What a ‘combination’! Dentons Dacheng pushes the concept of a firm Legal Business In January 2005 DLA Piper hooked up with US duo Piper Rudnick and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, triggering a…
Asia expansion: Hogan Lovells hires Gide Vietnam chief as it targets SE Asia Legal Business In keeping with its continued expansion in Asia, Hogan Lovells has today (16 January) announced the hire of Gide Loyrette…
Ashurst Australia head steps down while HSF picks up Ashurst corporate duo in Asia Jaishree Kalia Ashurst’s John Carrington, who helped handle the integration of Blake Dawson, has retired as Australian managing partner with no successor,…
Bingham’s Hong Kong office looks set to close as Akin Gump pounces again Tom Moore Bingham McCutchen’s Hong Kong office has been put in a precarious position with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld making a two…
Revolving doors: HSF appoints Singapore head, while Kirkland and Hogan swap partners in Hong Kong Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) announced its management successor in Singapore, while Kirkland and Ellis, and Hogan Lovells made partner exchanges…
‘A true litigator’: O’Melveny & Myers hires Asian heavyweight Denis Brock from King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business Litigation partner Denis Brock, who headed Clifford Chance’s Asian disputes practice for nine years, has swapped King & Wood Mallesons…
Hogan Lovells loses Asia restructuring head Neil McDonald in Hong Kong Legal Business Top ten global firm Kirkland & Ellis continues to build its Asia offering hiring Hogan Lovells head of restructuring in…
‘We’re actively looking at our growth’: PwC hires King & Wood managing partner duo to spearhead Asia legal arm Legal Business PwC Australia has hired former King & Wood Mallesons managing partners, Tony O’Malley and Tim Blue, to spearhead the expansion…
Bird & Bird secures further international tie-up with Istanbul tech leader BTS Tom Moore Bird & Bird has entered into a cooperation agreement with leading Istanbul IT and telecoms boutique BTS & Partners, just a…
Asia: Ashurst bolsters Singapore with W&C hire; DLA appoints Asia corporate head; Fenwick & West opens in Shanghai David Stevenson The Asian market has over the past week seen investment from international law firms including DLA Piper, Fenwick & West…
Comment: ‘Geography seduced everyone’ – is emerging market bias blind-siding your firm? Alex Novarese There is a notion in business that is often useful, but rarely observed – the idea of signal and noise,…
Emerging markets M&A down as King & Wood tops league Legal Business With the emerging markets continuing to dominate the expansion strategies of many City and international firms, the short term picture…
Asia: Latham hires V&E ex China co-head in HK; NRF hires DLA’s Singapore corporate head; Clayton Utz ends HK association David Stevenson The past week has seen global top three firm Latham & Watkins hire Vinson & Elkins’ former China co-head David Blumental…
Q&A with HSF’s new global head of disputes Justin D’Agostino Legal Business Justin D’Agostino has taken over as global head of dispute resolution at commercial litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith Freehills. Here the…
‘Geography seduced everyone’ – is emerging market bias blind-siding your firm? Legal Business There is a notion in business that is often useful, but rarely observed – the idea of signal and noise,…
Global office launches for Norton Rose, Quinn Emanuel, Bakers and Jones Day Legal Business Global 100 firms embraced foreign expansion again in February. Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) announced a significant addition to its Latin…
Asia calling: Bird & Bird launches in South Korea as Taylor Wessing and Allen & Gledhill expand Asia footprint Sarah Downey Bird & Bird has joined a host of international law firms looking to enhance their global footprint with a cooperation agreement…
Revolving doors: HSF loses Perth mining head to Australian rival David Stevenson Having completed a crucial overhaul of its management and remuneration structures towards the end of 2013, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) would have hoped…
International expansion: Speechly opens in Paris as Rouse and Tilleke Gibbins launch in Myanmar Francesca Fanshawe The burgeoning Paris market has drawn in another UK name as Speechly Bircham opens in the City while UK IP firm…
Panel win: Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ announces first-ever EMEA line-up Legal Business One of Japan’s largest banks, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) today announced its first-ever panel for Europe, the Middle East…
