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Big Law 15 April 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyHSF names 8 new Australian partners

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed 19 new partners worldwide, including eight Down Under. The firm...

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Big Law 14 April 2025 ByGrace RobbieClifford Chance names new Aussie managing partner

Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed a new managing partner to oversee its Australian offices, who will assume...

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Big Law 11 April 2025 ByLawyers WeeklyNorton Rose Fulbright Australia’s chief executive partner, Alison...

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia’s chief executive partner, Alison Deitz, will speak at this year’s Partner Summit...

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Big Law 10 April 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyWhite & Case ditches diversity and inclusion function

Global law firm White & Case, which has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, has discontinued its diversity and...

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Big Law 05 April 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyHSF, Kramer Levin vote for merger, creating a US$2bn turnover practice

The partnerships of both Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin have voted in favour of becoming “the first truly...

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Politics 28 March 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyAre global firms still committed to DEI in the age of Trump?

The Trump administration is probing the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices of 20 US-headquartered BigLaw...

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Big Law 24 March 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyAshurst re-elects global chair

Karen Davies has been elected for a second term as the global chair of BigLaw firm Ashurst.

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Politics 20 March 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyTrump targets 20 BigLaw firms over DEI, including Australia-based...

Not content with going after firms it deems to have acted against US interests, the Trump administration is now probing...

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Big Law 10 March 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyPiper Alderman adds 6 partners, appoints 7th, from Squire Patton Boggs

The national partnership at BigLaw firm Piper Alderman has swelled to over 90, with 16 professionals – including six...

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Big Law 06 March 2025 ByGrace RobbieConnectivity ‘more important than ever’ in current climate, says...

The newly appointed country managing partner for Australia at this global law firm asserts that the firm’s strong...

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