Eversheds Sutherland International Names 23 New Partners

By Ashish Sareen

Eversheds Sutherland International said on Monday that it is promoting 23 lawyers to its partnership in 2025, a significantly reduced round compared with the record-breaking number it elevated a year ago.

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Gowling WLG Promotes 5 Lawyers To Partnership In UK

By Ashish Sareen

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP has promoted five Britain-based lawyers to the role of partner in a move to recognize individuals who have the requisite talent to help take the business forward.

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Shoosmiths Appoints Sustainability Steering Committee

By Hanna Vioque

Shoosmiths said Monday that it has refreshed its environmental strategy with a new role and steering committee, as it aims to halve its greenhouse gas emissions in the next five years.

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Firm Owner, Consultant Sanctioned Over Misled Insurer

By Ashish Sareen

A London tribunal has sanctioned a law firm owner who knowingly allowed another lawyer to manage the firm's bank accounts in breach of the conditions of his practicing certificate.

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Law Firm Owner Suspended For Conflict In Investment Plan

By Jamie Lennox

A disciplinary tribunal said in a decision released on Monday that it has suspended a law firm owner after he advised clients on a property investment without flagging his ties to the project, which later went bust.

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Practice Leader Insights From Cleary's Sebastian Sperber

Sebastian Sperber, leader of Cleary's EMEA capital markets and debt finance practice, discusses the challenges of working on complex transactions in pre-internet days, why regulators should think carefully before imposing additional disclosure burdens on corporations, and his hope that the recent U.K. listing reforms will encourage more companies to choose to list in London.

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