West meets East – CMS latest to announce Istanbul office launch
The latest move by CMS to enhance its international offering lies at the cross roads between Europe and Asia, with…
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Deal watch: Corporate activity in October
Arrow Global IPO Debevoise & Plimpton and Slaughter and May landed roles on Arrow Global’s initial public offering (IPO). Slaughters…
More news from Asia – Clydes first to enter South West China under JV deal
Long a trailblazer in the insurance sector, Clyde & Co has now become the first international law firm to launch in…
The Last Word: India
With a slowing economy and the political landscape unsettled, we ask leading international partners with noted Indian practices for their…
Asia Pacific: DLA hires four-strong Jones Day team in Beijing
DLA Piper has further bolstered its Asia Pacific offering with the hire of a four-lawyer IP team from Jones Day in…
Revolving doors: Linklaters boosts Asia restructuring practice while SJ Berwin makes key disputes hire
In the second recruit to its Hong Kong office in the last couple of weeks, Linklaters has hired former Allen…
Clydes and Charles Russell establish new footprints while Kinstellar snares 10-lawyer team from Dentons’ expanding Kazakhstan operation
The start of September has seen international firms reinvigorate their expansion plans, with Clyde & Co revealing an Indonesian alliance…
SJ Berwin’s high stakes tie-up with KWM dares to bring a new equation to global law
David Stevenson and Alex Novarese assess SJ Berwin’s audacious Asia-Pacific tie-up and ask if the union can truly propel the…
India calling: Freshfields and Linklaters make key India hires as Amarchand opens up its partnership
The periodic excitement over the liberalisation of the Indian legal market may currently be reduced to background chatter but the…
Quinn’s global master plan – elite disputes shop hits HK for third foreign launch of the year
Having only launched its first foreign office in 2008, US disputes leader Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan clearly now has…
Firms set sights on Asia investment into Middle East
Squire Sanders expanded both its Middle East and South Korea operations in October, as Latham & Watkins reported a surge…
Offshore: Asia bound
Offshore law firms continue to launch offices in Asia, with Singapore and Shanghai the latest hot destinations. LB assesses the…
Positive early signs at combined firm King & Wood Mallesons
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has enjoyed a successful first six months as a single firm, according to Handel Lee,…
On the rebound
Government initiatives and a resurgent economy have made Singapore and South-East Asia a key focus of the international legal profession…
Redrawing the map
The latest boom in transactional work from emerging economies is a welcome antidote to difficult home markets for international firms.…