Anthony Lin

November 02, 2011 | Law.com

There've been few hotter markets for expansion by international law firms in recent years than Hong Kong, but don't expect the Am Law 100's most profitable litigation firm to launch an office there anytime soon. Quinn Emanuel is one of a number of U.S. firms thinking twice about the relative merits of litigation work in Hong Kong.

By Anthony Lin

6 minute read

April 09, 2013 | Law.com

Asian Lawyer editor Anthony Lin is visiting Seoul this week, where he finds that the threat from North Korea looms both large and small.

By Anthony Lin

5 minute read

June 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

Kaye Scholer has been hit with a legal malpractice suit by an ex-client that claims the firm's discovery errors forced it to enter into a $107 million antitrust settlement. Chemical and plastics giant Celanese Corp. announced last month it was paying that amount to resolve litigation by textile makers. In an amended complaint, Celanese says it only paid such a large settlement because Kaye Scholer's failure to turn over thousands of documents to plaintiffs had exposed Celanese to draconian trial sanctions.

By Anthony Lin

4 minute read

May 23, 2002 | Law.com

New York expansion has long been compelling to large Midwest firms because of their broad corporate client base. And none have been more aggressive than those from Chicago: Within the last two years, Chicago firms have swallowed up venerable New York firms such as Rosenman & Colin and, most spectacularly, Brown & Wood. The hope is that the merger will create a firm that's considerably more than the sum of the parts.

By Anthony Lin

10 minute read

April 12, 2004 | National Law Journal

The outside pressure on a juror that led to the declaration of a mistrial in the six-month-long trial of the former two top executives of Tyco International Ltd. are sure to focus renewed attention on the jury system and how it might function more effectively both in a new Tyco trial and in other future high-profiles cases.

By Anthony LinAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

4 minute read

January 03, 2005 | National Law Journal

Training videos are hardly a new phenomenon at firms, but most have focused on educating employees on sexual harassment policies or conflicts of interest. The development of videos focused on interpersonal skills is indicative of firms' increasing concern that, in an age of greater client mobility, their lawyers are not putting their best foot forward in face-to-face meetings.

By Anthony LinALM news service

4 minute read

January 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Sullivan Cromwell has sued an electronic discovery company for allegedly missing deadlines and preparing the wrong documents for production in the course of a major litigation.In a complaint filed Dec. 28, 2007, in the Southern District of New York, Sullivan Cromwell said "untimely and inaccurate" work by Electronic Evidence Discovery Inc.

By Anthony Lin

5 minute read

July 03, 2002 | Law.com

Los Angeles-based O'Melveny & Myers and New York's O'Sullivan firm have signed a letter of intent to merge -- potentially boosting O'Melveny's New York presence while further shrinking the roster of midsize New York firms. The merger is subject to the approval of the two firms' partnerships, who are due to vote by the end of July. If approved, as both firms' chairmen predict, the combination will be effective by September.

By Anthony Lin

5 minute read

January 16, 2002 | Law.com

After almost a year of talks, it was announced Monday that Washington, D.C.'s Hogan & Hartson will acquire New York-based Squadron Ellenoff Plesent & Sheinfeld. In acquiring Squadron Ellenoff, 800-lawyer Hogan -- D.C.'s largest firm -- will also gain the primary outside counsel advising Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. "It just made eminent sense," said Ira S. Sheinfeld, who will become managing partner of Hogan's New York office.

By Anthony Lin

5 minute read

November 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The merger between Chinese firm King & Wood and Australia's Mallesons Stephen Jaques is all but sealed. But the questions have only just begun.

By Anthony Lin

6 minute read