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International Edition | Analysis
Chinese Law Firms Announced 40 New Offices in 12 Months. Will the Investment Pay Off?
By Jessica Seah | February 29, 2024
Chinese law firms are expanding aggressively within China but top-tier Chinese firms have focused outward, to international markets. With the Chinese cross-border deal market growing increasingly quiet, will these firms pivot toward mainland expansion?
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International Edition | Analysis
Controversial UK-Nigeria Trade Deal: Which Law Firms Will Benefit Most?
By Alfred Olufemi | February 26, 2024
Africa's second largest economy is viewed as a strategic business location for international law firms.
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International Edition | Analysis
'One Firm' or Separate Entities? Vereins' Growth Bumps Into Conflicts, Liability Concerns
By Justin Henry | Kasvi Sehgal | February 23, 2024
A ruling from an appellate court in the U.S. has put Baker McKenzie's structure under scrutiny, two years after Dentons was saddled with a $32 million malpractice verdict that also implicated the firm's verein status.
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International Edition | Analysis
US Firms Benefit as Latin America Capital Markets Activity Roars Back
By Amy Guthrie | February 21, 2024
Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Shearman and Simpson Thacher are among the firms busy advising the region's state and corporate issuers as market conditions welcome debt and even some equity offerings.
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International Edition | Analysis
France's Fidal and Its Network Partners Look to Expand Arbitration Work in Africa, Europe
By Rick Mitchell | February 20, 2024
The French law firm has hired Africa-focused international arbitration partner Manuel Tomas at a time when international companies and their law firms are looking to tap into Africa's fast-growing markets.
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International Edition | Analysis
Law Firm Partners Income Tax Arrangements Come Under Scrutiny in Australia
By Christopher Niesche | February 20, 2024
Members of Australia's Senate are questioning the use by law firms and their partners of a tax structure that lowers the amount of tax owed to the government.
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International Edition | Analysis
Meta, Apple, Now OpenAI: Is Ireland Really a 'Business Friendly' Data Privacy Beachhead?
By Cassandre Coyer | February 16, 2024
OpenAI's choice to establish itself in Ireland and take advantage of the GDPR's one-stop-shop mechanism is not surprising to legal professionals. But it may not be as straightforward as it seems.
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International Edition | Analysis
Latham Blocks Hong Kong Lawyers' Access to Foreign Files, Is It Making the Right Call?
By Jessica Seah | February 16, 2024
'If they had consulted the lawyers here, they would have gotten opposition,' says one insider, while rivals believe the firm risks being ostracized by Chinese companies.
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International Edition | Analysis
Will AI Kill Off the Billable Hour Someday?
By Maria Dinzeo | February 14, 2024
"The people who regulate the profession are the profession. They are judges and members of the bar. So what incentive do they have to give away that control to the machine?" said Foster Sayers, vice president of legal ops at health tech company symplr.
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International Edition | Analysis
Opening of Brazil's Gambling Market Brings Lawyers Tons of Work
By Amy Guthrie | February 9, 2024
Work has "exploded" for lawyers who advise gambling companies and their suppliers since a sports betting law was enacted in December.
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