According to data from The Lawyer, Asia’s largest firms have seen a 15 per cent increase in lawyer headcount. The report, titled The Lawyer Asia Pacific 100 2017, reveals that growth has reach a five-year high among…
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Brian Spiro in a move that will expand its global corporate crime and investigations (CC&I) practice. He joins from boutique firm BCL…
Linklaters has named Nathalie Hobbs as the firm’s new Asia managing partner. Hobbs is a banking and PE partner in Linklaters’ Hong Kong office, specializing in cross-border…
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired Mayer Brown’s Andrew MacGeoch, who currently works as the firm’s head of Asia…
Norton Rose Fulbright has made up 45 new partners during its most recent promotions round, which will be the firm’s last before its upcoming merger with
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has made nine new partner promotions in its London office, amid a global promotion round of 21. The London promotions include three lawyers…
US firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius will be launching an association in Hong Kong, following a string of recent expansions efforts throughout Asia. Throughout the past few…
According to Companies House filings, CMS Cameron McKenna profits dropped £11m in 2015/16, decreasing from £44.5m to £40m. Turnover was up in 2015/16, increasing from…
Reed Smith has announced that the firm has made up five new partners in London, out of a promotion round that included 25 globally. The remaining promotions came from the US, Europe,…
UK-based Olswang has launched a new public policy practice in its Singapore office. Partner Matt Pollins will lead the new practice, which focuses on the technology, media and…
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has reported its half-year financial results, revealing a 14 per cent rise in revenue for the first half of 2016/17. The firm increased…
Allen & Overy (A&O) has reported financial results for the first half of 2016/17, revealing growth of 13 per cent to £731m. At this time last year, the firm’s growth stood at 3.6…
Offshore firm Carey Olson has opened its second Asia base in Hong Kong, following its first office opening in the region last year in Singapore. The Singapore office is led by Carey Olson partner Linda Lee, who was…
US firm Duane Morris has launched a new joint venture with Singapore-based Selvam & Partners to open the firm’s first Taiwan location. Duane Morris has been expanding in Asia…
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has hired Justin Young as the firm’s new chief operating officer. He joins HFW from Clifford…