Latest legal news

White & Case is charging ahead with its London expansion, picking up Clifford Chance corporate heavyweight Patrick Sarch. | 9yrs

A recent survey of lawyers in the UK has found that many believe that their job is the most stressful of all. | 9yrs

Corporate counsel are bracing themselves for increased workloads as Brexit looms. | 9yrs

Crawford & Company, which calls itself one of the world's largest independent claims management solutions providers, has arrived in the UK to offer legal services. | 9yrs

The pay gap between male and female law firm partners in the United States is as stubborn as ever, according to a recent compensation survey. | 9yrs

Sidley Austin has expanded its Hong Kong arbitration practice through a raid on O'Melveny & Myers. | 9yrs

Nabarro and Latham & Watkins have revealed their autumn retention figures, with Clyde & Co and DAC Beachcroft also throwing their results into the mix. | 9yrs

Political and macroeconomic uncertainty have continued to stifle cross-border M&A activity, but the re-emergence of the megadeal has seen their overall value rocket since Q2. | 9yrs

Two partners will vie to become King & Wood Mallesons' next senior partner - and neither of them are from the City. | 9yrs

Peter Sharp has stepped down from leadership of Morgan Lewis' London practice after six years at the helm. | 9yrs

AllBright Law Offices is set to open a base in London, its first outside China. | 9yrs

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is set to become the first practice to file a shareholder class action against embattled Slater and Gordon. | 9yrs

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. | 9yrs

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. | 9yrs

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has picked up yet another heavyweight from Allen & Overy's arbitration practice. | 9yrs

Law firms need to wake up and smell the coffee as clients are increasingly dictating strategy to external providers and they are now in grave danger of lagging behind. | 9yrs

It has emerged that CMS Cameron McKenna's London offices are to be put back on the market following the firm's merger with Nabarro and Olswang. | 9yrs

Brad Smith of Microsoft's promotion to president and chief legal officer has translated into an even juicier compensation package. | 9yrs

A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe. | 9yrs