Lockstep transfer: Freshfields Japan partners face profit cut as part of global review Jaishree Kalia13 January 2016Asia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to transfer partners in its Tokyo office from its traditional lockstep to its second-tier lockstep as part of a global profit review, Legal Business understands.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentMore in this categoryBig law firms are betting on Boston – but does the market have room for more?‘Buyers are out there’ – why M&A partners are feeling positive despite geopolitical thunderstormsFreshfields lands major US mandate advising Merck on $10bn Verona Pharma acquisition opposite LathamA&O gains Shanghai approval on the back of double-digit Asia-Pac growthLetter from… Sydney: After the churn of the foreign influx, Australian legal elite look primed for their golden ageHSF becomes latest Western firm to gain Chinese law capability through new Shanghai allianceRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London moves‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner