Dentons has announced its leadership by Kate Barton as the firm’s new Global CEO, following a detailed selection process by the firm’s board of directors and Global Advisory Committee. She succeeds Elliott Portnoy. Dentons’ polycentric approach and global presence in over 80 countries require someone with unique abilities to continue to growth at a time
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Singapore – K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates, continues its expansion, welcoming partner Brad Roach and senior associate Alexandra Jones to the firm’s Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources (EIR) practice. The duo joins from Gibson Dunn where Roach was a co-chair of its global Oil and Gas practice group. Roach has been based in
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US law firm Milbank is ringing in the holiday season early with the announcement of substantial year-end bonuses for its associates. The firm is known as a generous bonus payer, as we have reported recently. Milbank said this week that lawyers can expect to receive bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000, based on their level
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DWF, the UK-based integrated legal and business services provider, has added a nine-partner insurance litigation team from national firm Hall & Wilcox to boost its Australian business, after commencing a major Australian move in 2019. DWF sharply reduced its Australian team in 2021 and the new team, led by partners Matt Curll and Rachael Arnold,
The King’s Counsel who have urged the Prime Minister and Attorney General to scrap David Seymour’s bill include the following – Nigel Hampton, Sir Hugh Rennie, Sarah Armstrong, Kerryn Beaton, John Billington, Bronwen Carruthers, Margaret Casey, Anita Chan, Nick Chisnall, Jenny Cooper, Tiffany Cooper, Vivienne Crawshaw, Catherine Cull, Dr James Every-Palmer, Karen Feint, Antonia Fisher,
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The idea of proprietary trading firms, as we recognize them today, emerged in the 1980s, coinciding with the growth of hedge funds. Traders and investors who desired autonomy but were not interested in handling client funds discovered a perfect option by becoming proprietary traders. They set up traders to participate, using combined capital to achieve
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Ted Olson, a legal giant who shaped American law for over half a century, and who served as Solicitor General, died on Tuesday at 84. Ted Olson was the lawyer other lawyers dreamed of becoming, arguing some of the most important cases of our time with a mix of brilliance and grace that made even
Andersen Global strengthens its platform in New Zealand through a Collaboration Agreement with Three Sixty Capital Partners, a strategic M&A advisory firm based in Auckland. Founded in 2012, Three Sixty Capital Partners is a trusted leader in business sales and acquisitions services for mid-market companies in New Zealand and Australia, specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and equity raising
Kingsley Napley LLP (“KN”) is delighted to announce that its Board and Partnership have elected Matt Meyer as Managing Partner from 1 April 2025. Current Managing Partner Linda Woolley (pictured) has today announced her retirement from the role at the end of her existing term, after 18 successful years in the position. She will stay with the firm to
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Brian McGrath, partner and co-leader of the Hinshaw & Culbertson Consumer Financial Services practice group, has been appointed to the firm’s Management Committee. McGrath also serves on Hinshaw’s Executive Committee and as co-char of the firm’s Strategic Lateral Growth Committee. He has been instrumental in the firm’s growth in key geographic markets, and the significant
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