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Reed Smith launches ESG practice to advise on plethora of …
WEBReed Smith is launching a dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice to help clients navigate what it describes as ‘a persisting lack of global convergence on ESG regulations, principles, initiatives and reporting standards’.
No more ‘business as usual’: why law firms are rethinking business ...
WEBIn recent years, business development within law firms has undergone a quiet shift. The role has grown more sophisticated, data-driven and increasingly involves lawyers across all levels.
Baker Botts to end physical presence in Asia with Hong Kong …
WEBTop 65 US law firm Baker Botts is set to close its Hong Kong office at the end of the year and with it end its on-the-ground presence in Asia. The news follows last October’s closure of the firm’s other office in Asia in Beijing, which had eight lawyers including five partners. The firm’s last resident partner in Hong Kong, Russell ...
UK arms of rival US class action firms unveil merger
WEBThe UK arms of two prominent US class action law firms – Keller Postman UK and Lanier Longstaff Hedar & Roberts – have merged to form a new outfit, KP Law, which is owned by litigation funder Asertis. The deal sees four partners from Keller Postman UK, led by Andrew Nugent Smith, join forces with Lanier Longstaff’s founding partners ...
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WEBSlaughters advises longtime client Legal & General as Travers Smith and Simpson Thacher counsel buyers Sixth Street Capital and Patron Capital | 5d
Hogan Lovells secures first partner lateral in Johannesburg since …
WEBNov 24, 2021 · Hogan Lovells has hired Pinsent Masons’ South African transactional services practice head as a corporate partner in Johannesburg, adding to the office's partner ranks for the first time since its high-profile …
Lewis Silkin absorbs Belfast’s Jones Cassidy Brett to gain Northern ...
WEBLewis Silkin has combined with Belfast-based employment law specialists Jones Cassidy Brett (JCB) as the London-headquartered firm seeks to expand in Northern Ireland.
Pinsent Masons seeks ‘lasting change’ after inquest into partner’s ...
WEBPinsent Masons’ managing partner has pledged to seek “positive and lasting change” following the death of a partner who was suffering from an “acute mental health crisis” after working on a high-profile deal.
Are Consultancy Services The Way Forward For Law Firms?
WEBOct 31, 2018 · The Legal Services Act 2011. The 2011 Legal Services Act was designed to allow non-law firm entrants, such as accountancy firms, to offer legal services. It also enabled law firms to take investment from third parties. Prior to 2011 the accounting firms offered corporate support functions, in the form of tax structuring and the law firms then ...