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Edwards Wildman and Locke Lord sign letter of intent to merge

Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer have signed a letter of intent to merge, in the latest example of US mid-market consolidation.
3 minute read

International Edition

Legal Week launches survey to test the quality of law firm IT

Legal Week today launches an ambitious survey that sets out to help law firms improve the technology they provide to their fee earners.
2 minute read

Legal Week

Lehman's legacy – many law firms are still feeling the effects of the world's largest bankruptcy

Six years ago this month, Lehman Brothers collapsed into bankruptcy – in one move becoming the biggest corporate failure in history and plunging the global financial markets into turmoil.
1 minute read

International Edition

BLP mulls overhaul of partner exit process as governance review continues

Berwin Leighton Paisner could take decisions on partner exits out of the hands of the wider partnership in a move that would effectively increase the power of the firm's management team.
4 minute read

International Edition

KWM opts against US merger in favour of best friends network as veteran partner relocates to NY

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has decided against actively pursuing a merger in the US just months after the firm set up a six-partner strategy committee to investigate potential opportunities in the jurisdiction.
4 minute read

International Edition

King & Spalding chairman Robert Hays re-elected to record fourth term

King & Spalding has re-appointed chairman Robert Hays to a record fourth term as head of the firm following an uncontested election.
3 minute read

International Edition

Exclusive: Bingham in Morgan Lewis merger talks, London office mulls split

Bingham McCutchen has entered into merger talks with Morgan Lewis & Bockius, with the firm's London office considering a split if a combination were to go ahead.
2 minute read

International Edition

Independently minded: Gilbert + Tobin MP on why mergers are off the menu for his firm

Danny Gilbert, the straight-talking founder of Gilbert + Tobin, tells Legal Week how his firm has grown from a boutique to challenge Australia's legal old guard
5 minute read

International Edition

DAC Beachcroft cuts 62 roles across the firm as office closes

DAC Beachcroft has cut 62 jobs across the firm, including fee-earners and support roles as the result of a redundancy consultation which began in May.
1 minute read

Legal Week

DAC Beachcroft cuts 62 roles across the firm as office closes

DAC Beachcroft has cut 62 jobs across the firm, including fee-earners and support roles as the result of a redundancy consultation which began in May.
3 minute read

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