Fieldfisher announces second 2018 lateral with Dentons IP head
Dentons global trademarks chair John Linneker has left the firm for Fieldfisher, making him the latter’s second City lateral in 2018.
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Dentons global trademarks chair John Linneker has left the firm for Fieldfisher, making him the latter’s second City lateral in 2018.
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has posted a 9 per cent increase in revenue to $125m (£90m) in its latest financial results for 2017. These results have been released ahead of the firm’s international financials, which are expected in the coming weeks. The firm has already indicated that 2017 was its best year ever globally […]
Baker McKenzie has issued an apology over the way in which it handled a sexual misconduct complaint made by an associate over a year ago.
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