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International Law Firm announced record number of senior promotions
July 22nd, 2016
Record number of senior promotions – up almost 40% on last year Continuing commitment to gender diversity – almost 60% of all senior appointments are women MinterEllison announced its 1 July 2016 senior appointments – 13 new partners, 21 ...
The legal take on Pokémon Go
July 21st, 2016
Lawyers are considering potential legal issues involved with playing the hugely popular new Pokémon Go game. The Pokémon Go app uses a smartphone’s GPS and clock to determine a player’s location and makes Pokémon characters appear on their phone, ...
Global law firm Reed Smith launched a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore
July 19th, 2016
Global law firm, Reed Smith, today announces a substantial, further investment in Singapore with the launch of a Formal Law Alliance (FLA) with Singapore law practice, Resource Law LLC. The Reed Smith Resource Law Alliance significantly expands Reed Smith’s ...
Two of Israel’s largest law firms are in merge talks to become the Israel’s largest law firm
July 18th, 2016
Naschitz Brandes in talks to merge with Shibolet If the merger materializes, the new firm will be Israel’s largest law firm with over 300 lawyers. Two of Israel’s largest law firms are in advanced talks to merge, sources inform ...
The head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been released on bail
July 18th, 2016
The head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been released on bail nearly a year after his arrest on embezzlement charges, according to one of his lawyers. Television footage showed France-born Mark Karpeles, 31, leaving the Tokyo Detention ...
Global law firm is expanding its EU presence with the opening of a third office in Germany
July 18th, 2016
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP is expanding its European presence with the opening of a Munich office, the firm’s third office in Germany (along with Berlin and Frankfurt) and 46th worldwide, with the hire of investment management partner Dr. Hilger von ...
Spreadsheet fashions accounting error at M&S
July 13th, 2016
Veteran high street retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has suffered the embarrassment of having to re-issue its first quarter results just hours after the initial release, when analysts’ questions revealed a double counting error, reversing the previously positive news ...
Global law firm Clyde & Co launches in Germany
July 13th, 2016
Global law firm Clyde & Co announced that it is expanding its European office network by opening an office in Düsseldorf through the hire of two leading insurance partners, Dr Henning Schaloske and Dr Tanja Schramm and insurance counsel, Dr ...
London Stock Exchange launches online private placement platform
July 12th, 2016
ELITE Club Deal will offer over 400 ELITE companies the opportunity to connect to institutional investors, private equity, VCs and other professional investors ELITE Club Deal enhances the range of business support services offered to ELITE companies from financial ...
Theresa May, the UK’s new prime minister, explained
July 12th, 2016
Theresa May, the UK’s home secretary, will be the country’s next prime minister. Her final rival for the Conservative Party leadership, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the race on Monday morning, citing overwhelming support for May among Conservative MPs. Prime ...
