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Climate change – leading independent and international law firms on the new economic reality in Australia

Law firms have a reputation for being late to the table. In the case of Australia, international entrants were perhaps more than 'sociably late' – taking the plunge into the market only at the tail-end of the energy and resources boom that the country had enjoyed for some two decades.
17 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance top Perth partner leaves for investment group role

Clifford Chance (CC) Perth managing partner Michael Lishman is set to leave the firm to join wealth management group Gresham Partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dentons' global chair: Firms should be "bigger and better in China"

Joe Andrew tells Legal Week why a merger is the only way into the world's second biggest economy and why he wants his firm to be at the front of the queue.
5 minute read

International Edition

Former Milbank partner re-joins ex-KWM duo to launch HK firm

Former Milbank partner Dieter Yih has re-joined prior colleagues and ex-King & Wood Mallesons duo Larry Kwok and Conrad Chan in setting up a new boutique Hong Kong law firm.
2 minute read

International Edition

EY follows PwC into Singapore, awaits foreign law practice licence

Ernst & Young (EY) has entered Singapore's legal services market through an alliance with local outfit PK Wong & Associates.
2 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose Fulbright to close Canberra office by year-end

Norton Rose Fulbright is to close its office in Australian capital Canberra by the end of the year.
2 minute read

International Edition

Eight make the cut in London as Kirkland & Ellis promotes 82 to partner

Kirkland & Ellis has added 82 of its lawyers to partner in its annual promotion round, including eight associates in London.
3 minute read

International Edition

Hong Kong firms, banks face disruption amid pro-democracy protests in CBD

Hong Kong's business community is facing potential disruption this week due to mass pro-democracy protests taking place in the city's central business district and surrounding areas.
2 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters and Freshfields advise as GIC takes co-ownership of RAC with Carlyle

Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken on key roles as Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC prepares to become co-owner of roadside assistance provider RAC.
2 minute read

International Edition

Herbies' former Asia head Ashley Alder re-appointed as SFC chief

Herbert Smith's former Asia practice head Ashley Alder has been re-appointed as chief executive officer of Hong Kong's securities regulator, the Securities & Futures Commission (SFC), for another three-year term.
2 minute read

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