Two senior partners at one of the world's most international law firms tell Jonathan Ames about how they are trying to shed old images and talk about their plans to be at the forefront of client engagement | 14yrs
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Social media is not just a place for people to share their holiday snaps or keep up with celebrity gossip, says Chrissie Lightfoot. Business lawyers need to get chatting and tweeting or risk extinction | 14yrs
Federal officials in Mexico are cool on the fraud allegations swirling around the alleged local activies of the global retail giant | 14yrs
A new law gives plaintiffs in product liability cases the opportunity to forum shop, much to the consternation of foreign manufacturers. Paolo Beconcini discusses the implications of this legislation for foreign companies. | 14yrs
Austria is looking to compete with its neighbours in the race to become an international arbitration centre by introducing a draft amendment to make the process easier. But its Supreme Court has something to say on the matter, reports Irene Welser. | 14yrs
The World Intellectual Property Organisation has seen its fair share of ups and downs in recent times, says Trevor Cook | 14yrs
Veteran Canadian employment lawyer Jacques Audette -- who has previously acted on for the Montreal police force -- has been arrested in part of a major sting operation by Quebec's anti-corruption squad, reports the Canadian Lawyer magazine. | 14yrs
Spain's global energy company Repsol is gearing up for a round of litigation in a bid to head off international companies helping the Argentine government exploit a recently nationalised oil field. | 14yrs
Struggling New York-based global law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has instructed leading bankruptcy lawyer Albert Togut, as the firm considers restructuring following mass partner defections and mounting debt. | 14yrs
Looking for legally compliant ways to move personal data around is becoming ever more difficult says Andrew Szczech | 14yrs
The UK has seen only a handful of lawyers make it into the boardroom despite being well-qualified for the task. Veteran city lawyer Bill Knight wonders why this is. | 14yrs
The US tax authorities are on the warpath globally with proposed new regulations which will impact on non-US private funds globally, says Matthew Saronson. | 14yrs
An obscure bankruptcy case currently before the US Supreme Court could have major implications for investors linked with distressed debt, reports the Financial Times newspaper. | 14yrs
Twin British brothers face harsh penalties in the US after racking up millions of pounds through a share trading scam run from their bedroom in Newcastle. | 14yrs
Law firms across Europe are failing to look after their retained clients with general counsel slating the lack of communication and regular reviews, according to new research from the Global Legal Post in association with Martindale-Hubbell. | 14yrs
Some of you may not have noticed that, squeezed in between Hugh Grant, J K Rowling and Charlotte Church during the opening stages of the Leveson Inquiry was one Jane Winter, director of British Irish Rights Watch (BIRW). | 14yrs
Amnesty International has urged European ministers to protect the integrity and authority of the European Court of Human Rights. | 14yrs
The American Bar Association Commission of Ethics 20/20 has decided to shelve plans for developing a proposal on whether non-lawyers should be allowed limited ownership in US law firms. | 14yrs
Ex-Coca Cola European general counsel Christopher Barnard gives his views on how legal departments assess the value proposition. | 14yrs
Eight more partners have left New York-based law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf -- including a five-strong infrastructure team -- taking the overall 2012 partner loss to more than 60, according the US website the Am Law Daily. | 14yrs