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• 12 partners depart troubled NY firm Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Mar 19 2012 Twelve insurance law partners from Dewey & LeBoeuf resigned on Friday of last week. The group is headed to Willkie Farr & Gallagher, bringing the total number of... more

• AZB makes an internal partner promotion in Delhi

  Mar 19 2012 AZB & Partners has promoted corporate senior associate Debashish Sankhari to its partnership, bringing the Delhi office to 18 partners. Sankhari commented on the... more

• End of merger negotiations between UK firms Maclay Murray & Spens and Bond Pearce

  Mar 19 2012 There has been a failure of merger negotiations between Scottish law firm Maclay Murray & Spens and Bristol's Bond Pearce. The decision to abandon the talks comes... more

• Law school class action to add 20 more schools to target list

  Mar 16 2012 The class action lawsuit suing multiple US schools over false data provided to prospective students has seen a win this week, when Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s... more

• US firms grow London partnerships by nearly 10%

  Mar 16 2012 US law firms grew their partner count in London by nearly 10% during 2011, evidence that they are gaining a larger slice of the European legal services market.... more

• Siemans UK hires former Vodafone commercial legal director as general counsel

  Mar 16 2012 Siemens UK has hired Claire Carless as its general counsel for Great Britain, calling her away from her former post as Vodafone’s commercial legal director. The new... more

• Covington & Burling to launch in South Korea

  Mar 16 2012 Covington & Burling announced this week that it plans to launch a new base in Seoul, South Korea. Other international firms that have announced their intention to... more

• Law deans respond to US News Law School Rankings

  Mar 15 2012 Above the Law points out, in this article, that the recently released US News Law School Rankings tend to cause considerable discomfort to the deans of any law school... more

• Top indian law firms compared: Amarchand & Mangaldas and AZB & Partners

  Mar 15 2012 Here is an interesting article that makes an account of differences between India's top two corporate law firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas and AZB & Partners. Via these... more

• Revenue, profits and productivity up at US firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed

  Mar 15 2012 US firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed has posted increases in gross revenue, profits per partner, and revenue per lawyer for the 2010-11 period. The firm's gross revenue... more

• Nixon Peabody forms alliance with Chinese firm Hyland Law Firm

  Mar 15 2012 US firm Nixon Peabody has formed a strategic alliance with the Beijing-based Hylands Law Firm. The alliance affords Nixon Peabody a significant anchor in China, with... more

• New Orleans Attorney Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. Announces New Service for Louisiana State Nurses

  Mar 15 2012 New Orleans Attorney Louisiana State Board of Nurses Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. -- Attorney New Orleans New Orleans Attorney Elizabeth B.... more

• Ropes & Gray hires ex-Amarchand lawyer as partner in London office

  Mar 14 2012 Ropes & Gray has hired a former White & Case senior associate as a partner in its London office. Anand Damodaran was previously an associate with Amarchand &... more

• UK firms just outside the top 25 see biggest income growth in 3rd quarter

  Mar 14 2012 Fee income is growing in the UK, with the firms ranked 26-50 seeing the biggest income growth, at around 10 per cent. The figures come from a quarterly survey by... more

• King & Spalding hires two litigation partners from Bird & Bird in London

  Mar 14 2012 King & Spalding has boosted its London disputes practice with the hire of two litigation partners from Bird & Bird. Jane Player leaves a role as the joint head of... more

• Clifford Chance announces formation of US financial services regulatory group

  Mar 14 2012 Clifford Chance has announced the formation of a US Financial Services Regulatory Group, calling on the talents of eight partners from three practice groups. The group... more

• Paul Campos proposes 30% cut to Stanford Law School's fees

  Mar 13 2012 The debate over law school fees is a controversy that seems to continue without precipitating a whole lot of change for the better. Now, Paul Campos has proposed an... more

• 'NO SALE' on NY suit for non-lawyer ownership of firms

  Mar 13 2012 A federal judge in New York has dismissed the suit brought by plaintiff firm Jacoby & Meyers which challenged a state rule prohibiting nonlawyer investment in law... more

• Age discrimination suit challenges de-equitization of partners

  Mar 13 2012 The issue of how law firms handle older lawyers who wish to keep working is becoming more acute as more lawyers challenge mandatory retirement policies. An age... more

• Clyde & Co establishes presence in Mongolia with local alliance

  Mar 13 2012 Clyde & Co is set launch a presence in Mongolia after concluding the terms of an alliance local firm Khan Lex Advocates. Clydes international trade partner Stephen... more