Government initiatives and a resurgent economy have made Singapore and South-East Asia a key focus of the international legal profession once again In 2006 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s then Asia managing partner Perry Noble explained to LB why the firm had pushed through a major rationalisation of its partnership in the Far East. In the hope …
A strong economic downturn means that the stars of global law are shining ever brighter. Time to reassess just who makes the grade The world has changed and the Global Elite needs to reflect that. To butcher a phrase: the gap between the haves and the have-a-bits is widening. By almost every measure this elite …
In the rush to conquer new markets, the leading British and American firms are changing the landscape of the global legal sector. Time to check your international strategy Costs cut. Headcount down. Profits preserved. Now is the time to grow.
The Global legal market is stratifying at a pace never seen before. From the rocketing profits on Wall Street to the rapidly expanding global giants, which model paid off in this year’s Global 100? Whether your strategy is to devour the world whole, or take it piece by piece, financial centre by financial centre, global …
Poland is rapidly emerging as the shining star of the East, but a stiflingly competitive legal market means that progress doesn’t easily equate to profits At the height of the global economic downturn, senior business executives in Warsaw had time for coffee at any point in the day. ‘It was really disturbing,’ shudders one local …
The financial crisis has done more than stall investment in Central and Eastern Europe. It has caused a remarkable sea change in the respective legal markets, where the international elite have their work cut out The crystal balls of Romania’s gypsies would be a valuable tool for many a law firm partner operating in Central …
Intellectual property is the trophy practice for many firms in 2011. LB examines the current popularity of IP at law firms and the story behind a spate of lateral hires in the past year Whisper it, but for the global legal community the demise of Howrey brought two pieces of good news. First, its collapse …
QualitySolicitors represents a new generation of firms changing the way that law is done on the high street. With the advent of alternative business structures later this year, LB investigates what impact these new players will have on the industry. It’s just after the May Bank holiday and the co-founder of QualitySolicitors, Saleem Arif, is …
The latest boom in transactional work from emerging economies is a welcome antidote to difficult home markets for international firms. LB looks at the differing approaches to growth and who the clients of the future might be It is easy to understand how law firms get carried away by the opportunities that new, emerging markets …
On 2 December 2010 FIFA, the international governing body of football, officially announced that a desert state would be hosting the 2022 World Cup. Qatar, a country with a population of only 1.6 million people, endures average daytime temperatures in excess of 40°C in June and July. How will the players cope? The bid chairman, …
