Law Firm News

Former Mishcon de Reya partner sentenced to 5 years prison for fraud and forgery thelawyer.com Sun, Jan 29, 2012British government cuts spend on external legal advisors by 36% legalweek.com Sun, Jan 29, 2012Australia now 5th largest inbound target for M&A deals thenewlawyer.com.au Sun, Jan 29, 2012Vodafone Tax case restores investor confidence in India mydigitalfc.com Sun, Jan 29, 2012Fried Frank boosts Hong Kong corporate practice with hire from Herbert Smith asia.legalbusinessonline.com Sat, Jan 28, 2012Integreon launches first LPO facility onshore in the UK legalweek.com Sat, Jan 28, 2012Davis Polk and Dewey take leading roles on $5.7 bn hostile takeover bid amlawdaily.typepad.com Sat, Jan 28, 2012Dacheng Law Offices switches joint law venture partners in Singapore asia.legalbusinessonline.com Sat, Jan 28, 2012UK firms show strong trainee retention, despite fragile economy rollonfriday.com Fri, Jan 27, 2012Large law firms likely to award spring bonuses again this year, say experts jdjournal.com Fri, Jan 27, 2012US Legal Aid to take another funding cut blogs.wsj.com Fri, Jan 27, 2012Mergers provide firms with the chance to weed out underperformers abajournal.com Fri, Jan 27, 2012Herbert Smith's bank borrowings reach £70.9m thelawyer.com Thu, Jan 26, 2012DLA Piper to vote on giving all partners equity status rollonfriday.com Thu, Jan 26, 2012Private company acqires law firm for 19.3 million pounds abajournal.com Thu, Jan 26, 2012London firm Wiggin adds non-lawyer CEO to partnership legalweek.com Thu, Jan 26, 2012Freshfields launches global financial investment practice group efinancialnews.com Wed, Jan 25, 2012Bar Professional Training Course applications rise as pupillages fall rollonfriday.com Wed, Jan 25, 2012DLA Piper relocates Asia-Pacific Employment head to Australia thenewlawyer.com.au Wed, Jan 25, 2012Hogan Lovells litigator pulls out of the Megaupload litigation due to conflict amlawdaily.typepad.com Wed, Jan 25, 2012Kirkland & Ellis managing partner departs for private equity firm rollonfriday.com Mon, Jan 23, 2012Herbert Smith enters negotiations with Australian firm Freehills legalweek.com Mon, Jan 23, 2012More male partners working part time, says survey thecareerist.typepad.com Mon, Jan 23, 201231% of judicial posts in India's high courts remain vacant barandbench.com Mon, Jan 23, 2012Herbert Smith's Belfast office grows apace thelawyer.com Sat, Jan 21, 2012Jacoby & Myers challenges US law prohibiting non-lawyer ownership of law firms blogs.wsj.com Sat, Jan 21, 2012McGrigors and Pinsent Masons in merger talks scotsman.com Sat, Jan 21, 2012Simmons & Simmons voted most gay-friendly law firm rollonfriday.com Fri, Jan 20, 2012Hill Dickinson and Kennedys announce plans to convert to alternative business structures legalweek.com Fri, Jan 20, 2012Four law firms make Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list abovethelaw.com Fri, Jan 20, 2012