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The firm has swiped a construction, infrastructure and energy lawyer with disputes and transactional expertise for its Pittsburgh office. Blank Rome has added former K&L Gates lawyer Justin Leonelli to its business litigation group and energy industry team as a partner. The firm announced his arrival in its Pittsburgh office on Thursday (15 May). Leonelli focuses his work on construction and infrastructure issues and advises clients on construction and energy projects spanning the c

The decision has been welcomed by the Competition Commission as a positive step aligned with the government's aims to increase investment and growth.

The firm has continued the targeted growth of its Madrid litigation practice with an experienced government lawyer. Squire Patton Boggs has hired former state attorney Lorena Fatás from the Special Department for Economy, Energy and Environmental Law in the Spanish State Attorney Office. The firm announced her arrival as a partner in its Madrid litigation practice on Monday (18 May). Fatás has experience dealing with litigation, arbitration and regulatory work across environmental regula

The firm has added a litigator and former AUSA to its Orange County location. Goodwin has hired former Jones Day partner Cheryl O'Connor as a partner

The African bank's sustainability-focused financial instruments were oversubscribed and called on international legal advice.

The arbitral institution has opened its sixth office abroad and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has launched its representative office in Beijing, marking its sixth opening overseas and its second location in China. SIAC hosted a launch ceremony for the new office on Monday (25 May). SIAC confirmed that its decision to establish a presence in Beijing came in response to consistentl

The firm has swiped a Goodwin partner as it continues to grow its international disputes offering. Paul Hastings has added former Goodwin lawyer Jennifer Burns Luz as a partner in its securities litigation practice. The firm announced her arrival in its Boston office on Monday (25 May). Luz has built her practice as a trial lawyer, and handles matters including securities litigation, class action defence, derivatives litigation, fiduciary duty claims, corporate governance issues, stockhold

The firm has snapped up a former assistant US attorney for its New York white-collar disputes and investigations practice. Eversheds Sutherland has added white-collar disputes and investigations partner Michael Robotti to its New York office. The firm announced his arrival on Wednesday (27 May) from Ballard Spahr, where he worked for almost five years as a partner. Robotti previously served a seven-and-a-half-year tenure in the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York (E

Provisions under the First Companies Amendment Act have come into effect, targeting corporate governance and alternative dispute resolution.

The seed company has filed a lawsuit on behalf of independent producers aiming to break the alleged monopoly over key genetically modified corn seed strains. North Iowa seed company Latham Quality has filed a lawsuit on behalf of itself and aligned independent seed companies against Bayer over alleged anticompetitive practices regarding its corn seeds. The dispute was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in April and announced on Tuesday (26 May). According t