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Will Trump Boost Quinn Emanuel's Fortunes in China?
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'Shocking, Distasteful…' A&O Shearman Lawyers Slam Johannesburg Office Closure

Lawyers were gearing up to celebrate their 10th anniversary in South Africa and had just signed a lease for new office space.
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Greenberg Traurig Launches São Paulo Office to Boost Expansion in Latin America

Two Miami-based partners are approved by the Brazilian bar to provide U.S. legal advice in Brazil.
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Travers Longstanding Tax Partner Exits For Latham in London

The departee had been a partner at Travers Smith for over 18 years and was previously the firm's head of tax.
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Features

Womble Bond, Lewis Roca Seeing Competitive Advantages in Combined Firm

"You're really looking at IP, real estate and financial services. Those three areas are really going to differentiate us," said incoming CEO Merrick Benn.
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BCLP Sues Miss America Competitions for Nearly $1 Million in Unpaid Fees

The Florida complaint comes two years after a St. Louis County judge entered a default judgment in favor of the law firm.
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Perkins Coie Shutters Beijing Office

Perkins Coie will close its office in Beijing as it shifts focus to operations in Shenzhen.
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Ogletree Deakins Bolsters Canadian Bench with Five New Lawyers

Partners hail from Norton Rose Fulbright and telecom company Telus to bring labor and employment firm up to 19 lawyers in Canada.
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With US Expansion 'Ongoing,' Kennedys Launches 2 More Offices on West Coast

Kennedys offices in North America have seen a 62% increase in headcount over the last three years, the firm said.
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Google Loses €2.4B Antitrust Case over Self-Favouring Shopping Practices

Today's decision casts a cloud over a business model that has been embraced by many tech giants.
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Apple Loses Long-Running €13B State Aid Dispute With EU Commission

The decision is final and concludes an eight-year legal dispute with the European Commission.
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Baker McKenzie Advises on $1.2B Packaging Sale by Australia's Orora

Kirkland & Ellis and Debevoise & Plimpton are acting for the U.S. buyer Veritev.
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Quinn Emanuel Expands London Office Space

The firm's decision to remain at 90 High Holborn comes as other U.S. firms have also recently updated their offices in London.
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Womble Bond Dickinson to Merge With Am Law 200 Firm

"We thought that this would be a firm that would be worth having discussions with. Since a lot of others were reaching out to us, why not talk to one where we know some people?" said Lewis Roca managing partner Ken Van Winkle.
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Ranking

The UK Top 50 Ranked By Revenue: Big Rises Mask Slower Underlying Growth

Unlike revenue and PEP, average revenue per lawyer and profit per lawyer did not shoot up in the last financial year, but law firm leaders from the likes of Linklaters, HSF and Eversheds remain confident of good times ahead.
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The African Legal Awards: In Pictures

Law.com International's 11th year African Legal Awards 2024 featured leading names from across the continent.
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Davis Polk Capital Markets Partner Heads to Paul Hastings

London-based Dan Hirschovits has been involved in several major IPO transactions in the last several years.
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Vinson & Elkins Launches Office in Dublin

David Berkery, who joined Vinson & Elkins in 2022 as an aviation finance partner in New York, will lead the Dublin office.
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Features

Hiring in the Middle East is Both Easy and Hard

While regional tax incentives remain a draw for international candidates, policies requiring a specific percentage of Saudi nationals are intensifying law firms' battle to hire the best local candidates.
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Google Lawyer Heads to Freshfields' US Antitrust Practice

Kevin Yingling was director of competition at Google, where he worked for about 15 years.
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Weil Gotshal Expands UK Private Credit Team With Hire From Canadian Pension Investor

Law firms are looking to build their private credit teams as the market continues to grow at an impressive rate.
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Greece Opens the Door to U.K. Lawyers Under New Law

After Brexit, U.K. lawyers lost their right to register and practice in Greece, preventing them from advising in key sectors such as shipping, insurance and finance.
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Law Firms Struggled with Gen Z, Now Prepare for Gen Alpha

The next generation of recruits, due to enter the workforce in the coming few years, bring all sorts of new challenges for law firms—the Global Lawyer asks if you are ready.
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Skadden Hires Prominent White-Collar Defense Partner in Paris

Emmanuel Marsigny's expertise will help clients who are facing potential legal problems stemming from recent changes in France's white-collar criminal law, Skadden said.
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Former Chief Justice of South Africa Honoured at African Legal Awards While Local Firms Come Out Top

Local firm Bowmans came out as the biggest winners of the night, securing seven gongs across a number of different categories.
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Partner Exits Newest Canadian IPH Group Firm For More Entrepreneurial Pastures

Louis-Pierre Gravelle said the direction of his former firm Bereskin & Parr was "ill-suited" to the type of IP advisory practice he wants.
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A&O Shearman to Cut Equity Partnership, Close in South Africa and End Consulting Division in Post-Merger Drive

The seismic changes, announced internally on Friday, affect the firm's 800-strong partnership and come just as the firm was set to celebrate a decade in Johannesburg.
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Swiss Building Materials Giant Holcim Promotes Corporate In-House Lawyer to Replace Departing Group GC

Holcim's corporate and M&A general counsel Lukas Studer will replace current group top lawyer Mathias Gaertner on Nov. 1. Gaertner took a job as group legal chief at ABB Group.
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DLA Piper Shuffles Leadership in Mexico City Office

A longtime finance partner and a more recent recruit from White & Case will co-manage the office, which is a base for 50 lawyers.
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Features

Associates Say the Darnedest Things: 2024 Edition

We asked more than 3,600 midlevel associates in Big Law to speak candidly about their firms. Strap in.
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Dechert Set For Costs Battle With SFO, After Regulator's ENRC Appeal Fails

One person with knowledge of the case said the SFO will likely seek a substantial contribution from Dechert for any ENRC losses that the judge finds proved.
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Am Law 100 Firm Builds in London With 2 Morgan Lewis Partners

The latest hires take the firm to 17 partners in London.
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Baker McKenzie, Simpson Thacher and KWM Act on Blackstone's $16B Data Centre Buy

Funds giant Blackstone acquires Australia's AirTrunk.
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Canada Gets a Post-Labour Day Hiring-a-Palooza

This week has seen a raft of lawyer moves that include hires by Canada's big corporate law firms and even the appointment of a Calgary corporate partner to Canada's Senate.
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Foley Hoag Hires Partner-Led International Trade Compliance Team From Ashurst in Paris

Partner Olivier Dorgans helps corporate clients manage complex regulatory compliance issues related to international trade and also represents them in proceedings before various French, European and American regulators.
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Commentary

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.
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Ex-Top Disney Lawyer Joins Directors UK as It Opens Royalty Talks With US Media Giants

Peter Wiley was Disney's chief international counsel when he stepped down in October after 27 years with the company.
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King & Spalding Broadens Finance Practice With London Funds Hires From Cadwalader

"It's not something we were doing before—it was a whole piece of the market that we really weren't doing until this group joined us," said Carolyn Alford, co-leader of the firm's finance and restructuring practice group.
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Judicial Revamp in Mexico Has Lawyers on Edge

Plans to fire the country's judges and replace them via popular vote could lead to a deterioration of legal protections and are likely to discourage foreign investment in Mexico, lawyers say.
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Linklaters Ups US Play with Simpson Thacher Partner Hire

The hire follows the firm's addition of a six-person team from Shearman & Sterling at the start of the year.
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Freshfields Lures Latest US Hire Taking Paul Hastings' Vice Chair of Capital Markets and Securities

Christopher DeCresce focuses on the financial services, banking and fintech sectors.
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DLA Piper and Proskauer Rose Add Partners, September Hiring Blitz Continues

It has been a busy start to September in the London lateral hires market, with firms such as A&O Shearman, Eversheds Sutherland, and Latham & Watkins all adding partners in the first days of the month.
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All Change For Latham's London Office as New Leadership Appointed

Under Kensell's leadership, Latham's London office has seen a 40% partner headcount increase.
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Reed Smith to Close Beijing Office, Partner Duo to Relocate

The firm joins a long line of American law firms that have closed offices in China over the past 18 months.
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Cozen O'Connor Expands in Canada With 13-Lawyer Team in Vancouver

The team of lawyers, which is led by three partners, is also bringing along nine staff. The group, 22 people in total, are all moving from regional Canadian firm Clark Wilson.
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Analysis

Tensions Ripple Through Partnerships As Law Firm Culture Shifts to Bottom Line Focus

"When partners see their peers are being treated that way by leadership, it typically results in less loyalty across the board," noted one recruiter about the effects of de-equitizations.
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A&O Shearman Hires Ashurst's Head of Restructuring for Italy 

Paolo Manganelli previously was a partner at Paul Hastings, and earlier in his career managed the insolvency litigation for fraud-hit Parmalat when he was deputy head of litigation at the dairy and food company. 
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Top EU Court Deals Commission's New Merger Approach Major Blow

U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina won its court fight against the European Union regarding its acquisition of Grail when the EU's top court ruled that an expanded control approach pursued by Brussels officials since 2021 to go after killer acquisitions breaches EU law.
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Cohort of Luxury Brands Join Claim Against Mastercard on Interchange Fees

The U.K. claims are being brought together under 'Interchange Fee Umbrella Proceedings'.
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MoFo Loses Four Asia Partners in a Week with Latest Duo Departure in Greater China

With the latest departure, MoFo will have seven partners remaining in Hong Kong, none of whom focus on capital markets advisory, according to the firm's website.
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Latham Taps Baker McKenzie For London Corporate Hire

Howard's hire follows a number of high-profile departures from Latham's London office in recent months.
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MoFo Singapore Managing Partner Takes Team to Baker McKenzie

Shirin Tang and Lip Kian Ang are jumping to Baker McKenzie, which over the past 18 months has added more than 50 transactional partners in key global financial centers, including Singapore and London.
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News

Dentons Takes Hong Kong Disputes Trio From Norton Rose Fulbright

Dentons' global chief executive partner Elliott Portnoy said he sees current uncertainty in the market as an opportunity for the firm to expand with new talent, expertise and practices.
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How I Made It

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Remain Hungry,' Says Björn Holland of Sidley Austin

"You need to remain hungry. If you are no longer aspiring for progress, you will not have the drive to advance things."
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Commentary

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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News

'Show Us the License': Hayes Estate Says Trump Illegally Playing Soul Classic 'Hold On, I'm Comin'' at Rallies

Plaintiffs in the Georgia suit contend that the former president has illegally used "Hold On, I'm Comin'" since 2020 and are challenging the campaign to show the license it claims to have.
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White & Case Hires Prominent Weil Restructuring Partner to Lead Its Paris Practice

Anne-Sophie Noury, who was co-head of Weil's Paris restructuring/insolvency practice, will work with White & Case's private equity practice leader.
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Judge Blasts Google Over Legal Chief's 2008 'Communication With Care' Memo

The judge presiding over a Justice Department suit alleging Google has an illegal monopoly over ad technology said the memo instructing employees to use history-off mode when discussing litigation may have led to the intentional destruction of evidence.
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Paul Weiss Secures Latest London Partner With Hire From Investment Firm

The hire is the latest in a long line of appointments by Paul Weiss over the last 12 months.
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Quinn Emanuel Petitions US Appeals Court For Rehearing in $474M Dubai-Djibouti Dispute

Djibouti argued that Quinn Emanuel lacks proper authorization to represent Dubai's Doraleh Container Terminal SA in the long-running case.
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Trio of Firms Score Roles as Warburg Pincus, LendLease Buy Singapore Portfolio For $1.2B 

Latham & Watkins, Allen & Gledhill and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising.
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Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.

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Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.

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Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.

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David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.

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Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.

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