Law Firm Office Closures
Cleary to shut Beijing arm, joining US law firm exodus from mainland China
New York firm to focus China coverage in Hong Kong
Pinsent Masons set to cut roles in Germany
Cuts to affect 14 equity partners and all three German offices, according to reports
White & Case calls time on exclusive Indonesia association
End of partnership with Witara Cakra Advocates means US firm will no longer have an on-the-ground presence in Indonesia
Morgan Lewis shutters Shenzhen office after less than two years
Closure follows office head Shaobin Zhu defecting to DLA Piper last year
DWF hires Hogan Lovells’ Warsaw office head and her nine-strong team
Move follows transatlantic firm’s announcement in September that it was shuttering its Warsaw office
Milbank latest to quit Beijing as US firms’ China headcount falls 25% in two years
Paul Weiss has also called time on its Beijing arm this week as exodus of US firms continues
Paul Weiss shutters Beijing office as Big Law's China exodus continues
Wall Street leader is 13th US firm to close an office in China this year
Mayer Brown exits Mexico City with trio of partners launching new firm
US firm shutters Mexico outpost nine years after launching in the country
Skadden to close in Shanghai, cut roles in China corporate practice
New York firm latest of a string of leading international practices to scale back in China
Bowmans absorbs A&O Shearman’s South Africa legal team team in Johannesburg
Group including eight partners moves over as A&O Shearman winds down Johannesburg office
Hogan Lovells to close offices in Johannesburg, Sydney and Warsaw
Closures to affect more than 120 lawyers and support staff
Perkins Coie to shutter Beijing base, refocus on Shenzhen
US firm closed its Shanghai office in March
A&O Shearman to axe 10% of partnership and close Johannesburg office
Consulting arm will also close as UK giant takes ‘difficult but necessary’ step to ‘reshape’ business
Reed Smith latest US firm to reduce China footprint with Beijing closure
Move leaves firm with China bases in Shanghai, Hong Kong
Firms asked to help trainees stranded by ‘imminent closure’ of US firm’s London office
City of London Law Society writes to firms as it seeks homes for six current and four future trainees of Armstrong Teasdale
McGuireWoods adds 11-strong group from former insurance boutique Pasich in Century City
Pasich shut its doors on Monday, with bulk of team heading to McGuireWoods and two to Blank Rome
Dechert shuts Frankfurt arm ahead of impending Chicago, Beijing and Hong Kong closures
Top 40 US firm closed office in April leaving it with a single German base in Munich
Morrison Foerster latest to shutter China office
Top 50 US firm says it can best serve China clients from Hong Kong and Shanghai as it shutters four-partner Beijing office
Eversheds Sutherland to close Berlin office
Transatlantic firm asserts ambition for Germany where it will have four offices following closure
Sidley Austin to close Shanghai office
Chicago-founded Sidley latest US firm to scale back in China as it consolidates operations in Beijing and Hong Kong
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