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Corporate partner Joanna Hewitt, who succeeds Ed Poulton, is the first woman to take on the role
Sarah Pearce, the firm’s first corporate partner in the City focused on data privacy, cyber security and AI, tells IFLR the move comes at a 'momentous' time for her practice
Legal practitioners gathered in London as the annual IFLR Europe Awards recognised standout cross-border work, innovation and market-shaping deals
Submit your firm to this year's awards and rankings
We are please to announce the launch IFLR's global research covering the annual IFLR Europe Awards and IFLR1000 rankings.
AI in big law
The legal landscape is evolving rapidly, and at the forefront of this transformation is artificial intelligence
Banking
As capital sources diversify, companies can better match resources to risk and growth
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
As Islamic finance grows in the UK, law firms are finding new opportunities in structuring deals and facilitating cross-border investment
Arnaud Grünthaler, who joined Morgan Lewis’s Paris office this month, discusses MiCA, stablecoins and the growing opportunity in France’s digital assets market
M&A
Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist joined the firm’s Japanese office, taking the firm’s M&A hires this week to four
Simon Elliott, promoted to the firm’s partnership in May, discusses growth plans, Gulf dealmaking and regional investment outlook.
M&A lawyers Trent Bridges and Michael Darby join the firm’s M&A groups in Houston and New York respectively
Ke Zhang, corporate partner at JunHe in Hong Kong, discusses dealmaking trends and where the firm sees opportunity across M&A and IPOs
Capital Markets
We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
Nicholas Blake-Knox sets out Walkers’ Ireland growth agenda, client priorities and the market opportunities driving the office’s next phase
Partners at Zhong Lun and Sidley Austin say Nasdaq’s extended hours may narrow timing gaps for Hong Kong investors but could create liquidity and disclosure risks
ESG
IFLR’s exclusive data finds Greek firms are outperforming southern European peers on gender representation, even as client expectations keep rising
View the 2026 EMEA Women in Business Law shortlist and join us on June 25 at The Biltmore Mayfair in London
We are delighted to announce the launch of IFLR Middle East Awards 2026 and IFLR1000 rankings, celebrating excellence in legal innovation across the GCC and Egypt.
Winners to be announced on May 28 at The Pier Sixty Collection in New York City
IFLR Awards - shared module
The finalists for the 28th annual Europe awards have been revealed, with the winners to be announced in London on June 11
The 2026 Africa Awards shortlist is out, with winners to be announced in Cape Town on March 17
IFLR recognises the region’s most legally innovative cross-border transactions, as well as the law firms, in-house teams, and individual lawyers who set the benchmark over the past year.
Research for the third annual IFLR Africa awards has begun – submit your entries by December 5
Editorial board
IFLR’s editorial board features senior financial legal practitioners, both in-house and private practice, from around the world. Through their expertise, board members support our editorial coverage with regular feedback, insight and contributed articles.
Primers - shared module
IFLR's latest primer looks at the Basel Committee’s new voluntary guidelines for climate risk disclosures and their global implications
While the Hong Kong and US stablecoin regimes represent important steps forward, it remains to be seen how these frameworks will evolve in practice
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the challenges associated with the use of AI in capital markets in financial products and services
IFLR’s latest primer looks at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s proposal to implement the Basel Committee’s capital standards for banks’ cryptoasset exposures
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Financial Stability Board’s recent report on the lessons learned about depositor behaviour, interest rate risk and liquidity risk during the 2023 banking turmoil
IFLR’s latest primer explores the Basel Committee's latest paper on the risks and mitigants of permissionless blockchains for the banking sector
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the CFTC’s recent listing guidelines for VCC derivatives and how they seek to enhance market integrity, transparency, and liquidity
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look the SEC’s recent decision to approve proposals by several US securities exchanges to list spot ether exchange traded funds
Law firms are providing safe harbours for investment firms worried about straying across the advice boundary and helping them prepare them for changes in the future
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the global and local trends around the regulation of stablecoins and their issuers
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
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Yoon & Yang chief: strong pool of talent a ‘key building block’
Hee Woong Yoon, managing partner at Yoon & Yang, reveals key growth opportunities in corporate finance and M&A for the firm as he settles into his new role -
Linklaters: ‘Regulators are becoming more sophisticated in their supervision’
Carl Fernandes, global head of Linklaters’ financial regulation group, outlines the firm’s opportunities in the financial sector, particularly in Europe and the US -
Argentine law firm eyes debt market opportunities in volatile market
TCA Tanoira Cassagne’s founding partner Alexia Rosenthal explains how the firm is helping clients access capital in a challenging environment
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Sponsored by TWL Law GroupBob Tseng and Sally Nguyen of TWL Law Group outline compliance and transaction risks in Vietnam’s foreign residential ownership landscape, focusing on land use rights, statutory limits, ownership quotas, and regulatory constraints
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Sponsored by Walder WyssSylvia Anthamatten and Isabell Schellhas of Walder Wyss analyse how recent Swiss regulatory developments are shaping the rules for climate-related claims and increasing greenwashing enforcement risk
