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June 3, 2016

Kirkland asks Asia partner to pay back $120,000 bonus before leaving for Latham
Frank Sun had to pay Kirkland back by cheque before he was able to move to Latham last month

Ashurst hires banker from RBS for senior corporate lending role as Deutsche exits continue
Move comes as senior Deutsche Bank lawyer leaves to join asset management fund J O Hambro Capital Management

Dealmaker: Hogan Lovells' Tom Brassington on mosquitos, bacon and Game of Thrones
The corporate partner on his Plan B (the local bacon factory) and watching Game of Thrones to survive office politics

Dechert reshuffles London leadership in growth bid
US firm puts four-person committee in charge of London arm, including Miriam Gonzalez and Camille Abousleiman

'I came with the expectation I was equal' – a video interview with late Slaughter and May partner Frances Murphy
Slaughter and May's Frances Murphy, one of the most high-profile female partners in the City, passed away last week, not long after recording this video interview

'The best thinkers in the legal IT space are here': the Strategic Technology Forum 2016
Artificial intelligence, networks and cyber-security are among the key topics on the agenda at this year's Strategic Technology Forum

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Increasing access to equity financing: the challenges facing high growth companies
Emerging companies remain under-represented on Europe’s capital markets, despite measures to make equity financing more accessible. It is widely recognised that regulators need to further enable, develop and support financing alternatives for high-growth companies, as this briefing explains.
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