Stephanie Haladner, a former Clifford Chance lawyer and now a diversity consultant to the UK top law firms has described an institutional bias against women: "There is an unconscious bias that is stopping women from…
K&L Gates has boosted its Hong Kong and Seoul offices with the hire of corporate partner Virginia Tam and dispute resolution counsel Sacha Cheong in Hong Kong and IP counsel Soheui Choe in Seoul. Tam joins the firm…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has asked major UK law firms to collect comprehensive data on diversity statistics with a view to making the numbers available to clients. The Authority hopes that publishing the data…
A report by The Lawyer shows that trainee attrition cost magic…
Allen & Overy has increase trainee remuneration for the first time in three years. Starting from 1 September, first year trainees will receive £39,000, up from £38,000. Second year trainees will get £44,000, up £800…
Sidley Austin has hired the former general counsel from Man Group - Stephen Ross - as co-head of London investment funds alongside Bruce Gardner. Before joining Man Group, Ross worked as the co-head of private equity…
Latham & Watkins has hired the head of private equity from Clifford Chance. David Walker joins Latham’s London office. Walker was a partner at Clifford Chance for ten years, with a practice that focuses on venture…
Clifford Chance has become the first foreign law firm to establish a mixed partnership in Saudi Arabia, after gaining approval to integrate with its longstanding regional partner, Al-Jadaan. Clifford Chance and…
Linklaters and Clifford Chance have announced strong trainee retention figures, with both firms coming in over 80 per cent. Clifford Chance is keeping 54 of its 66 trainees (82%), up from 76% in the March intake and…
Clifford Chance has relocated corporate partner Jason Mendens to its Doha office. Mendens was previously based in Sydney, and the move is intended to bolster the firm’s capacity for transactional advice in response to…