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Global Lawyers Question Impact of New Free Trade Pact in Asia

The RCEP is the world's largest free trade agreement, but focuses on intra-Asia trade and excludes the U.S. and Europe.
5 minute read

International Edition

Foreign Lawyer Recruitment Challenged by Singapore's Push for Local Hires

The government raised the cost of hiring expatriates, imposed quotas to ensure businesses have a balance of local and foreign employees, and added 47 companies to a watch list for suspected discriminatory hiring practices.
3 minute read

International Edition

How a Biden Presidency Might Shake Up US-China Investment

Scrutiny of Chinese investment in the U.S. is unlikely to ease anytime soon, but a Biden administration is expected to adopt a less abrasive approach than that of his predecessor.
6 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance Advise on 'Landmark' $44B Saudi Deal

The mega-deal has been billed as the largest ever Islamic finance transaction.
2 minute read

International Edition

US Drops Charges Against Ex-Mexican Cabinet Secretary

Attorney General William Barr and his counterpart in Mexico, Alejandro Gertz Manero, said Mexican officials are now investigating former national defense secretary Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda and, "in the interests of demonstrating our united front against all forms of criminality," the U.S. Department of Justice had agreed to drop the charges.
4 minute read

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French Lawyers Seek 'Essential' Status as France's 2nd COVID-19 Lockdown Drags On

The French Bar Council, which represents 70,000 lawyers, has petitioned the Interior Ministry to add "consulting a lawyer in person" to the list of official exceptions to France's strict new rules to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
3 minute read

International Edition

King & Spalding Takes On Litvinenko Court Battle Pro Bono

The €3.5 million damages claim against Russia is being brought by the wife of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
2 minute read

International Edition

Opposition Lawmakers Dismissed in Hong Kong, Once Again Raising Questions About City's Rule of Law

The Hong Kong Bar Association criticized the disqualifications for running counter to Hong Kong's mini-constitution and denying the disqualified lawmakers due process.
3 minute read

International Edition

How Africa's Ballooning Debt is Plunging Law Firms Into Crisis

"In a constrained economy, only the fittest and strongest will survive because the pie is smaller," says a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright.
8 minute read

International Edition

Numerous Big Law Attorneys Named to Biden Transition Team

Lawyers from nearly two dozen Am Law 200 firms, many of whom have deep government experience, make appearances on Biden's list of agency review team members.
4 minute read

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