Law Firm Mergers

Herbert Smith Freehills to Merge with New York's Kramer Levin

By Jessica Seah

The firms are to combine into one fully-integrated organization known as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, in one of the... Read More

Law Firm Mergers | Commentary

HSF Locks In Its American Dream. But What Will a U.S. Merger Mean For its Asia Practice?

By Jessica Seah

Last year, HSF announced the closures of its Seoul and Kuala Lumpur offices. It has also recently rejigged its Singapore... Read More

Law Firm Management | Commentary

America Voted. What's Next For Big Law?

By Lisa Shuchman

It's difficult to predict what will happen once Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States but it's... Read More

Law Firm Management | Analysis

Trump and China: Lawyers Warn of Risk to the Practice of Law

By Jessica Seah

China-focused lawyers in the U.S. and China say geopolitics and the exodus of foreign law firms from Greater China have... Read More

Law Firm Management | Analysis

The New Battleground: Wall Street Law Firms Pursue London Growth

By Patrick Smith

Cravath poached a team from Linklaters while Davis Polk opened a finance practice in London, in a sign of the U.K. market... Read More

Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline

Norton Rose Lawyers Accused of Accessing Confidential Emails and Documents in Internal IT Probe

By Alfred Olufemi

The South Africa investigation found no client information was compromised, according to the firm, but others say the... Read More

Law Firm Management | News

More Than 2 Dozen Lawyers Break Off From DLA Piper Affiliate in Brazil to Form New Firm

By Amy Guthrie

COSRO Advogados is launching as a full-service firm with 12 partners, several of whom held prominent roles at DLA Piper... Read More

Environmental Law | News

Shell Prevails in Dutch Climate Case After Switching Counsel

By Linda A. Thompson

The case was filed by several Dutch NGOs and handled by Paulussen Advocaten's Roger Cox, one of the country's best-known... Read More