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Dentons is reported to have cut some 20 US-based partners this year over what is claimed to be fall-out following the McKenna Long merger.

Clifford Chance partner Simon Davis has been elected as the Law Society’s next President – a role he will officially take up in 2019.

Mid-market M&A deals valued up to $500 million totalled $201.6 billion for the first quarter of 2017, down five per cent from last year. Asia Pacific led the way in terms of deal worth and The Americas in deal volume.

United Airlines’ reputation is circling the drain after the forcible removal of a passenger from one of its flights went viral and made international headlines last week.

A weekly round-up of in-house moves from around the globe.

More than two-thirds of lawyers and business development professionals say their firm is increasing its emphasis on marketing and business development – and yet clients are unhappier than ever.

A newly launched cloud-based platform promises to measure value and facilitate conversations between law departments and their external legal providers .

A legal settlement has been reached between Berkeley, the former dean of its law school and his former assistant who alleged he sexually harassed her, an announcement from the university has revealed.

Attorney General MP Jeremy Wright has launched a legal fight to stop Tony Blair being charged over Iraq war deaths after former chief of staff of the Iraq army General Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat tried to prosecute him for the crime of ‘aggression’.

Luxury brands engage with social media at different levels but not all are prepared for risk and reputation issues.