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Onna and Zapproved announce integration to transform legal hold management

Onna and Zapproved announce a direct integration between Onna’s Knowledge Integration Platform and Zapproved’s ZDiscovery platform to create a more seamless legal hold experience than ever before, particularly for unstructured data.

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Clifford Chance advises alterDomus on its acquisition of technology provider Investors Economic Assurance

Clifford Chance advises alterDomus, a global provider of fund administration, debt capital markets and corporate services backed by the Permira funds, on its acquisition of Investors Economic Assurance (IEA), a global leading provider of technology solutions and services to alternative investment managers.

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McGuireWoods’ James Holt joins American Petroleum Institute

James Holt, a McGuireWoods complex commercial litigation associate in Tysons, will join American Petroleum Institute on July 6, 2021, as senior counsel working in litigation and compliance with API’s global industry services section. His last day at the firm was June 23.

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Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions releases second quarterly LegalVIEW Insights report

Nearly one-third of corporate legal departments (CLDs) surveyed in a new Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions study reported a remarkable 90 percent or more difference between their lowest and highest annual legal spend amounts since 2016, with 9 percent of those CLDs reporting a difference of three times or more.

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Steven Ward joins Squire Patton Boggs as a partner to establish their EMEA practice

Squire Patton Boggs has hired private investment specialist Steven Ward from Paul Hastings to spearhead its new funds practice in London.

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Akin Gump takes number one spot in The Washington Post’s top workplaces survey

The Washington Post has ranked Akin Gump number one in its list of best places to work in the Washington, D.C. area. The firm took the top spot in the Large Companies category of the publication’s annual Top Workplaces survey.

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Former FDA chief counsel Stacy Cline Amin joins Morrison & Foerster

Morrison & Foerster announces the arrival of Stacy Cline Amin as a partner in its Life Sciences + Healthcare practice. Ms. Amin will be based in Washington, D.C. and will co-lead the FDA Regulatory and Compliance practice.

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Weil adds complex commercial litigation partner Chantale Fiebig in Washington, D.C.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announces that Chantale Fiebig has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the complex commercial litigation practice. A nationally recognized litigator known for her commanding courtroom presence, Chantale will be an important strategic addition to Weil’s litigation department.

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Deal lawyer Jeffrey Shah joins McGuireWoods’ global private equity team in New York

McGuireWoods continues the strategic expansion of its highly ranked private equity industry team with the arrival of partner Jeffrey Shah, who brings more than a decade of experience in domestic and cross-border deals to the firm’s New York office.

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Akin Gump advises Zimmer Energy Transition Acquisition Corp. in Its $345 million IPO

Zimmer Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, announces the closing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 34.5 million units at a price of $10.00 per unit, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 4.5 million units from the company. A team from Akin Gump advised Zimmer Energy Transition Acquisition Corp. on its formation and IPO.

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