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HSF Kramer appoints M&A trio in New York, while Vinson & Elkins opens its Brussels office and Morgan Lewis elects new chair
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Annette Becker, who joined the firm’s new Seattle hub last year after nearly 25 years at K&L Gates, discusses building an M&A platform amid AI-driven deal complexity
Reed Smith has set up shop in Boston, while other firms have hired across capital structure solutions, project finance, corporate and banking practices in the US, Australia and Italy
Clifford Chance, Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie were among the top winning firms at the awards dinner held in Cape Town on March 17  
Exclusive IFLR survey data shows that while DEI is valued by many in-house counsel in the Nordics, satisfaction with progress varies widely across the region
AI is reshaping financial services, but regulators still expect human oversight, accountability and robust governance
In a memorandum of understanding, the two agencies have formalised coordination to harmonise rules, and streamline oversight of the US financial markets
New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, corporate and finance practices in Brussels, London, Charlotte, Washington DC, New York and San Diego
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  • Sponsored by Melli Darsa & Co., Indonesian member law firm of PwC global network
    Danar Sunartoputra, Gregorius Pradana, and Putu Putra of Melli Darsa & Co., Indonesian member law firm of PwC global network, analyse the hurdles to allowing special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in Indonesia as an alternative to traditional initial public offerings (IPOs), and highlight the need for a regulatory alignment
  • Sponsored by Walalangi & Partners
    Rainer Faustine Jonathan and Setyaning Kartika Rini of Walalangi & Partners consider the lasting effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on workplace practices, including work-from-home policies and permissible reasons for employment termination
  • Sponsored by Bär & Karrer
    Christoph Neeracher, Philippe Seiler, and Raphael Annasohn of Bär & Karrer share lessons learnt that can benefit portfolio companies that find themselves in distress situations in Switzerland