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Women in Leadership: Do Law Firm Quotas Negate Meritocracy?

How far should law firms go to ensure women fill leadership roles that have long proved elusive? Jessica Seah, who has followed the rise of women law firm leaders in Asia for more than a decade, tackles this question in her latest Asia Legal Briefing.
5 minute read

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It's Impossible For Law Firms to be Totally Apolitical

The Global Lawyer: As much as law firms try to remain apolitical, they can often find they are judged to have picked a side even by trying to stay out of the debate. They choose by not choosing.
7 minute read

International Edition

Which Firms Are the Up-and-Coming M&A Standouts? They All Have Something in Common

The firms best positioned to rise up M&A league tables in the coming years have already established strength in private equity.
4 minute read

International Edition

After the Moscow Exodus, Where Will Big Law Go?

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are big draws for international law firms looking to move staff and refocus strategy following their exit from Russia.
9 minute read

International Edition

Ukraine Has Changed the World. Has It Also Changed Law Firms?

The global footprint of international law firms has gotten a bit smaller because of the war in Ukraine. Their focus on identity and purpose seems, for the moment, to have gotten a bit bigger. But has it?
11 minute read

International Edition

Ethics, Sanctions or Reputation? Why Are Firms Really Leaving Russia?

The London Lawyer: This week saw the final few firms close in Moscow, but it may not be long before we learn what was motivating each decision.
4 minute read

International Edition

Leading Through Troubled Times: Do Dealmakers Make Good Managing Partners?

A power shift is taking place: A hefty book of business is no longer the only thing that counts, and the leader who cracks the whip may very well find that people are no longer falling in line, Jessica Seah writes in her latest Asia Legal Briefing.
7 minute read

International Edition

One Partner's Journey as a Young Parent and Recognising Law's Gender Issue

Addleshaw partner Helena Brown pens a personal piece about her experience of being a young associate with children and the biases she faced along the way.
5 minute read

International Edition

PRs, Law Firm Leaders: The Dam Has Burst. Now is the Time to Talk on Russia.

Firms and management within them that have a fundamental lack of understanding of the value of a good PR team have embarrassed themselves this week.
5 minute read

International Edition

Don't Be on the Wrong Side of History

The Global Lawyer: Big Law struggles with morals. But as the last week has shown, the days of firms sitting back and saying 'we are just doing our job' are long gone—a moral recalibration is afoot.
9 minute read

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