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Japan's Nishimura & Asahi seals formal partnership with Singapore's Bayfront Law

Nishimura & Asahi becomes first Japanese firm to launch Singapore alliance

8 Jun 2020

Littler strikes partnership with Polish firm PCS as European expansion continues

PCS launched earlier this year after founding partners split from previous firm Raczkowski Paruch

5 Jun 2020

Baker McKenzie promotes trio of London partners to key practice group roles amid global shake up

Reshuffle also sees Buenos Aires partner take over as global chair of the healthcare group

4 Jun 2020

Milbank hires debt finance specialist from Allen & Overy to expand Hong Kong office

New York firm underlines continued commitment to Hong Kong as it raids magic circle UK rival

3 Jun 2020

Product liability case filings in US federal courts reach eight-year high

Shook Hardy & Bacon and Weitz & Luxenberg top product liability firm rankings over last five years

1 Jun 2020

US Federal District Court case activity slows amid Covid-19 crisis, Lex Machina analysis finds

At least 287 cases filed this year were confirmed as a direct result of the pandemic

29 May 2020

Cozen O'Conner adds group of litigation lawyers from Akin Gump

Hires include partners Michael McTigue and Meredith Slawe, who will co-chair firm's class actions practice

28 May 2020

Italy's BonelliErede expands Ethiopian partner firm with double hire

Firm highlights the Horn of Africa as 'incredibly important market'

27 May 2020

Norton Rose Fulbright lays out post Covid-19 office-working plans

Firm will only re-open offices gradually amid shift to permanent flexible working model

25 May 2020

India's Trilegal hires brace of partners from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Shruti Rajan and Garima Joshi will bring financial regulatory expertise to firm's corporate practice

22 May 2020

UK law firms among global companies backing disability inclusion initiative

Charles Russell Speechlys and Stephenson Harwood sign up as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day

21 May 2020

Lex Mundi elects S. Horowitz & Co partner as new chair

Michelle Liberman replaces outgoing chair Ben Haglund as annual meeting is held remotely for first time

19 May 2020

Law firm associates expect permanent legal industry change amid Covid-19 job security fears

Around 39% of associates say workloads have been cut even as billable hour targets stay the same

14 May 2020

Australian firm McCullough Robertson launches defence and national security business

McR Defence will be led by former Downer Group managing director Brett Sangster and deputy GC Evan Economo

13 May 2020

WIPO appoints Singapore Intellectual Property Office chief as new director general

Daren Tang will replace Australia's Francis Gurry, who has been in the top job since 2008

12 May 2020

Carlton Fields launches dedicated blockchain consultancy

SQrBlock Solutions will be led by the firm's fintech practice co-chair Huhnsik Chung

11 May 2020

Facebook's digital currency project Libra names HSBC's chief legal officer as first CEO

Stuart Levey will join the Libra Association in the summer with a mission to allay regulators' concerns about the currency

8 May 2020

US firms see sharp slowdown in new matters as coronavirus dents demand, study finds

Clio research shows that matter creation has fallen by 30% since the start of the year

6 May 2020

RPC Singapore joint venture hires trio of partners from Bird & Bird

Appointments help bolster firm's disputes team after mass-defection to Drew & Napier last year

5 May 2020

BCLP Cubed strikes partnership with Siemens' app development platform Mendix

Tie-up allows BCLP to build rapid tech solutions for in-house teams to support high-volume work

1 May 2020