US firm Paul Hastings hires five partners in Paris
US firm Paul Hastings has bolstered its Paris office with the hire of five partners from Hogan Lovells and
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DLA Piper launches in Miami with double hire
DLA Piper has launched an office in Miami after the hire of two international arbitration partners from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey.…
Indian firm AZB in hiring spree
Indian firm AZB & Partners has hired 26 new lawyers, including fresh graduates, in an effort to bolster its ranks. In the past six months the firm lost key alliances with magic…
Davis hires seven in Tokyo
Canadian law firm Davis LLP has bolstered its Tokyo practice with the hire of seven Japanese lawyers, including leading corporate and structured-finance lawyer Hiroaki Takahashi.…
Hogan Lovells appoints Stephen Kay as LA managing partner
Hogan Lovells has announced the appointment of corporate partner Stephen Kay as the managing partner of its Los Angeles office. Kay takes over the role from litigation partner…
White & Case and Covington & Burling hire UK Bribery Act experts ahead of legislative change
White & Case and Covington & Burling have hired senior prosecutors from the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, boosting their white collar…
Gibson Dunn adds five partners in Dallas
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has boosted its Dallas office with the hire of five new partners. M&A partner Jeffrey Chapman, litigation partners William Dawson, corporate…
SNR Denton set to establish presence in China after Hammonds split
The Hong Kong office of Hammonds is set to join SNR Denton, giving the latter firm their first base in China. The six partner office…
EpsteinBeckerGreen closes in Miami after mass defection
EpsteinBeckerGreen has taken the decision to close its Miami office after managing partner Michael Casey led a mass defection to Duane…
Lateral market undermines 'partnership'
This article traces the development of the lateral hiring market. In the 1970’s a lawyer leaving a position at a law firm would not be hired by a firm in the same town. Forty years later, studies show that the current…
Aussie firm Gilbert + Tobin is the frontrunner in merger talks with Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance has held talks with a number of Australian firms in both Sydney and perth as it intensifies its search for a suitable merger partner. Reports have emerged that…
Japanese firm Atsumi & Partners takes on 8 new lawyers and a new name
Japanese firm Atsumi & Partners has recruited an eight-lawyer team from local rival TMI Associates, and is set for a name change…
Greenberg Traurig boosts San Fransisco IP practice with double hire
Greenberg Traurig has boosted its San Fransisco IP practice with the hire of Patent litigation attorneys Vernon M. Winters and Nicholas A. Brown of
Bird & Bird loses 5-lawyer Paris IT team to DLA Piper
DLA Piper has boosted its Paris IT practice with the hire of a five-strong team of lawyers Bird & Bird. The team is led by Bird & Bird's…
GCs keep work in-house to save on costs
Legal consultants Altman Weil released their Chief Legal Officer Survey last week, reporting that 63 per cent of respondents increased their internal budgets from 2009 to 2010, while 29 per cent said that they planned…