NEXT
Sign in to follow

International Edition

Freshfields confirms details of imminent Singapore relaunch

Freshfields is to relaunch in Singapore office in the coming weeks, more than five years after the firm closed its former office in the Southeast Asian city-state. The magic circle firm has signed a lease on a new 8,000 sq ft office in Singapore's Ocean Financial Centre. Leading the new venture will be partner Stephen Revell, who oversees Freshfields' global capital markets practice, and who will relocate from Hong Kong.
3 minute read

International Edition

Cleary called in for Russia telecoms giant's £2.5bn London listing plans

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Russian telecoms giant MegaFon on its potential £2.5bn London initial public offering (IPO). MegaFon, Russia's second largest mobile phone operator, was taken over this April by AF Telecom - the holding company of Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov. The company has since filed for permission to float a 20% stake, which could be worth as much as $4bn (£2.5bn).
2 minute read

International Edition

Former A&O partner arrested again on child porn charges

Former Allen & Overy (A&O) capital markets partner Edward De Sear has been arrested on additional child pornography charges, a year after he was charged by federal prosecutors in New Jersey with distributing child porn, reports The Am Law Daily. De Sear, who joined A&O's New York office in August 2010 from Bingham McCutchen, appeared in US district court in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday (23 August), where he was charged with three counts of advertising child pornography, four counts of distribution, and one count of possession, according to a press release from the US Attorney's office in Newark.
3 minute read

International Edition

Magic circle trio among legal line-up on third-largest IPO of year to date

Three magic circle firms are among a legal line-up advising on the third-largest initial public offering (IPO) in the world this year - the $2bn (£1.3bn) listing of Malaysian healthcare services provider IHH Healthcare. The company has raised $2bn in an IPO and a secondary listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange respectively, reports The Asian Lawyer.
2 minute read

International Edition

The view from the outside - external investment investigated

Law firms' profitability is proven, but third-party ownership of them is still relatively unchartered territory, says Nick Miller
7 minute read

International Edition

In-depth: Asia

Asia is booming - how can law firms benefit from this growth? Alice Gartland and Anthony Lin report
1 minute read

International Edition

Singapore rising: Licensed to thrill?

Singapore has defied the critics to build a commanding position in Asia's legal market. Alice Gartland asks if a new round of liberalisation will keep the city state on an upward track
2 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters partner joins hedge fund manager as first head of legal

Linklaters equity capital markets partner Brigid Rentoul is leaving the firm after almost 20 years to join UK hedge fund manager Winton Capital as head of legal. Rentoul, who made partner at the magic circle firm in 1997, focuses on international equity offers, domestic equity issues and takeovers.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dealmaker: Louise Roman Bernstein

The Dechert partner on the appeal of the wig, balancing work and family, and escaping Dewey
4 minute read

International Edition

Firms position their pieces for a world economy shifting towards the East

No one wants to be left behind in the race to exploit an increasingly international-focused China, says Anthony Lin
5 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

Law Pro Logo

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.

(470) 294-1674

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone

(857) 444-6468

Smith & Hassler

(713) 739-1250

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • AI-Powered Deposition and Medical Record Summaries: Low Risk, High Reward

    Brought to you by Parrot

    Download Now

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder

    Brought to you by Nuix

    Download Now

  • Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now