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January 16, 2001 |

Scandinavia

If you've got a solid knowledge of intellectual property, telecommunications, and transactional matters, the Scandinavian legal market wants you. Now. Demand is high for experienced attorneys, and has accelerated even within the last six months, for one main reason: Telecom companies are keeping lawyers very busy.
4 minute read
March 01, 2010 |

Big Deals

Kraft / Cadbury; Heineken / Femsa; Novartis / Alcon
9 minute read
September 17, 2007 |

Reed Smith Snags Partners for Chicago Push

Reed Smith has bagged five new partners for its Chicago arm, including taking two partners from the head office of rival Mayer Brown. The hires are the latest in a string of partner-level appointments for Reed Smith in Chicago, with the national law firm having brought in nine new partners in the last five months.
1 minute read
June 06, 2000 |

Shearman Sabbaticals a Hit

Whether they spent a month in Europe learning a new language or finished up a pro-bono project at home, the Shearman & Sterling associates who have taken mandatory work-related sabbaticals hail the time off as a blessed escape from routine.
6 minute read
January 01, 2013 |

Vinson & Elkins's Winning Bet

A decade after targeting state-owned enterprises as clients, the Texas law firm is riding the wave of outbound Chinese investment.
17 minute read
July 16, 2004 |

Battle Royale

Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Lee Patch has been the lead lawyer in a 7-year fight with Microsoft Corp. spanning antitrust, IP and contract issues. When the companies finally called a truce, Patch was Sun's face at the settlement table. "It was like being in the twilight zone when Bill [Gates] and Steve [Ballmer] walked through the door," Patch says. He likens it to the first meeting between John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, identifying himself with Kennedy.
5 minute read
October 22, 2007 |

Confidence Dips at U.K. Firms as Credit Squeeze Hits, but Partners Predict Growth

The summer's credit market turmoil has put a noticeable dent in business confidence at the top U.K. law firms, but a clear majority of partners believe their businesses will maintain robust growth. Results of a quarterly business confidence poll show that the aftermath of the credit squeeze has left partners tentative over sustained deal flow, with those expecting growth of any kind dropping by 12 percent.
3 minute read
August 29, 2012 |

Big Deals

AB InBev/Modelo; Bristol-Myers Squibb/Amylin; Walgreen/Alliance Boots; Alibaba/Yahoo
12 minute read
June 01, 2007 |

Italy

4 minute read
July 24, 2006 |

'Clawback' Agreements Lose Their Grip in Court

The trouble with "clawback" agreements is the creeping doubt over whether they actually preserve privilege. Unless courts accept that new realities such as e-discovery require a new standard, dispensing with a privilege review in a case looks risky. Can clawback get a grip?
9 minute read

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