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• Freshfields promotes 17 to counsel rank

  May 07 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has bolstered its ranks of counsel with the hire of corporate specialist Ethan Jin from the Hong Kong office of Clifford Chance and the... more

• Canadian law firm Lenczner Slaght hires former Supreme Court Justice

  Apr 15 2012 Leading Canadian litigation firm Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin has made a high profile hire with the recruitment of former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Ian... more

• Lateral hiring among large firms heats up

  Mar 08 2012 The lateral hiring market is booming, with large law firms eagerly scooping up talent in the hope that it is followed by a solid book of business. The AM Law Daily... more

• Washington Promotions show focus in Litigation and International Law

  Jan 18 2012 The latest round of law firm promotions in Washington reveal that the region’s largest firms are focusing on litigation — particularly intellectual property — and... more

• Australian firm Gadens boosts competition practice with G+T hire

  Aug 01 2011 Sydney firm Gadens has boosted its competition practice with the hire of special counsel, Merridy Woodroffe from Gilbert + Tobin. Woodroffe brings expertise in... more

• Room at the Waterhole: Midsize Firms Making the Most of the Middle

  Jun 01 2011 Midsize firms are proving to be an important resource to clients of all sizes. Clients are seeking cost effective yet excellent legal services and midsize firms have... more

• Philadelphia-based firm Dechert announces spring bonuses

  Apr 13 2011 International firm Dechert has announced the award of spring bonuses to associates and counsel. The firm will pay qualifying associates in May, according to the... more

• Kirkland & Ellis boosts Washington M&A practice with four hires

  Mar 29 2011 Kirkland & Ellis has boosted its M&A practice with the hire of former Federal Trade Commission Chairman Tim Muris, along with three other prominent antitrust lawyers.... more

• Debevoise hires Council from Orrick for Shanghai base

  Feb 23 2011 Debevoise & Plimpton has announced the hire of Niping Wu to the role of International Counsel in the firm’s Shanghai office. Wu comes to the firm from Orrick,... more

• Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge promotes five to partnership

  Jan 14 2011 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has promoted five lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round. In London, John Lloyd has been made up in the firm’s IP... more

• Founding partner of Italian firm Gianfranco Negri-Clementi to start new boutique

  Dec 23 2010 Gianfranco Negri-Clementi, founding partner of Italian firm NCTM, has announced that he is leaving the firm to set up his own boutique, Negri-Clementi Studio Legale... more

• Kirkland & Ellis loses another top IP partner

  Aug 31 2010 Kirkland & Ellis intellectual property partner Gerald Flattmann Jr has resigned from the firm's New York office to take up a role with Paul Hastings. He will be... more

• DLA Piper hires 6 lawyers from Hogan Lovells

  Aug 24 2010 DLA Piper has given its intellectual property practice a boost with the hire of six attorneys from Hogan Lovells. The team is comprised of partners Richard de... more

• Neeta Sanghavi, Country Counsel, UBS

  Jun 15 2010 Issues a company’s General Counsel faces with the changing trends in the Indian capital markets With investors ready to invest in the Indian markets from all... more

• Greenberg Traurig Maher hires White & Case counsel

  May 26 2010 Greenberg Traurig has hired finance counsel Emma Menzies from White & Case. Menzies is set to join Greenberg Traurig Maher a partner in its corporate and securities... more

• Norton Rose promotes 23 to counsel

  May 17 2010 Norton Rose has promoted 23 lawyers to counsel in the firm’s first round of counsel promotions since the merger with Australia's Deacons. Of the 23, five lawyers have... more

• A&O promotes 25 associates to counsel

  Apr 28 2010 Allen & Overy has announced the promotion of 25 lawyers to counsel positions in their annual promotions round. This is a significant increase on last year’s numbers,... more

• Ropes & Gray expands new City office with Freshfields hire

  Feb 10 2010 Ropes & Gray has hired Matthew Cox, counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as its fifth partner in London alongside Maurice Allen, Michael Goetz, Jonathan Bloom,... more

• Jones Day demotes five London partners to of counsel rank

  Nov 14 2009 Jones Day has demoted a number of London partners over the last year, with five former partners now serving as of counsel at the firm. The demotions, first reported... more

• In-House Lawyers Talk Tough on Getting Firms to Mind the Bottom Line

  Oct 21 2009 The economy may be showing signs of improvement, but controlling outside legal costs is the top priority for general counsel -- even if it requires taking some... more

• Allen & Overy makes up 15 to role of counsel

  May 30 2009 Allen & Overy has promoted 15 to the position of counsel, an alternative career path created by the firm in 2006. The 15 counsel have been been promoted across nine... more

• Chadbourne & Parke expands telecommunications practice

  Dec 04 2008 The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that James A. Stenger has been named counsel at the firm in its communications, media and... more

• Freshfields makes up 11 to counsel role

  Nov 05 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made its third round of counsel promotions this year. The firm's German offices have been gifted almost half of the promotions this... more

• UBS lawyer David Aufhauser quits amid fallout over auction-rate inquiry

  Aug 06 2008 David Aufhauser has quit as the general counsel of UBS's investment banking division as the fallout widens from investigations into the failed market in auction-rate... more

• Simpson Thacher Hires Pro Bono Counsel, former Columbia Dean Harlene Katzman

  Jun 12 2008 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced the hiring of Harlene Katzman as Pro Bono Counsel, a newly created role at the firm. Ms. Katzman was previously Dean of the... more

• Lovells promotes 46 to counsel role

  Jun 06 2008 Lovells has announced a bumper crop of counsel promotions, with 46 associates getting the nod. The promotions, effective 1 May, are spread across firm’s offices... more

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer promotes nine to counsel

  May 29 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted nine associates to counsel. Konstantin Mettenheimer, joint senior partner at Freshfields commented: ‘We are delighted... more

• Pfizer appoints DLA Piper's litigation chief Amy Schulman as General Counsel

  May 29 2008 DLA Piper’s star co-head of mass tort and class actions Amy Schulman has left the firm to join Pfizer as general counsel and senior vice president. Schulman is... more

• Shearman Eliminates General Counsel Post

  May 04 2008 Shearman & Sterling has eliminated the job of its full-time general counsel, John Shutkin. The firm hired Shutkin in 2004 from KPMG International, where he had been... more

• Linklaters elects 28 new partners and promotes 30 to counsel

  Apr 22 2008 Linklaters announced the election of 28 lawyers to the partnership. The promotions cover 11 practices, across each of the firm’s three divisions, and 12 offices, with... more