White & Case, one of six international firms granted a license to practice Singapore law, has canceled plans to merge with local...
Jonathan Cohn, who recently stepped down as one the Justice Department’s top civil lawyers, is returning to Sidley Austin as a partner...
Happy Valentine’s Day! On Thursday, February 12th, 2009, six prominent firms fired over 700 attorneys and legal staffers, in what is becoming...
Chicago’s Sidley Austin saw revenue grow by 7% in 2008, while profits increased 4%. The firm brought in $1.489 billion in revenue,...
Japan’s Federation of Bar Associations (Nihon Bengoshi Rengokai) has shaken up the island nation’s international legal community by declaring that all foreign...
This morning’s top stories: London’s Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has informed staff that salaries for associates will be held at 2008 levels… Chicago’s...
Last week we reported that former Republican Missouri US Representative Kenny Hulshof was joining the law firm that will emerge from the...
Here are this morning’s stories: Boston’s Ropes & Gray cut 106 staff positions, or 10% of its non-lawyer staff… Nixon Peabody has...
Cincinnati’s Dinsmore & Shohl reported mixed results for 2008, with gross revenue solidly up but profits per partner down double-digits. Gross revenue...
Clifford Chance LLP LLP will cut 20% of its lawyer head count in its Moscow office in the current financial year, with...
In the past few years, international law firms have been opening up offices in Dubai. Now, US firms, like Weil Gotshal Manges,...
London-based Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy is the second to announce a redundancy consultation, with 10 lawyers in its Hong Kong...