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Stephenson Harwood's Top Partners to Receive Up to £2M as Firm Increases Top of Equity by 40%

The move means the firm's highest paid partners will receive towards the upper end of what UK Top 50 law firms tend to pay out, ahead of many other mid-market firms.
3 minute read

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Macfarlanes Showed Us How it's Using Harvey AI. Here's What We Learnt

Law.com International sat down with Macfarlanes' chief knowledge innovation officer to see what Harvey really brings to a law firm.
6 minute read

International Edition

There Have Been 39 Asian IPOs in New York This Year. These Are the US Firms That Seized the Day

The U.S. boutiques used to focus on listings from Greater China but this year they have pivoted to Southeast Asia, where a growing number of companies are seeking to list in the U.S.
5 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie Establishes Korea Joint Venture 10 Years After Office Launch 

The global firm's joint venture partner in Korea, KL Partners, specializes in international dispute resolution and corporate M&A.
4 minute read

International Edition

Holding Client Money Could Face Increased Regulatory Scrutiny

Enhanced regulation of other sectors, like banking, could be a warning sign for law firms of increased scrutiny to come, one UK lawyer has warned.
2 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms in Australia Have Gotten More Selective About Partner and Associate Hires as Demand Falls

It's a marked change from Australia's recruitment market a year or two ago, when demand for partners and associates was high and lawyers were eager to move firms.
4 minute read

International Edition

Why Quinn, CMS and Nishimura Offices Openings are More Than They Seem

Law firms' international expansion efforts are sometimes part of a bigger strategy that reveals how they are positioning themselves, writes the Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

Weil Refreshes London Leadership as Mike Francies Set to Retire

The London managing partner is set to retire at the end of 2024 after over 20 years at the helm.
2 minute read

International Edition

The Truth Behind Law's Puzzling Fascination with the Square Mile

Firms are flocking to the heart of the City of London, in a shift that seems to have been accepted as normal—but why, asks the London Lawyer.
4 minute read

International Edition

Japan's Biggest Law Firm Takes Steps to Ensure It Can Compete Globally

Nishimura became the second Big Four Japanese law firm to adopt a foreign law joint enterprise structure, enabling it to hire and promote foreign-qualified lawyers as equity partners and attract the talent needed to expand its U.S. and European client base for Asia-bound work.
5 minute read

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