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Foreign Law Firms in Hong Kong Cut Head Counts; the 20 Largest Firms Trim 5% of Lawyers in 12 Months

Senior partners have been encouraged to retire early, while capital markets and M&A teams also have been cut as deal work dries up. A Law.com analysis of Hong Kong Law Society data shows just how dramatic those cuts have been over the past year.
5 minute read

International Edition

Senior Partners Approach $3,000 an Hour, As More Billing Rate Hikes Expected in 2025

About 16 Am Law 50 firms have third-year associates with rates over $1,000, but Valeo Partners project around half of the Am Law 50 to have rates of over $1,000 for this group of lawyers by 2025.
5 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose and Borden Ladner Gervais Commercial Litigators Appointed to Bench in Montreal

A former appellate judge joins Lenczer Slaght, while McMillan, DLA Piper, and Osler get new partners in a slew of Canadian laterals.
4 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Scraps 'Bruckhaus Deringer' From Name

The new brand will start to be rolled out from October, with the firm undergoing a formal name change.
2 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose Moves Away from C-Suite Structure as Jeff Cody, Peter Scott Retain Top Roles

A global management committee staffed by regional leaders will make the firm more nimble, Cody and Scott said.
4 minute read

International Edition

Gibson Dunn Cuts Half of Singapore Partnership, Four Partners Set to Leave

The move, which leaves the firm with three partners who are solely based in Singapore, comes in contrast to the steady influx into the city-state in recent years.
4 minute read

International Edition

Yingke to Follow London Launch with 100 International Offices by 2026

The world's largest law firm by headcount said it intends to have 15 European offices by 2026, and is in the process of adding a Munich office.
2 minute read

International Edition

4,000 Joint Matters and Referrals: Europe's Lesser-Known Law Firm Network

Four independent firms—Chiomenti, Cuatrecasas, Gide Loyrette Nouel and Gleiss Lutz—have been collaborating as the European Network for a dozen years now.
6 minute read

International Edition

Is the Global Elite Bigger Than We Think?

The Global Elite is merely a concept—one that is ill-defined and may not actually exist. But Big Law is behaving as if it does, and everyone wants to be a part of it, writes The Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

'Put Up or Shut Up' in Office Attendance: Law Firm Leaders Still Hold the Cards

Enforcing office policies this year could mean withholding a portion or percentage of a partner's draw or reducing bonus pool eligibility.
5 minute read

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