Latest legal news

US firm Nixon Peabody is laying off 38 employees spread through its 16 offices. | 12yrs

HWL Ebsworth will have some 187 partners, 425 lawyers and revenue of about A$200m after the proposed July merger, putting it third in Australia after Clayton Utz and Minter Ellison. | 12yrs

The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE), speaking for 31 companies, wrote to the EU with demands for them to set a binding target for energy efficiency improvements. | 12yrs

Despite the challenges, there are attractive reasons for investing in Nigeria's renewable power sector, including tax and other fiscal incentives. | 12yrs

Spanish telecoms company Telefonica SA said it would help create a rival in order to assuage fears that it will become a monopoly when it merges with its current competition, E-Plus. | 12yrs

The passage of Japan's New Energy Act established where Japan's energy future is headed, as it continues to rebuild three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. | 12yrs

Nigerian telecoms is in the midst of a growth spurt, and it is doing so under international scrutiny thanks to its adjusted GDP rating. | 12yrs

Clio, a technology company that supplies lawyers with cloud-based practice management offerings, is using $20m to further develop its cloud technology. | 12yrs

Chile needs more power, and the new government said it would decide by mid-May whether HidroAysen will supply it. | 12yrs

US firm O'Melveney & Myers (OMM) plans to offer a year long internship to Indian law students through its Singapore office. | 12yrs

Chinese authorities approved Nokia's plan to sell its cell phone business to Microsoft. | 12yrs

In a series of changes to update the obsolete UK copyright law, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is planning to legalise DVD and CD 'ripping.' | 12yrs

In an effort to diversify beyond cell phones, Vodafone acquired Spanish broadband and pay-TV firm Ono. | 12yrs

The worlds first arbitration law firm has announced its official launch in London, Washington DC and Paris. | 12yrs

US firm King & Spalding has launched its European restructuring practice with the hire of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton partner Werner Meier in Frankfurt. | 12yrs

The FCC continues its work to bring 500 MHz of spectrum to market for wireless broadband by 2020. | 12yrs

In an effort to conserve its waning supply of natural gas, Egypt is banning the manufacture and use of air-conditioners that go below 20 degrees. | 12yrs

76-year-old Mexican oil company Pemex is powerful, but its $100 million debt led Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto to enact energy reform that would open the company to partnerships with foreign and private investors. | 12yrs

London-based law firm Bird & Bird is the latest UK law firm to announce a raft of partner promotions. | 12yrs