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Linklaters to launch Singapore disputes practice amid surge in contentious work
Linklaters is to launch a disputes practice in Singapore as contentious work in Asia continues to surge.Kobre & Kim launches local Hong Kong practice
US litigation specialist Kobre & Kim has launched a Hong Kong law practice with the hire of Randall Arhur from local outfit Gall.The justice league – why London law firms are drafting in ex-US Department of Justice lawyers
With a handful of former US DoJ prosecutors moving to London law firms, Caroline Thorpe finds out how their colourful careers give them an advantage in the UK market.Courting Eastern promise – the drive by international firms to recruit more disputes lawyers in Asia
When Davis Polk & Wardwell hired Clifford Chance disputes partner Martin Rogers in December 2012, it surprised Hong Kong's legal community.Corporate sleuths detect opportunity in China
Ben Lewis reports on the corporate investigators to which law firms are increasingly turning in ChinaUS firms consider non-lawyer partnerships
The American Bar Association (ABA) is considering the inclusion of non-lawyers in US law firm partnerships ahead of the implementation of alternative business structures (ABS) in the UK. The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 launched a consultation earlier this month (5 April) seeking feedback on three potential forms of ABS for the US legal market. The proposals include capped non-lawyer partnerships similar to the UK's legal disciplinary partnerships (LDPs), which allow non-lawyers to form up to 25% of a firm's partnership; uncapped non-lawyer partnerships; and multidisciplinary partnerships, which allow firms to offer both legal and non-legal services.The future of the Bar: Tipping points
'Core values' is a theme that traditionally features heavily at the Bar Council's annual conference. This year - with deep cuts looming to legal aid and huge upheaval expected with the implementation in 2011 of the Legal Services Act (LSA) - was no exception. Speakers including Kim Hollis QC and Lord Neuberger paid customary tribute to the concept, before Mayor of London Boris Johnson took to the stage to deliver a gag-filled address. With laughter still echoing around the Hilton Metropole on Edgware Road, delegates filed out into a foyer full of stalls from upmarket wealth management and luxury goods companies.Brick Court QC opts for move to Serle Court
Brick Court Chambers silk Conor Quigley QC has made the unusual move of leaving the set for a move to commercial chambers Serle Court. EU law specialist Quigley, who took silk in 2003, joined Serle Court on 1 October.Bridging the divide - the first non-lawyer partners
When Legal Disciplinary Partnerships (LDPs) came into force in March 2009 the market did not quite know whether to expect a raft of UK law firms to convert and defy their usually conservative wait-and-see approach in order to bring valued senior non-lawyers into the partnership. As it stands, just over a year down the line and the first stage of change under the Legal Services Act (LSA) 2007 has resulted in a somewhat disappointing but predictable slow drip of largely regional law firms including Mills & Reeve, Irwin Mitchell and Halliwells making the move. Other firms including Bird & Bird have considered converting and actively decided against it.New York trial specialist firm converts City arm to LDP status
Kobre & Kim has become the first US firm in London to convert to Legal Disciplinary Partnership (LDP) status in England and Wales. The New York-based trial specialist converted to LDP status after gaining approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority last Thursday (3 June) in a move that will allow its UK lawyers and barristers to begin practising English law as partners in the firm.TRENDING STORIES
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