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The Australian legal profession has been rocked by the defection of 14 senior partners from top-tier firm Clayton Utz to global firm Allen & Overy, including the...
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Industrial gas producer Airgas filed suit against Cravath, Swaine & Moore last Friday over the firm's role as legal adviser to rival Air Products and Chemicals on its...
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Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is advising American Capital Ltd., an alternative investment firm with $12 billion in assets, as it tries to win support for an out-of-court...
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Hogan’s role as adviser to a raft of Rupert Murdoch-owned businesses and Lovells’ longstanding relationship with ITV could spark the first transatlantic power struggle...
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Italian law firm Chiomenti Studio Legale has announced that it will open an office in Singapore, which will be headed by partners Domenico Ferrari and Raffaella...
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Legal attacks against Toyota are escalating, as some 15 law firms are seeking $1 billion in damages on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers. The firms plan to...
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The head of UBS AG’s legal department, left the Swiss bank to become a partner at a Zurich law firm Kuoni Attorneys at Law. Founding partner Wolfram Kuoni is a former...
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday, for the third time put a stop to the State Government’s effort to provide 4 per cent of government jobs and seats in...
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The 6th International Asian Conference organized by the International Technology Law Association held on February 4 and 5 in Bangalore, saw attendance of about 250...
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In its second consultant hire in the last week, FoxMandal Little (FML) has gotten on board Member of Parliament and British Labour Party politician, Nigel Keith...
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Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy has announced it will open offices in Sydney and Perth next month, with 17 new partners who will focus on mining and natural resources...
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A judge's race or gender makes for a dramatic difference in the outcome of cases they hear—at least for cases in which race and gender allegedly play a role in the...
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Unilever has appointed Tonia Lovell as its new chief legal officer and group secretary, replacing longstanding legal head Steve Williams.
Williams will step down at...
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Lovells and Hogan & Hartson have finalised their top-level management team, naming the international management committee that will drive the combined firm's strategy....
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DLA Piper has expanded its African footprint through an exclusive tie-up with Kenyan firm Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates (IKM).
The two firms have signed an...
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Feb 06 2010
White & Case has lost its 13th partner to US rival Latham & Watkins in one week.
Doha-based M&A specialist Andrew Macklin, the last remaining head of White & Case’s...
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Feb 06 2010
DLA Piper's net debt grew by 80% to £53m, during the 2008-09 financial year.
DLA's staff costs increased £237.9m, the firm's limited liability partnership (LLP)...
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Feb 05 2010
Teodoro Nguema Obiang, son of the president of Equatorial Guinea, is named in a 352-page report released Thursday by the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on...
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Feb 05 2010
John Cline, a San Francisco white-collar defense lawyer who has made headlines for work in national security cases, is leaving Jones Day to start a solo practice.
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Feb 04 2010
Greenberg Traurig has opened a San Francisco office headed by two well-known litigators and expects to have a 12- to 15-attorney group practicing there within a few...
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