Asia round-up: Bakers ushers in new Singapore head as MoFo and Taylor Wessing plot regional growth David Stevenson Aside from the big Asia Pacific news this week of SJ Berwin’s tie-up with King & Wood Mallesons, other major…
Asia Round-up: Singapore in focus for Minter Ellison, Sidley Austin and Taylor Wessing Legal Business The decline in Singapore M&A has seemingly done little to dampen the enthusiasm of international firms to launch or build their…
Comment: The Asian century maybe but not the Asian decade for the Global 100 Legal Business The market for the world’s largest law firms remains as reliably turbulent as ever. As this month’s edition of Legal…
Asia Round-up: Field Fisher launches in Shanghai while Global 100 leaders position themselves in Hong Kong and Dubai Legal Business Field Fisher Waterhouse has joined forces with Ryser & Associates in Shanghai while a show of strength among the Global…
To soar or crash with an Asian giant Legal Business If you are going to finally do a global merger, it would be fitting for one of the most distinctive…
Global 100: Scheduled departures Jaishree Kalia Asia continues to dominate when it comes to new offices opened by Global 100 firms. But despite the attraction of…
The Asian century maybe but not the Asian decade for the Global 100 Alex Novarese The market for the world’s largest law firms remains as reliably turbulent as ever. The group as a whole eked…
Asia-Pac continues to challenge new entrants as DLA Piper freezes Australia salaries Francesca Fanshawe The impact of the Australian downturn has once again been thrown into sharp relief after DLA Piper’s staff in the…
Asia round-up: K&L Gates, Akin Gump, Addleshaws and Milbank bolster presence Legal Business A raft of leading UK and US firms boosted their East Asian presence this past week, including K&L Gates, Akin Gump…
Asia round-up: Morrison Foerster and Quinn Emanuel expand in Asia Legal Business Singapore has been in focus over the past week after Morrison Foerster launched an anti-corruption practice and as UK and…
Asia round-up: Bingham makes funds push in Tokyo while Eversheds launches in Beijing David Stevenson The lateral hire market has been particularly active in Asia this week, with some of the most established international players…
Quinn Emanuel goes down under with HSF team David Stevenson When a top US disputes firm with only six offices outside its home territory has launched two of those in…
Asia round-up: Simmons, Linklaters and Clyde launch new outposts David Stevenson As Europe shows little sign of clawing its way out of the economic doldrums high growth markets continue to dominate…
Asia round-up: DLA hits Jakarta while Stephenson Harwood expands in Singapore and Beijing Legal Business Despite concerns over a cooling eastern economy, UK advisers continue to invest in Asia with DLA Piper and Stephenson Harwood…
HSF becomes third UK firm to open its doors in Seoul David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) opened in Seoul last month, becoming the third UK firm to open in Korea, after Clifford…
Korea legal market shows signs of saturation Miriam Fahey With the recent influx of foreign firms into Seoul showing no signs of stopping, questions are being raised as to…
Lateral thinking required with international expansion Mark McAteer Last month, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton did something that it has only done once before – open two non-US…
Emerging market specialist Salans dealt a blow by Asia exits Legal Business Salans has been left with no partners in China after Shanghai office managing partner Bernd-Uwe Stucken and corporate partner Wei…
Ashurst pushes ahead with Beijing and Seoul launches David Stevenson Ashurst is preparing to move into Seoul and is applying for a licence to practise in Beijing, as the firm…
Chindia – Centre of the universe David Stevenson Singapore has emerged as the location of choice to serve the legal markets in China and India and is attracting…
