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2014 in review: a strong year but with some serious warning signs
After some very challenging post-financial crisis years, 2014 was the year the legal market demonstrated its feet were very much back on firmer footing.Taking stock – partner hiring is down but acquisitive US firms remain a scourge for UK rivals
"They take our work and our partners and now they want our associates" – is how one senior partner at a leading City firm recently described the continued efforts by US law firms to make their mark in the London legal marketDechert's City revenue a big factor in global takings hike of 7% in 2013
Dechert's London office was a major contributor to the firm's revenue increase last year, it has emerged, with the 42-partner City base posting an 11% year-on-year revenue increase in 2013.The new, new wave - the rapid expansion of the newest entrants to the London legal market
As new firms continue to flock to London, the cautious growth of earlier entrants has been cast aside in favour of heavy investment and dramatic expansion. JDG Chambers reportsDewey London partners to vote on administration; US nears bankruptcy
Dewey & LeBoeuf's London arm could file for administration as early as tomorrow (23 May) as partners prepare to vote on winding down operations in a meeting expected to take place at 10am. The news comes as the stricken firm has brought in global restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper in the US, where it is moving closer to filing for bankruptcy.Dewey restructuring duo join Proskauer as two more City partners find homes
Dewey & LeBoeuf's London arm has seen a further four partner departures, including restructuring duo Mark Fennessy and Hazel Miller who are set to join their New York counterparts at US rival Proskauer Rose. Fennessy and Miller's forthcoming departures come just days after New York bankruptcy chief Martin Bienenstock announced his departure for Proskauer alongside a six-partner team.Countdown to Compliance: SEC Private Fund Reforms
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