Legal news

Law firms Wiggin and Redd join forces to create IP powerhouse

The combined practice will form a 20 strong IP team across Wiggin's offices.

• ELECTIONS

  

  Crowell & Moring defeated chair exits the firm

  The defeated candidate, Angela Style, had held the post for two years before being beaten by Philip Inglima.

• PUBLIC SECTOR

  

  UK to set up £650m legal services marketplace for public sector commercial law advice

  The UK has unveiled proposals to create a marketplace for government bodies across the board to procure commercial legal advice.

• LAW FIRM MERGER

  

  KWM adds boutique to German operation

  King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has picked up the five-lawyer team of a boutique firm in Mainz, Germany.

• AUTOMATION

  

  Australia on track for automation renaissance

  Robotics and automation will improve manufacturing in Australia whilst wiping out work in some emerging markets, says law firm Corrs.

Editor's picks

LAW FIRM EXPANSION

Kennedys adds Bermuda law firm to its network

Kennedys has teamed up with the Bermuda office of Sedgwick Chudleigh in its latest international move.

GC EXCELLENCE 2017

Individual lawyer's reputation tops GC list when selecting law firms

Reputation has eclipsed price when it comes to picking a law firm, according to the latest GC Excellence Report.

LAW FIRM MARKETING SUMMIT

Law firms struggle with the digital age

Law firms are finding it difficult to differentiate their offerings as they cannot innovate like other businesses.

PROCUREMENT

Sellers beware. How 'big data' will shift the balance from law firms to clients

Law firms had better watch out. Clients now have inside information on law firms with decades of data on price and purchasing power, says Jaap Bosman, author of Death of a Law Firm.

Blogs

LEGAL EDUCATION

The pretext of scholarship and how it discriminates against practitioners

Legal academics are sniffy about practitioners who teach. But, says Reuben Guttman, this outdated view does a disservice to the legal profession.

INVESTMENT

Egypt's missed investment opportunity

Egypt has passed a new investment law but while it is a step in the right direction, more is needed, says Cairo-based lawyer Dr Mohamed Bahaa Eldin Abou Shoka.

Business sector round up

DATA

The sovereignty of data

The lack of a unified global approach to data and regulation is a serious impediment to global business, says Dean Armstrong QC, Dan Hyde & Sam Thomas of Cyber Counsel.

PEOPLE

Cali-headquartered Knobbe Martens expands to NYC

Leading US intellectual property law firms Knobbe Martens is to open an office in New York City as a result of a growing demand for IP expertise in the Big Apple and in efforts to recruit qualified staff.