Legal.io Newsletter - April 30, 2021

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Legal.io Newsletter - April 30, 2021

News 

Mishcon de Reya
is moving forward with plans to list on the London Stock Exchange at the end of 2021. The exact IPO valuation is not known yet. Mishcon expects to report revenues of c.£188m ($262m) for the 12 months to April 9, 2021. More here.

Sidley Elects First WOC Leader
- Sidley Austin named Yvette Ostolaza as chair of its management committee - the first woman to lead the 155-year-old firm. More here.

Clio Secures Series E and Unicorn Status
 - raising $110M at $1.6B valuation. The B.C.-based privately-held legal software company joins just five other tech companies in Canada to reach this milestone. More here.

Dentons Enforces Second Ban on Meetings this week to combat burnout and help legal professionals catch up on projects or take time off. The BigLaw firm implemented the first week off in December of last year. More here.

Jur Sees $1M Seed Capital from Tim Draper - The billionaire VC investor stated the blockchain dispute resolution platform is 'the token of justice in the new blockchain era'. More here

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