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Dentons' US Project 'Golden Spike' Had Bold Ambitions. Did it Meet Them?

"They thought there was an opportunity to build out a Big Four model that could practice law in the U.S. and the pitch was going to good firms in smaller markets and asking them to join," said Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Bill Henderson. "There was a shared service model that was quite coherent. That's the model. Time will tell if it works in practice."
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Post-COVID Growth in Africa Fuels Arbitration and Law Firm Strategies

The London Court of International Arbitration saw African party involvement soar from 4% in 2022 to 8% in 2023, prompting law firms to strategize about how to adapt to this dynamic shift.
6 minute read

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MoFo Closing Beijing Office, Partners Relocate to Shanghai, Singapore Outfits

One of the office partners has relocated to Singapore while three others are now based in Shanghai.
3 minute read

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Curtis Expands in Italy, Hiring Veteran Corporate, Compliance Partner in Rome

Gianluca Cattani spent close to 24 years at Studio Legale Delfino e Associati, Willkie Farr & Gallagher's affiliate firm in Italy, where he led the corporate and compliance department.
3 minute read

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Littler Brings In Third Toronto Partner in Two Months

Spring lateral frenzy has slowed down a bit but Littler Mendelson, Gowling WLG, and Borden Ladner Gervais have all welcomed new lawyers in the last week.
3 minute read

International Edition

Euros 2024: The Law Firm Football Tournament Has Already Happened

Find out who won when elite independent law firms from Spain, France, Germany, Italy, England, Sweden and the Netherlands faced off earlier this month.
2 minute read

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Dentons Lures Mayer Brown Paris Partner; McDermott Names German Managing Partner

Matthias Kampshoff is McDermott's new managing partner for Germany and other European partner moves.
3 minute read

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Clifford Chance: Where Next for the UK's Original Private Equity Golden Child?

The firm's famed private equity offering has long been a place US firms hire from—but leaders Jonny Myers and Spencer Baylin believe the market is shifting in their favour.
10 minute read

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EU Ruling May Open the Door to Private Equity Investing in German Law Firms

"Law firms are the last untapped gold mine for investors," said Thomas Kolhmeier from Swiss litigation financier Nivalion.
5 minute read

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Big Law's Favourite (And Least Favourite) Cities

Data shows the world's largest law firms are disproportionately weighted towards just a few key markets, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

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