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Four Law Firms Granted Temporary Extensions for Singapore License, as Performance Has 'Fallen Short'

Gibson Dunn, Jones Day, Linklaters and Sidley Austin have failed to deliver on promises; Singapore's government has given them two more years to meet expectations.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

In 2018, Law Firms Will Face Greater Challenges Than Slow Growth

A new report by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group finds that a slow-growth market for legal services will not abate in 2018. That's just one of several issues facing managing partners as their partnerships continue to age and more competitors squeeze onto their turf.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Skadden Antitrust Pro Moving to Economic Consulting Shop

James Keyte will carve out a new role at The Brattle Group as a liaison between the consulting firm's economic experts and its antitrust clients in the law firm world.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bilzin Sumberg Elects Next Managing Partner

Albert Dotson Jr. will succeed John Sumberg in 2019, joining a short list of African-Americans to become head of a major U.S. firm.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Boies Schiller Partner Nikas Jumps to Quinn Emanuel

Well-known art industry litigator Luke Nikas said the move was unrelated to media attention tied to David Boies' work for Harvey Weinstein.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Amid Law Firm Merger Boom, 'Transformational' Talks on the Rise

After a record-breaking year for law firm combinations, the volume of merger talks involving large firms suggests more major deals on the horizon.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Prime Clerk Gets Private Equity Investment, JG Wentworth Work

Private equity giant The Carlyle Group LP has invested an undisclosed sum in New York-based Prime Clerk, a bankruptcy claims administrator started by former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Shai Waisman.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

How Jones Day Cornered the Market on SCOTUS Clerks

The unprecedented Jones Day spree is a testament to the cachet of Supreme Court clerks and the unspoken presumption that all of them—or almost all—emerge from the nation's highest court polished and ready to take on whatever legal task is handed them.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

At Morgan Lewis, McKee Nelson's Securitization Legacy Lives On

McKee Nelson ran laps around its competitors during the mortgage-backed securities boom. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which nearly three years ago absorbed the remnants of that firm, recently recruited another ex-McKee Nelson lawyer to join its now market-leading securitization practice.
86 minute read

The American Lawyer

Mega-Mall Merger Means Work for Many Firms Across the Globe

At least 14 law firms are working on a $25 billion deal between that could change the face of high-end retail.
5 minute read

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