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Chinese law firm eyes UK opening
AllBright Law Offices is set to open a base in London, its first outside China.
Firm to file first shareholder claim against Slater & Gordon
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is set to become the first practice to file a shareholder class action against embattled Slater and Gordon.
Mounting pressure causes law firms to demote partners
Shearman & Sterling move to demote under-performing partners would once have been unthinkable, but today's tough legal market has made it a reality at a number of firms.
Multiple hires for Ince JLV in Singapore
Ince Law Alliance, the Singapore joint law venture (JLV) between Ince & Co and local firm Incisive Law, has boosted its ranks by hiring from Allen & Gledhill and Bond Dickinson.
US lawyers can expect to see pay rises next year
Lawyers in the US can anticipate their compensation will rise by an average of 4.6 per cent in 2017, according to a report from recruiter Robert Hal Legal.
White & Case tops M&A ranking
According to a new ranking, White & Case has advised on global M&A deals with the highest total value announced in the first three quarters of 2016.
New Amazon series asks if BigLaw has gotten too big
Co-written and co-created by Jonathan Shapiro, a former federal prosecutor and former of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis, 'Goliath' stars Hollywood actor Billy Bob Thornton as a disgra...
Firm partners with professional mothers' network to break new ground
Online legal marketplace Crowd & Co is the latest legal business to partner with ProfessionalMums.net in a bid to capitalise on the many female lawyers looking to move back into the job market aft...
Aus lawyer beats Domino's in court
An Australian lawyer has defeated Domino's Pizza after the fast food giant failed to deliver his food and subsequently broke a promise for a full refund.
Hogan Lovells Hamburg head steps down amid spying investigation
The managing partner of Hogan Lovells' Hamburg office has resigned over claims of illegal surveillance made by an employee of former client EWE Group.
Dentons launches global referral network
Dentons has officially launched its free to use Nextlaw Global Referral Network and has signed up 283 member firms and over 18,500 lawyers.
Ashurst keeps second partner
Six months after he announced his move to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Ashurst has announced it is holding on to London regulatory partner James Perry.
Slater & Gordon slashes UK jobs
Embattled firm Slater & Gordon cut 640 jobs in the UK last year, according to its 2015/16 accounts.
Goodwin Procter takes team for Paris office
Goodwin Procter has confirmed that it is recruiting a team of lawyers from Shearman & Sterling for the Private Equity Practice in the Paris office.
Burford Capital launches own law firm with Akin Gump hire
After receiving a licence at the start of this year, Burford Capital has launched its own Alternative Business Structure, Burford Law, with the hire of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld's Tom...
KWM elects new EUME managing partner
After running against SJ Berwin veteran Gareth Amdor, former Mallesons partner Tim Bednall has been elected as King & Wood Mallesons' new managing partner for Europe and the Middle East.
NQ pay increases at Baker & McKenzie and Kirkland & Ellis
Baker & McKenzie's London office has upped the salaries of its NQ lawyers to £72,000, while at Kirkland & Ellis London NQ pay packets swell to over £140,000 as the pound tanks.
Howard Kennedy to block computers of lawyers who don't meet target
London-based law firm Howard Kennedy has introduced a penalty system in which lawyers - including partners - who fail to clock up seven hours of work per day will have their computers bloc...
Lawyers defend $300m fees in VW settlement
Plaintiff lawyers who helped negotiate a potential $10bn settlement with VW in the emissions case fired back at critics who say they are asking for over $300m in fees for work that draws on work by th...
Dentons names new global CFO
Dentons has appointed Neal Livingston, former managing director and general manager of global trade and transactions at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as its global chief financial officer.