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Japan's Mori Hamada to Open Singapore Office
Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has announced it will open an office in Singapore, the firm's third overseas location. Mori Hamada will be the first Japanese firm with an office in the city-state when it opens early next year.Nippon, Sumitomo to Merge in $35 Billion Metal Deal
Nippon Steel, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker by volume, and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Japan's third-largest steel company, have agreed to merge and create the world's second-largest steelmaker.M&A worldwide plummets, but some U.S. firms see value of their deals jump in early 2009
While mergers and acquisitions worldwide continue to plummet, several U.S. law firms saw the value of their deals jump significantly during the first quarter 2009, according to a recent report. Among the top legal performers in the value of its announced deals is Skadden, which jumped to No. 1 in the first quarter 2009 with 28 planned deals so far this year totaling $169 billion.Foreign Firms Stumble Going Local in Japan
Lawyers in the Japanese market say cultural differences and an inability to attract the best local talent has hurt many international firms' efforts to build bengoshi practices and compete with the top local firms.Anderson Mori Announces New Office Plans
The Japanese firm is planning to open offices in Singapore, Shanghai, and Nagoya.Simpson, Japanese Firms Handle KKR's Panasonic Buy
In the third major M&A deal out of Japan this week, private equity and investment giant KKR, advised by its longtime lawyers from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, said Friday it has agreed to acquire Panasonic's health care unit for $1.67 billion.Nippon, Sumitomo to Merge in $35 Billion Metal Deal
Japanese companies Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Industries announced on Thursday that they would pursue a plan of integration that would create the world's second-largest steel company. The deal marks the first move in a decade to consolidate the Japanese steel industry and the second major steel deal announced this week.FEED ME! Sudden Surge Has Hungry Firms Scarfing Up IPOs
When The American Lawyer spoke with several corporate securities lawyers last month about the state of the moribund IPO market, most of them were optimistic that public offerings were poised for a rebound. And if last week's goings-on are any indication, some firms can indeed look forward to good times on the horizon.A Buyer's Guide to Law Firm Software
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