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• K&L Gates merges with Taiwan firm J&J Attorneys-at-law

  May 15 2008 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis (K&L Gates) has bolstered its presence in Asia by merging with nine-lawyer local firm J&J Attorneys-at-Law. The lawyers will... more

• Allen & Gledhill signs alliance pact with Malaysian law firm ZICO

  Oct 11 2007 The legal marketplace has not been spared the advent of globalisation - a strategic alliance between the largest law firms in Singapore and Malaysia takes effect next... more

• Market disruption clauses invoked

  Oct 07 2008 Banks have over the past week used or are considering using market disruption provisions in their loan agreements to pass on their increased cost of funding to their... more

• Law Firm Merger Mania: Allen & Overy + Shearman & Sterling?

  Oct 07 2008 This time its Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling that are doing the elaborate mating ritual that is the mega law firm merger- at least according to media reports... more

• Heller Ehrman law firm to dissolve Friday

  Sep 26 2008 The San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman will formally vote Friday to dissolve, ending a legal partnership that survived the 1906 earthquake, a depression, wars and... more

• Judge rules that nonhire pacts in law firm merger cannot be enforced

  Sep 24 2008 A ruling in a partner poaching dispute between Nixon Peabody and French law firm Taylor Wessing highlights a significant problem with pacts not to hire each other’s... more

• Single mother in Calgary imprisoned for defrauding prominent law firm

  Sep 10 2008 Former legal assistant Penny Myslichuk, 36, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a prominent Calgary law... more

• Judge Allows N.Y. Law Firm’s Defamation Suit Against Lawyer

  Aug 27 2008 A lawyer accused of defaming Long Island law firm Galasso, Langione, Catterson & LoFrumento during his defense of its bookkeeper has failed to win dismissal of the... more

• Following Losses, Thelen Renames Itself

  Aug 26 2008 Following the departure of a third name partner, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner announced today that it will rename itself "Thelen." The news followed word... more

• UK banks and law firms slash graduate intake

  Aug 20 2008 Property and legal firms have slashed their graduate intake by up to 80 per cent as the credit crisis bites. The slowdown is also affecting graduate entry jobs in... more

• Five Proven Law Firm Marketing Strategies

  Aug 20 2008 Attorneys can attract quality prospects in your market with the following law firm marketing tips: - Target the right clients - Successful presentations - Use... more

• Taylor Wessing sues US firm Nixon Peabody for 'poaching' partners

  Aug 07 2008 Taylor Wessing, the City law firm, has sued an American rival for $5 million (£2.6 million) for allegedly illegally poaching several partners from its Paris office. ... more

• Associate's Sex Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Law Firm

  Aug 05 2008 A federal judge in New York City has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane, an intellectual property law firm that... more

• Psystar hires law firm Carr & Ferrell that “beat” Apple in the past

  Aug 01 2008 What do you do when a company you have sued hires a law firm which has won a court battle against you before? Well, that is the situation confronting apple at the... more

• Alston & Bird merges with 83-lawyer Weston; hires 12 from Akin Gump

  Jul 31 2008 Alston & Bird has secured its much-anticipated merger with west coast firm Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish. The firm has also hired a group of 12 IP... more

• Covington launches first Asia office in Beijing

  Jul 24 2008 US law firm Covington & Burling has launched its first office in Asia, with its former management chair Stuart Stock heading the team in Beijing. The news comes... more

• Smith Moore and Leatherwood to Merge

  Jul 18 2008 Law firms Smith Moore LLP and Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann PC will merge Aug. 1 under the banner Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP. more

• Law firm mergers continue steady pace

  Jul 11 2008 Hildebrandt International says in its Q2 merger report that law firm merger activity continued at a steady pace with a total of 14 completed law firm mergers and... more

• Sharp Rise in Law Firm Mergers

  Jul 09 2008 Despite a troubled economy, many law firms are continuing to pursue a "growth strategy," new M&A data reveals. The number of law firm mergers is up so far this... more

• Law firm changes name to K&L Gates

  Jul 02 2008 Partners of the Pittsburgh based law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis voted yesterday to officially shorten the firm's name to "K&L Gates." The... more

• Guantanamo detainee fight gets costly for Wilmer Hale

  Jul 01 2008 Six Algerian terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay for more than six years without charges have won the right to petition for release, increasing the stakes for... more

• Denver law firm adopts longer name Fife, Charles, Mangall & Mossinghoff

  Jul 01 2008 The Denver law firm of Fife and Associates now is called Fife, Charles, Mangall & Mossinghoff. more

• Growing interest from law firms to join alliances in Asia

  Jun 30 2008 As more Asian economies reach a level of maturity that enables local corporations to look for investments beyond their national borders, global law firm associations... more

• Philadelphia Law Firm Ballard Spahr Acquires Atlanta IP Boutique

  Jun 17 2008 In an expansion move, the Philadelphia law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll L.L.P. is set to announce its acquisition of an Atlanta-based intellectual... more

• Canadian Firm Gowling Launches in London

  Jun 15 2008 Gowlings has announced the opening of a new office in London, U.K. Gowlings (U.K.) LLP has been established to serve the Firm's existing energy, resource and... more

• Skadden’s the Top, Says Survey of Directors and GCs

  Jun 11 2008 The best corporate law firm in American is Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, according to a survey released today of 1,390 directors and 279 GCs of public... more

• CMS Austrian member adds with local merger

  Jun 10 2008 CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz – the Austrian ally of top 20 City firm CMS Cameron McKenna – is set to merge with boutique Dallmann & Juranek. The two Vienna-based firms are... more

• Ward Hadaway opens in Leeds with raids on rivals

  Jun 04 2008 Newcastle-based Ward Hadaway is to open in Leeds after poaching five partners and two associates. The eight lawyer Leeds office, Ward Hadaway’s first base outside its... more

• Indiana Law Firm Baker and Daniels LLP To Open in Chicago

  Jun 03 2008 Baker & Daniels LLP today announced plans to establish a significant presence in Chicago. Veteran Chicago lawyers Richard E. Michaels and David M. Allen will lead the... more

• Kirkland Shoves Weil Gotshal Aside as Leading Bankruptcy Firm

  Jun 03 2008 Martin Bienenstock, the lawyer who led the Enron Corp. bankruptcy case, left Weil, Gotshal & Manges late last year. The restructuring business he helped build may be... more

• Class-Action Law Firm Milberg LLP Close to a Settlement

  Jun 03 2008 According to the Wall Street Journal, class-action law firm Milberg LLP is close to a settlement that could end a federal prosecution of the firm for alleged kickbacks. more

• Allen & Overy launches presence in Romania

  May 30 2008 Allen & Overy has launched a Romanian Alliance, signing an exclusive association with local firm Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR). The news comes after... more

• Holland & Hart agrees to merge with Hale Lane Peek Dennison

  May 28 2008 Denver's Holland & Hart is merging with Hale Lane Peek Dennison in Nevada to create a law firm with more than 415 attorneys in seven states. Holland & Hart, which... more

• Some law firms cut their names down to size

  May 27 2008 To Cher, Madonna, Oprah and Prince add Howrey, Skadden, Sutherland and Winstead. It’s part of a new branding trend for law firms — to go by only one name. more

• London Law Firm Leaders Taking a Hard Line on Partner Promotions

  May 26 2008 Partner promotions across the top 10 London firms fell by 10 percent over the last financial year, according to Legal Week research, which suggests that law firms are... more

• Lovells bags new firm for Sino-Global Alliance

  May 23 2008 The Lovells-backed Sino-Global Legal Alliance (SGLA) has been strengthened with the addition of another Chinese firm, with Chengdu’s Tahota Law Firm due to come on... more

• UK law firm salary reviews: a bit of an anticlimax

  May 21 2008 There were several pay-freezes and a couple of modest increases in this year's first round of associate salary reviews, unlike during the previous downturn there have... more

• It’s a Good Time to Be a Partner at Washington’s Dickstein Shapiro

  May 21 2008 The good times just roll on at Washington’s Dickstein Shapiro, where ace patent attorney Gary Hoffman has nailed down a $501-million win in a case involving... more

• Robert Reger, co-founder of Philadelphia law firm Reger Rizzo dies at 43

  May 21 2008 Robert Reger, the managing partner of Philadelphia law firm Reger Rizzo & Darnall, died Sunday while vacationing at his shore house in Avalon, N.J., due to an apparent... more

• A year on, how has the world's first listed law firm performed?

  May 21 2008 A year ago today, on May 21, 2007, Australian personal injury specialists Slater & Gordon became the first fully listed law firm in the world. The listing was closely... more

• Holman Fenwick Willan elects eight partners, half of them in Asia

  May 18 2008 British shipping specialist Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), has announced the election to partnership, with effect from 1 May 2008, of eight new partners and a Senior... more

• Clyde & Co. strengthens Middle East by adding new partners and 50 associates

  May 18 2008 Clyde & Co. currently employs over 100 lawyers and paralegals in offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha making it the largest international law firm in the GCC. The... more

• Dorsey & Whitney set for Australian launch

  May 17 2008 Minneapolis-based US firm Dorsey & Whitney is planning to launch an office in Sydney as its base for the Asian market, TheLawyer.com reports. According to the... more

• Former US Senator Hank Brown joins powerful Denver law firm Brownstein

  May 16 2008 Former University of Colorado president and U.S. Senator Hank Brown is joining the influential Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck law firm as senior counsel. The... more

• Linklaters rumoured to close office in Romania; White & Case planning to expand

  May 14 2008 Linklaters is rumoured to be shutting down its Romanian operations. The lawyers at Linklaters Romania who could lose their jobs will not have to remain unemployed for... more

• Kilpatrick Stockton merges with Muldoon Murphy

  May 13 2008 Kilpatrick Stockton, a law firm with a base in Winston-Salem, said Monday it had merged with Muldoon Murphy & Aguggia, a firm based in Washington, D.C., representing... more

• Salary reviews - Freshfields leads Magic Circle

  May 11 2008 Following the recent salary reviews, RollOnFriday has published a detailed "Table of Dosh" currently including City law firms such as Shearman & Sterling, Freshfields,... more

• Burness law firm poaches construction law partners from DLA Piper

  May 07 2008 Burness, a leading Scottish law firm, has raided rival DLA Piper for its two Scottish construction partners, Fenella Mason and Sandra Cassels. This news comes soon... more

• Italian Law Firm Chiomenti bags six Asian offices with China merger

  Apr 24 2008 Italian firm Chiomenti has boosted its Asian practice after signing a merger deal with Sino-Italian firm Birindelli & Associati, adding six new offices in Asia. ... more

• K&L Gates opens in Shanghai

  Apr 21 2008 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis (K&L Gates) has launched an office in Shanghai – its fourth base in Asia – as the US firm continues to build up its... more

• Lean time for law associates in the US

  Apr 19 2008 This time last year, salaried lawyers at many of America's largest firms had just scored a pay bump, as business was blazing and firms were scrambling to keep talent.... more

• South African Routledge Modise joins international law firm network Eversheds

  Apr 14 2008 South African law firm Routledge Modise has joined international law firm network Eversheds to form an association that sees it become the first South African law firm... more

• Orrick Examines Options for Debut in Germany

  Apr 09 2008 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is in talks to enter the German market -- with a merger as the firm's preferred route into the country. The firm is already in talks in... more

• Pace of US law firm mergers holds steady

  Apr 06 2008 There were 17 law firm mergers and acquisitions reported in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2008, according to the legal management consultancy Altman Weil Inc. ... more

• 18 Lawyers From Sullivan & Worcester Energy Group Head for Sonnenschein

  Apr 05 2008 Sullivan & Worcester's Washington partner Vince, James Costan, and 16 other members of Sullivan's energy practice have bolted for Sonnenschein's Public Law and Policy... more

• Sidley taps SJ Berwin for hedge funds expert

  Apr 05 2008 Hedge funds and financial markets partner Bruce Gardner has left SJ Berwin after eight years to join the London office of US firm Sidley Austin. He joins Sidley as a... more

• Davis Polk raids O’Melveny & Myers for Beijing head

  Apr 03 2008 Davis Polk & Wardwell has ramped up its China M&A capability with the hire of Howard Zhang, the former Beijing managing partner O’Melveny & Myers. Zhang is well known... more

• Lanier Law Firm opens in Palo Alto

  Apr 01 2008 The Lanier Law Firm said Monday it is moving into Palo Alto and named Christopher Banys to lead the new office. Banys comes to the firm from Palo Alto-based Howrey... more

• Zaid to expand Asian Alliance to Vietnam

  Mar 29 2008 Malaysian giant Zaid Ibrahim & Co is continuing its drive to be one of the few international practices in Asia with the firm closing in on an agreement in Vietnam that... more

• Continental DLA in 60% '07 fees surge

  Mar 09 2008 DLA Piper’s Continental European offices saw turnover grow by 60% during 2006-07 to make up around a quarter of the firm’s revenues outside of the US. Turnover in... more

• UK Top 100 Law Firm Feel A Recessionary Shiver

  Mar 09 2008 The UK’s top 100 law firms have continued to grow despite signs that the economic downturn is beginning to have an impact, according to the figures from Deloitte. ... more

• Taylor Wessing set for Beijing launch

  Mar 09 2008 Taylor Wessing is set to open an office in Beijing as soon as the green light is given by the Chinese authorities. Taylor Wessing's launch in Beijing is still subject... more

• Clifford Chance lands in Ukraine

  Mar 08 2008 Clifford Chance (CC) has announced it is to launch an office in Kiev as part of the UK firm’s enhancement of its Central and Eastern European (CEE) practice. The... more

• Former DLA Asia head Seddon joins Heller Ehrman

  Mar 06 2008 Heller Ehrman has hired former DLA Piper Asia head Nick Seddon to lead its four offices in the region as Asian managing partner. The move comes after Seddon... more

• McGuireWoods and Helms Mullis to Merge, Creating 900-Lawyer Firm

  Mar 06 2008 Virginia-based, 750-lawyer McGuireWoods has joined forces with North Carolina's Helms Mullis Wicker to form a 900-lawyer, 17-city firm. According to a press release... more

• Law-Firm Blogs: Marketing Device or Mere Diversion?

  Mar 04 2008 That was the question posed Friday by Dechert’s James Beck and Jones Day’s Mark Herrmann, co-authors of the well-read Drug and Device Law blog. Given that, for... more

• Cadwalader first US firm to post fall in PEP

  Feb 06 2008 Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has posted a 6 per cent fall in average profit per equity partner (PEP) for the 2007 financial year, making it the only US firm so far to... more

• Greenberg the Latest U.S. Firm to Enter China

  Feb 01 2008 Following a growing trend among U.S. law firms, Greenberg Traurig recently opened an office in China. The Shanghai office is headed up by Peter A. Neumann, a lawyer... more

• Denver law firm Holme Roberts & Owen LLP opens London office

  Jan 20 2008 Denver-based law firm Holme Roberts & Owen LLP said Friday it is opening a London office in partnership with two British attorneys. HRO said that the London firm... more

• Pros recruited to handle business of law firms

  Jan 14 2008 Carolyn Summers, an Ivy Leaguer with a master's in business administration, was surprised when a headhunter contacted her about a job at a law office. Even after... more

• How to . . . start your own law firm

  Jan 09 2008 Ten years after starting his own successful technology boutique, Richard Kemp, senior partner at Kemp Little, shares the secrets of branching out on your own. more

• U.S. Loses Ground in Law-Firm League Tables

  Jan 04 2008 New York-based Sullivan & Cromwell has led the global M&A advisory rankings each year since 2003. So its No. 1 position in 2007 was hardly a surprise. More notable,... more

• Emerging markets fuel Mayer Brown's global growth

  Jan 04 2008 Mayer Brown's global ambitions received a much-needed boost late last month when the Chicago law firm announced it will join forces with a 260-lawyer Hong Kong-based... more

• Salans Carves Up Turkey

  Jan 04 2008 Salans has continued to ramp-up its diverse list of international locations after its local Turkish branch sealed a two-way merger deal. Özel & Özel, which is Salans... more

• Legal Expert Connections Projects Top 10 Law Firm Practice Areas of Media Interest in 2008

  Jan 02 2008 The top 10 law firm practice areas of interest to the media, based on current news events, are projected to be real estate, government, intellectual property,... more

• US Large-Firm Associate Salaries Close In on $200K

  Dec 27 2007 A first-year salary of $200,000? Not quite yet, but with word that Williams & Connolly is raising pay for starting associates to $180,000 a year, the magic $200K mark... more

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Is Top Law Firm on 2007 European Mergers

  Dec 27 2007 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP was the top-ranked legal adviser on European mergers in 2007 with lawyers expecting the brisk pace of mid-sized corporate... more

• Law Firm DLA Piper Boosts Italian Corporate Law Practice

  Nov 23 2007 DLA Piper has appointed Annalisa Rossi as a partner in its Corporate practice group in Rome. Annalisa, counsel at Clifford Chance prior to joining DLA Piper, has more... more

• Jewish associate sues A&O for race discrimination

  Dec 22 2007 A former associate from Allen & Overy’s New York office is suing the firm for race discrimination. Former associate Norman Schoenfeld, who worked at the firm from... more

• N.Y. High Court: No LLP Shield in Disputes Among Law Firm Partners

  Dec 22 2007 The New York Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that partners in a law firm operating as a limited liability partnership are not shielded from personal liability in... more

• Taylor Wessing merges with Dubai associate firm

  Dec 21 2007 Taylor Wessing is venturing out of European borders and launching a Dubai office through a merger with its Dubai-based associated firm Key & Dixon. The merger, which... more

• Partner at top law firm Mayer Brown charged with fraud at collapsed broker Refco

  Dec 20 2007 A partner at one of the biggest US law firms was yesterday charged with helping hide debts at Refco, the futures and commodities broker that collapsed two years ago... more

• Clifford Chance named M&A Law Firm of the Year

  Dec 17 2007 Clifford Chance was named Law Firm of the Year at the inaugural Financial Times and mergermarket M&A Awards held last night in London. The firm also won Private Equity... more

• Dallas Firm Strasburger & Price Cuts Billables for First-Years

  Oct 09 2007 Dallas-based Strasburger & Price is cutting billable requirements for first-year lawyers to allow more time for associate training. Strasburger & Price, with 183... more

• Latham Ramps Up Parental Benefits; Will Other Firms Follow?

  Dec 14 2007 Latham & Watkins announced a new parental leave policy for associates this week that significantly ups the amount of time biological and adoptive parents can take... more

• Norton Rose forms alliance with Saudi Arabian law firm

  Dec 10 2007 Norton Rose has agreed an association with a Saudi Arabian law firm to launch a new office in the kingdom. The City firm has allied itself with 15-lawyer firm... more

• Dallas law firm Baron & Budd PC opens Austin office

  Dec 04 2007 Law firm Baron & Budd PC will open an office in Austin. The Austin office will be headed by Patrick O'Connell, former Chief of the Texas Attorney General's Civil... more

• UK law firm Herbert Smith to contribute more for China's investment

  Nov 30 2007 Herbert Smith, one of the leading British law firms, vowed here on Thursday to contribute more for Chinese enterprises' drive to invest in the United Kingdom. Speaking... more

• Judge Rules Lawyers Should Get $4 Million In Wisconsin Microsoft Case

  Nov 29 2007 A Wisconsin circuit court judge said Monday that lawyers from a Minneapolis law firm should get $4.2 million in fees and expenses to resolve a nearly yearlong dispute... more

• Drinker Biddle acquires Chicago law firm

  Nov 28 2007 Drinker Biddle & Reath said Monday it had agreed to make its second significant acquisition in Chicago in the past year. It will buy 13-lawyer employment litigation... more

• FBI Raids Scruggs Law Firm

  Nov 28 2007 An attorney confirms that FBI agents executed a search warrant Tuesday in the Oxford law firm of Richard "Dickie" Scruggs. Joey Langston, who is representing the... more

• Hogan & Hartson takes McLean space

  Nov 28 2007 One of the biggest law firms in Washington has signed a lease to take new office space in McLean. Hogan & Hartson LLP, which has more than 500 lawyers in offices in... more

• Ruling expected Monday in Microsoft Wisconsin legal fees fight

  Nov 25 2007 A legal fight over lawyers fees, churning in a lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. in Wisconsin for nearly a year, is expected to be resolved Monday when a judge issues... more

• China's top firm King & Wood finds Gilbert+Tobin perfect partners

  Nov 23 2007 Wang Junfeng, the man who built China's biggest law firm, King & Wood, had some of the world's biggest and most powerful firms knocking on his door. They wanted to... more

• San Diego Law firm asking for nearly US$700 million in Enron fees

  Nov 22 2007 The law firm that helped win $7.2 billion in settlements for Enron investors is seeking nearly $700 million in legal fees for itself and other attorneys who handled... more

• Hathi & Partners (LEX Nexus), Indian Law firm Now has Global Presence

  Nov 19 2007 LEX Nexus a Mumbai based law firm had been re-named as Hathi & Partners in October 2006 and has spinned-off its project works on November 16, 2007 to form a... more

• First U.S. Law Firm Creates Sustainability Officer Job

  Nov 16 2007 In recent years, sustainability officers have been hired by corporations and universities, foundations and government agencies to manage their relationships with the... more

• South Africa: Top commercial law firms Webber Wentzel Bowens and Mallinicks join forces

  Nov 14 2007 Commercial law firms Webber Wentzel Bowens and Mallinicks yesterday announced plans to merge in a move that would make the new entity one of SA’s biggest law firms,... more

• Sanofi-Aventis Faces Purported Class Action

  Nov 14 2007 Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) faces a purported class-action lawsuit for allegedly making misleading statements regarding its Zimulti obesity drug, according to San... more

• National Law Journal Reports Robust U.S. Law Firm Hiring in 2007, as DLA Piper Gains Top Spot In NLJ 250 Rankings

  Nov 13 2007 The National Law Journal reported today that the NLJ 250, the nation’s 250 largest law firms ranked by headcount, grew their total number of lawyers by almost 6... more