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Jamal El-Hindi, anti-money laundering and data governance executive, joins Clifford Chance as counsel

Clifford Chance has announced the appointment of former Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi as counsel in its Americas Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. Having also previously worked as Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) Associate Director for Program Policy and Implementation, El-Hindi joins the firm from his most recent role as Interim Chief Data Officer for the United States Department of the Treasury.

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Chris Iconos joins Quovant as chief revenue officer

Veteran Legal Industry Leader as Chief Revenue Officer Joins Quovant Former Axiom VP, Chris Iconos, will help lead and accelerate Quovant’s position as a top tech-enabled legal spend management solution in the industry.

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CLOC endorses the SALI Alliance project, developing legal matter standards across the industry

CLOC has publicly backed the SALI Alliance project, which is developing legal matter standards across the industry.

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Clifford Chance advises HSBC on financing of Vistara's first Airbus A320neo aircraft

Clifford Chance advises HSBC on the financing for TATA SIA Airlines Limited's first Airbus A320neo aircraft.

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Morrison & Foerster advises SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in $250 million funding round in Zeta Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Morrison & Foerster advises SoftBank Vision Fund II-2, L.P. (“SoftBank Vision Fund 2”) as lead investor in a $250 million funding round in Zeta Investments Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Zeta”), a banking tech startup providing modern credit and debit processing, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), core banking, and mobile experiences.

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Weil secures dismissal of stockholder class action relating to Brookfield’s $14.4B acquisition of GGP

On May 25, 2021, Weil won a decisive victory for Brookfield Asset Management in a consolidated stockholder class action in the Delaware Court of Chancery, securing complete dismissal of all claims relating to Brookfield’s 2018 acquisition of approximately 65% of GGP, Inc. common stock that it did not already own.

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Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions shares e-book on AI insights with corporate legal departments

The artificial intelligence that powers legal bill review is rapidly changing how corporate legal departments (CLDs) leverage technology to reach robust compliance and cost-savings expectations. To help them achieve their business goals, Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions has outlined how CLDs can identify and differentiate recent AI advancements in its latest e-book, “Not all AI is the Same - Understanding What Drives AI Leadership in Legal Bill Review.”

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FTI Consulting welcomes Masatoshi Ohno and Yukari Nakajima to their technology segment in Tokyo

FTI Consulting, Inc. announces the appointment of Masatoshi Ohno and Yukari Nakajima in the Technology segment in Tokyo, further enhancing the firm’s forensic technology, e-discovery and data and analytics services footprint in Japan and the broader region.

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Buying Legal® Council releases 2021 Legal Procurement Survey

Buying Legal® Council releases its sixth annual survey of legal services procurement. The annual survey, conducted earlier this year, shows that professional procurement saves companies 15 percent of legal spend on average.

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IPRO announces partnership with Complete Discovery Source to offer IPRO’s eDiscovery Enterprise solution to U.S. government agencies

IPRO announces a partnership with Complete Discovery Source (CDS) to offer IPRO’s eDiscovery Enterprise solution to U.S. government agencies through CDS’s FedRAMP-certified Federal Cloud Services (FCS) platform.

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