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Doubling down - who holds the cards in the scramble for Asia?

Five years ago the tiny special administrative region of China, Macau, replaced Las Vegas as the world's top gambling destination. Now, as private wealth continues to soar both within China and Asia more generally, and regional markets remain resilient despite the wider global economic turmoil, the UK's largest law firms are attempting to guarantee they retain a significant slice of the market.
20 minute read

International Edition

Taylor Wessing opens in Singapore via tie-up with new local firm

Taylor Wessing is set to launch in Singapore through a tie-up with newly-formed local firm RHT Law. The formal cooperation agreement between the two firms is already live, with the deal coming around three months after 53 fee-earner firm RHT Law launched on 28 May.
3 minute read

International Edition

CMS names Watson as new head of firm's TMT sector group

CMS Cameron McKenna has appointed Chris Watson as the new head of its telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sector group. Watson took up the new role earlier this month, replacing intellectual property partner Isabel Davies who left the firm in April this year to join Boyes Turner as a consultant.
2 minute read

International Edition

Squire Sanders set for Perth launch as Minter Ellison tie-up agreed

Squire Sanders & Dempsey's partnership has approved plans to acquire the majority of Minter Ellison's Perth office. The partnership voted in favour of the deal on Tuesday (16 August), with the acquisition set to gift the transatlantic firm around 80 lawyers in Australia - including 14 partners.
3 minute read

International Edition

Mayer Brown to open in Duesseldorf; Berlin and Cologne to close

Mayer Brown is set to launch an office in Duesseldorf as the firm moves to close its Berlin and Cologne operations. The new office will open at the start of 2012, at which point Mayer Brown's existing Cologne and Berlin offices will merge into the Duesseldorf outfit.
2 minute read

International Edition

Sheppard launches in Beijing with Squire Sanders partner

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has opened in Beijing with the hire of a partner from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, writes The Recorder.James Zimmerman, a chairman emeritus of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, joined the US firm last Thursday (11 August) as a partner after around eight years at Squire Sanders.
3 minute read

International Edition

Salans appoints new global COO with hire of ex-Ashurst man

Salans has turned to the London office of Ropes & Gray for its new global chief operating officer. Peter Griffith, who joined Salans' London office on 8 August, will be responsible for all the firm's global support services, including finance, IT, business development and marketing. He replaces Neil Woodcock, who retired earlier this year.
2 minute read

International Edition

On the record... with A&O senior partner David Morley: part 2

A&O senior partner David Morley about the outlook for law firms in the current economic climate, the biggest challenges facing A&OO over the next 5-10 years, and whether the changes ushered in by the Legal Services Act will be relevant for corporate legal advisers.
1 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith becomes latest UK firm to target Qatar launch

Herbert Smith has become the latest City law firm to target the Qatar market as the firm gears up for the launch of a new office in Doha. The firm began the licence application process last month, with a view to opening in Doha at the end of the year if the launch is approved.
2 minute read

International Edition

Travers Smith set to target five key sectors in strategy overhaul

Travers Smith is refocusing its business around a number of key sectors in a bid to deepen relationships with existing clients and attract new work. The firm has initially outlined five key sectors: financial services, leisure, healthcare, retail and infrastructure, which will operate alongside the firm's practice group structure.
2 minute read

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