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In a Memorandum of Understanding, the two agencies have formalised coordination aim to harmonise rules, and streamline oversight of the US financial markets

New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, corporate and finance practices in Brussels, London, Charlotte, Washington DC, New York and San Diego

Lawyers at firms IFLR spoke to note transactional work across the region is largely on track but it may slow down

Corporate M&A and PE lawyer Alexandra Wilde has been appointed as managing partner to ‘lead the next phase of growth across the US region’

Heidi Blomqvist joins Ashurst’s London office as partner as it boosts its private capital ,and energy and infrastructure offering

Maria Tan Pedersen, co-head of the firm’s emerging markets product line, discusses market trends and how gender diversity can help tip the balance in panel appointments

Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale and Susman Godfrey remain entangled in legal challenges after the US Department of Justice reversed its position on appeals linked to executive orders issued by the president

Firms IFLR spoke to reported steady operations and unchanged client activity, with one firm noting that employees may work from home provided they follow company policies