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Clark Hill Acquires Boutique Firm in Mexico City, Adding 5 Lawyers

Jorge Tenorio, who leads the Tenorio Abogados team, said he expects to build his practice at Clark Hill, and aims to expand the number of international companies on his client roster.
2 minute read

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Travers Gives Holiday Bonus, Ropes & Gray Reduces Time Off Allowance

Travers brought in a holiday incentive for its funds associates while Ropes & Gray has reduced time off for its London associates.
1 minute read

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Armstrong Teasdale's London Creditors Face Major Losses

Armstrong Teasdale’s ill-fated London expansion ended in administration, leaving creditors facing significant losses amid unresolved debts and frozen assets.
4 minute read

International Edition

New Frontiers: Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Launches in Cairo and Abu Dhabi

The firm's push into Egypt and the UAE is a strategic move to pursue arbitration opportunities.
4 minute read

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Japan’s Mori Hamada Joins Funder LCM for $150M Credit Suisse Bonds Claim

More than a year since the $17 billion writedown of Credit Suisse’s AT-1 bonds, law firms are still gathering investor classes to recoup their losses
3 minute read

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Baker McKenzie’s Australian Partners Reject Plan to Join Asia

Votes for financial integration came in below the 75% threshold, according to a report.
2 minute read

International Edition

Samsung Flooded with Galaxy Product Patent Lawsuits in US Court

Samsung has seen a wave of patent litigation targeting its Galaxy devices in Texas in mid-November. At least four companies sued the South Korean electronics titan last week for allegedly infringing on their technology to use in its smartphones, tablets and watches.
3 minute read

International Edition

Fangda Partners Takes 2 Energy Specialists From HSF in Beijing

Chinese law firms have continued to take senior lawyers from international firms, which have been scaling back in Greater China. The moves come as HSF, an Anglo-Australian firm, plans to merge with New York-based Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.
3 minute read

International Edition

UN Treaty Enacting Cybercrime Standards Is Likely to Face Headwinds in US, Other Countries

The U.N. General Assembly plans to vote on the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime in December. Some critics are concerned about the treaty’s jurisdiction and human rights implications.
5 minute read

International Edition

Setting Standards: Vanguard Australia's Sean Hughes on Moving From Government Regulator to Corporate General Counsel

"I'm dealing with the same content. It’s just I'm looking at it from a different lens each time,” said Hughes, who has worked in both the public and private sectors focusing on legal risk and compliance.
6 minute read

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