Anthony Lin

September 27, 2007 | National Law Journal

The former attorney general of the United Kingdom has joined New York's Debevoise & Plimpton as the firm's London-based head of European litigation. Peter Goldsmith, who served as the chief lawyer for the British crown and government from 2001 until June, said in an interview that the fact that it was an American rather than a British law firm had not been important to him. "The key part for me is that this firm understands problems need to be dealt with on a global basis," said Goldsmith.

By Anthony Lin

2 minute read

October 03, 2002 | Law.com

In a hearing Tuesday before the federal judge in New York handling the WorldCom bankruptcy, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld withdrew its request for a $1 million retainer after it met opposition from the U.S. Trustee's Office and creditor Verizon Communications. The judge approved Akin Gump's application to be named counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy after the retainer request was removed.

By Anthony Lin

1 minute read

March 17, 2011 | Law.com

Expatriate lawyers have joined the exodus of foreigners from radiation-threatened Tokyo, and a number of international law firms have temporarily relocated staff or closed offices.

By Anthony Lin

1 minute read

August 09, 2004 | National Law Journal

Law firm consulting group Hildebrandt International and New York-based outsourcing group Office Tiger have teamed up to offer U.S. law firms a means of outsourcing their support staffs to India.

By Anthony Lin

4 minute read

September 27, 2007 | National Law Journal

As the global slowdown in the market for mortgage-backed securities threatens a core practice area of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, the New York law firm is also wrestling with a $70 million legal malpractice suit brought by a major issuer of such securities. Cadwalader is one of the nation's top law firms when it comes to securitizations, and its large practice in the area has helped catapult the firm to the top of the profitability charts over the past few years.

By Anthony Lin

6 minute read

June 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The current economic slowness in Asia is pushing already-low fee levels lower still. Asian Lawyer editor Anthony Lin wonders if the Asian Century can possibly arrive fast enough to accommodate international law firms' economic ambitions in the region.

By Anthony Lin

4 minute read

January 15, 2009 | Law.com

Goodwin Procter, Ropes & Gray and Ashurst are among a handful of U.S. and U.K. firms to launch Asia offices in recent months. In most instances, the firms made their decisions amid rosy projections of continuing economic growth in the region. But the global financial crisis has made its way to Asia and newcomers must confront a different reality than the one they anticipated.

By Anthony Lin

6 minute read

January 26, 2009 | National Law Journal

For years, foreign companies have complained that patent and trademark infringers in China are treated too lightly. With damages typically capped at 500,000 yuan ($73,000), actual awards are often much lower.

By Anthony Lin

4 minute read

October 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

A New York federal judge has tossed out a legal malpractice suit arising from competing Holocaust restitution claims. Nieces and nephews of a Jewish publisher and art collector and his wife, who both died in 1930s Germany, sued their ex-lawyer, claiming his errors caused them to have to share restored property and funds with another claimant. But the judge granted summary judgment to the lawyer, finding that the relevant German restitution law would not have permitted the nieces and nephews a full recovery.

By Anthony Lin

3 minute read

February 23, 2004 | National Law Journal

An appeals court ruling upholding New York state's ban on direct shipment of out-of-state wines could finally make the issue ripe for action by the Supreme Court.

By Anthony Lin

4 minute read