January 18, 2018 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Inks New Saudi Deal Amid Spate of Lateral HiresThe global legal giant has forged a new alliance in Riyadh following the departure of its former local managing partner, while also bringing on a half-dozen hires in other cities.
By James Booth and Brian Baxter
3 minute read
January 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Latham, Hogan Lovells Take Turns in the Lateral MarketLatham & Watkins has expanded its London litigation group with two hires from Hogan Lovells, the latter of which has bolstered its energy and infrastructure practice with a pair of new partners of its own.
By Rose Walker and Brian Baxter
3 minute read
January 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Milbank Raids Cadwalader for Four-Partner Restructuring TeamCadwalader, which recently saw its revenue in London rise 10 percent, is losing a quartet led by ex-Linklaters partner Yushan Ng.
By Rose Walker
3 minute read
January 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Potential Tax Hit Slows Bryan Cave, BLP Merger TalksA transatlantic tie-up has been delayed as both firms weigh a tax bill that one consultant speculates could run into the "tens of millions."
By Joseph Evans
4 minute read
January 16, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Ropes & Gray Adds One and Loses One in LondonClifford Chance litigation star Judith Seddon has joined the Am Law 100 firm as it prepares to lose finance partner Matthew Cox to Baker McKenzie.
By Rose Walker
4 minute read
January 12, 2018 | The Recorder
Sedgwick Among Law Firms Feeling Exposed in Penthouse BankruptcyAt least eight firms are collectively owed more than $550,000 in the Chapter 11 filing by Penthouse Global Media Inc.
By Brian Baxter
4 minute read
January 11, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Weil Prepares to Close Budapest BaseThe Am Law 100 firm, an early pioneer into Central and Eastern Europe, will close its office in the Hungarian capital by month's end.
By Joseph Evans
3 minute read
January 09, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Norton Rose Fulbright Closes Offices in Abu Dhabi, AlmatyThe global legal giant has become the latest large law firm to shutter an outpost in the Middle East, although it still has three bases in the restive region. Another small outpost in Kazakhstan has also been closed.
By Anna Ward
1 minute read
January 05, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Greenberg Traurig, the G.O.A.T. of Law Firms?The high-powered Am Law 100 firm paid $15,000 for a goat. No, that's not a misprint.
By Brian Baxter |
3 minute read
January 04, 2018 | The American Lawyer
As Sedgwick Dissolves, a Look at Where the Lawyers WentThe demise of Sedgwick, a storied, 85-year-old Am Law 200 firm focused on insurance work, has created an alumni network throughout Big Law.
By Brian Baxter |
4 minute read
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