Law Firm Management

Plexus and Greenwoods in £90m tie-up as Parabis kickstarts post-PE growth

By Gerard Starkey | May 7, 2013

Plexus Law is to merge with insurance dispute resolution firm Greenwoods in a deal that will create a £90m defendant insurance litigation business. Plexus is part of the Parabis Group, which last year sold a majority stake in its business to private equity house Duke Street, handing it a war chest of around £50m to fund ambitious expansion plans.

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Rajah & Tann forms alliance with Indonesia's Assegaf Hamzah

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | May 6, 2013

Rajah & Tann has formed a strategic alliance with Indonesian firm Assegaf Hamzah & Partners in a bid to better tap one of Asia's fastest growing markets. The Singapore firm signed the agreement just four months after commencing operations in Myanmar and Cambodia, as it strives to ramp up its regional presence.

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Newly merged Bond Dickinson to combine partnerships with two-tier structure

By Gerard Starkey | May 2, 2013

Newly merged Bond Dickinson is planning to revamp its partnership into a single two-tier structure as the firm's management pushes ahead with the integration of legacy firms Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees. The union, which went live on Wednesday (1 May), will see the firm adopt Dickinson Dees' two-tier partnership rather than Bond Pearce's three-tier structure, with the merged firm to operate a full equity and junior equity rank with a modified lockstep. A final decision on the move is expected later this year, but it is likely to see Bond Pearce's 25 fixed-share members, who are effectively salaried partners, join either the junior or full equity rank.

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Bond Dickinson sets out global ambitions as merger unites firms with shared goals

By Gerard Starkey | May 2, 2013

Mergers may not be particularly unusual in today's market, but this week's union between Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees under the Bond Dickinson banner marks a rare example of a merger of equals. With strikingly similar financial results, a brand that namechecks both firms' histories, complementary sector focuses and almost symmetrical UK coverage – Bond Pearce in the southwest and Dickinson Dees in the northeast – it almost seems surprising the pair did not tie up sooner.

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Eversheds votes in Ireland chief as new international chairman

By Gerard Starkey | May 2, 2013

Eversheds has elected Ireland managing partner Alan Murphy as the new chairman of its international board following the retirement of predecessor David Gray. The members of Eversheds International - which comprises the managing partners of all the firms within its international network - unanimously voted in Murphy (pictured) at a meeting in Stockholm last Thursday (25 April). The role has a four-year term.

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Japan's Nishimura and Asahi to open in Myanmar and Thailand

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | May 1, 2013

Japanese law firm Nishimura and Asahi (N&A) has announced plans to open two new Asian offices in Myanmar and Thailand. The Tokyo-headquartered outfit, which is one of Japan's big four law firms, said its base in Yangon, Myanmar, the country's former capital, would open in May, whilst the Bangkok branch would launch in July.

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DLA Piper seals strategic alliance in Indonesia

By Gerard Starkey | May 1, 2013

DLA Piper has launched a strategic alliance with Indonesian law firm Ivan Almaida Baely & Firmansyah (IAB&F), as the global firm looks to step up its presence in the booming economic region. According to its website, the Jakarta-based firm has two partners, including founding member Ivan Baely and offers services to international and domestic corporations, investors and state owned enterprises.

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Hill Dicks to cut jobs and restructure teams as revenues remain flat

By Gerard Starkey | April 29, 2013

Hill Dickinson is launching a review of its UK business which is expected to lead to job cuts, as the firm prepares to post broadly flat revenues for the 2012-13 financial year. The review, which will begin next month, will focus on the firm's range of services and its geographical reach, with the move coming in response to "prevailing market conditions", according to the firm.

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Fixed-fee Australian boutique launches in Hong Kong

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | April 29, 2013

Unconventional Australian law firm AdventBalance has opened an office in Hong Kong as it seeks to grow its footprint in Asia. The boutique outfit, which operates as a company rather than a partnership and which charges clients fixed-fees instead of hourly rates, said its decision to open in the Asian financial hub comes amid heightened demand for its services in the region.

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China's second largest law firm Yingke opens Israel office

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | April 29, 2013

China's second largest law firm Yingke has launched an office in Israel this month via a merger with local firm Eyal Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co. The Tel Aviv base, known as Yingke Israel - Eyal Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co, is the 13th international branch for the Beijing head-quartered firm and its third new office-launch this year.

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Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Will 'Alternative' Providers Ever Go Mainstream?

By Roy Strom | August 9, 2018

Ernst & Young's acquisition this week of Riverview Law, which was launched in 2012 with backing from DLA Piper, has the Big Law world buzzing.

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National Law Journal

Former AT&T Antitrust Chief Quits Ohio for Kilpatrick's DC Office

By Ryan Lovelace | August 9, 2018

Patrick Pascarella, who was chief antitrust counsel at AT&T for more than a dozen years, spent the last nine at Cleveland's Tucker Ellis.

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National Law Journal

Winston & Strawn Int'l Arbitration Vets Jump to Greenberg Traurig

By Ryan Lovelace | August 9, 2018

Tomás Leonard and Nicole Silver were part of the team fighting for the Republic of Ecuador in its long battle with Chevron.

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The American Lawyer

Is That Lateral Partner a Sexual Harasser?

By Vivia Chen | August 9, 2018

Heavy-handed, "Mad Men"-style harassment still happens in Big Law.

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Pro Mid Market

Stress Strikes All Firms, But Does Size Matter?

By David Gialanella | Lizzy McLellan | August 9, 2018

"I don't think I could have sustained that," Nicholas Duston said of the 14-hour days he routinely put in during his years in Big Law. "Those people probably don't sleep a lot, and maybe don't need to. But I do."

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The American Lawyer

Latham's Leadership Roles Filled as Firm Names Chicago Partner Vice Chairman

By Roy Strom | August 9, 2018

Latham & Watkins' top leadership ranks are now set following the unexpected departure of its former chairman earlier this year.

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The American Lawyer

From the YL Board: The Real Issues That Prevent Gender Equity in the Law

By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board | August 8, 2018

Three myths that continue to hold women back in the legal profession.

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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: Building in Jacksonville and Indy, and New Leadership

By David Gialanella | August 8, 2018

Lateral moves at midsize law firms.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Boutique Lesson for Big Law Firms: Rip Off the Tech Band-Aid

By Lizzy McLellan | August 8, 2018

When it comes to the upside of painful technological upgrades, established firms could learn a thing or two from their own spinoffs.

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Law.com

The Big Four's Recent Acquisition in the Legal Market is a Big Deal

By Nicholas Bruch, Senior Analyst ALM Legal Intelligence | August 8, 2018

EY's announcement that they are acquiring Riverview Law could accelerate the pace of change in the legal industry

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