior figures paying tribute to Belgian dealmaker

PARTNER HIRE

Cahill hires third London leveraged finance partner from Allen & Overy

Newly made-up partner Joydeep Choudhuri jumps ship to join former colleagues at high-yield specialist

PARTNER HIRE

Norton Rose Fulbright bolsters Turkish partnership with project finance hire

Partner Utku Unver joins from Allen & Overy in Istanbul