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Private Equity the Name of the Game for O'Melveny's Singapore Rebuild

The hire of partners Stephanie Keen and Sylvia Taslim is part of the firm's strategic focus on growing its private equity offering globally.
4 minute read

International Edition

Australian Attorney Investigated for Citing Fake AI-Generated Cases

The lawyer said he didn't fully understand how artificial intelligence worked.
3 minute read

International Edition

A&O Shearman Capital Markets Partner in Hong Kong Leaves For Jia Yuan

The exit comes as part of the ongoing post-merger changes being implemented by A&O Shearman, including plans to cut 10% of its equity partnership.
2 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Lures Willkie Partner to Lead NY Private Equity Practice

In her new leadership role, Claire James said she wants to continue to "build out, train and retain a team" in the firm's New York office.
3 minute read

International Edition

Asia Pacific RoundUp: Clayton Utz Takes HFW Partner, Nishimura & Asahi Expands in Vietnam, and Other Moves

Tokyo-based Atsumi & Sakai has recruited an Australian lawyer and an in-house counsel as partners, while India's JSA boosted its corporate offering with a partner hire in Gurugram.
6 minute read

International Edition

'Lawyers Are Pigeonholed, Wrongly So': Prosus GC Says It's High Time for In-House Lawyers' Business Savvy to Be Seen, and Valued

Paul Peake also discusses some of his pet peeves about working with outside counsel. No. 1 on his list: "Law firm coffee is terrible."
7 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters Rehires Paris Partner From Freshfields & Adds Second in Amsterdam

Marc Perrone co-led Freshfields's Paris financial regulation practice, while Amsterdam-based Mariken van Loopik led De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek's financial regulation practice.
2 minute read

International Edition

Armstrong Teasdale London Closure: Questions Emerge About Debts and Financial Irregularities

The Am Law 200 firm's UK operation had an auditor assessment that was unusual as well as a profit margin of just 2%.
6 minute read

International Edition

Japan's Nishimura & Asahi Launches in London and Brussels

Over the past year, Nishimura has continued to broaden its global reach, expanding its U.S. and European client base for Asia-bound work.
3 minute read

International Edition

Cutting Partner Compensation Becomes Routine in Big Law

Some firms are making sharper pay cuts of partners, helping them pay their top performers.
5 minute read

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