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Reed Smith becomes first international law firm to gain ABS license

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Regulatory approval enables firm to broaden client services, attract wider pool of top talent and be more agile. LONDON – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it has become the first international law firm to convert to an Alternative Business Structure (ABS), after receiving approval from the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority. Unlike the […]

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Big Law Firm Investigated For WhatsApp ‘T*ts and Filth’ Group

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Amid the #Metoo era and major efforts by the law profession to stamp out the culture issues that come with sexist, gender-offensive activity a major law firm is reportedly investigating a “highly offensive” text messaging group about female trainee solicitors. The Independent said it had received a statement from the big law firm confirming the

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Big Grossing Kirkland Promotes Record Number of Partners

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As the world’s highest-grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis is used to pushing the limits and has done so again making 141 partners in the largest partner-promotion in a big law firm. The firm promoted 122 partners last year and interestingly it works to fast-track associates to partnership in contrast to many firms that increasingly

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Weil to Add Leading Linklaters M&A Partner David Avery-Gee in London

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Powered by LawFuel -LONDON, October 7, 2019: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that David Avery-Gee will join the Firm as an M&A partner in the London office. David is currently a corporate partner at Linklaters. He has advised on many high-profile and complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and IPOs across a

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Augusta Raise $115 Litigation Funding

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Investment in response to growing demand from lawyers Powered By LawFuel –Augusta, the UK’s largest litigation and disputes funder by case volume announces it has raised a further US $115m from a multi-billion-dollar US-based investment manager. In 2018, Augusta secured GBP £150m from a global investment fund, to finance business growth and investment in funding

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Stock Market Listed Law Firm Diversifies With M&A Boutique Purchase

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Listed London law firm Rosenblatt announced the acquisition of Manchester corporate finance boutique Convex Capital, a M&A corporate finance boutique that helps smaller companies. The firm became just the fourth law firm to list on the London Stock Exchange when it raised £43m from investors in May. Rosenblatt said the deal was in line with

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The Innovative Lawyers: 10 Leaders Making A Change

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From the Ukrainian ‘Wild East’ to a middle-aged legal disrupter: The innovation lawyers making a difference Innovation in the law has been highlighted in a Financial Times article identifying 10 key innovations from law firms for the list prepared by both the FT and RSG Consulting. The recent list included a Ukrainian lawyer in the

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