Extensive regulatory experience is at the heart of Baker & Partners’ new spin-off venture, through which it will offer advice on anti-money laundering procedures and a range of other financial crime matters.

More than half of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s new partners are women, however, disputes promotions are down from 2018’s round.

A former US prosecutor is to open Steptoe & Johnson’s new Hong Kong office, after joining from Clifford Chance.

FTI Consulting has made its second disputes-related hire in a month with the addition of four experts to its Orange County, California, office.

The United States offices of FTI Consulting have further grown with the hire of four managing directors with experience in financial internal controls, forensic investigations and compliance reviews.

The New York office of Covington & Burling has added experienced former prosecutor Amanda Kramer to its white-collar ranks.

With its recruitment drive showing no signs of slowing, Reed Smith has welcomed back partner Rizwan Qureshi in its global regulatory enforcement group in Washington, DC.

The Boston office of McDermott, Will & Emery welcomed back a partner to its litigation practice group, having spent a decade in public service.

As advice on economic sanctions compliance is increasingly sought by international clients, the Washington, DC, office of Winston & Strawn has welcomed new partner Christopher Monahan.

Via a parallel enforcement effort by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice, retailer Walmart becomes the latest candidate to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges.

More and more, artificial intelligence is coming to dominate the world of work. From robot artists to smart warehouses, AI no longer exists solely in the fevered imagination of Isaac Asimov. Taylor Wessing partners Laurence Lieberman and Volker Herrmann discuss.

A partner and of counsel have joined the San Diego office of Barnes & Thornburg, with both lawyers having held senior public official roles.