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M&A
HSF Kramer appoints M&A trio in New York, while Vinson & Elkins opens its Brussels office and Morgan Lewis elects new chair
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
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
New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, corporate and finance practices in Brussels, London, Charlotte, Washington DC, New York and San Diego
M&A
Heidi Blomqvist joins Ashurst’s London office as partner as it boosts its private capital ,and energy and infrastructure offering
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
Financial services partner William Garner discusses the work behind the innovative structure, regulatory collaboration and the firm’s first-mover advantage
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  • Sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright
    Norton Rose Fulbright partner Neil O’May, who recently represented a former Tesco executive, queries whether it’s time to review the deferred prosecution agreement model
  • Sponsored by Homburger
    Daniel Haeberli and Benjamin Leisinger, partners at Homburger, look at how the cryptoasset class has been thrown open to institutional investors
  • Sponsored by Homburger
    In March 2019, the Swiss federal government published a draft law on distributed ledger technology (DLT Draft Law). The proposed rules aim to improve the legal framework for cryptoassets and DLT-based applications. Stefan Kramer and Urs Meier of Homburger take a look
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