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Comment: Winning hearts and minds (but mainly hearts) at Linklaters

The best Freshfields corporate lawyer Silk Street ever produced is now leading Linklaters, with incoming senior partner Charlie Jacobs ushering in a very different style at the City giant to the technocratic revolution pushed through by previous regimes.

QBE to review UK claims panel as new general counsel takes charge

Australia's largest global insurer QBE is to launch a review of its UK claims panel, following the appointment of a new group general counsel (GC) earlier this year.

Ashurst changes another mind as James Perry gives up move to Gibson Dunn

Ashurst has confirmed London regulatory partner James Perry will remain at the firm, after resigning in April for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

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Life during Law: Aedamar Comiskey, Linklaters
'All I could think was: ‘I’ve got three kids – this is not what I should be doing.'

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Going generalist: Royal Mail GC delivers legal team restructure

Royal Mail's group general counsel (GC) Maaike de Bie has led an overhaul of the postal service's legal team after taking the top job in April.

'Challenges ahead': Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow takes on top CLLS job

Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow has taken on the chairman post at the City of London of Law Society (CLLS), amid a turbulent time for legal representative bodies.

CMA plucks from Freshfields and Hogan Lovells in ongoing restructure

As part of an ongoing restructure, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made three key appointments to its legal team with hires from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells.

'A global community': 13 UK firms join Dentons worldwide referral network

Dentons has officially launched its free to use Nextlaw Global Referral Network signing up 283 member firms and around 18,600 lawyers.

Slater and Gordon slashes 640 UK jobs in a year as PI firm continues to restructure

Lawyers at Australia-listed Slater and Gordon (S&G) have faced a turbulent year at the firm as it has emerged via its annual report that headcount has been reduced by 16% in the UK.

Shearman exits continue as Paris duo follow global head out the door

Goodwin Procter announced today (5 October) that a team from Shearman & Sterling will be joining their private equity practice in Paris as of mid-October.