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DLA Piper advises Accel-KKR and Seequent on $USD1 Billion of Seequent Group

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DLA Piper has advised Accel-KKR and its portfolio company, Seequent Holdings Limited on the sale of Seequent Holdings Limited to Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY) for ~NZD 1.46 billion (USD 1.05 billion).  Seequent, head-quartered in Christchurch, is a global leader in software for geological and geophysical modeling, geotechnical stability, and cloud services for geodata management, visibility,

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Latham & Watkins Says: ‘What Pandemic?’ As The Big Law Firm’s Revenues Soar

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The Big Law firm has hit profit per partner of $4.52 million Big Law doesn’t get much bigger than Latham & Watkins post a $4.3bn revenue on the back of pandemic restructuring, deals and just plenty of fee-earning business. Revenue growth has been 15 per cent – not bad during a global pandemic that Latham

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Baker Botts Forms Strategic Alliance With Houston Tech Center

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As Tech Startups Increasingly Move to Texas, Baker Botts Forms Strategic Alliance with The Ion and Becomes Founding Supporter of Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator HOUSTON, March 16, 2021 – Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that it has extended its alliance with The Ion, a 266,000-square-foot, mixed-use structure designed to bring Houston’s

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Cleary Gottlieb Hire Former Magic Circle Anti-Trust Lawyer

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Another senior lawyer has moved from a Magic Circle firm, this time Slaughter and May, to a US competitor. Cleary Gottlieb have hired experienced corporate lawyer Jackie Holland, announcing the hire in the release below – Jackie Holland will join the firm as a partner in the London office, focusing on competition practice, including antitrust

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Linklaters’ New Afro Hair Policy In A Move Towards Racial Equality

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Magic circle firm Linklaters has moved towards its focus on increased diversity by adopting a new Afro hair code or, to be more specific, a ‘black hair code’ that protects staff with Afro hairstyles, along with braids, cornrows and all the other manifestations of afro hair. The firm said that the policy change had been

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Minters’ CEO Leaves After Email Firestorm

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Minter Ellison CEO Anette Kimmitt has left the firm she headed following her email to staff about partner Peter Bartlett acting for Australian Attorney General Christian Porter who faced rape allegations. MinterEllison’s chairman, David O’Brien, told staff via an email sent on Wednesday that Kimmitt had left, and would be replaced in an acting capacity

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Law Firm Obtains $2.4 Million in Disability Discrimination Case Brought By Former Students of ‘Success Academy’ School

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Success Academy Charter School Network Ordered to Pay Over $2.4 Million in a Disability Discrimination Case Brought by Families of Five Former Students Powered by LawFuel – Charter school network Success Academy, which touts its commitment to children “from all backgrounds,” has been ordered to pay over $2.4 million on a Judgment in a case

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General Counsel – Morrison & Foerster Announces ‘Leading with Influence’ Study on General Counsel

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San Francisco (March 10, 2021) – Powered by LawFuel – Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, today announced the results of its “Leading with Influence” global study, which offers insights into the most significant areas of development and drivers of change for today’s general counsel (GC), as GCs navigate increasingly complex roles at a

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