As foreign advisers size up Africa, CC linked to alliance bid in South Africa Legal Business South Africa has faced more than its fair share of economic and social challenges in recent years, but with foreign…
Africa expansion: Eversheds in talks to launch in five key jurisdictions Legal Business Eversheds is significantly expanding its Africa offering and is currently in discussions to establish offices in the key markets of…
Clydes and Charles Russell establish new footprints while Kinstellar snares 10-lawyer team from Dentons’ expanding Kazakhstan operation Sarah Downey The start of September has seen international firms reinvigorate their expansion plans, with Clyde & Co revealing an Indonesian alliance…
Can’t make an omelette – newly-merged Norton Rose Fulbright sees exodus in Middle East David Stevenson So far the high-stakes merger between Norton Rose and US practice Fulbright & Jaworski has been sealed with minimal fall-out…
Gulf stream – the heat returns to the Middle East markets David Stevenson Post-banking crisis, the world has generally divided fairly neatly into two camps with their clear economic narratives. On one hand…
Edwards Wildman joins the ranks of international firms in Istanbul Legal Business The increased importance of Turkey as strategic hub for international firms has been underlined with news that US firm Edwards…
HSF ends exclusive association in Saudi Arabia David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is to end its five-year exclusive tie-up with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association (GPA), as international…
Israel – New Heights Legal Business In a Tel Aviv conference in June this year, DLA Piper, White & Case, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Weil, Gotshal…
Ashurst expansion continues full throttle David Stevenson Ashurst’s recent appetite for international expansion shows no sign of abating, with the firm announcing in November the launch of…
Africa: into Africa Legal Business Recently it seems that not a week goes by without new clamour surrounding another legal market as law firms race…
Firms set sights on Asia investment into Middle East David Stevenson Squire Sanders expanded both its Middle East and South Korea operations in October, as Latham & Watkins reported a surge…
Surge of law firm openings in revitalised Middle East Miriam Fahey The resurgence of commercial activity in the Middle East is prompting international law firms to strengthen their presence in the…
Middle East: New order Mark McAteer There is something momentous unfolding in the Gulf. The wave of protests and general revolutionary feeling that has swept through…
Israel – Peak performance Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s ‘man on the ground’ in Tel Aviv, Adir Waldman, had a relatively typical New England upbringing. Having…
Race for Africa Legal Business As Africa’s emerging economies continue to lure investors, a new legal geography is evolving to accommodate increasing cross-border traffic. LB…
Middle East – Still standing Legal Business As the Arab Spring spreads across the Middle East, investors are flocking to safe ground. LB discovers which states will…
Middle East – New ball game Legal Business On 2 December 2010 FIFA, the international governing body of football, officially announced that a desert state would be hosting…
Turkey – Bridging the Gap Legal Business As its economy booms Turkey has attracted the attention of the world’s legal market. Will Clifford Chance and DLA Piper’s…
The right track Legal Business Everything seems to conspire to prevent all but the most adventurous and patient of investors from entering Angola. A room…
Changing tack Legal Business Amid leaner times in the Gulf and a flat economy in Dubai, international clients are moving their focus to other…
