Law Firm Management | News

Wilmer to Become 12th U.S. Firm in Past 18 Months to Close Office in Greater China

By Jessica Seah

The closing of the China office, which is expected to be completed by the end of November, will leave Wilmer with no... Read More

Law Firm Mergers | News

CMS in Tie-Up Talks with Indian Law Firm

By Kasvi Sehgal

Exclusive: The potential tie-up comes in light of CMS' plans for consolidation globally, and follows a series of big... Read More

Law Firm Hiring | News

4-Partner A&O Shearman New York Group Decamps to Linklaters

By Patrick Smith

David Lucking was global co-head of financial markets at A&O Shearman, while John Hwang was a former member of the U.S.... Read More

Flexible Working | Features

Are More Canadian Lawyers Bailing on Big Law to Found Their Own Firms?

By Gail J. Cohen

Many of this year's new law firm founders are women, who say they were driven by a desire for greater autonomy, flexibility,... Read More

Energy and Natural Resources | News

Latham, White & Case Lead on Nigeria's Longstanding $1.3B Oil Deal

By Alfred Olufemi

Latham & Watkins and White & Case are at the forefront of Seplat's $1.3 billion acquisition of Exxon Mobil's Nigerian... Read More

Legal Education | News

Wickard AI Partners With Law School to Bring Legal AI Training to Ethiopia

By Ella Sherman

The startup is leading a two-day training program with Addis Ababa University Law School as the legal industry booms... Read More

Law Firm Management | News

Kirkland, Freshfields Earn 8-Figure Windfall for Leading £5.4B Hargreaves Lansdown Takeover

By Krishnan Nair

The legal spend is among the highest seen in London for a single transaction, according to rival partners. Read More

Commercial Litigation | News

Think Tank Blames Litigation Funding for Harming UK 'Business Confidence'

By Jack Womack

The Adam Smith Institute states on its website that it aims 'to promote free market, neoliberal ideas through research,... Read More