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• Skadden tops list of strongest law firm brands

  Jan 31 2012 Brand research company Acritas has compiled a list of the strongest brands in the US and global legal services market. Their study, which surveyed 902 clients, of... more

• K&L Gates launches first South American office in São Paulo

  Nov 09 2011 K&L Gates has announced the launch its first office in South America in São Paulo, Brazil. The new office will operate under Brazilian Bar Association rules as a... 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

• Merit list: law firms that offered jobs to 100% of summer associates

  Aug 17 2011 Above The Law has posted a list of firms that have offered jobs to 100 per cent of summer associates, readying themselves to start naming and shaming those firms that... more

• Companies recruit law graduates straight out of law school

  Aug 16 2011 Here is an interesting article about the growing trend for large companies to hire graduates directly from law school campuses in order to avoid paying large fees for... more

• Williams & Connely takes first rank in "Best Law Firms to Work For" list

  Jul 13 2011 Vault has released its “Best Law Firms to Work For” list – ranking law firms on the basis of associate satisfaction. The top ten firms from the list are as follows:... more

• Gibson Dunn & Crutcher improves diversity stats

  Jul 06 2011 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has reported much improved diversity statistics this year, after copping criticism on this issue in recent years. The firm ranked 67 of 194... more

• Fried Frank hires top Gibson Dunn partner in DC

  Jun 01 2011 Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has hired top Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Christopher Bellini in Washington DC. Bellini leaves his role as the cochair of... more

• US firms flock to Hong Kong

  May 16 2011 US firms are flocking to Hong Kong with 46 of the top 100 US firms (by revenue) having a presence in the city. In the past year firms such as Locke Lord Bissell &... more

• Gibson Dunn & Crutcher on the spring bonus bandwagon

  Apr 06 2011 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has taken the decision to grant spring bonuses to associates, matching the market with payments equal to those awarded by Cravath Swaine &... more

• Gibson Dunn adds five partners in Dallas

  Jan 20 2011 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has boosted its Dallas office with the hire of five new partners. M&A partner Jeffrey Chapman, litigation partners William Dawson,... more

• Survey reports on the salaries of Washington lawyers

  Nov 11 2010 The Washingtonian magazine has released a salary survey issue, reporting on the salaries of all manner of professionals in the US capital, and including a section on... more

• Three firms assist in negotiations for potential $3bn CommScope deal

  Oct 26 2010 Telecommunications equipment maker CommScope is negotiating with The Carlyle Group regarding a potential transaction that would result in CommScope becoming a private... more

• Skadden relocates lawyers to boost Hong Kong litigation and arbitration practice

  Oct 06 2010 US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is boosting its Hong Kong litigation and arbitration practice, relocating two lawyers to deal with an increase in... more

• Goldman Sachs builds its legal defence team

  May 05 2010 The AM Law Daily has described Goldman Sachs’ legal defence team as both a ‘dream team’ and a ‘murderers row’, and has advanced the opinion that Goldman’s legal bill... more

• Gibson Dunn & Crutcher hires Mayer Brown partner Andres Font Galarza

  Mar 12 2010 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has recruited Andres Font Galarza, formerly a Mayer Brown antitrust partner, to join their Brussels office in the antitrust and competition law... more

• Reed Smith recruits Gibson Dunn's S'Jacob

  Apr 20 2009 Reed Smith has announced that it will be taking on Oliver s'Jacob, of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, as a partner in its London office. Reed Smith aims to boost its European... more