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DLA's Mexico entrance flags up growing interest in burgeoning LatAm markets

Robust insurance and infrastructure sectors are drawing legal advisers to Mexico and Brazil. Rose Orlik reports
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International Edition

Power divide - why the role of GC in the UK still doesn't carry the weight 
of its US counterpart

"In the US no Fortune 500 company CEO would dream of embarking on major negotiation without the GC there every step of the way: we're not quite there yet"
5 minute read

International Edition

Ropes and Paul Hastings to open in Korea as US firm applications begin

Ropes & Gray has become the latest firm to announce its intention to open in South Korea, with the firm set to file documentation with the Korean Ministry of Justice today (6 March) - the first day on which US firms are able to do so. The firm plans to open in Seoul as soon as its licence is approved, with New York-based Korea practice chair William Yongkyun Kim, as well as intellectual property (IP) litigator David Chun relocating there to lead the practice.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dewey London office affected as firm announces lawyer and staff job cuts

Dewey & LeBoeuf's London office is set to see around 10 departures at associate and support staff level as part of a wave of cost-cutting measures expected to result in around 5% of the firm's lawyers and 6% of staff leaving the firm globally.
3 minute read

International Edition

White & Case partner billings under scrutiny in performance crackdown

White & Case is to crack down on partner performance, with the firm planning to enforce average billable hours targets globally. Partners were alerted about the move at a meeting in Washington DC last month, at which they were notified of a drop in average billable hours across the firm and told that some partners would be asked to leave as a result.
2 minute read

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Top Indian firms aim to modernise as bluechip consultants enter market

India's top law firms are turning to bluechip management consultancies such as McKinsey & Company in an effort to modernise their business models, as interest in the much-coveted legal market continues to grow. Boston Consulting Group recently concluded a strategic review of India's largest law firm, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, which has seen it set out plans to double in size over the next five years to reach a lawyer headcount of around 1,000 and turnover of $203m (£129m).
3 minute read

International Edition

BLP chief makes integration top priority for new term after 25 partner hires

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) managing partner Neville Eisenberg is set to take up his fifth term at the helm of the top 20 City law firm, with integrating the 25 lateral partner hires the firm has made during the current financial year top of his list of priorities. The haul includes the high-profile recruitment of former Linklaters corporate chief David Barnes earlier this week (27 February), whose hire was announced only days after BLP partners elected Eisenberg to take up his next three-year term on 1 May. Barnes is the latest of a number of ex-magic circle partner hires for BLP in recent years, with some brought in on special deals above the firm's core modified lockstep. It is understood that Barnes – who joins BLP's corporate group after retiring from Linklaters last summer following a 36-year career with the City giant, during which he worked with key clients including Sainsbury's, BT and HSBC – has been recruited within the firm's normal equity ladder.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dundas set for job cuts after review of 'anticipated business needs'

Dundas & Wilson is set to make a number of fee-earner redundancies after a review of the firm's "anticipated business needs". In a statement, Dundas said: "We can confirm that the firm has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the nature and level of demand for its services over the next few years.
2 minute read

International Edition

Taylor Wessing's new senior partner Adam Marks on why it's good to talk

"When you have a very dynamic managing partner, you need a strong chair who can act as checks and balances" - Taylor Wessing's new head tells Sofia Lind that he aims to keep the firm on its idiosyncratic but successful path...
7 minute read

International Edition

Bevan Brittan overhauls management as chief exec steps down

Bevan Brittan is overhauling its management structure as chief executive Andrew Manning prepares to step down after four years at the public services law firm. Manning will stand down at the close of the financial year in April, at which point the firm will revert to a managing partner and senior partner management team.
2 minute read

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