Brazil – Carnival time
Brazil’s economic growth and status in the global economy has helped create one of the most sophisticated legal communities among…
International
Cyprus – Notes From A Small Island
Improved relations with Russia and accession to the European Union are helping to transform Cyprus as a financial hub. LB…
Switzerland – On The Rise
While several leading Swiss law firms contemplate their new lives as corporations, LB finds out what a series of high-profile…
Turkey – Bridging the Gap
As its economy booms Turkey has attracted the attention of the world’s legal market. Will Clifford Chance and DLA Piper’s…
Worlds colliding
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, dreaded by the offshore world, has now been agreed. LB finds out why the…
Going solo
Equity partners from a number of big Austrian firms have decided to go it alone, setting up boutiques over the…
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
With litigation from the banking crisis now starting to filter through in Austria, most commentators believe that disputes work will…
Italy 2.0
The Italian legal market has modernised over the past decade as local firms have reacted to greater client demands and…
The right track
Everything seems to conspire to prevent all but the most adventurous and patient of investors from entering Angola. A room…
Russian cases for Russian lawyers
Disputes from Russia and the CIS are an increasingly profitable area for Western firms, even for those without offices in…
Litigators of Russia – unite!
The Russian commercial justice system has suffered from image problems in the past, but recent court reforms and a boom…
Emerging targets
Mourant Ozannes’ merger this summer created another large fish in the global offshore pond. Firms now have to focus on…
Nerves of steel: Ireland
As little as five years ago, the consensus was that Ireland was a mature legal market. In a failed experiment,…
Home rule: Romania
International firms in Romania don’t just face a weakened economy, they also face stiff competition from a host of major…
Voyage of discovery: Portugal
The downturn in Portugal’s economy means that overseas markets, including Africa and Brazil, have become an even more valuable source…
Nordic rivals
As Finnish firm Roschier hires yet another partner in Stockholm, Legal Business reports on how world events and regional rivalries…
Changing tack
Amid leaner times in the Gulf and a flat economy in Dubai, international clients are moving their focus to other…
Shaking it up
As more global law firms establish offices in Brazil, some have tied-up with local firms while others remain unattached. Legal…
A hive of activity
Israel has the highest number of lawyers per capita of any country in the world – one lawyer for every…
Waltzing on
Austria’s banking system was rocked by the near-collapse of Hypo Group Alpe Adria and its resulting nationalisation. Legal Business looks…