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• Dewey continues to lose talent

  May 04 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to hemorrhage its lawyer base, with the Moscow team jumping ship to open a Russia base for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, while London banking and... more

• 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

• US firms have an official date for entry into Korean legal services market

  Feb 23 2012 US firms may legally enter and operate in South Korea from 15 March under the new free trade agreement. Last week McDermott Will & Emery was the latest firm to... 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 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

• 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

• Energy lawyers in high demand in Washington DC

  Nov 24 2011 Energy lawyers are in high demand in Washington DC as the energy market continues to see high activity. This article surveys the major lateral moves in this practice... 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

• Are clients really getting better value from law firms?

  Aug 24 2011 This is an interesting opinion piece that interrogates the response given by large law firms to client demands for greater efficiency. It points out that for all... more

• Negligence suit against McDermott Will & Emery puts spotlight on contract attorneys

  Aug 04 2011 A lawsuit brought against McDermott Will & Emery by a former client has claimed that the contract attorneys employed by the firm to review documents ‘negligently... more

• Twitter as a marketing tool for law firms - who is using it and how?

  Jul 19 2011 Interesting article here about the law firms that are using Twitter as part of their marketing strategy. While many large law firms have Twitter accounts, the vast... more

• US firms look abroad to bolster profits

  Jun 23 2011 This Reuters article reflects upon the fact that as the US economy continues to struggle, law firms are looking abroad to bolster profits. In recent months, Davis... more

• US firms set more lawyers on the non-partnership track

  May 24 2011 An interesting article here about the creation of two-tier associate system in some of the biggest law firms in the US. These second tier associates do the same kind... 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

• Wall Street firm Cadwalader lures 9-strong energy team from McDermott

  Jan 22 2011 Up to nine energy and commodities partners from Chicago-based firm McDermott, Will & Emery have been lured to Wall Street firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. While the... more

• US firm McDermott Will & Emery adds 28 to partnership

  Dec 15 2010 US firm McDermott Will & Emery has announced the results of its annual partnership promotion round, adding five partners in Europe and 23 in the US. The details of... more

• US firm McDermott Will & Emery remedies tax disadvantage for gay employees

  Dec 10 2010 McDermott, Will & Emery has announced a scheme aimed at reimbursing their gay employees for the tax liability incurred when a domestic partner is added to their health... more

• Schulte Roth & Zabel boost investment management team

  Jun 18 2010 Schulte Roth & Zabel has boosted its investment management practice with the hire of fund and structured finance partner Nick Terras. Terras joins the firm's London... more

• Reed Smith hires partner from McDermott Will & Emery

  Apr 06 2010 Reed Smith has moved to boost its London restructuring and insolvency practice with the hire of former McDermott Will & Emery partner Georgia Quenby. Richard... more

• K&L Gates hires McDermott competition partner for London office

  Jan 22 2010 K&L Gates has hired the founder of McDermott Will & Emery’s competition practice Scott Megregian as a partner in its London office. Megregian is the third... more

• McDermott Will & Emery to cut associate salaries

  Jan 13 2010 McDermott Will & Emery is moving to a three tiered merit based compensation system, beginning in 2011. Associates on the bottom tier will have a base salary of... 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

• McDermott hires Dentons partner Birchal for London energy practice

  Oct 02 2009 McDermott Will & Emery has strengthened its London energy practice with the hire of Wilde Sapte partner David Birchall. Birchall, who had joined Denton from Herbert... more

• McDermott launches private client practice in London

  Sep 14 2009 McDermott Will & Emery is launching a private client practice in its London office, focusing on wealth management for private companies, charitable institutions,... more

• Chicago law firm McDermott Will & Emery lays off 72 more

  Jun 05 2009 McDermott Will & Emery is laying off 72 more employees, 25 lawyers and 47 administrative staff. The news comes after a reduction of 149 jobs in February, which... more

• Bonuses will be paid but salaries remain the same at McDermott

  Mar 18 2009 McDermott Will & Emery may have exceeded the market in some cases with its bonus payments for 2008, which were better than expected. Despite this, the firm decided to... more

• Three up for top post at McDermott

  Mar 18 2009 McDermott Will & Emery has narrowed its search for a replacement for chairman Harvey Freishtat to three attorneys. A new chair is scheduled to be elected this month,... more

• Chicago law firms see increase in number of women partners

  Nov 07 2008 The Chicago Bar Association's Alliance for Women reported that the following firms have achieved the goal of increasing female partner ranks by three percentage points... more

• McDermott hires ex-Taylor Wessing chief Gary Moss

  Sep 05 2008 McDermott Will & Emery has poached Taylor Wessing’s IP partner Gary Moss who had been managing partner of UK firm Taylor Joynson Garrett before and throughout its... more