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On the Move: Recent Top Promotions and Hires February 20, 2021 Beyer Blinder Belle Elizabeth Leber has been appointed managing partner of Beyer Blinder Belle, taking on the new role in her 20th year with the company. She will work alongside the firms 11 partners and chief operating officer David Freedman as the fifth managing partner in the firms 53-year history. Previously, Frederick A. Bland served as managing partner for 16 years and will continue serving the firm as partner emeritus. Brown ...

Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images Millions of farmers in India are protesting three agricultural reform bills that were passed in September without their consultation, which they claim threatens their livelihood.  The implications of the protests reach beyond India and relate to global issues of land inequality: an estimated 70% percent of all farmland around the world is controlled by only 1% of farms — and most Indian farmers only own two to three acres of la...