LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
Taylor Wessing's UK senior partner secures second term
Private equity veteran Dominic FitzPatrick looks to post-pandemic future
Corporate/commercial
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
Travers Smith appoints leading private equity specialist as next managing partner
Edmund Reed stresses importance of culture after being elected to succeed David Patient
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
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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
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Global M&A shrugs off Covid-19 crisis with massive bounce in third-quarter dealmaking
Latham & Watkins leads Mergermarket's global M&A advisory league table
ANALYSIS
After the storm - Hong Kong's lawyers reflect on the impact of China's security law
Three months after Beijing's uncompromising legal clampdown, Ben Rigby and Alvin Lum assess how the market is responding
PARTNER HIRE
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Skadden celebrates hire of Freshfields London M&A heavyweight Bruce Embley
Arrival of global client group co-head comes three years after retirement of renowned City dealmaker Michael Hatchard
PARTNER HIRES
Crowell beefs up Brussels-based trade team with double lawyer hire
Vassilis Akritidis and Lorenzo Di Masi join from DWF, which announced its exit from Brussels in June
LEGAL FEES
Venture capital firms under pressure to cut legal spend as deal-making declines, study finds
Majority of US and UK venture capital firms also lack trust in law firm billing accuracy, according to Apperio
GOVERNANCE
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Ashurst refreshes board with election of two Australia-based partners
International firm promotes two corporate specialists to governing body