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Trailblazers of justice honoured at Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact EMEA Awards gala in London
Banking regulators in the US are planning to make significant revisions to their original Basel III endgame proposal
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its rankings for Western Europe, with France, Spain and Ireland seeing the most upgrades
Introducing IFLR+'s Talent Tracker
IFLR+ has launched the Talent Tracker, an interactive database that collates reported partner moves across the financial legal market
What Corporates Want: legal knowledge and ability
Technical excellence is paramount for clients looking to hire new advisers, according to a survey of nearly 29,000 corporate counsel
Two law firms outline how they are advising clients as they grapple with advanced planning in the event of bankruptcy
The New York-based finance partner delves into why he’s living the dream of being a corporate lawyer
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Basel Committee’s recent amendments to its capital and prudential standards on banks' exposures to cryptoassets
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title launches its latest national and regional rankings for China, spanning 157 firms and 91 newly ranked players
As new governments settle into place in the UK and France, business leaders and dealmakers will need to prepare for even more due diligence scrutiny
Partners at Baker McKenzie tell IFLR how the firm aims to capitalise on stakeholder relationships and market opportunities in M&A through the UK Japan Connect initiative
As energy transition investment picks up pace and inflationary pressures subside, the European renewable energy sector could see more high-value M&A transactions
Lawyers say Illumina’s win against the European Commission’s merger investigation uncovers patchy regulation that requires a major overhaul
Machado Meyer lawyers unravel the challenges behind the award-winning deal
Clifford Chance’s senior associate James Kelton discusses the complexities of advising on the largest-ever outcome bond, with Microsoft's exclusive role as the sole off-taker
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The shortlist for the 2024 Middle East awards is revealed and winners will be announced in Dubai on October 22
Data from the first half of 2024 reveals that the US topped the charts in both M&A and financial services hires
M&A partner and executive committee member Shin Jae Kim explains the potential and challenges for foreign firms that want to capture the growing low-carbon economy in Brazil
Osborne Clarke’s employment team explains the need to address ageism in the workplace, a subtle barrier that often gets missed in DEI strategies
Lawyers from Ropes & Gray in New York and Linklaters in London discuss the strategies they employ to ensure clients remain compliant and ready to capitalise on ESG opportunities
Partners at Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills reveal how ESG is presenting both opportunities and challenges as firms scramble to integrate it into their core practices
Awards
The Middle East awards research has now begun, with winners to be announced in October 2024
Awards
Lawyers from across the Americas celebrated their successes in New York
Awards
Lawyers from across Europe gathered in London to celebrate legal excellence in deal-making, cross-border investment and regulation
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The first in-person Africa awards dinner was held in Johannesburg and welcomed legal practitioners from across the continent
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Features | Special Focus | Opinions
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
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A&O Shearman aims to be ‘destination firm for financial matters’
US co-managing partner Doreen Lilienfeld discusses her ambition and vision for the firm’s growth in the world’s biggest legal market and beyond -
HSBC: ‘We have a very low tolerance for point scoring’
Sandeep Bose-Mallick reveals what it takes to build a winning in-house team and what he wants to see from his external counsel -
Freshfields captures opportunities from the energy transition in Germany
Global managing partner Rick van Aerssen said the firm is positioning itself at the forefront of Germany's industrial transformation
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