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Rebecca Maslen-Stannage joins clutch of women among top ranks of biggest law firms
We explore the key trends and transformations under way in the legal sector
UK partnerships have refused to adopt US-level pay for older lawyers
As business speeds up, this monthly report looks at how the legal ecosystem is getting broader and changing how it works to deliver solutions to old and new challenges
In-house lawyers are collaborating with other business areas to speed innovation and development. Plus: four case studies
We identify silo-busting answers to business legal problems
This legal manoeuvre is setting a new precedent for corporations to evade accountability in America
The top firms for 2022 revealed. Plus: Russia’s patents grab; China flexes muscle across borders; nations urged to waive vaccine IP; green patents slow despite net zero goals; and the artificial intelligence debate
Intellectual property offices globally are exploring how they can help the development of low-carbon technologies
Companies could be incentivised to keep inventions as trade secrets
Anti-suit injunctions in telecom cases reflect growing assertiveness by rising superpower
Partners offered above-the-odds pay and multiyear salary guarantees
Only 1 per cent of the 10bn jabs delivered so far have been in low-income countries
Some lawyers also fear trademarks, copyright and even physical property could be next
Clients and peers feed into research to create the latest listing of the continent’s top intellectual property firms
Lawyer Olga Gurgula drafted a law to enable the local production of generic drugs for civilians and the military
Palantir dispute playing out in German courts opens the door to using US evidence in European cases
One judge is taking heat for making the central Texas town so popular with plaintiffs
Law firm postpones London listing due to poor market conditions
Elite New York law firm taps senior staffers from federal agencies for base in Washington DC
Top London firms warn wider fallout from sanctions could spell the end to big-ticket Russian litigation
Company legal teams are out to prove their worth. Plus: four case studies and eight tests of a smart department
‘Magic circle’ law firm is latest to raise salaries as sector competes for talent
Solicitors in London to refuse burglary cases from May 25 as criminal barristers’ dissent continues
Since the invasion of Ukraine, work done by firms such as CMS, Harbottle & Lewis and Carter-Ruck for Russian billionaires has come under increasing scrutiny
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