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• 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

• Four leading NY firms post increased revenues in 2011

  Mar 12 2012 Four of the top New York law firms posted their financial results for 2011, with all four showing an increase in revenues. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom... more

• McDermott Will & Emery to launch South Korea office

  Feb 16 2012 McDermott Will & Emery is planning to launch in Seoul, following the ratification of a trade agreement that allows foreign law firms to open offices in South Korea.... more

• US firms in Hong Kong attract top talent with big money

  Feb 08 2012 The legal services market in Hong Kong has long been dominated by British firms, but US law firms are now a potent force, attracting top talent by offer larger... more

• Dechert bonuses based on performance requirement

  Jan 16 2012 Dechert announced its 2011 end-of-year bonuses for US associates just after Christmas, with a schedule of bonuses that broadly matches the standard set by Cleary... more

• South Korea opens doors to US law firms

  Dec 01 2011 South Korea has opened its doors to foreign law firms, with British firms permitted to open there since July, and a free trade agreement concluded last week that also... more

• Women take majority of partner promotions at Wachtel, Cleary and Akin

  Nov 22 2011 Women have constituted the majority of new partners in the promotions rounds at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Akin Gump Strauss... more

• More US firms offer offset to compensate for discrimination against same-sex couples in tax code

  Nov 01 2011 Numerous major law firms have begun to offer a benefit for employees that enroll their same-sex partner in the firm’s health care plan. The benefit aims to offset... 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

• Cleary Gottleib launches an office in São Paulo

  Aug 22 2011 US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has opened the doors to its São Paulo office, after receiving regulatory approval. The Brazilian office will be led by... more

• US BigLaw starts summer recruitment with high hopes

  Aug 18 2011 The recruitment drive for associates for the class of 2013 has begun in earnest, with recruiting partners coming on campus to assess the current crop for coveted... more

• Cleary Gottlieb hires Clifford Chance's US litigation chief

  May 09 2011 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has scored a major coup with the hire of Clifford Chance US litigation chief Juan Morillo. Morillo leaves his position at Clifford... more

• Wall Street firms post high profits

  Mar 15 2011 A number of Wall Street firms saw profits rise last year, as M&A and capital markets work swelled. Some firms ensured their profits by pruning the equity partner... more

• Cleary steps up spring bonuses to match Cravath scale

  Mar 01 2011 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has announced that it will be paying spring bonuses, following the scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore. The firm had previously... more

• Freshfields follows the leader with US spring bonuses

  Feb 16 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has awarded spring bonuses to its 82 US–based associates, following the lead set by Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath, Swaine & Moore,... more

• Spring bonuses abound while partnership prospects wither

  Feb 14 2011 Just one month after firms handed out their end of year bonuses, it seems that it is bonus time again. A number of firms have made announcements regarding ‘spring... more

• Cleary, Armstrong Teasdale and Bryan Cave lead US$877m cash and stock deal

  Feb 09 2011 Kindred Healthcare Inc is set to purchase RehabCare Group, Inc. in an $877 million cash and stock deal that will create the country's largest rehabilitation services... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell announces generous spring bonuses

  Jan 24 2011 Sullivan & Cromwell has announced a generous spring bonuses for its associates. The firm has decided to the 2010 year-end bonuses, announced in December, with a... more

• What can we learn from this year's promotions?

  Dec 17 2010 This article takes a closer look at some of the decisions being made in this year’s partnership promotions round, asking what those decisions indicate about the... more

• Cleary Gottlieb to start Hong Kong local law practice

  Dec 02 2010 New York based firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired Norton Rose’s Freeman Chan to head a local law practice in Hong Kong. The firm has a number of large... more

• Akin Gump and Cleary Gottlieb lead $21.5 billion telecom merger

  Oct 07 2010 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have taken lead roles on a merger between Amsterdam-based VimpelCom with Weather investments.... more

• Cleary and Freshfields take lead on €9.8bn Deutsche Bank deal

  Sep 17 2010 Deutsche Bank has called upon Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to advise on its project of raising €9.8 billion to bolster the balance sheet and complete the proposed... more

• Cleary advises Brazilian oil and gas giant on $75b share sale

  Sep 07 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras on a massive $75 billion share sale, which will finance the development of offshore... more

• Cleary, Jones Day and Stikeman Elliott land roles in BHP Billiton deal

  Aug 18 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Jones Day and Stikeman Elliott have taken leading roles in BHP Billiton's $38.6 billion unsolicited offer for Canada's Potash Corp.... more

• Six firms lead $3.2 billion pharma merger

  Jun 22 2010 Six firms have advised on the $3.2 billion merger between Biovail, Canada's largest public pharmaceutical company, with California-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals.... more

• Cleary and Davis lead $1.28 billion software deal

  May 20 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Davis Polk & Wardwell have taken lead roles on software maker Symantec’s $1.28 billion cash acquisition of VeriSign’s internet... more

• Three firms score leading roles in $3.4 billion PE deal

  May 06 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have taken lead roles in the $3.4 billion acquisition of Massachusetts-based... more

• Simpson, Davis and Cleary land roles in US Treasury offering of 1.5 bn Citi shares

  Apr 27 2010 The US Treasury is preparing to commence the first stage of its plan to unload 7.7 billion government-owned Citigroup shares on the market, with an offering of 1.5... more

• Debevoise, Jones Day, and Cleary lead $1.2 bn car rental merger

  Apr 27 2010 Hertz Global Holdings has announced the imminent acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group in a major strategic merger in the US car-rental industry. The $1.2... more

• Law.com - Did Bank of America Mess Up Its Privilege Waiver?

  Oct 20 2009 Did Bank of America and its lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton make a mistake in the order waiving attorney-client privilege in the bank's case against the... more

• Vault Top 100 Law Firms 2010: And the winner is... Wachtell

  Aug 26 2009 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is the most prestigious law firm according to Vault’s law firm rankings by law firm associates, defending its No. 1 spot for the seventh... more