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• Baker & McKenzie holds on to 1st place in ranking by revenue

  May 08 2012 American Lawyer has released its new rankings, with some interesting results. The top 100 firms worldwide showed an average 5.3 per cent increase in gross revenue and... more

• Dutch PE boutique adds new name partner Edwin Liem

  May 08 2012 Van Campen & Partners, the boutique private equity firm that spun off from Baker & McKenzie’s Amsterdam office earlier this year, has hired its eighth partner.... more

• US Court dismisses suit by retired partners of defunct firm Coudert

  Apr 17 2012 A US District Court has dismissed a claim brought by 24 retired partners from the now-defunct law firm Coudert. The group alleged that Baker & McKenzie, Orrick... more

• US firms boost China presence

  Apr 12 2012 International law firms have significantly increased their presence in China over the past year, with the top 250 US firms bumping their headcount in China by 10 per... more

• Proposed reform would allow foreign firms more than one office in Japan

  Apr 09 2012 A reform bill drafted by the Justice Ministry of Japan would, if passed, allow foreign law firms to set up more than one office in the country. Some foreign law... more

• Bird & Bird starts toward ambitious goals in Asia with four new partners

  Mar 26 2012 Bird & Bird has boosted capacity across its Asia network with the addition of four partners. Lorraine Tay leaves a role as the head of Baker & McKenzie’s Singapore... more

• US firm Holland & Knight to launch in Columbia

  Mar 02 2012 Miami-based law firm Holland & Knight has announced further expansion in Latin America with the imminent launch of new office in Bogotá, Colombia. The firm will... more

• International law firms set their sights on Mexico

  Feb 24 2012 Large international law firms are setting their sights on Mexico, as the country’s growing economy precipitates both inbound and outbound investment streams. DLA... more

• Simmons & Simmons voted most gay-friendly law firm

  Jan 20 2012 Simmons & Simmons has taken out top honours for a fourth year running in the ratings for the most gay-friendsly law firm. The rating, conducted by charity organisation... more

• Baker & McKenzie loses team of 25 in Amsterdam

  Jan 06 2012 Baker & McKenzie is set lose a team of around 25 lawyers from its Amsterdam office, as the group sets out to launch an independent firm. The team is led by private... more

• Stephenson Harwood bolsters China practice with two hires

  Dec 14 2011 Stephenson Harwood has bolstered its expertise in China with the hire of partners ChunFai Lui and Matthew Wong, bringing its headcount in Greater China to 17 partners... more

• GCs comment on the Hungarian pharmaceuticals industry

  Nov 21 2011 The pharmaceutical market in Emerging Europe is clearly facing a need for realignment with pressing issues of reduced health care expenditure, governmental cost... more

• Shoosmiths takes top spot in UK diversity ranking

  Nov 14 2011 Shoosmiths is the most ethnically- and gender-diverse law firm, according to the annual Black Solicitors Network’s Diversity League Table, which is sponsored by The... more

• Sidley Austin boosts Shanghai capital markets practice with Baker & McKenzie hire

  Nov 09 2011 Chicago-based firm Sidley Austin has boosted its Shanghai capital markets practice with the hire of a partner from Baker & McKenzie Anthony Jacobsen is qualified... more

• Baker & McKenzie establishes presence in Turkey with local alliance

  Oct 31 2011 Baker & Mckenzie now has a presence in Turkey after making an exclusive relationship agreement with Istanbul-based firm Esin Law Firm. The chairman of Baker &... more

• Should law firms stay on home turf?

  Oct 17 2011 Interesting article here about the effect of international expansion on law firm balance sheets. The article points out that of the five elite London firms belonging... more

• Baker & McKenzie boosts Singapore disputes practice with Ang & Partners hire

  Oct 06 2011 Baker & McKenzie’s Singapore member firm Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow has hired senior counsel Chan Leng Sun from Singapore firm Ang & Partners, and appointed him as... more

• Baker & McKenzie reports 8% growth in revenue over 7% growth profits

  Aug 17 2011 Baker & McKenzie has reported growth in gross revenue and average profits per partner in the past financial year. The firm’s gross revenue hiked 8 per cent to a... more

• Baker & McKenzie ranked largest US firm by headcount

  May 04 2011 Baker & McKenzie has come in as the largest of US law firms by head count, according to the The National Law Journal. This is the third year in a row that Bakers has... more

• US firms increase presence in China

  Apr 27 2011 US firms are increasing their presence in China, with the top 250 US firms running 70 offices in China at the end of 2010. According to the National Law Journal, these... more

• US BigLaw cut down to size

  Apr 26 2011 The 250 largest law firms in the US reduced their lawyer headcount by about 3,000 lawyers last year, and has scaled back by about 9,500 lawyers since 2008, according... more

• Mishcon de Reya: voted best law firm to work for

  Mar 11 2011 Mishcon de Reya was the top law firm in The Sunday Times’ annual 100 Best Companies to Work For survey, beating other law firms rather convincingly. The firm came in... more

• DLA Piper set to become the biggest firm in the world

  Feb 03 2011 DLA Piper is set to overtake Baker & McKenzie to become the largest law firm in the world by revenue and headcount when it merges with Australian law firm DLA Phillips... more

• Headcount in decline for a second year at US top 250 law firms

  Nov 09 2010 The largest 250 law firms in the US have seen their lawyer headcount drop for the second consecutive year. This year’s 1.1 per cent decrease in headcount... more

• Baker & McKenzie slapped with $103 million malpractice verdict

  Oct 29 2010 Baker & McKenzie has been slapped with a $103 million malpractice verdict. The Mississippi jury found for the plaintiff, S. Lavon Evans Jr, who claimed that the... more

• Allen & Overy boost Jakarta office with HHP hire

  Oct 26 2010 Allen & Overy affiliate Daniel Ginting Law Firm has boosted its Jakarta operation with hire of Harun Reksodiputro from Baker & McKenzie affiliated Hadiputrano,... more

• Revenue leaders in 2009: Baker & McKenzie

  Oct 04 2010 American Lawyer has published its “Global 100”, ranking the largest law firms by revenue. And this year, Baker & McKenzie have taken out the number 1 spot. Baker &... more

• Baker & McKenzie set to launch Luxembourg office

  Oct 01 2010 Baker & McKenzie is set to open a new office in Luxembourg, which will focus on funds advice for tax, corporate and finance related matters. The firm has has... more

• Bakers to pay $6.65m compensation to Coudert Brothers estate

  Aug 03 2010 Baker & McKenzie has agreed to pay $6.65m to compensate the bankruptcy estate of Coudert Brothers for profits Bakers earned from unfinished business that partners took... more

• Baker & McKenzie to Pay $6 Million in Settlement Over Coudert Business

  Aug 02 2010 Baker & McKenzie has agreed to pay $6.65 million to compensate the bankruptcy estate of Coudert Brothers for profits Baker earned from unfinished business that... more

• Baker & McKenzie loses Frankfurt anti-trust team

  Jul 20 2010 The Frankfurt antitrust practice at Baker & McKenzie will take a blow as a team of partners leave the firm to launch a new competition boutique called Commeo. The... more

• Baker & McKenzie appoints new managing partner for Australia

  Jul 07 2010 Baker & McKenzie has appointed a new managing partner for Australian operations. Christopher Freeland was formerly a partner and chief operating officer at Gilbert +... more

• UK trainee retention figures - Baker & McKenzie keep 20 of 21 qualifiers

  Jun 25 2010 Trainee retention figures are trickling into the public domain, and Roll on Friday is keeping score. Top honours going to Baker & McKenzie, which kept on 20 out of 21... more

• Baker & McKenzie appoints new head of finance and projects in Malaysia

  Jun 22 2010 Wong & Partners, the Malaysian arm of Baker & McKenzie’s global network, has appointed a new head of finance and projects. The firm has hired Mark Lim, formerly of... more

• Baker & McKenzie appoint Brazilian lawyer to global chair

  Jun 04 2010 US-based Baker & McKenzie has called upon a Brazilian energy lawyer to become the firm’s global chairman. Eduardo Leite is currently based in the Sao Paulo office,... more

• Abbott buys out Piramal for $3.7 Billion; Luthra, Crawford Bayley, Baker & McKenzie, Stephenson advise

  May 24 2010 Abbot Healthcare signed a definitive agreement with Piramal Healthcare to acquire full ownership of Piramal's domestic formulations, which manufactures generic drugs,... more

• Baker & McKenzie re-elects managing partner

  May 20 2010 Baker & McKenzie has announced that Gary Senior has been elected for a third three-year term as managing partner of the firm’s London office. Senior told Law... more

• Baker & McKenzie hires Paris team from Courtois Lebel

  May 14 2010 Baker & McKenzie has announced the hire of partner Eric Borysewicz to the firm’s Paris-based Litigation and Arbitration group. Borysewicz has worked in litigation and... more

• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Baker & McKenzie lead $3.1 billion energy deal

  Mar 23 2010 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Baker & McKenzie have secured leading roles in the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp’s (CNOOC) $3.1bn investment in... more

• Baker & McKenzie hire BLG regulatory partner

  Mar 22 2010 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG) regulatory partner Ian Mason has left the firm for a post at Baker & McKenzie. Mason joined BLG in 2006, and his departure will strike... more

• Baker & McKenzie and Akin Gump Stauss Hauer & Feld advise on $3.1 billion energy deal

  Mar 18 2010 Chinese state-owned energy company Cnooc is set to purchase a 50 per cent stake in Bridas Corporation, Argentina's second-largest oil producer. Bridas Corporation has... more

• Baker & McKenzie and Hunton & Williams Close Financing Deal on Thai Power Plant

  Mar 08 2010 Baker & McKenzie and Hunton & Williams have helped Thai National Power to reach a financial close on a new co-generation power plant in Thailand. Hunton & Williams... more

• More than 80% of partners at large US law firms are men

  Jan 08 2010 Only 19 percent of partners at American law firms with more than 100 lawyers are women, despite the fact that women have comprised more than 50 percent of law school... more

• Analysts expect further pay cuts for US associates

  Dec 11 2009 In 2009, many major US law firms have cut entry-level pay by $15,000 to $30,000 USD. Before the recession began, first-year associate salaries had risen to $160,000 in... more

• Baker & McKenzie revamps management committees

  Oct 25 2009 Baker & McKenzie London partner Beatriz Pessoa de Araujo has been elected to the firm’s international executive committee, freeing a space on the London management... more

• China law firms still feel recession

  Oct 14 2009 Baker & McKenzie, O'Melveny & Myers, Paul Hastings Janofksy & Walker and other U.S. firms have laid off lawyers in China in recent months. PRC firms like King &... more

• Baker McKenzie advises on Swiss bank sale

  Oct 13 2009 Baker & McKenzie’s Zurich team represented Switzerland's Julius Baer on the buyout of the local business of Dutch bank ING for a total of 345m EUR. more

• Linklaters and Wachtell top global law firm rankings

  Oct 02 2009 After eight years, Clifford Chance lost its top spot as the world's largest law firm by revenue, according to data by Am Law Daily. Clifford Chance was replaced... more

• Shearman, Baker, Weil advise on $2.8bn chicken deal

  Sep 17 2009 Shearman & Sterling and Baker & McKenzie took lead roles in the acquisition of a majority stake in the bankrupt Kentucky Fried Chicken supplier Pilgrim's Pride by... more

• Worst season for 'big law' jobs in over 50 years

  Aug 28 2009 This fall, law school grads are competing for half as many openings at big firms as they were last year in what is shaping up to be the most wrenching job search... more

• Baker & McKenzie faces 33% profits fall in London

  Aug 17 2009 Baker & McKenzie's City office expects partner profits (PEP) to fall by 33.5% from $939,000 to $623,000. Frmwide revenues dropped by 3% to $2.11bn, with PEP down by... more

• Clifford Chance loses global top spot to Linklaters

  Aug 11 2009 Clifford Chance has lost its No. 1 spot as the world's largest law firm by gross revenue to British rival Linklaters. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer claimed the... more

• Rio Tinto moves legal work from Linklaters, Baker & McKenzie to India

  Jun 29 2009 Rio Tinto is moving work away from its high-priced legal teams at Linklaters and Baker & McKenzie in favour of a more cost-effective team in India. The move is... more

• Schering-Plough adds A&O, Lovells, Eversheds to legal panel

  Jun 26 2009 Pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough has added Allen & Overy, Lovells, Eversheds, DLA Piper and Baker & McKenzie to its roster of external legal advisers. more

• Will Clifford Chance lose global top spot to Skadden?

  Jun 05 2009 Clifford Chance may lose its spot as the world’s largest law firm by revenue to U.S. competitors because of the effect of the global financial crisis on the firm’s... more

• International firms win roles on GM restructuring

  May 30 2009 The collapse of automotive giant General Motors has handed roles to at least 15 law firms so far in one of the largest restructurings to date. Clifford Chance (CC)... more

• Shearman & Sterling advises German government on GM-Opel spin-off

  May 28 2009 Magna and Fiat are bidding for General Motors (GM)-owned Opel. Magna is being advised by Sullivan & Cromwell, Fiat by Gleiss Lutz and SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz.... more

• Baker & McKenzie cuts 70 jobs in London

  May 14 2009 21 fee earners, 28 secretarial staff and 21 support staff in the City will be cut as a result of a six-week redundancy consultation, which was first announced in March. more

• Baker & McKenzie may be cutting salaries

  Apr 20 2009 Reports exist that Baker & McKenzie has begun associate salary cuts of as much as 25%. According to these reports, the salary cuts are being carried out on an... more

• Baker & McKenzie cuts over 100 staff positions

  Apr 07 2009 International firm Baker & McKenzie recently confirmed that the firm has eliminated a further 124 positions, including 38 lawyers. This is the second round of layoffs... more

• Baker & McKenzie to shed 60 to 85 jobs in its London office

  Mar 13 2009 Baker & McKenzie, one of the world's biggest law firms, has launched a formal redundancy consultation that will see the loss of between 60 and 85 jobs in its London... more

• Baker & McKenzie cuts jobs in Kiev and Moscow

  Feb 26 2009 Baker & McKenzie has laid off eight staff members in its Kiev office, including three associates. Three associates were also made redundant in Baker's Moscow office.... more

• Baker & McKenzie: Fewer Asia M&As, more litigation

  Feb 16 2009 US law firm Baker & McKenzie is expecting a stronger Asian demand for litigation and advice in areas such as restructuring, despite corporate business slowing in the... more

• Baker & McKenzie announces associate layoffs in New York

  Jan 09 2009 Baker & McKenzie has become the latest firm to announce redundancies, with the firm cutting six of its New York associates as a result of the ongoing economic... more

• Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Baker & McKenzie on major Chinese gas deal

  Nov 24 2008 China's need for energy to feed its booming economy has seen a string of prominent law firms advise on one of the country's major projects, an US$11bn gas pipeline... more