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International Edition

Inflection Point: The Pecking Order of India's Top Law Firms is Set to Change

In this week's Asia Legal Briefing, Jessica Seah explains why the country's established leading law firms are set to lose ground to rivals.
6 minute read

International Edition

Dentons LuatViet Merges with Vietnam Boutique EPLegal

EPLegal's managing partner Annie Ngo has also been appointed as the energy practice head of the combined entity.
1 minute read

International Edition

India's Luthra and Luthra Merges with Litigation Chambers Aishwarya AnanthKumar

The merger is the second tie-up in the past 12 months. Last year, Luthra and Luthra combined with 33-lawyer outfit Atlas Law Partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

How the A&O Shearman Merger Will Impact the Firm's Africa Practice

The newly-merged firm's international offering is still being worked out, so where does this leave A&O's the legacy Africa practice?
5 minute read

International Edition

Can Hong Kong's Independent Law Firms Survive Without a Chinese Tie-Up?

The legal industry has seen a spate of tie-ups between Hong Kong- and mainland China-founded firms, suggesting that Hong Kong local practices are reassessing their futures as independent firms.
7 minute read

International Edition

Shearman-Associated Firm in Italy Is Being 'Dissolved' Following A&O Merger

The Italian firm, created in 2021 by a spinoff of Shearman's Rome and Milan offices, has seen most of its lawyers move to other firms in the run-up to the merger, according to insiders.
4 minute read

International Edition

Australia's Thomson Geer Takes Over Perth Practice, Buys Stake in IP Business

The firm reveals it has acquired a 4.9% stake in takeover target Qantm.
2 minute read

International Edition

'We're Watching A&O Shearman With Interest': CMS's New Senior Partner on US Merger Ambition

Charles Currier, who took the top job late last year, believes the firm has 'good sense' of the US market now.
4 minute read

International Edition

When Global Visions Go Awry

A series of closures in Greater China is calling into question the already shaky notion that law firms need to be everything everywhere, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

A&O Shearman—How To Know If It's Working

Here are five things to look out for that will offer some insights into the merger's success before any clear financial metrics emerge, writes Law.com International Editor-in-Chief Paul Hodkinson.
6 minute read

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