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• Dutch firm De Brauw to launch in Singapore

  May 09 2012 Leading Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is waiting on regulatory approval for the launch of a new office in Singapore, which will be its fifth... more

• Top 100 firms report single digit growth for last year

  May 04 2012 The Am Law Daily has released figures that give a snapshot of the legal services industry over the past year. The top 100 firms saw single digit growth in gross... more

• Indian firm KS Partners expands with new hires and Bangalore launch

  May 03 2012 Indian firm KS Partners has expanded its insurance practice with the hire of two partners from Tuli & Co. Mrinal Ojha and Trinath Tadakamalla joined the Delhi office... more

• Paul Hastings launches Houston office after hiring local talent

  Apr 26 2012 Paul Hastings has launched a new office in Houston after the hire of three energy-focused transactional partners from local firms. Greg Nelson joins Paul Hastings... more

• Indian firm Amarchand expands with Ahmedabad launch

  Apr 26 2012 Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff is set to launch a new office in Ahmedabad as part of a regional expansion strategy that would see the firm reach 1000... more

• Indian law firm IndusLaw hires new Mumbai head

  Apr 17 2012 Indian law firm IndusLaw has hired the former general counsel at ICICI Bank Ltd. Pramod Rao began working with ICICI in 1996, and is set to end his tenure there in... more

• Three lawyers leave Seattle firm Stafford Frey Cooper to launch defense boutique

  Apr 15 2012 Three leading lawyers from Seattle law firm Stafford Frey Cooper have announced that they will be leaving to set up their own boutique defense firm. Attorneys Ted... more

• Squire Sanders set to launch in Singapore

  Apr 12 2012 Squire Sanders has announced the imminent launch of a new office in Singapore, after receiving an operating license from the Attorney-General's Chambers. The... more

• Perkins Coie launches national healthcare group in Seattle after Bennett Bigelow hires

  Mar 29 2012 Perkins Coie has launched a national Healthcare Industry Group in Seattle after the hire of partners Renee Howard, Anne Redman and David Robbins, Of Counsel Brian... more

• Quarles & Brady launches in Washington DC

  Mar 27 2012 Quarles & Brady has announced the launch of a new office in Washington, DC. The firm has given its fledgling office a boost with the hire of litigators John F. Dienelt... more

• Head of bank litigation practice at Hogan Lovells to launch litigation boutique

  Mar 21 2012 Hogan Lovells is losing the leader of its bank dispute resolution practice, Graham Huntley, who is leaving the firm to launch a litigation boutique. Huntley is... more

• UK firm Watson, Farley & Williams enters Hong Kong with local alliance

  Mar 12 2012 British firm Watson, Farley & Williams has launched a presence in Hong Kong after concluding the terms of an alliance with local firm Lau, Leong & Co. The new officee... more

• NY firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost set to launch in Kuwait

  Mar 09 2012 New York law firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle is set to launch a presence in Kuwait after forming an alliance with local firm Mashora Advocates and Legal... more

• Ropes & Gray applies for entry into South Korea

  Mar 08 2012 US firm Ropes & Gray is the latest international firms to announce plans to open an office in Seoul, after a free trade deal between the US and South Korea opened the... more

• NY firm Kasowitz Benson sees profits and revenue drop

  Mar 07 2012 New York firm Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman has reported a decline in both revenue and profits per partner in 2011. The firm’s revenue dropped 2 per cent from... more

• Richard Daley boosts US firm Katten Muchin Rosenman's China launch

  Mar 02 2012 US firm Katten Muchin Rosenman has entered the Chinese legal services market with an office in Shanghai. The firm’s entry into China has been given a boost with the... more

• Hogan Lovells plans to launch in Rio de Janiero

  Feb 29 2012 Hogan Lovells has announced that it will launch an office in Rio de Janeiro later this year, pending regulatory approval. The move follows a large influx of... 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

• Chapman and Cutler to launch in Washington DC

  Feb 22 2012 Chapman and Cutler is set to launch in Washington DC after hiring a six-partner finance team from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Chief executive partner Tim Mohan... more

• European law firm Loyens & Loeff launches in Hong Kong

  Feb 21 2012 European law firm Loyens & Loeff has announced the launch of a new office in Hong Kong, which will be the firm’s 18th base globally. The Hong Kong office will be led... more

• Law firms flock to launch in Washington DC

  Feb 15 2012 Law firms are establishing Washington DC offices at a cracking pace, drawn by the promise of booming regulatory and international work. In the past 10 months, at... more

• Sidley Austin to launch in Houston, US

  Feb 15 2012 International law firm Sidley Austin is set to launch a new office in Houston. The office will be led seven partners hired laterally from other Houston firms including... more

• Freshfields plans to relaunch in Singapore after five years' absence

  Feb 15 2012 Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to relaunch its Singapore office, nearly five years after shutting down its former office in the region.... more

• Lawyers from Steven J. Baum launch new firm in Buffalo

  Feb 14 2012 Two lawyers from the disgraced New York foreclosure firm Steven J. Baum PC have opened their own firm in Buffalo with 18 attorneys and counting, with plans for another... more

• Chinese firm Yingke continues aggressive expansion with new offices in Poland and Turkey

  Jan 31 2012 Yingke, China’s second largest firm by lawyer headcount has announced a further expansion abroad, launching an office in Poland and another in Turkey. The move comes... more

• Salans finds a new alliance in Turkey

  Jan 16 2012 Salans is expanding into Turkey after making an alliance deal with local firm Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki. Salans has already been in Turkey for eight years, allied... 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

• HaoLiWen Partners launches a new office in Beijing

  Jan 02 2012 Shanghai-based HaoLiWen Partners has expanded with the launch of a new office in Beijing. The Beijing office will be led by three partners - Zhao Deming, Shao Tiemin... more

• US law firms line up to enter South Korean legal market

  Dec 29 2011 Law firms looking to expand into South Korea – after a trade deal with the US opened the country’s legal market to foreign firms – will be on the lookout for signs of... more

• US firm Simpson Thacher plans Seoul launch

  Dec 19 2011 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has announced a plan to open an office in Seoul, following the ratification of a trade deal between the US and South Korea, which allows... more

• Greenberg Traurig to launch office in Tel Aviv

  Dec 08 2011 Miami-based law firm Greenberg Traurig has announced that it will open an office in Tel Aviv in January. The office will not practice Israeli law, but will provide... more

• Pan Southeast Asian firm DFDL Mekong launches in Indonesia

  Dec 05 2011 Southeast Asian firm DFDL Mekong has launched a presence in Indonesia via an alliance with local firm MX Law. The Indonesian practice will be led by William D.... more

• Beijing-based firm Global Law Office launches in Shenzhen

  Nov 15 2011 Beijing firm Global Law Office has launched a new office in Shenzhen, which will focus primarily upon foreign investment and Hong Kong-PRC transactions. The... more

• Top Japanese firm set to launch in Singapore

  Nov 14 2011 Japanese firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is set to open a Singapore office in early 2012 pending regulatory approval. The firm - one of Japan's Big Four corporate law... 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

• Pillsbury set to open new office in Abu Dhabi

  Oct 28 2011 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is set to open its first Middle Eastern office in Abu Dhabi, with plans to expand services offered to existing clients and take... more

• Baker Donelson set to launch office in Texas

  Oct 25 2011 Tennessee-based law firm Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz is set to launch a new office in Texas after the acquisition of Houston firm Spain Chambers.... more

• Taylor Wessing to launch tech practice in London

  Oct 25 2011 Taylor Wessing is set to boost its technology capacity with the launch of a second office in London. The office, in east London's 'Tech City' will offer expertise in... more

• Quinn Emanuel set to launch in Moscow after Dechert hires

  Oct 19 2011 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is set to launch a new office in Moscow with the hire of two senior litigation partners from Dechert. Ivan Marisin and Vasily... more

• Greenberg Traurig set to launch in Mexico City

  Oct 14 2011 Greenberg Traurig is set to launch a new office in Mexico City. The firm’s 33rd office will focus on providing legal expertise to clients operating in the Mexican and... more

• Addleshaw Goddard loses Singapore head ahead of launch

  Oct 03 2011 Berwin Leighton Paisner has scooped up partner Kent Phillips from Addleshaw Goddard, just before that he was due to launch and lead a new Singapore office for his... more

• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati set to launch in Brussels

  Sep 28 2011 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has announced the launch of a new office in Brussels, which is set to open in October. The office will be led by Michael Rosenthal,... more

• Berwin Leighton Paisner to launch two German offices

  Sep 19 2011 Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to make a strong entry into the German legal services market with the opening of two new offices – one in Berlin and one in Frankfurt.... more

• Ex-Ingrams lawyer to launch personal-injury boutique in UK

  Aug 18 2011 UK firm Ingrams Solicitors has sold most of its personal injury cases to Neil Hudgell Solicitors, which has offices in York and Hull. But former Ingrams lawyer... more

• UK firm Norton Rose to launch an office in Casablanca

  Jul 29 2011 Norton Rose is the third British firm to announce the launch of a Moroccan office in the past two weeks, following Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance. The Casablanca... more

• Mayer Brown set to launch in Singapore

  Jul 01 2011 Mayer Brown is set to launch in Singapore, after the firm relocated Hong Kong projects partner Kevin Owen to lead the new office. Owen will be joined by Hong Kong... more

• Holman Fenwick & Willan boosts Asia-Pacific practice with partner relocations

  Jun 21 2011 Holman Fenwick & Willan has boosted its Asia Pacific practice – following the launch of a new office in Perth – by relocating a number of partners. Shanghai lead... more

• Law graduates beat job market by launching their own firms

  Jun 21 2011 Here is an interesting article on law graduates that deal with the tough job market in the legal services industry by striking out on their own – launching new firms.... more

• BLP to launch in Hong Kong

  Jun 17 2011 Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to launch a new office in Hong Kong, pending regulatory approval from the Chinese authorities. The firm plans to hire a team of... more

• British firm Speechly Bircham opens in Luxembourg and Zurich

  Jun 06 2011 British firm Speechly Bircham is set to launch its first international offices, opening its doors in both Luxembourg and Zurich. The Luxembourg office will be led... more

• Rebranded Naik Naik & Company opens media law office in Mumbai

  Jun 03 2011 Mumbai based firm has rechristened itself to its original name Naik Naik & Company after the departure of one of its equity partners. But the name is not the only... more

• Forty redundancies at Addleshaw Goddard

  May 24 2011 Addleshaw Goddard has announced plans to make 40 redundancies in its business services division support staff, as part of a major restructure. The cuts follow reports... more

• Rumor mill: Herbert Smith planning to open in Australia?

  May 23 2011 Rumour has it that Herbert Smith is considering a move to Australia, following the path laid down by Norton Rose, Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy. It is not yet... more

• Webb Henderson to Launch in London

  May 11 2011 International boutique law firm Webb Henderson is set to launch an office in London with the hire of Gordon Moir, the former general counsel of British Telecom (BT)... more

• Korean firm Yulchon set launch Beijing office

  May 06 2011 Korean law firm Yulchon is set to enter the Chinese legal market with an office in Beijing. Yulchon partner Jeong Yeon Ho said that the firm has been providing... more

• Becker & Poliakoff to launch in Washington DC

  May 05 2011 Florida based firm Becker & Poliakoff continues to grow, opening an office in Washington DC hot on the heels the launch of a second New Jersey office. The firm has... more

• Simpson Thacher to practice Hong Kong law

  May 05 2011 Since New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett launched an office in Hong Kong in 1993, the firm has practiced only US law. That is all about to change: the firm has... more

• US firm McDermott Will & Emery to launch in Paris

  May 02 2011 US firm McDermott Will & Emery is set to launch in Paris after five key hires. Leading the new office is partner Jacques Buhart, who was previously head of Herbert... more

• UK aviation firm Gates and Partners to launch in Dubai after Clyde & Co double hire

  Apr 19 2011 UK aviation boutique Gates and Partners has launched a base in Dubai after the hire of Clyde & Co senior partner and global aviation specialist Jim Edmunds. Edmunds is... more

• Bird & Bird to launch in Hamburg

  Apr 19 2011 Bird & Bird is set to launch an office in Hamburg after hiring a six-member team from Hamburg boutique firm Recore Business Lawyers. The office will be led by... more

• Hughes Hubbard and Foley & Lardner partners launch boutique firm in NY

  Apr 14 2011 Former Hughes Hubbard & Reed partner Kenneth Lee has joined forces with former Foley & Lardner partner Seth Levine and former federal prosecutor Scott Klugman to... more

• Six K&L Gates partners depart to launch new firm

  Apr 05 2011 Six partners are leaving the Seattle office of K&L Gates to launch a boutique firm called Pacifica Law Group. The departing lawyers are Gerry Johnson, Stacey... more

• Winston & Strawn launches in Houston with 40 Howrey recruits

  Mar 18 2011 Winston & Strawn has launched its Houston office after the hire of 40 intellectual property and commercial litigation lawyers from the failed firm Howrey. The... more

• Irish firm McGrigors to launch in Doha

  Mar 17 2011 Irish firm McGrigors has been granted a licence to establish a branch office in Doha, Qatar by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority.The Dohar office will be led by... more

• Clarke Thomas & Winters loses half its headcount

  Mar 16 2011 About half the lawyers from Texas firm Clark, Thomas & Winters have announced that they are leaving to start a new law firm law firm under the name Duggins Wren Mann &... more

• Clyde & Co set to launch Asian aviation finance practice after Ashurst hire

  Mar 15 2011 Clyde & Co is set to launch the Asian arm of the firm’s global aviation finance practice after the hire of Paul Jebely, Ashurst’s head of aviation for Asia, Middle... more

• Australian firm Advent Lawyers launches in Singapore

  Feb 28 2011 Australian law firm Advent Lawyers has launched an office in Singapore, becoming the seventh Australian law firm to enter the Singapore legal services market alongside... more

• Top IP litigators from Mayer Brown and DLA Piper launch boutique firm

  Feb 24 2011 Seven IP litigators from two top international law firms have partnered to open Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson. Ian Feinberg comes to the new US firm from Mayer Brown... more

• Davis Polk & Wardwell to launch in Brazil

  Feb 21 2011 Davis Polk & Wardwell has announced that it will launch a new office in Brazil later this year. The São Paulo office will be led by corporate partners Manuel... more

• Clifford Chance set to launch in Qatar

  Jan 25 2011 Clifford Chance is set to launch an office in Qatar on the receipt of licence approval. The new base will be headed finance partner Richard Parris and counsel Greg... more

• US firm Quarles & Brady to launch in Shanghai

  Jan 24 2011 Quarles & Brady has announced the launch of a new Shanghai presence – the firm’s first office outside the United States. John W Daniels Jr, chairman of Quarles &... more

• Withers to launch new office in Zurich

  Jan 24 2011 Withers is set to launch an office in Zurich in April. The firm’s ninth international base will be headed up by Geneva tax partner Judith Ingham, who will relocate to... more

• A&O paris corporate head leaves to establish boutique firm

  Jan 06 2011 Allen & Overy’s Paris corporate head, Nicolas Bichot, has announced plans to leave the firm to establish a boutique practice. Bichot & Associés will focus upon M&A and... more

• UK firm Wragge & Co opens in Abu Dhabi

  Dec 17 2010 UK firm Wragge & Co has opened its doors in Abu Dhabi – its first entry into the Middle East and its fifth international office. The Abu Dhabi office opened as a joint... more

• US firm Seyfarth Shaw set to open in London after Norton Rose hire

  Dec 10 2010 US firm Seyfarth Shaw is set to open its doors in London after hiring Norton Rose global employment head Peter Talibart. Talibart will be tasked with developing the... more

• Clifford Chance to launch new office in Istanbul

  Nov 25 2010 Clifford Chance is set to launch in Istanbul next year. The office will be headed up by London-based partner Simon Williams, and will operate in cooperation with local... more

• UK firm Kennedys opens its doors in Miami

  Sep 24 2010 UK firm Kennedys continues its international expansion with the imminent launch of an office Miami. The Miami office will cater to Latin American and Caribbean... more

• Krishnamurthy launches in Delhi, shifts up a gear in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai

  Aug 27 2010 Krishnamurthy and Co has opened up a new Delhi office and moved into a larger Mumbai office, as well as setting up an expansion path in Chennai and commencing... more

• Allen & Overy to launch in Qatar

  Feb 17 2010 One week after its move into the Australian market , magic circle firm Allen & Overy is set to launch an office in Qatar with the relocation of Robert Porter. The... more

• UK firm Mishcon hires 15-strong Sheppard team for New York launch

  Jan 19 2010 Mishcon de Reya is launching in New York with a team of litigators from US firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton. The New York office opens its doors today, January... more

• Fasken launches in Paris with local merger and Dewey hires

  Sep 23 2009 Fasken Martineau has opened an new office in Paris through a merger with seven-lawyer Paris firm Gravel Leclerc & Partners and the addition of a four-lawyer team from... more

• Lovells to launch in Saudi Arabia with Dubai duo

  Aug 12 2009 Lovells is poised to open in Saudi Arabia, with two of the firm’s Dubai-based lawyers, of counsel Imran Mufti and associate Mustafa Kamal, spearheading the launch. more

• K&L Gates adds DLA Piper partner Kevin Murphy for Singapore launch

  Mar 03 2009 K&L Gates has opened an office in Singapore. Former DLA Piper partner Kevin Murphy will head the firm's corporate practice. K&L Gates now has five Asian offices... more

• Jones Day seals Latin America launch with Mexico merger

  Jan 13 2009 Jones Day is set to launch its first office in Latin America with a merger with its referral partner in Mexico City, De Ovando & Martinez del Campo. more

• Barlow Lyde & Gilbert to launch in Brazil

  Jan 06 2009 UK-based international law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP has announced plans to open an office in São Paulo this year. The office will open once regulatory... more

• Wragge & Co prepares Middle East opening in 2009

  Jan 06 2009 Wragge & Co has put together a team that is preparing the launch of an office in the Middle East by the end of 2009, either in Abu Dhabi, Doha or Dubai. According... more

• Berwin Leighton Paisner to launch in Russia

  Dec 19 2008 Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is in advanced discussions with Moscow's Andrey Goltsblat to take a number of partners from the Russian firm as part of the new launch,... more

• Dewey will open two new offices in the Middle East

  Oct 22 2008 Within a day of announcing the closure of North Carolina office, Dewey & LeBoeuf is set to boost its Middle East presence with the launch of two new offices in Abu... more

• Hogan & Hartson launches in Abu Dhabi

  Jul 03 2008 Hogan & Hartson is to launch in Abu Dhabi next month - the firm’s first-ever office in the Middle East. The Washington DC-headquartered firm will be sending Ray Batla,... more

• Salans hires partner duo for Frankfurt launch

  Jun 17 2008 Salans will launch an office in Frankfurt next month (1 July) after announcing the hire of two partners from local independent Aderhold Gassner. Litigation partner... 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

• 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

• DLA Piper launches in Houston

  Mar 12 2008 DLA Piper announced the opening of an office in Houston, Texas with three lawyers from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Howrey. Two of the new partners, Jack... 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

• K&L Gates assaults French market with Paris launch

  Jan 10 2008 K&L Gates has continued its current expansionist momentum into the New Year with the launch of a new office in Paris today. The French outpost has been launched with... more