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International Edition | Commentary
Latest Law Firm Office Closures Are Just the Beginning
By Paul Hodkinson | September 15, 2024
Moves by A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells show Big Law's strategy has changed, with the relative importance of smaller markets diminishing, explains the Global Lawyer
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International Edition | Commentary
Four Law Firm Mergers That Could Make Sense
By Paul Hodkinson | September 4, 2024
Just like online dating, matches don't often mean weddings. But even the pickiest people sometimes find the right partner.
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International Edition | Commentary
Death by Bureaucracy: How Global Firm Leaders Are Driving the Demise of Their Asian Offices
By Jessica Seah | September 3, 2024
Chinese law firms are bringing on solid talent, thanks to all the foreign firms in Asia cutting head count, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing. As global law firm leaders continue to take steps that exacerbate the downward spiral of their Asia offices, what will the competitive landscape in Asia look like?
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International Edition | Commentary
Beach to Brief: 11 Essential Legal Stories To Ease Your Return to Work
By Caroline Byrne | September 1, 2024
Before diving back into work, lawyers will want to catch up on these 11 must-read stories.
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International Edition | Commentary
In the Name of Law, Who are the Real Casualties of Market Downturns?
By Jessica Seah | August 20, 2024
The market in Asia is down so firms are suffering the consequences but the real casualties are the lawyers who have been laid off.
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International Edition | Commentary
The Sorry State of US Firms in China
By Jessica Seah | August 7, 2024
Some Chinese lawyers think darker days are still to come, Jessica Seah writes in a Letter from Asia.
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International Edition | Commentary
Sturm und Drang: US Firms are Reshaping Germany's Legal Market
By Caroline Byrne | August 4, 2024
While U.K.-led firms are still the dominant international force in Germany, U.S.-headquartered firms have been gaining significant traction in the last year, explains the Global Lawyer.
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International Edition | Commentary
The Looming Shadow of Consolidation
By Paul Hodkinson | July 28, 2024
Law firm strategy has never been so focused on mega scale as it is today, writes the Global Lawyer. Thanks a lot Dentons and Kirkland!
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International Edition | Commentary
Is the Hiring Market Under Threat?
By Krishnan Nair | July 21, 2024
A restrictive move by Kirkland & Ellis on exiting partners could precipitate a culture of staying put, writes The Global Lawyer.
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International Edition | Commentary
The Law Firm Disrupted: A New Opportunity isn't a Betrayal
By Dan Packel | July 19, 2024
Punitive measures for departing partners are on the rise.
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