RPC is performing strongly in tough economic conditions, posting a 20% rise in revenues - from £68m to £82.1m. The results follow 13% growth in the previous financial year, meaning that the firm has increased its…
UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard is pursuing its international ambitions, entering into a formal alliance with its Japanese best friend firm
K&L Gates has boosted its Hong Kong and Seoul offices with the hire of corporate partner Virginia Tam and dispute resolution counsel Sacha Cheong in Hong Kong and IP counsel Soheui…
US-based litigation law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has hired John Rhie of South Korean firm Kim & Chang to…
The respective partnerships at UK firm SJ Berwin and Asia-Pacific firm King & Wood Mallesons are set to vote on a global merger in…
Hogan Lovells has appointed Patrick Sherrington as the regional managing partner for Asia and Middle East. Sherrington was formerly the co-head of the Hogan Lovells’…
Australian law firm AdventBalance has launched in Hong Kong, bringing with it an unusual model for legal service provision. The firm offers senior lawyers to be seconded at…
Pinsent Masons has promoted 14 lawyers to its partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 13 last year. Three of the new partners are based in London, four are in…
Bird & Bird has boosted its international aviation group in Singapore with the hire of Leo Fattorini, who leaves an in-house role at Virgin Atlantic to join the firm as a partner.…
Hong Kong law firm Howse Williams Bowers has boosted its corporate finance offering with the hire of partner Peter Bradley.
Bradley joins the firm from the partnership at
Shearman & Sterling has promoted 23 associates to counsel worldwide, across 11 offices and 12 practice areas. In Asia the firm promoted two in Singapore - capital markets…
DLA Piper has made six lawyers redundant in its China equity capital markets team in Hong Kong. Reports say that the fee-earners were laid off at the end of last year along with a…
Fulbright & Jaworski has promoted arbitration lawyer James Rogers to partner in Hong Kong. Rogers’ practice focuses on arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, construction and litigation, working across Asia,…
Slaughter and May has appointed corporate partner Peter Brien as the new senior partner for Hong Kong. Brien replaces long-serving incumbent Richard Thornhill, who retires…
Jones Day has promoted 45 lawyers to the partnership, effective January 1, 2012. "The promotion of these new partners reflects Jones Day's ongoing commitment to developing and…