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Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson is based in London, where he writes about global law firms and the business of law. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @chris_t_johnson.

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February 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

No One Is Safe

A plaintiffs lawyer discovers that he was spied on by the same company that targeted his clients.

By Chris Johnson

4 minute read

July 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Leading Russian Firms Combine to Create Region's Largest Legal Business

By Chris Johnson

2 minute read

February 04, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Weil My Partners Gently Weep

By Chris Johnson

2 minute read

July 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Privacy Plight

Having an affair with a supermodel? Get a superinjunction!

By By Chris Johnson

3 minute read

November 15, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Fulbright & Jaworski, U.K. Firm to Merge

Fulbright & Jaworski and U.K.-based Norton Rose are to combine next summer, creating a global giant that will rank among the world's 10-largest law firms by revenue and attorney head count.

By Chris Johnson

2 minute read

May 15, 2012 | Law.com

Duane Morris Launches London Private Equity Practice With Kirkland Hire

Duane Morris is launching a dedicated London private equity practice with the hire of Kirkland & Ellis partner Pierfrancesco Carbone, who has been tasked with developing Duane Morris' funds offering throughout Europe. The firm's global corporate chair says that additional private equity partners will be recruited "in short order."

By Chris Johnson

3 minute read

February 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: DLA Piper Breaks $2 Billion Barrier to Post Record Revenue

By Chris Johnson

2 minute read

January 12, 2012 | The American Lawyer

DLA Piper and Dechert End Bitter Partner Dispute

By Chris Johnson

3 minute read

September 29, 2011 | Law.com

DLA Boosts London Litigation Practice With 3-Partner Hire

DLA Piper is set to bolster its London litigation practice with the addition of a three-partner team from U.K. firm LG. The hires of Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry, Jamie Curle and Jeremy Andrews will help DLA take advantage of a growing international litigation market, the firm said.

By Chris Johnson

2 minute read

December 09, 2011 | Law.com

End of Libya Unrest Has Middle East Firm Preparing for Tripoli Launch

Having moved into Baghdad in 2003, leading Middle East law firm Al Tamimi & Co. is now poised to venture into another war-torn country: Libya. A senior Al Tamimi source said the firm has already applied for a license to open a Tripoli office in early 2012 that would be staffed exclusively by local lawyers.

By Chris Johnson

2 minute read