DLA Piper Lays Off 54 in Asia
DLA Piper announced today it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to…
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White & Case Will Not Merge With Singapore Firm
White & Case, one of six international firms granted a license to practice Singapore law, has canceled plans to merge…
Stone King Sewell Lays Off 16
Stone King Sewell, which employs 200 people across four offices, has made a total of 16 redundancies, including 10 staff…
Supreme Court To Hear Hawaiian Land Case
The Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether or not the state of Hawaii must reach an agreement with the…
Bloomberg: China Law Offices Grow as US, UK Firms Shrink
Bloomberg reports that while law firms in the US and UK are shrinking, their offices in China expanding. Twenty-eight foreign…
McDermott Will and Emery Open In Milan
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced on Monday the formalization of its office in Italy's financial capital, Milan.…
Baker and McKenzie Open In Abu Dhabi
Baker & McKenzie has officially opened its Abu Dhabi office, having received a professional license from the Abu Dhabi Department…
Jenner and Block Partner To Speak On Guantanamo
Jeff Colman, a partner at Jenner and Block in Chicago, will visit the University of Wisconsin at Madison to give…
Utah To Start Mentor Program For New Lawyers
The state of Utah will become the third in the nation, after Georgia and Delaware, to require people new to…
Maine Bar Foundation Announces Grants
The Maine Bar Foundation, an organization of 3,100 lawyers licensed to practice in Maine, announced the recipients of its 2009…
Asbestos Trial Begins In Montana
Opening statements began on the case of U.S. vs. W.R. Grace and Co. and five executives of the company. W.R.…
LA Courts Need Interpreters Of Rare Languages
Los Angeles has always prided itself on being a very diverse city. More than one-third of the city’s population was…