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

  May 21 2012 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• DLA Piper hires former Linklaters managing partner

  Oct 28 2011 DLA Piper has scored a major coup with the hire of former Linklaters managing partner Tony Angel. Angel is rumoured to have been offered a remuneration package worth... 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

• Simmons elects London lawyer Colin Passmore as Senior Partner

  Apr 29 2011 The partnership at Simmons & Simmons voted to elect London litigator Colin Passmore as senior partner. Passmore came in ahead of his rival, outgoing managing partner... more

• Six candidates vye for Senior Partner role at Simmons & Simmons

  Apr 04 2011 Six partners have put themselves forward as candidates for the Senior Partner role at Simmons & Simmons. Current Senior Partner David Dickinson leaves the role at the... 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

• CMS Cameron McKenna to choose a new senior partner

  Mar 22 2011 CMS Cameron McKenna has entered the first voting round to elect a new senior partner, with four candidates in the running. The favorites for the role are managing... more

• Linklaters to elect new Senior Partner

  Mar 18 2011 The partnership at Linklaters is set to vote next month to choose the firm’s new senior partner, replacing current Senior Partner David Cheyne. The vote will... 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

• Simmons & Simmons appoints new Managing Partner

  Dec 24 2010 Simmons & Simmons has appointed Jeremy Hoyland as the firm’s new Managing Partner, following a partnership vote. Hoyland succeeds Mark Dawkins in the role of... more

• SJ Berwin elects new Managing partner in a close race

  Nov 02 2010 SJ Berwin has elected a new managing partner in a closely fought contest. Rob Day won the vote by just a handful of votes, and commentators are saying that the... more