Sponsored briefing: The COVID-19 Handbook – Force majeure and contracts Guest Blog The novel coronavirus, now officially known as COVID-19, was first seen in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and continues to…
Sponsored briefing: How to handle contractual disputes in the COVID-19 era Guest Blog Since the COVID-19 coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, strict and unprecedented measures have been gradually…
Sponsored briefing: Coronavirus’ effects in terms of Turkish labour law Guest Blog A. Introduction The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic constitutes a major problem for the economy and employer-employee relations in Turkey and all…
Global offshore – Stick or twist for the sector’s leaders Dominic Carman On paper at least, history will show that 2019 was a very good year. Encouraged by sustained low interest rates,…
Turkey – Back from the brink Dominic Carman A century on from Atatürk’s proclamation that the republic would be ‘happy, prosperous and victorious’, the founder of modern Turkey…
Sponsored briefings: Turkey Guest Blog Pekin & Pekin: Growing interest in asset deals Yavuz & Uyanık Law Office: Economic crisis and the popularisation of voluntary…
International round-up: DWF recruits five partners for Düsseldorf as CMS expands in Africa Hamish McNicol DWF has made its second post-IPO international office opening, hiring a five-partner team in Germany, while CMS has added two…
Hogan Lovells losing bulk of South African practice as merger partner breaks away Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells’ South African headcount is being slashed as its merger partner splits from the firm following a troubled six-year…
Dentons to enter New Zealand legal market through merger with 100-lawyer Kensington Swan Marco Cillario Dentons is to grow its global headcount further past the 10,000-lawyer mark after announcing a merger with 113-strong full-service New Zealand…
Eversheds eyes larger California presence following long-awaited Chicago opening Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland is opening an office in the ‘very competitive’ Chicago market with the hire of two partners, and has…
International round-up: Greenberg Traurig enters Italy through Milan merger as Latham goes big in Japan Marco Cillario Greenberg Traurig is to open its fifth European office via the acquisition of a Milan boutique and the hire of…
Global expansion: Fieldfisher picks Dublin for seventh office launch in a year Marco Cillario Fieldfisher continues to build on what managing partner Michael Chissick describes as a strategy to be ‘in every commercial capital…
Australia pull continues as Dentons, DWF and LOD announce expansion Marco Cillario Described in some quarters as an overlawyered market for a country with a population of 25 million, Australia continues to…
The Middle East: The rough with the crude Marialuisa Taddia The global economy is slowing and so too is the Middle East. In April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)almost halved…
Letter from Iberia – Despite turbulent politics, Madrid lawyers sustain bullish mood Marco Cillario In spring 2018, Legal Business found the Madrid legal elite still recovering from a jolt that unsettled the local establishment.…
International round-up: HFW opens in Abu Dhabi as Morgan Lewis hires new Tokyo head Tom Baker HFW has added a fifth office in the Middle East, launching in Abu Dhabi after a double-partner hire from US…
International round-up: Latham hits DLA’s Madrid outpost again for antitrust partner as Kennedys opens innovation back office in India Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has dealt yet another blow to DLA Piper’s Spanish ranks, hiring its first Madrid-based antitrust partner, while Kennedys has…