Law firms entering China struggle to take hold there - typically growing to a team of 11 but managing to contribute no more than five per cent of international turnover, according to academics at the University of California at Berkeley. | 11yrs
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A magazine focusing on powerful Afro-Americans, Savoy, has highlighted Bruce Jackson as one of the US's most influential black lawyers. | 11yrs
There will be a surge in cross-border mega-deals in 2105, according to Herbert Smith Freehills partner Tony Damian - who sees crucial ingredients as a surge in resources sector work, an active property sector and rising foreign interest in Australia. | 11yrs
The first Magic Circle practice to make its partnership announcement this spring, Freshfields, has favoured Hong Kong as the territory with the most new partners whilst dispute resolution is the practice area with the largest number of promotions. | 11yrs
Ireland is carrying out a spring-cleaning on outdated laws in the country, including one proclaming the Queen as 'King of Ireland'. | 11yrs
Chicago-based, real estate partner, Lee Smolen, formerly of Sidley Austin, is to receive psychiatric treatment during a one-year suspension handed down by the Illinois Supreme Court. | 11yrs
Lawyers are busy defending UK state aid applications following an increase in 2014. | 11yrs
Cooley has picked up two highly-regarded life sciences partners in its drive to expand its London practice. | 11yrs
The proportion of Scottish lawyers who declare themselves optimistic about future prospects jumped from 53 to 61 per cent during the course of 2014, according to a survey from the Law Society of Scotland. | 11yrs
The General Motors faulty switch case - cause of at least 60 deaths and of Senate demands that the General Counsel stand down - was a case of coverup, not incompetence, according to plaintiff lawyers who had access to new documents in discovery. | 11yrs
The UK arm of the world's sixth largest accountancy network is facing the claim for audit and advice work provided to Manchester Building Society between 2006 and 2013. | 11yrs
Many companies are expected to follow the Microsoft example of shifting production from China to Vietnam - a shift being tracked by the China Law Blog which declares that 'China's golden age for foreign companies is over'. | 11yrs
As Detroit looks to back local entrepreneurs, legal outsourcers CPA Global has joined forces with a pro bono law firm to assist new businesses. | 11yrs
Morgan Lewis has established a major Asia-Pacific hub through its link-up in Singapore. | 11yrs
The creation of a legal ombudsman service to settle disputes could be central to the preservation of a functioning business sector, according to US lawyer Bate C Toms who is based in Kiev and heads the British-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. | 11yrs
Recommind has taken steps to offer clients greater business intelligence capacity on the back of its eDiscovery platform. | 11yrs
Using her married, rather than professional name, Cherie Blair, wife of former UK prime minister Tony Blair, is joining the board of the French car-maker for a four-year term. | 11yrs
Removing restrictions for foreign lawyers would give Indian lawyers reciprocal opportunities elsewhere, a judge has said. | 11yrs
German legal billing specialist BusyLamp is opening offices in London and New York with aims to help corporate buyers to cut over 10 per cent of their fees from law firms. | 11yrs
Senior IT staff in London law firms are typically earning £68,000 a year - only 51% of the £133,000 they could earn in banks - but beating the poorer salaries of £51,000 offered in the public sector. | 11yrs