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• Singapore firm Shook Lin & Bok hires BLP lawyer as India head

  May 10 2012 Singapore firm Shook Lin & Bok has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner senior associate Azmul Haque as a partner and the co-head the firm’s India practice.   Shook Lin’s... more

• Stephenson Harwood promotes three to partnership

  May 03 2012 London firm Stephenson Harwood has promoted three associates to the partnership in its annual promotions round, down from four last year. Promotions went to... more

• Law firms lose reputation as low credit risk

  May 03 2012 The turmoil over at New York firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, a large and prestigious name in the business - has forced many industry observers to take stock and pose some... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf has until the end of the month to negotiate debt problem

  Apr 27 2012 Reports are circulating that troubled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is facing serious debt problems, and has until the end of the month to negotiate extending a... more

• Dewey's Hong Kong office is unaffected by the firm's troubles, says MP

  Apr 24 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has said that its troubles in the US have no bearing upon its operation in Hong Kong. Hong Kong managing partner Heng Loong Cheong said: “The Hong Kong... more

• BLP promotes 11 in annual promotions round

  Apr 23 2012 Berwin Leighton Paisner has promoted 11 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round - a slight decrease on the 13 promotions made last year. Managing... more

• Lawrence Graham promotes four to partnership in London

  Apr 19 2012 Lawrence Graham has announced the promotion of four associates to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from two last year. The four new partners, all... more

• Irwin Mitchell elevates six to partnership; offers equity to non-lawyer

  Apr 18 2012 Irwin Mitchell has elevated six to the partnership in its annual promotions round, with four joining the salaried partnership two joining the equity partnership in its... more

• German firm Glade Michel Wirtz adds two Shearman & Sterling partners to the team

  Apr 17 2012 German corporate and competition boutique Glade Michel Wirtz has made a couple of high profile lateral hires, bringing two partners across from US firm Shearman &... more

• Salans set to close down its Beijing office

  Apr 16 2012 Salans is set to shutter its Beijing office after the partnership voted to close the office in favor of a more intense focus on Shanghai. The Beijing office has... more

• Bird & Bird promotes 12 to partnership

  Apr 11 2012 Bird & Bird has promoted 12 lawyers to the partnership this year, a dramatic increase on last year’s figures, when only two lawyers were made up. CEO David Kerr... more

• Which UK firms offer best prospects for promotion to partnership?

  Apr 09 2012 RollOnFriday has taken a look at the partnership promotion statistics for UK firms to try to get a picture of which firms offer the best chance of partnership. The... more

• Slaughter & May and Allen and Overy make annual promotions

  Apr 04 2012 Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy have announced their annual partner promotions, with 23 made up at A&O and two made up at Slaughters. Slaughters elevated... more

• Freshfields promotes 20 to partnership

  Mar 29 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 20 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, the same number as were promoted last year. This year’s... 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

• Major law firms step up efforts to retain and promote women

  Mar 23 2012 Herbert Smith, Hogan Lovells, Simmons & Simmons and Addleshaw Goddard are among large number of law firms that are launching new initiatives aiming to retain and... more

• AZB makes an internal partner promotion in Delhi

  Mar 19 2012 AZB & Partners has promoted corporate senior associate Debashish Sankhari to its partnership, bringing the Delhi office to 18 partners. Sankhari commented on the... more

• Wragge & Co promotes 3 to partnership

  Mar 08 2012 Wragge & Co has promoted three lawyers to the partnership, ending the promotions freeze that saw the firm hiring, rather than promoting, talent in 2011. The new... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf set to make layoffs

  Mar 07 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf will be conducting layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, according to firm-wide memo from Chairman Steven H. Davis. The memo came after the... more

• Indian law firms face leadership challenges

  Feb 24 2012 Livemint has published this interesting article on the leadership challenges faced by Indian law firms. While most law firms around the world are run as pure... more

• Average profits rise at Scottish law firms

  Feb 20 2012 Profits at Scotland’s law firms are rising for the first time since the global finaincial crisis, with the average profit per equity partner across all sizes of firm... more

• Linklaters takes the axe to partnership

  Feb 20 2012 Linklaters is taking the axe to its partnership, with around 35 partners expected to be pushed out. Insiders report that there is an effort on the part of the firm... more

• Linklaters takes the axe to partnership

  Feb 20 2012 Linklaters is taking the axe to its partnership, with around 35 partners expected to be pushed out. Insiders report that there is an effort on the part of the firm... more

• Howard Kennedy takes shears to partnership

  Feb 16 2012 Howard Kennedy has taken the shears to its partnership, removing six partners along with one senior associate from its real estate team. The move reduces the real... more

• Australian firm Holding Redlich boosts corporate and Commercial practice with new hires

  Feb 16 2012 Australian firm Holding Redlich has bolstered its corporate and commercial practice with the hire of Suzy Cairney from Allens Arthur Robinson and Michael Grosser from... more

• Indian firm ALMT promotes four to partnership

  Feb 08 2012 Indian law firm ALMT has promoted four associates to the partnership, elevating Vaishakh Kapadia and Kruti Desai in Mumbai and Junia Sebastian and Rajat Bopaiah in... more

• Non-lawyer appointed as CEO for US firm Pepper Hamilton

  Feb 08 2012 Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton has appointed a non-lawyer as its chief executive, hiring Scott Green, the former executive director of WilmerHale, to lead the... 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

• Recession-era measures seem as though they are here to stay

  Feb 02 2012 The cost-cutting measures undertaken by law firms in the recession – including smaller entry-level classes, stagnant salaries and an impossibly long road to... 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

• DLA Piper to vote on giving all partners equity status

  Jan 26 2012 DLA Piper is set to vote on a measure that would move all salaried partners to equity status. The firm currently has three classes of partner - junior salaried,... more

• London firm Wiggin adds non-lawyer CEO to partnership

  Jan 26 2012 London media boutique Wiggin has announced the addition of a non-lawyer CEO to its partnership, a move that is now permitted under the Legal Services Act. The firm’s... more

• Herbert Smith enters negotiations with Australian firm Freehills

  Jan 23 2012 Herbert Smith has entered into merger talks with Australian firm Freehills, with a number of different options on the table including a full merger, a Swiss... more

• Bingham McCutchen promotes nine to partnership

  Jan 06 2012 Bingham McCutchen has promoted nine lawyers to the partnership as part of its global round of promotions. The promotions include four partners in London, all of... more

• Amarchand promotes associate to lead Hyderabad practice

  Dec 31 2011 Amarchand Mangaldas has promoted principal associate Anshuman Jaiswal to the partnership, and has given him leadership of the Hyderabad practice, replacing Kartik... more

• US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges promotes 11 to partnership

  Dec 28 2011 US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges has elevated eleven lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round. The promotions take place across the New York,... more

• Chinese and Australian firms will merge to become a force in Asia-Pacific

  Dec 18 2011 Leading Chinese law firm King & Wood is set to ally with major Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques to form one of the biggest legal practices in Asia. The firms... more

• Herbert Smith to de-equitize 15 partners

  Dec 12 2011 Herbert Smith is set to de-equitize around 15 partners – ten per cent of its total equity partnership – in order to reach profits on the same scale as the so-called... more

• Linklaters may shear 35 from equity partnership

  Dec 08 2011 Linklaters is set to take the shears to its partnership for the second time in three years, and has announced a major restructuring to its London partners. Some within... 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

• A&O asks 12 partners to leave the firm

  Dec 02 2011 Allen & Overy has once again taken the shears to its partnership ranks, asking around 12 of its partners to leave the firm. And while the move is not on the same scale... 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

• Women take majority of partner promotions at Wachtel, Cleary and Akin

  Nov 22 2011 Women have constituted the majority of new partners in the promotions rounds at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Akin Gump Strauss... more

• DLA Piper considers financial integration of US and international bases

  Nov 01 2011 DLA Piper is once again considering the full financial integration of its US and international profit centers as it hammers out the details of its current three-year... more

• Ashurst introduces quota for the number of women in management positions

  Oct 29 2011 Ashurst has announced the introduction of a quota for the number of women in management positions, and aims to increase the number of women in management posts from... more

• Goodwin Proctor promotes 17 to partnership

  Oct 28 2011 Goodwin Proctor has promoted 17 lawyers to the partnership. The new partners are: Gina M. Atwood (Boston, Products Liability & Mass Torts) Mitzi Chang (San... more

• Liberalisation of law firm ownership in the UK - has anything changed?

  Oct 19 2011 Two weeks have passed since the introduction of the Legal Services Act in the UK – legislation that promised to overhaul the way that law firms do business by opening... more

• Indian firm Amarchand Mangaldas promotes 5 to equity partnership

  Oct 17 2011 Amarchand Mangaldas has promoted five lawyers into the lockstep equity partnership and has appointed 11 practice heads. The firm aims to have a headcount of 1000... more

• Eversheds set to introduce senior role as alternative to partnership

  Oct 06 2011 Eversheds is set to introduce a new senior role as an alternative to partnership. The new ‘legal director’ is aimed at “recognising those senior people at the firm who... more

• Charles Russel hires new Middle East head from Norton Rose

  Sep 23 2011 Charles Russell has hired its new Middle East real estate head from Norton Rose. Simon Green joined the firm’s Bahrain office this month, stepping up to the... more

• Kirkland & Ellis promotes 81 to partnership

  Sep 20 2011 Kirkland & Ellis has promoted 74 attorneys to the partnership in the US, along with seven attorneys from the firm’s global network. The details of the promotions... more

• Pinsent Masons to close Bristol office

  Sep 12 2011 Pinsent Masons is set to close its Bristol office after a partnership vote today. The 11 lawyers in the Bristol office will be relocated to Birmingham, while four... more

• UK law firms face tough indemnity insurance market

  Sep 06 2011 The UK legal profession is bracing for the implementation of the Legal Service Act in October, which is expected to overhaul the sector by breaking the partnership... more

• US firms Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson consider merger

  Aug 15 2011 Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson have confirmed that they are in formal discussions regarding a potential merger between the two firms. If the tie-up proceeds, the... more

• ALMT Legal adds a partner in London and one in Delhi

  Aug 12 2011 ALMT Legal has boosted its partnership team with the hire of two new partners. M&A and private equity specialist Garima Basu joins the firm from her independent... more

• Former Stroock partner sues firm for retirement benefits

  Aug 11 2011 A former litigation partner from US firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is suing the firm for allegedly denying him retirement benefits to which he believes he is entitled.... more

• Indian firm Luthra & Luthra promotes 3 to partnership

  Aug 11 2011 Indian law firm Luthra & Luthra has promoted three lawyers to partnership in its annual promotions round. Corporate managing associate Nivedita Tiwari and litigation... more

• Partnerships give the nod to merger between Clydes and Barlows

  Aug 05 2011 The proposed merger between Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has passed muster in a partnership vote, clearing the way to a formal agreement. Clyde & Co senior... more

• Offshore firm Walkers promotes eight to partnership

  Jul 29 2011 Offshore firm Walkers has announced the promotion of eight finance and corporate lawyers to the partnership, while elevating eleven associates to the role of senior... more

• DLA Piper considers overhauling partnership structure

  Jul 20 2011 DLA Piper is considering an overhaul of its firmwide partnership structure, and has planned to discuss a range of options including a shift to an all-equity... 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

• Strategic career advice for young lawyers from Ronald Barusch

  May 31 2011 Ronald Barusch, a M&A practitioner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, offers some interesting advice for law grads in this article in the Wall Street Journal.... 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

• 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

• Jacoby & Meyers challenges partnership model in US courts

  May 20 2011 Jacoby & Meyers is making a challenge to state laws that prevent non-lawyers from owning stakes in law firms. According to the firm, the restrictions have restricted... more

• Simmons introduces junior equity rank

  May 18 2011 Simmons & Simmons has announced the introduction of a new tier of fixed-share partners. Under the three-tier partnership structure, salaried partners will be... more

• Travers Smith promotes 5 to partnership, including part-time lawyer

  May 18 2011 Travers Smith has announced the promotion of five lawyers to the partnership in this year’s promotions round, up from four last year. This promotions round... more

• Scottish firm Dundas Wilson makes up four partners

  May 09 2011 Scottish firm Dundas & Wilson has made up four lawyers to the partnership in its 2011 promotions round. The firm’s London office will gain two new partners - Shane... more

• Indian firm J Sagar Associates promotes six to partnership

  May 06 2011 J Sagar Associates has promoted six of its lawyers to retained partnership from their Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bangalore offices. Trisheet Chatterjee and Manvinder Singh... more

• Clifford Chance focusses on Asia in 23-strong promotions round

  May 04 2011 Clifford Chance has announced the results of its 2011 partnership promotions round, elevating 23 lawyers to the partnership. The promotions reflect a strategic... more

• US firms push profits by reducing headcounts

  May 02 2011 Profits per partner rose by 8.4 percent last year, after a flat 2009 and a 4.3 per cent drop in 2008. But while this growth in profits can be partially explained by... more

• UK firm Irwin Mitchell considers alternative funding options

  Apr 29 2011 Personal Injury law firm Irwin Mitchell has revealed that it is in consultation with investment bank Espirito Santo, seeking advice on funding options ahead of the... more

• Herbert Smith promotes 13 lawyers to partnership

  Apr 28 2011 Herbert Smith has promoted 13 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round – down from 18 last year. The firm has made up six lawyers in London, two... more

• Top 20 London firms show poor record on female partnership

  Apr 26 2011 RollOnFriday has conducted a survey on the top 20 London firms, asking, how many women entered the partnership in the last three years – taking into account both... more

• Top 20 London firms show poor record on female partnership

  Apr 26 2011 RollOnFriday has conducted a survey on the top 20 London firms, asking, how many women entered the partnership in the last three years – taking into account both... more

• UK partner promotions are on the rise

  Apr 25 2011 Over half of the top 30 UK firms have announced their partner promotions for the year, and all but one firm have increased the number of promotions over last year’s... more

• DLA Piper promotes 53 to partnership globally

  Apr 21 2011 DLA Piper has announced the promotion of 53 lawyers to the partnership in its global promotopns round for 2011, up from 41 last year. There are 17 new partners in the... more

• London firm LG makes promotes two to partnership

  Apr 15 2011 London firm Lawrence Graham has announce the results of its 2011 promotion round, making up two London lawyers to the partnership – down from four promotions last... more

• Ashurst makes up 12 lawyers to partnership

  Apr 15 2011 Ashurst has promoted 12 lawyers to its partnership, up from 11 last year. The corporate practice saw the most promotions in this round, with five new partners. Two... more

• Eversheds makes up 22 partners globally

  Apr 13 2011 Eversheds has announced the promotion of 22 lawyers to its partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 19 last year but still significantly less than the 32... more

• Linklaters promotes 18 to partnership globally

  Apr 12 2011 Linklaters has promoted 18 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 14 last year. In a statement, senior partner David Cheyne said:... more

• Olswang promotes five to partnership in London

  Apr 08 2011 UK firm Olswang has promoted five London lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from two promotions last year - one in London and one in Berlin.... more

• Women make up nearly half of the UK legal industry; but account for just 21% of partnerships

  Apr 08 2011 The Law Society in the UK has reported that there are 150,128 qualified to work in England and Wales. Those holding current practising certificates - which excludes... more

• Wragge & Co forgoes partner promotions in favor of lateral hires

  Apr 07 2011 Wragge & Co has announced that it will not promote any lawyers to its all-equity partnership this year, choosing instead to focus on lateral hiring and the development... more

• Debevoise maintains strong record on women in partnership

  Apr 01 2011 Debevoise & Plimpton has announced the promotion of three lawyers to the partnership, two of whom are women. Looking back over the past four years, the firm’s recod on... more

• Ashurst increases the number of partners at the top of its lockstep system

  Mar 30 2011 Ashurst has reordered its partnership, more than doubling the number of partners at the top of its lockstep. The decision to increase the size of the top level group... more

• A new Senior Partner for CMS Cameron McKenna

  Mar 29 2011 CMS Cameron McKenna has elected Dick Tyler as its next senior partner in a partnership vote. The vote went to a third round between Tyler and consumer products head... 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

• Freshfields promotes 20 to partnership globally

  Mar 10 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced the promotion of 20 lawyers to the partnership in a new promotions round. Nine of the new partners will join the... more

• Howrey partners vote to dissolve firm

  Mar 10 2011 Howrey’s partners have voted to dissolve the partnership, a decision that will take effect on 15 March 2011 and put the 55 year old firm out of its misery. The... more

• Howrey partnership to vote on wind-down

  Mar 06 2011 With the departure of over 100 partners since 2009, the question of the future of Howrey has been growing ever more acute. And it seems that the question might soon be... more

• Gulf firm Al Tamimi promotes three to partnership

  Mar 03 2011 Gulf firm Al Tamimi has promoted three lawyers to the partnership. The honours go to Khaled Saqqaf, who heads the firms Jordan and Iraq offices, and to Qatar-based... more

• Spring bonuses abound while partnership prospects wither

  Feb 14 2011 Just one month after firms handed out their end of year bonuses, it seems that it is bonus time again. A number of firms have made announcements regarding ‘spring... more

• Luthra & Luthra supports International Moot Court Competition

  Feb 11 2011 Luthra and Luthra Law Offices has partnered with the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) as an “Official Law firm Partner” for the 3rd GNLU International Moot Court... more

• Howrey Chairman tells partners to make up their minds

  Feb 06 2011 Howrey Chairman Bob Ruyak has asked partners with employment offers from Winston & Strawn - about three quarters of the partnership – to make up their minds quickly... more

• Orrick promotes eight to partnership

  Feb 06 2011 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced the promotion of eight lawyers to the partnership. Ralph Baxter, the firm’s Chairman and CEO, said: "The new partners... more

• DLA Piper to merge with Australian ally DLA Phillips Fox

  Jan 28 2011 DLA Piper International has announced plans to merge with Australian best friend firm DLA Phillips Fox, pending a vote from their respective partnerships. The firms... more

• Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge promotes five to partnership

  Jan 14 2011 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has promoted five lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round. In London, John Lloyd has been made up in the firm’s IP... more

• Khaitan continues the hiring spree – 2 senior lawyers join from Thakker & Thakker

  Jan 12 2011 Khaitan & Co has hired Ketan Kothari as a Director and Anand Mehta as a Partner for their Mumbai offices. Both, Ketan Kothari and Anand Mehta were Partners at Thakker... more

• Jones Day promotes 36 to partnership; offers no bonuses

  Jan 10 2011 US firm Jones Day has bucked the trend followed by every other large firm in the country with the decision not to award end of year bonuses to associates. "We... more