Hire follows Jones Day adding government regulation team in Paris last October from NRF
European Council fails to approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive over bureaucracy fears
Perenami Momodu joins Gateley from Aelex Legal, while Manuel Tomas joins Fidal from Foley Hoag
Former senior government lawyer Jean-Pierre Picca joins alongside fellow partner Jean-Lou Salha and three more lawyers
Michael Bühler, former co-chair of international arbitration, cites desire for fewer conflicts
Philip Dunham was a member of the 13-strong arbitration team which quit Dechert last month
Due diligence, stock exchange requirements, carbon markets and nature will be on next year's ESG agenda, write HSF’s Silke Goldberg, Ernst Muller and Tihomir Svilanovic
Canada and US arms account for lion’s share of promotions with seven made up in London
Departure of 13-strong team is being put down to a strategy shift by Dechert
US and UK firms have been seeking to expand their European footprints post-Brexit, writes Buchanan Law’s James Lavan
Cohort edges down from 46 last year with proportion of women slipping from 52% to 36%
IBA panel discusses challenges facing legal profession including acting for difficult clients in an increasingly binary era
A panel of female law firm leaders discussed what makes good leadership and how to sustain progress made on diversity and inclusion at the IBA annual conference in Paris
World Bank GC highlights the role lawyers can play in supporting governments and institutions with practical help, writes John Malpas
ICC prosecutor Karim AA Khan speaks out in an interview at the IBA annual conference
Renowned AI evangelist Zack Kass warns at the IBA annual conference in Paris that law firms not adopting AI risk getting left behind
“If Ukraine loses its war, the world order as we know it would be destroyed,” warned Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Andriy Kostin, yesterday at the IBA annual conference in Paris
New hub will help connect public sector lawyers from around the word, writes Ben Rigby
Prominent French politician called for EU, US and Middle East leaders to work together at IBA annual conference’s opening ceremony in Paris on Sunday
Headline speakers also include former OpenAI director Zack Kass and Meta oversight board co-chair Helle Thorning Schmidt