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Mark Hughes Joins Eversheds Sutherland
30 November 2019Mark Hughes has joined the Eversheds Sutherland Hong Kong disputes practice from Slaughter and May. Hughes joins the firm as a litigation partner, with a strong reputation for managing complex, high-stakes litigation in the Hong Kong and wider-APAC m...

First legal tech startup incubator in India selects three local startups to be in its first group of...
30 November 2019Prarambh, the first legal tech startup incubator in India, has selected three local startups to be in its first group of companies. JRTC Intern, Leegality and LegalMind join the incubator, which was launched in February by Mumbai-based law firm Cyril...

Thomas M. Shoesmith Joins King & Wood Mallesons
30 November 2019King & Wood Mallesons is expanding its US practice with the addition of international corporate partner Thomas M. Shoesmith. Shoesmith will play a key role in the ongoing development of the firm’s ability to serve clients in the US-Asia and global ma...

Andrew Craig will join Ashurst in its corporate division in Melbourne
31 October 2019Joining from Freshfields, where he had been a London-based partner since 2010, Craig specializes in digital economy transactions across a broad range of industry sectors and product lines, with a particular focus on technology.

June Yeum joins Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices
31 October 2019Yeum handles matters under major arbitral rules including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, International Chamber of Commerce, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Dispute R...

Linc Finkenberg joins Perkins Coie
31 October 2019Linc Finkenberg joins Perkins Coie’s financial transactions practice and fintech industry group as a partner in its New York office. Finkenberg joined the firm from BNY Mellon, where he served as associate general counsel and managing director and le...

Pinsent Masons has announced the launch of its client and legal project management division
31 October 2019Pinsent Masons has announced the launch of its client and legal project management division, which it says will help support delivery of matters on time and on budget. The division is led by UK-based Dee Tamlin, and comprises more than 20 project man...