Chris Johnson

November 29, 2016 | Legal Week

UK firm sets sights on further US mergers, targeting cities including New York and Chicago

By Chris Johnson

6 minute read

November 29, 2016 | International Edition

UK firm sets sights on further US mergers, targeting cities including New York and Chicago

By Chris Johnson

6 minute read

November 29, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Houston's Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt, McGrath & Brown has agreed to merge with London-based Holman Fenwick Willan, one of the U.K.'s 30 largest law firms by revenue, according to leaders at both firms.

By Chris Johnson

21 minute read

November 29, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Lawyers for Russia's state-controlled oil giant Rosneft manipulated court rulings in order to help it seize hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to the now-defunct private oil major Yukos, the Financial Times reports.

By Chris Johnson

18 minute read

November 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The head of the U.K.'s central bank is working on a secret deal that would see British businesses retain access to the European single market for at least two years after the country leaves the EU, according to The Sunday Times.

By Chris Johnson

29 minute read

November 23, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Watching events unfold at King & Wood Mallesons' European arm over the past few months has felt like watching a three-car pile up in slow motion.

By Chris Johnson

18 minute read

November 22, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The legal battle over workers' rights in the so-called "gig economy" continues to intensify, with the first of four disputes relating to the employment status of bicycle couriers due to begin Tuesday.

By Chris Johnson

10 minute read

November 22, 2016 | The American Lawyer

A leading expert in partnership law has dismissed the possibility of partners at King & Wood Mallesons' European arm having to repay two years' worth of profits if they refuse the offer of a financial bailout from the firm's Chinese partnership.

By Chris Johnson

14 minute read

November 21, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The U.K.'s Brexit future has become even less clear after the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish and Welsh governments can join a historic legal battle over the country's withdrawal from the European Union.

By Chris Johnson

16 minute read

November 18, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The legal services industry isn't exactly known for innovation. Lawyers are inherently conservative and change averse animals, and law firms have as a result tended to be years behind other professional services businesses when it comes to areas such as technology, working practices, business development and marketing.

By Chris Johnson

51 minute read