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The Paul Weiss Experiment

Is it possible a firm can challenge Kirkland's dominance in private capital? Paul Weiss' London push might give us an answer.
4 minute read

International Edition

Vanessa Ford Reminded Us That Law Firm Culture Is Still Toxic. Why Does It Survive? 

Law firms have been trying to improve their culture for a long time. So why, the Global Lawyer asks, are we still shocked when we are jolted into realizing not much has changed?
10 minute read

International Edition

When Will Law Firms Learn? The Top-Down Approach Never Pays, and Always Bites Back

Latham & Watkins' decision to block automatic access for its Hong Kong staff to files and documents outside of Greater China was not necessarily wrong. But the way it implemented the change was tone-deaf. The firm's sin was its failure to communicate, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.
6 minute read

International Edition

Deals Are Back. But Don't Get Too Excited

Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and other law firms with large transactional practices may see the recent rush of deals as the sign they've been waiting for. The Global Lawyer suggests they may want to curb their enthusiasm.
9 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms' Debt Secret

Using debt to fund expansion and investments make sense, but it also points to a possible lack of financial planning, writes the Global Lawyer
5 minute read

International Edition

Will Allen & Overy, Freshfields, Clifford Chance and Linklaters Find America's Streets Paved With Gold?

International law firms have been launching offices in the U.S. and paying top dollar for talent in the world's largest and most lucrative legal market. But growth potential exists elsewhere, and firms shouldn't give the rest of the world short shrift, writes The Global Lawyer.
9 minute read

International Edition

The Time to Do a Transatlantic Merger is Now

As international GDP growth slows, law firms hoping to keep up with Kirkland, Latham, Skadden, and Simpson Thacher need to consider mergers involving the US, writes the Global Lawyer.
8 minute read

International Edition

The UK's Biggest Law Firms Need More Horsepower if They Are to Compete

Clifford Chance and Linklaters have been quieter than A&O and Freshfields on the US front lately, but are their latest changes enough to get them in the race, asks the Global Lawyer?
5 minute read

International Edition

Time for Big Law to Face Questions on the Post Office Scandal

There are three players in this sorry debacle that help maintain the reputation of the legal industry—none of them is a large international law firm.
5 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland Loses Two Partners in Hong Kong. In Asia, It's the End of an Era

As veteran lawyers in Asia step away from the game, they leave behind a compelling legacy. But when an era has ended and expectations have evolved so drastically, a new generation of leaders must find their own way and do it quickly, Jessica Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing.
6 minute read

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