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International Edition

CMS in Tie-Up Talks with Indian Law Firm

Exclusive: The potential tie-up comes in light of CMS' plans for consolidation globally, and follows a series of big exits from IndusLaw this year.
4 minute read

International Edition

When It Comes to Law Firm Mergers, Are Firm Leaders Getting FOMO?

"If the good ones are pairing up, you don't want to be the ones [left]," noted one industry observer.
5 minute read

International Edition

A&O Shearman Adopts 3-Level Lockstep Pay Model Amid Shift to All-Equity Partnership

The changes follow the news that the firm is to trim its partner numbers and withdraw from certain areas, as elite law firms seek ways to better reward top performers.
3 minute read

International Edition

ECIJA Launches in Peru in Combination with Local Firm

The Spanish law firm continues its rapid expansion with the integration of Lima-based Berninzon & Benavides Abogados.
3 minute read

International Edition

Law Firm Mergers—Does Bigger Mean Smarter?

Law firms need to rethink their strategy in the face of technological disruption.
4 minute read

International Edition

Tie-Up or Break-Up? Latin American Firms Are Doing Both

Being independent allows local law firms in the region to do business with whom they want, when they want, but deprives them of some of the institutional support they might enjoy with a global firm.
3 minute read

International Edition

UK and US Law Firms in Merger Talks as Demand for Scale Grows

"There have been a number of direct outreach inquiries from U.K. to U.S. firms," noted a firm consultant.
5 minute read

International Edition

Latest Law Firm Office Closures Are Just the Beginning

Moves by A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells show Big Law's strategy has changed, with the relative importance of smaller markets diminishing, explains the Global Lawyer
5 minute read

International Edition

Womble Bond, Lewis Roca Seeing Competitive Advantages in Combined Firm

"You're really looking at IP, real estate and financial services. Those three areas are really going to differentiate us," said incoming CEO Merrick Benn.
6 minute read

International Edition

Womble Bond Dickinson to Merge With Am Law 200 Firm

"We thought that this would be a firm that would be worth having discussions with. Since a lot of others were reaching out to us, why not talk to one where we know some people?" said Lewis Roca managing partner Ken Van Winkle.
6 minute read

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