K&L Gates, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm, has opened a Singapore office, its 32nd location and its fifth in Asia. New partner Kevin Murphy will lead the Singapore office. Murphy joins…
Bloomberg reports that while law firms in the US and UK are shrinking, their offices in China expanding. Twenty-eight foreign firms have opened offices in mainland China since September 2006,…
First LA’s Paul Hastings announced the layoff of 10 Atlanta associates. Now tipsters tell Above the Law that the firm is holding stealth layoffs today at its Los Angeles HQ.…
Am Law 100 firm Proskauer Rose’s profits per equity partner dropped 10% in 2008 to $1.4 million. Revenues increased marginally, by 1%, to $634 million. Revenue per lawyer dipped slightly…
Norton Rose has offered trainees due to join the firm in 2009 and 2010 up to £10,000 to defer the start dates of their training contracts. The London firm, which…
Am Law 100 firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher reports that gross revenue rose 5.4% to $957 million in 2008. Gibson Dunn’s profits per partner declined 1.3% to $1.9 million, while…
Nixon Peabody has launched an Israeli business practice group, to counsel companies in the Jewish State and those doing business with them. The move may prove controversial, as there are…
HR Bhardwaj, India’s justice minister, says his government has circulated draft regulations on allowing foreign law firms to practice in India. International law firms have been barred from practicing in…
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