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• US law firm mergers boom in 2009

  Feb 01 2009 In the first quarter of 2009, law firm merger activity has gained pace in the US. About 20 mergers nationwide are expected to close. Southern law firms recently... more

• Zaid Ibrahim first South East Asian law firm with Dubai licence

  Sep 23 2008 Malaysia's Zaid Ibrahim & Co has become the first South East Asian law firm to receive a licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to provide legal services... more

• O’Melveny Asia M&A head Puff joins Shearman & Sterling’s Hong Kong office

  Aug 04 2008 Former O’Melveny and Myers’ Asia head of M&A practice Gregory Puff has rejoined global law firm Shearman & Sterling’s Hong Kong office as a partner. Puff was an... more

• Smith Moore LLP set for merger with Leatherwood

  Jul 21 2008 Smith Moore LLP, a 130-attorney firm with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Wilmington, N.C., and Atlanta, will join operations with Leatherwood, which has... more

• Growing interest from law firms to join alliances in Asia

  Jun 30 2008 As more Asian economies reach a level of maturity that enables local corporations to look for investments beyond their national borders, global law firm associations... more

• South Africa: Top Law Firms Merge to Create New Legal Giant

  Jun 15 2008 Law firms Cliffe Dekker and Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala announced plans yesterday to enter into a merger to rival their large competitors Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs,... more

• Chadbourne & Parke launches in Brazil

  Jun 06 2008 Chadbourne & Parke has confirmed that it is to follow its recent opening in Mexico with an office launch in Brazil. As According to The Lawyer, the firm has confirmed... more

• South African Routledge Modise joins international law firm network Eversheds

  Apr 14 2008 South African law firm Routledge Modise has joined international law firm network Eversheds to form an association that sees it become the first South African law firm... more

• Brazil Law Firms to Boost Hiring Amid Merger Boom

  Mar 23 2008 Brazilian law firms specializing in mergers and acquisitions may hire 15 percent to 20 percent more lawyers in 2008 to deal with a wave of corporate takeovers, said... more

• Korean Tax Authorities Launch Audit of Largest Law Firm Kim & Chang

  Feb 06 2008 The National Tax Service (NTS) has launched an audit of the country's largest law firm, Kim & Chang, over tips that the firm may have avoided paying taxes, tax... more

• South Africa: Outrage after renowned UCT law professor dies

  Nov 19 2007 The death of law professor Mike Larkin in a mugging in Rondebosch on Friday has devastated his colleagues, students and the wider academic and legal communities.... more

• South Africa: Foreign Rivals Raise the Bar for Country's Lawyers

  Nov 16 2007 Law in South Africa is no longer the cosy environment it was back when the country was in isolation. Now, law firms not only have to compete against each other, but... more

• South Africa: Top commercial law firms Webber Wentzel Bowens and Mallinicks join forces

  Nov 14 2007 Commercial law firms Webber Wentzel Bowens and Mallinicks yesterday announced plans to merge in a move that would make the new entity one of SA’s biggest law firms,... more

• South Africa president suspends top criminal prosecutor

  Sep 25 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki suspended National Prosecuting Authority chief Vusi Pikoli Monday, citing a strained relationship between Pikoli and his superior,... more