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• Australian firm Freehills reportedly in merger talks with UK firm Herbert Smith

  Yesterday RollonFriday reports on rumours that Australian firm Freehills and UK firm Herbert Smith are preparing to put the question of a merger to their respective partnerships... more

• FFW in merger negotiations with LG

  Yesterday Field Fisher Waterhouse is in the early stages of merger negotiations with LG. No deal has yet been put to partners, and FFW says that the merger is just one of... more

• Dewey & LeBouef's leaders explain the firm's collapse

  May 18 2012 This article gives an account of an interview in DealBook with Martin Bienenstock and L. Charles Landgraf, both of whom served as the ‘office of the Chairman’ at Dewey... more

• Clifford Chance to tell under-performers to take a hike

  May 17 2012 Clifford Chance is attempting to change its own rules regarding the removal of underperforming partners. Under the current system, an under-performing partner will be... more

• Taylor Wessing shakes up leadership

  May 16 2012 Taylor Wessing has overhauled its management structure in an effort to introduce younger partners into the firm’s leadership. The firm’s trademark, copyright and... more

• Departing Dewey partner claims $61m from firm

  May 15 2012 As the partnership of Dewey & Lebouef’s partnership scatters across the legal services market, one senior partner has made an audacious claim against the firm,... more

• Exodus of Dewey partners includes half of the firm's leadership team

  May 10 2012 Winston & Strawn has scooped up 24 litigation partners from ailing law firm Dewey & LeBouef, taking on a group of around 60 lawyers in total. Among the transferring... more

• DLA Piper promotes seven to the partnership in Asia-Pacific

  May 09 2012 DLA Piper has promoted seven lawyers to the partnership across the Asia-Pacific region, and has elevated six lawyers to special counsel. The details of the... more

• US legal services market becomes more segmented

  May 07 2012 The most expensive US lawyers are becoming even more costly, while the cheapest are barely keeping up with inflation, according to this story published in the Wall... 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

• Speculation on spring bonuses after S&C's 'anaemic' award

  May 01 2012 Speculation about the timing and amount of spring bonuses continues, after Sullivan & Cromwell’s announced relatively small bonus awards of between $1000 and $5000, or... 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

• More partners walk away from Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Apr 11 2012 US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has not yet managed to stem the flow of departing partners, with another two announcing their intention to leave the firm’s London office.... more

• Shearman & Sterling senior partner shifts to GC role at Citigroup

  Apr 06 2012 The senior partner at Shearman & Sterling, Rohan Weerasinghe, has announced that he is leaving the firm to take up a role as the general counsel at Citigroup.... more

• Rumour says A&O considering pay rise for associates and trainees

  Apr 06 2012 Rumour has it that Allen & Overy is considering a substantial pay rise for lawyers. The firm is apparently in the midst of discussions on the pay issue, which should... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf loses six more partners

  Apr 06 2012 New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has seen six more partners and one of counsel resign this week, bringing the number of partner departures this year to 46, out of the... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf in discussions with its bankers over 9-figure debt

  Apr 04 2012 Troubled US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has confirmed that it is in discussions with its bankers concerning the large debt that stands on the firm’s accounts. The firm’s... more

• Toronto law firms fall behind on diversity stats

  Mar 29 2012 A new report indicates that large law firms in Toronto are falling behind in diversity statistics. According to the DiversityLeads 2012 report, compiled by Ryerson... more

• Another six partners depart from Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Mar 26 2012 There is surely some hand wringing going on in firm management at Dewey & LeBoeuf, as six more partners announce that they are leaving the firm. The departing... more

• Bird & Bird starts toward ambitious goals in Asia with four new partners

  Mar 26 2012 Bird & Bird has boosted capacity across its Asia network with the addition of four partners. Lorraine Tay leaves a role as the head of Baker & McKenzie’s Singapore... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell takes heat for silence on spring bonuses

  Mar 22 2012 Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers are waiting for an announcement from the firm on the issue of spring bonuses, having been promised in December of 2011 that bonuses would... more

• UK firms should cut 5000 solicitor jobs, says report

  Mar 21 2012 A new report from the Royal Bank of Scotland claims that the UK legal market is suffering from substantial over-capacity, and is currently carrying over 5,000 excess... more

• US firms grow London partnerships by nearly 10%

  Mar 16 2012 US law firms grew their partner count in London by nearly 10% during 2011, evidence that they are gaining a larger slice of the European legal services market.... more

• Clifford Chance announces formation of US financial services regulatory group

  Mar 14 2012 Clifford Chance has announced the formation of a US Financial Services Regulatory Group, calling on the talents of eight partners from three practice groups. The group... more

• King & Spalding hires two litigation partners from Bird & Bird in London

  Mar 14 2012 King & Spalding has boosted its London disputes practice with the hire of two litigation partners from Bird & Bird. Jane Player leaves a role as the joint head of... 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

• Mumbai-based Nasikwala Law Office takes on equity partner from Juris Corp

  Mar 08 2012 Mumbai-based firm Nasikwala Law Office has hired former Juris Corp partner Freddy R. Daruwala. Daruwala will join the firm as an equity partner to head the firm's... more

• Lateral hiring among large firms heats up

  Mar 08 2012 The lateral hiring market is booming, with large law firms eagerly scooping up talent in the hope that it is followed by a solid book of business. The AM Law Daily... more

• Clifford Chance elects two to partnership council

  Mar 01 2012 Clifford Chance has elected two new partners to its partnership council, elevating Italy banking head Giuseppe De Palma and Dubai banking partner Robin Abraham to... more

• UK firm DWF set to make redundancies

  Feb 27 2012 UK firm DWF is set to make some redundancies after the proposed merger with Cobbetts fell through three weeks ago, through RollOnFriday points out that the firm would... 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

• Ince & Co takes first prize for work-life-balance in the UK

  Feb 14 2012 A Roll On Friday survey on work-life balance at UK law firms has put smaller firms at the top of the ranking, with Ince & Co taking the number one spot. One member of... more

• FoxMandal and Little & Co Make De-merger Settlement

  Feb 14 2012 Indian firms FoxMandal and Little have ended their five-year old alliance, de-merging with a settlement agreement after internal conflicts between the partners led to... more

• Baker Botts elects new managing partner

  Feb 08 2012 Baker Botts has elected Andrew M. Baker as the firm’s managing partner. Baker will succeed Walter J. Smith, who has served in the role since March 2002. Baker said:... more

• Profit at SNR Denton drops from £37.9m to £22.5m

  Feb 08 2012 The profit pool at SNR Denton dropped from £37.9 million to £22.5 million in 2010-11. Turnover in the same period fell from £166.1 million to £152.5 million. The firm... more

• Pinsent Masons and McGrigors announce merger plans

  Feb 07 2012 London firm Pinsent Masons and Scottish firm McGrigors have announced a formal agreement to merge. The combined firm will operate under the banner of Pinsent Masons... more

• Blake Cassels & Graydon promotes 13 to partnership

  Feb 06 2012 Leading Canadian firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon has promoted 13 associates to the partnership. “I am pleased to announce our latest group of partners,” said Rob... more

• Lateral hiring is the growth strategy of choice at US law firms

  Feb 03 2012 The lateral market is heating up, as law firms reduce their graduate recruitment and seek to expand by hiring partners with established client lists from other law... more

• Mayer Brown invreases revenue by 2.4%

  Feb 02 2012 Mayer Brown has increased its revenue by 2.4 per cent – after two years of falling revenues. The figures will be some relief for the firm after dropping 14 per cent in... more

• Law firms remain cautious in recruitment despite recovery

  Feb 01 2012 This article in the Wall Street Journal points out that law firms are finally starting to recover from the recession, but that the returning good fortune is not being... more

• Swedish firm Vinge appoints a new managing partner

  Jan 30 2012 Swedish independent law firm Vinge has appointed finance partner Maria-Pia Hope as its new managing partner after being chosen for the role by the firm’s five-partner... more

• Mergers provide firms with the chance to weed out underperformers

  Jan 27 2012 Merger agreements are providing law firms with a convenient way to get rid of underperforming partners, says Legal recruiter Larry Watanabe of Watanabe & Nason.... more

• More male partners working part time, says survey

  Jan 23 2012 6.2 per cent of lawyers at big firms work part time, according to a new survey released by NALP. In 2011 98 per cent of large law firms allowed part-time schedules,... more

• Washington Promotions show focus in Litigation and International Law

  Jan 18 2012 The latest round of law firm promotions in Washington reveal that the region’s largest firms are focusing on litigation — particularly intellectual property — and... more

• UK firms DWF and Cobbetts finally announce plans to merge

  Jan 18 2012 UK firms DWF and Cobbetts have finally announced their plans to merge in May, after unconfirmed reports circulated about the tie-up since November, when the domain... more

• Reports indicate more departures from BLP's banking and capital markets group

  Jan 16 2012 Rumour has it that seven associates have resigned from Berwin Leighton Paisner's Banking and Capital Markets group in the last week. According to Roll On Friday a... more

• Reed Smith loses three partners in Hong Kong

  Dec 21 2011 Reed Smith has lost three partners from its Hong Kong office. The trio of partners - litigation veteran and former senior partner Chris Howse along with partners Kevin... more

• US discrimination laws apply to some partners, says NY Supreme Court

  Dec 19 2011 US workplace anti-discrimination laws generally apply to employees, while leaving partners to fend for themselves. But a new decision handed down by the New York... more

• Five partners to depart from Mayer Brown's London office

  Dec 18 2011 US firm Mayer Brown is set to lose five partners from its London office in the coming weeks. Mayer Brown's London co-head of capital markets Stephanie Bates is... more

• Clifford Chance explores alliance with fast moving Chinese firm

  Dec 08 2011 Clifford Chance is exploring an alliance with Chinese firm Broad & Bright. Broad & Bright has 20 partners, 40 associates, and is one of China’s fastest growing firms,... more

• Proskauer Rose follows Cravath bonus scale

  Dec 06 2011 Proskauer Rose has announced that it will match the bonus scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore. The level of these bonuses is considered to be down the lower end of the... more

• New Chair at O'Melveny & Myers says things are looking up

  Dec 05 2011 O'Melveny & Myers is set to gain new leadership with the appointment of Bradley Butwin as chairman. Butwin is looking on the bright side, portraying the departure of... more

• Top earner at Linklates takes home £2.2m

  Dec 03 2011 The top earning partner at Linklaters took home £2.2m in the last financial year, according to accounts just published by the firm. According to RollOnFriday the sum... more

• US firm White & Case promotes 21 to global partnership

  Dec 03 2011 US firm White & Case has promoted 21 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round. All promotions are effective as of 1 January 2012. London managing... more

• New generation of partners surveyed

  Nov 26 2011 The Am Law Daily has hosted a conference for new partners in large law firms. In order to prepare for the conference the publication conducted a survey of about 5,600... more

• Herbert Smith appoints new head of Asia dispute resolution practice

  Nov 24 2011 Herbert Smith has appointed litigation specialist Gavin Lewis as the new head of their Asia dispute resolution practice. Lewis takes over from Mark Johnson, who has... more

• Mallesons and King & Wood put merger to partners

  Nov 23 2011 Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese firm King & Wood are set to put their merger proposal to partners this week. If it goes ahead, the merged firm... more

• Jenner & Block boosts L.A. practice with 6 lateral hires from Hogan Lovells

  Nov 16 2011 Jenner & Block has given a significant boost to its Los Angeles office and media and entertainment practice with the hire of six partners from Hogan Lovells. The... more

• Does secrecy on partner compensation really encourage a 'culture of collegiality'?

  Nov 15 2011 A list of the best workplaces to work in Chicago has included two law firms: Sidley Austin and Perkins Coie. The list was published by The Chicago Tribune, and was... more

• UK firm Watson Burton loses another four partners

  Nov 08 2011 Watson Burton has lost four partners this week, continuing a steady run of departures over the past two years. RollOnFriday reports that the firm had 29 partners last... more

• Top UK firms take shears to equity partnerships

  Nov 04 2011 Top UK firms are taking the shears to their equity partnerships, according to a new survey by professional services firm Smith & Williamson. Of the 20 firms in the UK... more

• Singapore firm RHT boosts disputes practice with lateral hires

  Nov 02 2011 Taylor Wessing’s Singapore alliance firm RHT has boosted its litigation and dispute resolution practices with the hire of two partners from rival Singaporean firms.... more

• 20 lawyers shift from Willkie Farr to longtime client

  Nov 01 2011 A group of up to 20 lawyers is set to depart from Willkie Farr & Gallagher to move in house at one of the firm’s biggest clients - Bloomberg L.P. The group is led by... more

• Veteran Skadden partner Peter P. Mullen dies

  Oct 19 2011 Veteran partner Peter P. Mullen of the New York law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has died at the age of 83. Mullen joined the firm in 1961, when it... more

• Former Halliwells partners prepare to sue equity partners

  Oct 17 2011 A group of former partners from defunct firm Halliwells are preparing to intiate proceedings against equity partners regarding decisions that were made immediately... more

• The inside scoop on performance reviews at Skadden

  Oct 14 2011 There is an interesting article here at Above the Law that gives some insight into the annual review process at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. The report... more

• End of merger talks between Dundas & Wilson and Bircham

  Oct 10 2011 Merger talks have collapsed between Edinburgh-based Dundas & Wilson and London firm Bircham Dyson Bell. According to this article in The Lawyer magazine, the... more

• Norton Rose overhauls lockstep system

  Sep 30 2011 Norton Rose has announced an overhaul of its remuneration system, modifying the lockstep to take greater account of merit. The lockstep system currently runs from... more

• First-year associate sues law firm for firing him after he made a pratt of himself

  Sep 28 2011 ThomsonReuters reports that a first year associate has said that New York firm Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman was "extraordinarily vindictive" for firing him after... more

• Ashurst set to merge with Australian firm Blake Dawson

  Sep 27 2011 British firm Ashurst has announced plans to form an alliance with one of Australia's biggest law firms, Blake Dawson. The firms will merge their Asian practices in... 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

• Financial penalties encourage Barlows equity partners to stay put after merger

  Sep 15 2011 The merger deal between Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Clyde & Co includes financial penalties for any Barlows equity partners that leave the combined firm any time in the... more

• Salans makes lateral hires in Paris and Frankfurt

  Sep 15 2011 Salans has hired three partners across its France and Germany practices. The firm raided Bird & Bird for talent, scooping up the co-head of the firm’s French IP... more

• Herbert Smith's corporate partners face heat over revenues

  Sep 08 2011 The corporate department at Herbert Smith may face layoffs after its budget target by £20m last year. Some reports suggest the firm is preparing to axe 15 to 20... more

• Norton Rose adds four partners in Sydney

  Aug 29 2011 Norton Rose has boosted its Sydney partnership with the hire of four partners. Funds partner John Moutsopoulos, the former head of Clayton Utz's financial services... more

• Kirkland & Ellis boosts HK practice with multiple lateral hires

  Aug 15 2011 Kirkland & Ellis has been on a lateral hiring spree in Hong Kong, scooping up eight partners from rival firms: two from Allen & Overy, three from Latham & Watkins, and... more

• US law schools seek the edge by pushing firms to recruit earlier

  Aug 12 2011 Law schools have been putting pressure on US law firms to begin recruitment in August, months ahead of the regular schedule, in order to give the edge to their... more

• US Prof ranks law schools according to how many partners they produce

  Aug 10 2011 Professor Ted Seto of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles has surveyed the largest 250 law firms in the US to ascertain which law schools produce the most partners. The... more

• Ashurst demoted 17 partners down the lockstep last year

  Aug 08 2011 An internal document from Ashurst has revealed the list of partners’ equity points over the last two years, showing that multiple partners were demoted down the... more

• 105 staff and lawyers leave Singapore firm KhattarWong to launch new firm

  Aug 04 2011 Singapore-based firm KhattarWong has lost around 105 staff and lawyers in a mass departure led by managing partner Tan Chong Huat. The departing group – which includes... more

• Newcastle firm Watson Burton announces redundancies

  Jul 26 2011 Newcastle-based firm Watson Burton has announced further redundancies – with four jobs set to be eliminated. Last year the firm reported poor financial results... more

• UK firm Manches announces redundancy consultation

  Jul 18 2011 UK firm Manches has announced that a redundancy process is underway, though the firm will not reveal how many staff will be affected. A spokesman for the firm... more

• Three partners vie for role as global head of banking at Linklaters

  Jul 04 2011 Three partners have thrown their hats into the ring as Linklaters prepares to elect a new global head of banking to succeed Robert Elliott when his tenure ends in... more

• Duane Morris enters alliance with Mexico City firm

  Jun 27 2011 Duane Morris is set to establish a presence in Mexico City after concluding an alliance deal with local firm Miranda & Estavillo. The deal will see the firms... more

• Martin Lipton of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz turns 80

  Jun 24 2011 There is an interesting article in the ABA Journal about how the 80th birthday of Martin Lipton - a founder, rainmaker and mergers partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &... more

• Addleshaw Goddard appoints four partners to unitary board

  Jun 23 2011 Addleshaw Goddard has appointed four partners to its new unitary board, which was created recently to streamline the management of the firm by combining the governance... 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

• Former Halliwells partners asked to repay £20.4m

  Jun 17 2011 The administrator of failed firm Halliwells has called upon former partners repay money received as part of a reverse premium deal with a Manchester landlord. 32... more

• A&O's Moscow office sees 30% of lawyers depart

  Jun 06 2011 RollOnFriday has reported that almost a third of the lawyers in Allen & Overy's Moscow office have departed the firm in the last year, including four partners, five... more

• UK partner promotions up by 38% this year

  May 30 2011 The number of partner promotions in the UK’s 50 largest firms rose by 38 per cent this year, according to a report in Legal Week. The 2011 promotions round saw 495... more

• New York firm interrogates legal fees

  May 12 2011 After spending 18 years litigating legal bills for insurance companies, David Paige has a finely tuned sensibility for finding questionable legal charges. And now he... more

• Winston & Strawn hires just 15 Howrey partners after finding client conflicts

  Apr 06 2011 Winston & Strawn managing partner Tom Fitzgerald says that conflicts of interest thwarted the firm’s plan to hire 140 partners from the failing Howrey. At final... more

• Ashurst loses London-based US securities team

  Apr 01 2011 All three of Ashurst's London-based US Securities partners are leaving the firm. Daniel Bushner, Eric Stuart and Marie Elena Angulo are departinging Ashurst and are... more

• Limited liability to be blamed for Howrey failure?

  Mar 24 2011 Most commentators say that Howrey failed as a result of a quick expansion and partner dissatisfaction arising from a combination of fluctuating profits and a lack of... more

• US lateral market heats up

  Mar 22 2011 Lateral hiring in the US increased by 38 per cent to 2,300 hires last year, after two years of declining activity on the lateral market. Lateral hires of associates... more

• Report shows the instability of lateral hires

  Mar 16 2011 Consultant firm Motive Legal has produced a report that tracks the movement of partners hired in the UK over the last five years, tracking 1,944 lateral moves. The... more

• Head of leading Scottish firm predicts unprecedented consolidation in legal services market

  Mar 15 2011 The chief executive of Shepherd and Wedderburn, Patrick Andrews, say that he is amazed by the number of approaches that he has received from senior lawyers who are... more

• What do you do when the ship is sinking? Advice for associates at failing firms

  Mar 09 2011 This is an interesting article about the plight of associates that find themselves in a failing law firm. The article looks back to the period from late 2008... more

• Latham & Watkins hires three Kirkland partners in Chicago

  Mar 02 2011 Latham & Watkins’s Chicago office has hired three partners from Kirkland & Ellis. Real Estate partners Robert Buday, Nathaniel Marrs and Gary Axelrod made the move... more