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Merger day at Dentons US and McKenna Long

02/07/2015(0)
Continuing the momentum Dentons has created with the introduction of NextLaw Labs, its innovation platform, the combination with 大成, and the addition of new talent worldwide, the Firm today announced ... Read More
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How EU data protection law could interfere with targeted ads

24/06/2015(0)
The successor to the 20-year-old European data protection directive has inched closer to becoming law, having been approved by the Council of Ministers, which represents each of the 28 EU member ... Read More
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Legal Suit Sheds Light on Secret Trading Technology

23/06/2015(0)
Ashbury Heights accuses former data partner of misusing intellectual property A legal dispute in San Francisco is shedding light on the secret tools that some of the biggest quantitative ... Read More
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Herbert Smith Freehills shuts Abu Dhabi office as firm consolidates Middle East presence

18/06/2015(0)
Reduced to just one partner in Abu Dhabi, Herbert Smith Freehills is shutting the office and shifting its five-lawyer team to Dubai just six years after opening. Having launched the office ... Read More
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FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia 2015

15/06/2015(0)
Following the success of the first awards programme for Asia-Pacific in 2014, the Financial Times is delighted to announce the 2015 Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards. When FT Innovative Lawyers ... Read More
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Google, Facebook at Center of EU Clash Over Cyber-Attack Law

08/06/2015(0)
Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are caught in the middle of a clash between European Union lawmakers on whether the U.S. technology giants should be covered by rules forcing ... Read More
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Baker & McKenzie strengthens its China funds and private equity capabilities

04/06/2015(0)
Baker & McKenzie strengthens its China funds and private equity capabilities through the Joint Operation it formed with FenXun Partners The Joint Operation provides clients of both firms with ... Read More
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FTSE 100 companies to cough up £24bn in legal liabilities

03/06/2015(0)
Companies forced to delay dividends and sell off assets to pay legal costs FTSE 100 companies have warned their shareholders they face total legal liabilities of £24bn, according to ... Read More
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Swiss Bankers Respond To Privacy Initiative

25/05/2015(0)
The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has published a new report on the “Yes to the protection of privacy” initiative, which criticizes plans to enshrine bank-client confidentiality in the federal ... Read More
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Banks Said to Go to Legal Big Five in S. African Forex Probe

22/05/2015(0)
Banks under investigation in South Africa over alleged currency manipulation have hired the largest law firms in the country to advise them on the probe. Bowman Gilfillan, ENSafrica and ... Read More
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