Australasian Lawyer
UK's fraud watchdog unleashes AI on cases
The system is billed as an accuracy-raising and cost-cutting 'robo-lawyer'
Ashurst announces global general counsel
Expanded global firm names deputy managing partner… DLA Piper hires Kirkland partner for Hong Kong corporate team…
Carter Newell's partnership grows
In addition to promoting one lawyer, the firm has also recruited another from a national firm
Allens leads as Rio Tinto sell Qld coal assets
The US$4.15bn deal is only the latest in a number of billion-dollar deals that the firm has worked on with its client
Corrs helps IP Group forge novel co-investment structure in Australia
The structure opens the door for supers, and potentially millions of their members, to gain access to new investment opportunities
Gibson Dunn leads Facebook's counter amid data privacy scandal
The firm is known for its appellate and constitutional groups inside its litigation practice
Star international arbitrator to join global chambers
The solicitor-advocate, who moved to the country in 2015, is currently a partner at a Magic Circle firm
This sector leads practise verticals among top UK firms
This sector leads practise verticals among top UK firms… Legal barriers impact ASEAN trade says report… Eversheds Sutherland promotes 20 to partnership…
Here are the top Australasian M&A legal advisers for 1Q2018
M&A booms on the back of fewer but larger deals
K&L Gates welcomes special counsel in Melbourne
The appointment continues a flurry of appointments for the firm in Sydney and Melbourne
Top lawyers join Takeovers Panel
A senior taxation lawyer and a corporate and M&A practice head have been appointed to three-year terms
Squire Patton Boggs distances itself from Trump lawyer
The firm forged a strategic alliance with the lawyer and his firm last year
Aussie law firm launches e-discovery startup
Law Society urges members to protect post-Brexit practise rights… New financial chief for Norton Rose Fulbright…
Thomson Geer scores long-time partner from Dentons
The aged-care and retirement living specialist brings with him a team of eight
Employment law partner joins Maddocks
The appointment brings on board a seasoned lawyer with more than two decades' experience
Jackson McDonald invests in data analytics and hybrid cloud
The investment has allowed the firm to launch new systems, including a new HR information system
O'Melveny & Myers denies any plans to merge
A rumoured merger would create an international law firm of more than 3,000 lawyers
Dentons hosts Space Camp
The accelerator program is the first in the UK dedicated to the space technology industry
Clifford Chances advises on billion-dollar booze business deal
Legal sector facing increased consolidation, regulation… National firm partner appointed to Federal Takeovers Panel… Mayer Brown adds strength to new Tokyo office…
Prominent pair uncork $1bn acquisition
An American asset manager buys the largest wine company in Australia and the UK by sales volume