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Top UK law firms launch industry 'collective' to boost race and …
WEBThe UK's five Magic Circle law firms have joined forces with three other leading practices to launch an initiative to tackle the underrepresentation of black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in the UK legal profession.
Travers Smith's finances rebound strongly with revenue up by 15.4%
WEBTravers Smith has posted a robust set of financial results with revenue climbing 15.4% to hit £185.7m against a 21.5% jump in profit per equity partner (PEP) to £1.2m. The provisional results for the London-based firm's financial year, ending 30 June, mark a return to form that reflects the sharp recovery in deal markets that occured in the ...
Steptoe & Johnson elects litigation partner and general counsel as ...
WEBSteptoe & Johnson has elected Washington DC litigation partner Gwendolyn Prothro Renigar as chair of its executive committee, the first woman and youngest lawyer to land the job.
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WEBWomble Bond Dickinson and Lewis Roca announce merger. Combination to create top 70 US firm with revenue of $740m and more than 1,300 lawyers. 1d.
Knights becomes first UK professional services firm to establish …
WEBUK legal and professional services firm Knights has launched a debt advisory business in response to mounting demand for debt advice. The AIM-listed firm, which claims to be the first legal services business in the UK to establish a debt advisory arm, said its team of specialist debt advisers, which consists of corporate bankers as well as lawyers, act independently from lenders to offer ...
Women and Diversity in Law Awards unveil 150-strong shortlist
WEBJan 13, 2023 · Featured News. More than 150 individuals working across the UK legal profession in a wide array of capacities are today unveiled as contenders for the Women and Diversity in Law Awards. In all 130 legal businesses, in-house legal teams, suppliers to the sector and not-for-profit groups are represented on the shortlist.
Women made up 49% of Fortune 500 general counsel …
WEBMay 12, 2022 · The gender balance of general counsel appointments at US Fortune 500 companies reached near parity for the first time last year when 49% of the 59 new GCs unveiled were women. That near 50/50 balance compared to 42% of the 2020 appointments being female, up from just 28% in 2019, according to the Annual Fortune 500 General Counsel Report by ...
Pogust Goodhead to open in Sydney amid multi-billion-dollar BHP …
WEBClass action specialist Pogust Goodhead is opening an office in Sydney as the firm looks to step up the pressure on Australian mining giant BHP, which it is pursuing a multi-billion dollar class action claim against.