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Cooper Grace Ward Managing Partner named Most Influential Lawyer for 2021 by Australasian Lawyer

The list of Most Influential Lawyers of the Year recognises top legal professionals

4 high profile examples of debt-for-control strategies

Debt to equity conversions can take place through a consensual out of court process, bankruptcy proceedings or local law processes binding to creditors.

Hogan Lovells comments on the UK Judicial Review and Courts Bill

Hogan Lovells’ previously published opinion stressed that if the courts are to be granted with such a statutory power, they should retain their unfettered discretion to decide whether, and when, to grant such orders.

Ogier's market-leading Cayman trusts team ranked top tier in Chambers HNW Guide

Global senior partner and global head of trust disputes Rachael Reynolds and partner Anthony Partridge were also promoted in the individual categories

Higgs & Johnson Maintains Top Ranking in Chambers High Net Worth

The firm received the highest ranking (Band 1) and is recognized for having ‘decades of experience in trust and estate law, both locally and internationally.’

GAR100 leading law firm for international arbitration

Over the last year, the practice has grown significantly – welcoming specialists around the world – enabling us to service our clients’ changing global needs in times of economic and political upheaval.

Blowing the whistle. What's wrong with corporate culture?

Everyone talks about transparency.

Mayer Brown’s Keri Borders and John Nadolenco named 2021 “Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys” by Los Angeles Business Journal

The list honors the most noteworthy litigators and trial attorneys in the greater Los Angeles area.

Ashurst partner profit smashes £1m for first time since financial crisis

Global law firm Ashurst has announced its results for the financial year ended 30 April 2021.

Beyond #MeToo: what next for regulatory investigations and employment law?

Our BCRI team review developments in the regulatory investigations space and consider the impact of #MeToo on current and future employment law and practice

Herbert Smith Freehills Financial Regulation Update

The letter includes a set of guiding principles to help AFMs comply with existing requirements by ensuring that fund disclosures accurately reflect the nature of the fund’s responsible or sustainable investment.

Harnessing neurodiverse potential can help with digital talent shortage

Data collection is key, but understanding diversity data and translating it into action is even more important.

America’s elite law firms are booming

A frenzy of corporate dealmaking and looming regulation make for a legal-services bonanza

The modern law firm: Automated. Integrated. Digitized.

Healthy margins may have previously offset any urgency to advance from outdated, manual, paper-based processes, but the disruption caused by COVID-19 has accelerated these plans.

Dealing with the publicity of a family feud - a modern way of thinking when it comes to the media

Blood may be thicker than water, but when it comes to a family dispute blood can boil far more readily than in a colder more clinical fight with an independent third party.

Global employment law guide

Multi-national employers need to understand the key issues and how they differ from country to country.

Appleby Hong Kong Partner named as “Corporate Finance Lawyer of the Year"

David is also global co-head of SPACs with a focus on Asia Sponsored SPACs in excess of USD250m and de-SPAC transactions.

Client funds saved after duping by fraudulent investment broker and two crypto platforms

Binance has issued a statement saying that it is working with the regulators.

She sells sanctuary: Firewall legislation and Bermuda's recent reforms

Ashley Fife provides an overview of the current state of Bermuda’s firewall legislation and its recent trust law reforms.

Merger and acquisition activity in professional practices firms

The current climate has encouraged firms to accelerate their M&A strategy.

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