Law Firm Office Launches & Closures

International Edition

Ashurst Expands Alternative Services Division with Poland Office Launch

By Rick Mitchell | February 1, 2024

Ashurst Advance's new office, in Krakow, is being opened in partnership with Elevate, a global ALSP based in Los Angeles.

2 minute read

International Edition

Singapore Movements: More Partners Leave Big Law for Own Venture; TSMP, HSF Make New Appointments

By Jessica Seah | February 1, 2024

Justin Choo has left Bird & Bird to set up his own shop in Singapore, while HSF and TSMP are making appointments in the city-state.

3 minute read
International Edition

London-Based Insurance Law Firm Kennedys Opens 10th US Office in Fort Lauderdale

By Alexander Lugo | January 26, 2024

"Incidents of marine and yacht and cargo issues have continued to rise," said managing partner Kristen Perkins, who is relocating from Miami with two associates and one special counsel.

3 minute read

International Edition

Big Four Japanese Firm Mori Hamada Steps Up Southeast Asian Game with Philippines Alliance

By Jessica Seah | January 24, 2024

Driven by increasing trade between the two regions, Japanese law firms have expanded into Southeast Asia aggressively.

3 minute read
International Edition

Singapore's Big Four Allen & Gledhill Debuts in Shanghai

By Jessica Seah | January 24, 2024

Allen & Gledhill was one of five foreign law firms to have received approvals from the Chinese Ministry of Justice to launch offices in mainland China.

4 minute read
International Edition

The Time to Do a Transatlantic Merger is Now

By Paul Hodkinson | January 21, 2024

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

Weil, Pillsbury Eye London Office Moves Amid US Firm Upsizing Trend

By Kasvi Sehgal | Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 19, 2024

Contrasting attitudes to hybrid working have seen U.S.-founded firms taking up larger spaces while several of their U.K-led counterparts are downsizing.

3 minute read
International Edition

Luxembourg-Based Arendt Opens Frankfurt Office

By Anne Bagamery | January 18, 2024

Like Arendt's other representative offices the operation will serve as a communication channel between clients abroad and the Luxembourg headquarters but will not practice local law.

2 minute read
International Edition

Hill Dickinson Links Up with Former Ince Group for Cyprus Launch

By Charlotte Johnstone | January 18, 2024

The launch brings in a team of two former Ince partners, alongside three associates.

2 minute read
International Edition

As the Thai Competitive Landscape Shifts, Firms Are Testing Out New Waters

By Jessica Seah | January 17, 2024

More and more Thai companies have been acquiring overseas assets, prompting domestic and regional law firms in Thailand to expand their global capabilities.

6 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Paul Hastings Adds 8-Partner Global Finance Team From Vinson & Elkins in Texas

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 26, 2024

A source said that the team moving to Paul Hastings may reach two dozen lawyers, once associates are added.

2 minute read
Texas Lawyer

King & Spalding Opens Dallas Office, Hires Gibson Dunn Trial Lawyer

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 26, 2024

After adding three high-profile partners in Dallas over the last several months, and more than a dozen associates, King & Spalding has reached critical mass to open its third Texas office.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

US Law Firm Leasing on Upswing in 2023, Hitting Highest Mark Since 2019

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 23, 2024

The Savills Legal Tenant U.S. Law Firm Activity Report Q4 2023 found that more than half of the new leases signed in 2023 were by firms staying in their space, and New York was the top market for leasing.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn's Test Case For the Post-Pandemic Law Office

By Dan Roe | February 23, 2024

"We're making something people can't get at home."

5 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Patterson + Sheridan Launches Office in Aerospace-Heavy Huntsville, Alabama

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 22, 2024

Huntsville, where Patterson + Sheridan just opened its eighth office, is home of the Marshall Space Flight Center and a location where the technology and intellectual property firm sees opportunity.

2 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Firms Seek Efficiency, Amenities in New Office Spaces

By Amanda O'Brien | February 22, 2024

Current trends observed in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh include same-sized offices, a commitment to office sharing and amenity spaces that take wellness seriously.

5 minute read
The American Lawyer

Faegre Drinker Rebounds From 2022 With Double-Digit PEP Growth

By Amanda O'Brien | February 21, 2024

"We saw these huge gains in litigation, including product liability, intellectual property, class actions, appellate work," said Chair Gina Kastel, who is close to completing her first year in the role.

4 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

Tucker Ellis Opens in North Jersey With Laterals From Riker Danzig

By Justin Henry | February 20, 2024

The Cleveland-based Am Law 200 firm plans to open an office in Atlanta in the spring and one in Morristown in the coming days.

6 minute read
The Recorder

'Literally Nothing Walkable': Why Gibson Dunn Moved to Downtown Palo Alto

By Dan Roe | February 20, 2024

The firm left an office park on Page Mill Road in search of a location near the homes of some attorneys and within several blocks of a train for others.

5 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Business Litigation Firm Sees Founding Partner Leave for Spinoff With Pa., NY, NJ Offices

By Amanda O'Brien | February 16, 2024

Litigation boutique P&K Park is composed of five attorneys who were with the firm previously known as Littleton Park Joyce Ughetta & Kelly.

4 minute read

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