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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

The African Legal Awards 2024: Who Won What and Why?

A rundown of some of the biggest winners at this year's African Legal Awards, and how they did it.
8 minute read

International Edition

Former Chief Justice of South Africa Honoured at African Legal Awards While Local Firms Come Out Top

Local firm Bowmans came out as the biggest winners of the night, securing seven gongs across a number of different categories.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Feds Drop Charges Against Maryland Lawyer Facing Fraud Case Over $12M in Somali Funds

After four years of pretrial litigation by a defense team at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld team led by Paul Butler, Allison Coffin and Madeline Bardi, federal prosecutors dropped all charges against Maryland attorney Jeremy Schulman last week.
9 minute read

International Edition

Challenge for Lawyers as Regulators and Financing Delay Oil & Gas Deals in Africa

Delays to deal closings are hurting the financial expectations of legal advisers and it has become increasingly unlikely for a law firm to be able to agree fixed legal fees, say local lawyers.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Bracewell Launches Paris Office With 11-Lawyer Norton Rose Energy Team

The Norton Rose Fulbright energy and infrastructure team, led by three partners, expands Bracewell's reach into France and French-speaking Africa.
4 minute read

Law.com

Baker McKenzie Raids Cliffe Dekker for 5-Lawyer Banking & Finance Team in S. Africa

The team is led by Phetole Modika and Pitso Kortjaas who both join Baker McKenzie as partners.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Appears Wary of Lawsuit Challenging Biden's Gaza Policy

Appellate judges questioned whether they have the authority to become involved in U.S. foreign affairs.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Blank Rome Adds 4 From Akerman in Second 2024 White Collar Group Hire

Partners Bradley Henry and Kathleen Shannon lead the team, which is divided between New York and Washington.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recent Efforts to Curtail Independence of Israel's Judiciary Examined at Upcoming Event

The panel, presented by the Historical Society of the New York Courts and the Fund for Modern Courts and hosted at Sullivan & Cromwell's Lower Manhattan office, will feature Amit Becher, the president of the Israel Bar Association; Yoram Danziger, a former Israel Supreme Court judge; and Avichai Mandelblit, Israel's immediate past attorney general.
3 minute read

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