By Anna Zhang | August 1, 2017
Former Skadden associate James Chang is now a partner at DLA Piper in Beijing.
By Roy Strom | August 1, 2017
The firm's gains didn't match the increases it saw last year, but were viewed positively by management amid this year's geopolitical "turmoil."
By Christine Simmons | August 1, 2017
While the ten-lawyer group respected both Chadbourne and Norton Rose Fulbright, Winston chairman Thomas Fitzgerald said, the combined firm was "inconsistent with how they had ran their practice," and the attorneys were "concerned about a number of conflicts."
By Chris Johnson | July 31, 2017
It was nine years since reporter Chris Johnson last went to Russia. His trip this year, for a feature article for The American Lawyer, showed much has changed, and much has stayed the same.
By DANIELLA ISAACSON, ESQ., SENIOR ANALYST | July 31, 2017
For years, the stereotype on Big Law has been that it hasn't done enough when it comes to gender diversity – implementing diversity initiatives with varied effectiveness. Instead of seeing much progress reflected in the numbers, the data showed a year-over-year flatline on female headcount in Big Law and the data was particularly egregious at the upper echelons of firm partnership and management.
By Chris Johnson | July 28, 2017
Russia is perhaps unique among Big Law markets in that it is almost completely unregulated. While there is a Russian bar and a form of licensed attorneys—the advokatura—there is no requirement for lawyers to be registered in order to practice, other than to litigate in court on criminal disputes.
By Chris Johnson | July 28, 2017
In a market rocked by sanctions and sagging oil prices, U.S. and U.K. firms are finding new ways to adapt—even though it means competing with Russian firms on their own turf.
By Meghan Tribe | July 28, 2017
July was a busy month for billion-dollar M&A deals, as the European market began to show signs of recovery from a Brexit-induced shock, although the ensuing transactional trauma did not prove to be as devastating as initially feared. The sales of several payment systems companies this month generated key roles for nearly a dozen large firms.
By Nancy Cremins | July 27, 2017
When companies begin the process of expanding to different countries, one of the first things they must consider is how to staff the new roles in a way that is seamless, efficient and, most importantly, compliant. Staying up to date on the variances in employment laws, at both the federal and local level, can take a considerable amount of time and resources.
By Anna Zhang | July 27, 2017
The deal has been called off because it failed to win regulatory approval from the U.S. interagency committee.
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