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• 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

• Baker & McKenzie holds on to 1st place in ranking by revenue

  May 08 2012 American Lawyer has released its new rankings, with some interesting results. The top 100 firms worldwide showed an average 5.3 per cent increase in gross revenue and... more

• Singapore set to license more foreign law firms

  Apr 26 2012 More foreign firms will be granted entry into the Singapore legal services market with a second round of licences to be granted in 2012. The first round of approvals... more

• Proposed reform would allow foreign firms more than one office in Japan

  Apr 09 2012 A reform bill drafted by the Justice Ministry of Japan would, if passed, allow foreign law firms to set up more than one office in the country. Some foreign law... more

• Ropes & Gray hires ex-Amarchand lawyer as partner in London office

  Mar 14 2012 Ropes & Gray has hired a former White & Case senior associate as a partner in its London office. Anand Damodaran was previously an associate with Amarchand &... more

• Bingham McCutchen leads ranking for pay satisfaction in the UK

  Feb 10 2012 A survey of lawyer satisfaction with pay at UK firms has found that 100 per cent of Bingham McCutchen associates were completely satisfied with their pay, which is not... 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

• GCs comment on the Hungarian pharmaceuticals industry

  Nov 21 2011 The pharmaceutical market in Emerging Europe is clearly facing a need for realignment with pressing issues of reduced health care expenditure, governmental cost... more

• US BigLaw starts summer recruitment with high hopes

  Aug 18 2011 The recruitment drive for associates for the class of 2013 has begun in earnest, with recruiting partners coming on campus to assess the current crop for coveted... more

• Merit list: law firms that offered jobs to 100% of summer associates

  Aug 17 2011 Above The Law has posted a list of firms that have offered jobs to 100 per cent of summer associates, readying themselves to start naming and shaming those firms that... more

• Norton Rose to lose four partners in Middle East

  Aug 08 2011 Norton Rose is set to lose four partners from its Middle East practice to other firms. Regional managing partner Campbell Steedman, a corporate lawyer based in... more

• White & Case to reopen Milan office after Latham & Watkins hire

  Jul 29 2011 White & Case is set to re-open its Milan office after the hire of two London partners from rival firm Latham & Watkins - Michael Immordino and Jonathan Clark.... more

• Pay gap between US and UK law firms widens

  Jul 05 2011 The pay gap between lawyers in the UK and thos in the US is widening, with a new survey showing that magic circle firms pay newly qualified lawyers around £61,000 US... more

• White & Case and Jindal Law School join hands to build up legal education programs

  May 27 2011 Global law firm White & Case and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global University have joined forces to develop executive and continuing legal... more

• White & Case outsources switchboard service to Manila

  May 17 2011 White & Case's London office is outsourcing its telephone switchboard operation to Manila in order to cut costs. The savings aren’t likely to be too impressive, since... more

• King & Spalding launch in Moscow with new hires

  May 12 2011 King & Spalding has launched a new Moscow office after the hire of team of lawyers from Hogan Lovells and White & Case. The office will be led by Sergey Komolov,... more

• US BigLaw cut down to size

  Apr 26 2011 The 250 largest law firms in the US reduced their lawyer headcount by about 3,000 lawyers last year, and has scaled back by about 9,500 lawyers since 2008, according... more

• Morrison & Foerster boosts Tokyo tax practice with White & Case hires

  Apr 05 2011 Morrison & Foerster has boosted its tax practice with the hire of top international tax lawyer Eric Roose of White & Case. Roose joins Morrison & Foerster’s Tokyo... more

• UK frms scramble to hire fraud experts ahead of new anti bribery law

  Mar 26 2011 Law firms and companies operating in the UK are preparing for compliance with a new anti bribery law by hiring lawyers from the UK fraud prosecutor. Under the new... more

• White & Case hires two partners from Paul Hastings in Tokyo

  Feb 15 2011 White & Case has bolstered its Tokyo office with the hire of two partners from Paul Hastings. Jun Usami, leaves a role as the cochair of Paul Hastings's Tokyo... more

• White & Case and Covington & Burling hire UK Bribery Act experts ahead of legislative change

  Jan 25 2011 White & Case and Covington & Burling have hired senior prosecutors from the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, boosting their white collar practices ahead of the introduction... more

• Four-partner team to leave CMS Cameron McKenna for White & Case

  Dec 21 2010 A four-partner litigation team is set to leave CMS Cameron McKenna to join White & Case, according to reports. The group is led by Polish dispute resolution head Pawel... more

• White & Case boosts London M&A practice with Freshfields hire

  Dec 20 2010 White & Case has boosted its London M&A practice with the hire of partner David Crook from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Europe M&A head Francois Leloup added:... more

• White & Case forms alliance with Gide's Riyadh office

  Nov 10 2010 White & Case has moved to strengthen its Saudi presence after losing its Saudi sponsor to Latham & Watkins. The firm found its opportunity when Gide Loyrette Nouel... more

• Headcount in decline for a second year at US top 250 law firms

  Nov 09 2010 The largest 250 law firms in the US have seen their lawyer headcount drop for the second consecutive year. This year’s 1.1 per cent decrease in headcount... more

• White & Case promotes 35 lawyers to global partnership

  Oct 14 2010 US firm White & Case has promoted 35 lawyers to its partnership. “Our new partners are all outstanding lawyers, with diverse experience and expertise,” said White... more

• Chadbourne & Parke hires high-profile banking and finance partner in Moscow

  Aug 30 2010 Chadbourne & Parke LLP has announced the hire of banking and finance lawyer Simon HP Morgan, who joins the firm’s Moscow office as partner. Morgan was previously a... more

• Good news for law students: New York summer programs expand

  Aug 11 2010 The New York Law Journal has published some good news for law school graduates. Columbia Law School has reported that their second-year students have secured 8 per... more

• Conversation with the Jessup winning team: Australia National University

  Jun 21 2010 The Australian National University (ANU) won the White & Case sponsored Jessup International Moot Court competition beating NALSAR in the semi-finals and Columbia Law... more

• White & Case takes pro-bono practice global

  Jun 17 2010 White & Case has announced the formation of a global pro bono group with global management structures. The new group will be led by Ian Forrester, a Brussels antitrust... more

• Greenberg Traurig Maher hires White & Case counsel

  May 26 2010 Greenberg Traurig has hired finance counsel Emma Menzies from White & Case. Menzies is set to join Greenberg Traurig Maher a partner in its corporate and securities... more

• White & Case appoints counsel Baldwin Cheng to partnership

  Apr 21 2010 White & Case has promoted bank and finance restructuring counsel Baldwin Cheng to the partnership and has relocated him from Hong Kong to Beijing. The firm continues... more

• White & Case to lose yet another partner

  Mar 30 2010 Patent litigation partner Jennifer L Yokoyama is set to leave White & Case for in-house position at Nike. 'We are sorry to lose such a talented young partner in... more

• Association of Indian Lawyers moves to oust foreign firms from Indian market

  Mar 26 2010 A group of Indian lawyers have made moves to oust foreign legal firms from the Indian legal services market. Foreign firms are prohibited form having offices in India... more

• Writ Petition filed against 31 foreign law firms and an LPO – Immigration law violations also alleged

  Mar 22 2010 A writ petition has been filed before the Madras HC by the Association of Indian Lawyers which not only deals with the entry of foreign law firms, but also raises... more

• White & Case Appoint Five New Partners After String of Defections

  Mar 09 2010 US firm White & Case has made a number of promotions in an effort to rebuild the partnership and stabilise key practice areas after a series of 17 partner resignations... more

• White & Case exodus continues as global IT head quits

  Mar 01 2010 White & Case has lost another partner, with the chair of the firm’s global IT practice group understood to have resigned. New York IT and IP specialist Steve... more

• Reeling From Latham Raid, White & Case Redeploys Key Partners

  Feb 15 2010 Having seen 13 partners in New York, London and across the Middle East defect to Latham & Watkins in the last two weeks, White & Case is busy trying to shore up its... more

• White & Case redeploys partners in wake of Latham departures

  Feb 12 2010 White & Case has begun drafting in additional finance partners in the City and Middle East after the walkout of 13 partners to Latham & Watkins. New York bank... more

• White & Case's last Middle East partner leaves for Latham

  Feb 06 2010 White & Case has lost its 13th partner to US rival Latham & Watkins in one week. Doha-based M&A specialist Andrew Macklin, the last remaining head of White & Case’s... more

• White & Case revenues down 11 per cent in 2009

  Feb 02 2010 White & Case's total revenue for the 2009 financial year fell by 11 per cent from $1.467bn to $1.307bn. Average profit per equity partner (PEP) reached $1.595m, a... more

• Mass exodus at White & Case: Eight more partners join Latham

  Feb 02 2010 Another eight partners from White & Case's global network are joining Latham & Watkins. The Lawyer reports that an international group of lawyers with expertise in... more

• Latham & Watkins snares four White & Case partners in London

  Feb 01 2010 White & Case has been hit by the departure of four banking and capital markets partners of its London office to US rival Latham & Watkins, reports Legalweek. White... more

• White & Case sends London partner to head Singapore arbitration practice

  Jan 14 2010 White & Case has launched an international arbitration practice in Singapore with a team of four lawyers. Partner Aloke Ray, who has moved from the firm’s London... more

• UK asks Indian governement to intervene for foreign law firms

  Jan 02 2010 Just a few days after a Bombay High Court order declared any practice by foreign firms in India illegal, Britain's Justice Department has asked the Indian law ministry... more

• Bombay High Court: Any practice of foreign law firms is illegal

  Dec 17 2009 International firms Ashurst, White & Case and Chadbourne & Parke have lost the long-running case against the Lawyers' Collective, with the Bombay High Court's decision... more

• Addleshaws woos White & Case trade partner

  Nov 30 2009 Addleshaw Goddard has hired a White & Case partner in a bid to grow its trade and commodity expertise. Claire Denison will join as a partner on 1 February 2010,... more

• First White & Case partner relocates to Africa under new plan

  Oct 29 2009 A White & Case London structured products and capital markets partner is relocating to Johannesburg as part of the firm’s new focus on Africa. Josh Parbhu is the... more

• Worst season for 'big law' jobs in over 50 years

  Aug 28 2009 This fall, law school grads are competing for half as many openings at big firms as they were last year in what is shaping up to be the most wrenching job search... more

• White & Case loses restructuring partner Dan Hamilton to Ashurst

  Aug 12 2009 UK law firm Ashurst has added restructuring partner Dan Hamilton from White & Case to its London office. Hamilton focuses on corporate and financial restructuring... more

• Cadwalader, Dechert, Orrick top "Am Law Layoff List"

  Aug 05 2009 The American Lawyer has published a layoff list for the "Am Law 200" US law firms. Since January 2008, more than 3,000 attorney jobs have been cut, 2.75 percent of... more

• Allen & Overy, White & Case advise on European wind deal

  Aug 05 2009 Several European law firms have worked on the EUR 1bn funding for the Bligh Bank offshore wind farm located 47 km off the Belgian coast, the largest offshore wind farm... more

• Top banking duo Allen and Goetz to leave Freshfields

  Aug 04 2009 Maurice Allen and Mike Goetz, two high-profile banking partners in the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, are to quit the magic circle firm less than 18... more

• White & Case to open third Middle East office in Qatar

  Jul 28 2009 White & Case will launch a new office in Doha, Qatar, which will be headed by London-based corporate partner Andrew Macklin. The new office will be White & Case's... more

• Mayer Brown in talks with White & Case, Allen & Overy partners?

  Jun 23 2009 Mayer Brown is said to be in advanced talks with a group of around ten capital markets partners from White & Case and a leveraged finance team from Allen & Overy in... more

• Foreign law firms challenge locals in Singapore

  Jun 23 2009 Six foreign law firms granted licences to practise Singapore law - Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, White & Case, Herbert Smith, Norton Rose and Latham & Watkins - have... more

• Russian authorities raid Moscow offices of DLA Piper, White & Case

  Jun 18 2009 Russian authorities conducting a criminal investigation have raided the Moscow offices of DLA Piper and White & Case. Both firms said they were not directly suspected... more

• Major US law firms are shrinking

  Jun 08 2009 As a result of the credit crisis — which has pulverized the need for traditional practice areas like structured finance, mergers and acquisitions and private-equity... more

• Allen & Overy launches in Singapore with former White & Case ally

  Jun 02 2009 Allen & Overy has launched a standalone Singapore office after recruiting all lawyers at White & Case's former joint venture firm, Venture Law, which consists of... more

• Simpson Thacher recruits White & Case's Sandeep Qusba

  Apr 07 2009 US firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has announced that Sandeep Qusba, most recently a partner at White & Case, has joined joining the ranks of its bankruptcy and... more

• Hatfield to leave White & Case

  Mar 30 2009 Banking and capital markets partner Rachel Hatfield has indicated she will leave White & Case after a successful nine years with the firm. The firm emphasized that... more

• Competition is tough for redundant lawyers seeking to volunteer

  Mar 17 2009 Some unemployed lawyers have been unable to secure volunteer work as part of firm programmes offering compensation to employees who accept unpaid public-interest... more

• White & Case layoffs: 80 to 95 jobs to go in London

  Mar 11 2009 U.S. law firm White & Case will lay off 80 to 95 legal and support staff in London, reports The Lawyer. The law firm announced on Monday that will shed up to 400... more

• Latest Layoffs: 300 attorneys, 500 staff cut

  Mar 10 2009 Four major firms - White & Case, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, King & Spalding, K&L Gates - announced layoffs on Monday, totaling more than 300 attorneys and 522 support staff. more

• White & Case allies with Hong Kong's Laracy Gall

  Feb 16 2009 White & Case has joined forces with Hong Kong dispute resolution boutique Laracy Gall, preparing for a flood of bankruptcies in South East Asia. White & Case has... more

• M&A boost for US law firms in Latin America

  Feb 09 2009 Skadden Arps, White & Case, Shearman & Sterling and other major U.S. law firms have seen a massive growth in their Latin American M&A business. Skadden has doubled... more

• White & Case and WilmerHale increase revenue in 2008

  Jan 22 2009 White & Case and WilmerHale have increased global revenues in the 2008 financial year, despite difficult market conditions. White & Case has reported an increase in... more

• White & Case Paris duo forms antitrust boutique

  Jan 19 2009 Two White & Case lawyers, Sylvain Justier and Vincent Jaunet, have left the firm’s Paris office to establish their own boutique. The new boutique called Magenta... more

• Top White & Case lawyers bill $1,260 an hour

  Dec 15 2008 More than 70 percent of big US law firms surveyed rising billing rates in 2008, with rates up to $1,200 per hour. The average partner rate was at $451 an hour at all... more

• White & Case corporate head Goodell leaves for in-house role

  Dec 10 2008 White & Case corporate head Tim Goodell will leave the firm for an in-house role at US oil company Hess Corporation, writes The Lawyer. more

• Singapore issues foreign law firm licences

  Dec 05 2008 Under a new scheme to allow foreign law practices to practise in Singapore, the government will be issuing Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences to six... more

• Few US law firms expect layoffs, says survey

  Dec 02 2008 A survey of more than 100 law firm leaders by American Lawyer indicates that attorneys at big law firms don't need to worry too much about joining the ranks of the... more

• White & Case axes Bangkok office

  Nov 13 2008 White & Case will close its third office in less than a month. White & Case is pulling out of Thailand following departures from Italy and the German city of Dresden.. more

• White & Case lays off 70 associates

  Nov 12 2008 White & Case said yesterday that it will lay off about 3 percent of its global legal and staff head count. A spokesman said White & Case LLP is currently reviewing its... more

• White & Case closes Dresden office

  Oct 28 2008 After 18 years, White & Case is closing its office in Dresden, Germany. Seven lawyers are affected. Three partners and two associates will set up a new office in... more

• White & Case pulls out of Italy

  Oct 23 2008 White & Case is to exit from the Italian legal market. The firm will close its Milan office at the end of November. more

• Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Freshfields top UK law firm rankings

  Sep 09 2008 Slaughter and May took the top spot in the UK for the third consecutive year. The top-ten UK law firms for prestige, as ranked in the 2009 Vault Guide to the Top 50... more

• Top law firms excel in sexual diversity index

  Sep 05 2008 Clifford Chance, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and White & Case are among 64 law firms to receive a perfect score in the Human Rights... more