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The U.S. Election and Watching From the Sidelines

Lawyers in Asia have responded to questions about what impact they thought the American presidential election results would have on the Asian market with nonchalance and even indifference, writes Asia Editor Jessica Seah. It isn't that legal folk in Asia don't care -- it's perhaps just that they don't care yet.
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Is the Global Elite Bigger Than We Think?

The Global Elite is merely a concept—one that is ill-defined and may not actually exist. But Big Law is behaving as if it does, and everyone wants to be a part of it, writes The Global Lawyer.
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Latest Law Firm Office Closures Are Just the Beginning

Moves by A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells show Big Law's strategy has changed, with the relative importance of smaller markets diminishing, explains the Global Lawyer
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Four Law Firm Mergers That Could Make Sense

Just like online dating, matches don't often mean weddings. But even the pickiest people sometimes find the right partner.
6 minute read

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Death by Bureaucracy: How Global Firm Leaders Are Driving the Demise of Their Asian Offices

Chinese law firms are bringing on solid talent, thanks to all the foreign firms in Asia cutting head count, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing. As global law firm leaders continue to take steps that exacerbate the downward spiral of their Asia offices, what will the competitive landscape in Asia look like?
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International Edition

Beach to Brief: 11 Essential Legal Stories To Ease Your Return to Work

Before diving back into work, lawyers will want to catch up on these 11 must-read stories.
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In the Name of Law, Who are the Real Casualties of Market Downturns? 

The market in Asia is down so firms are suffering the consequences but the real casualties are the lawyers who have been laid off.
4 minute read

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The Sorry State of US Firms in China

Some Chinese lawyers think darker days are still to come, Jessica Seah writes in a Letter from Asia.
5 minute read

International Edition

Sturm und Drang: US Firms are Reshaping Germany's Legal Market

While U.K.-led firms are still the dominant international force in Germany, U.S.-headquartered firms have been gaining significant traction in the last year, explains the Global Lawyer.
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The Looming Shadow of Consolidation

Law firm strategy has never been so focused on mega scale as it is today, writes the Global Lawyer. Thanks a lot Dentons and Kirkland!
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