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March 26, 2012 |

The Practice and the Party

Chinese lawyers have been ordered to swear allegiance to the ruling Communist Party, which already has a branch in just about every major Chinese law firm. Is it a red flag--or a red herring?
5 minute read
June 14, 2012 |

Dispatches from ALM's 2012 General Counsel Conference

Corporate Counsel executive editor David Hechler mingled with the in-house crowd at ALM's 24th annual General Counsel Conference and sent back reports of some highlights from the two-day event.
8 minute read
April 22, 2013 |

The China Option

Facing the tough job market at home, a growing number of U.S. law grads are heading to China for LL.M.s and hopefully more opportunities. But the grass isn't always greener.
6 minute read
August 04, 2011 |

Asia Deal Digest: August 4, 2011

Freshfields satisfies a Hong Kong billionaire's thirst for U.K. water assets; Cleary Gottlieb helps sell a chunk of a Korean bank; and Rajah & Tann and Allen & Gledhill lay the foundations for a Singaporean skyscraper.
7 minute read
November 03, 2009 |

McDermott's China Alliance Forges On, but Rivals Question Long-Term Viability

In 2007, MWE China Law Offices looked like it could be the future of China practice. The new Chinese law firm was to be the exclusive ally of Chicago's McDermott Will & Emery and would carry the 1,000-lawyer U.S. firm's brand into China. It seemed an ingenious way for an American law firm to enter local Chinese practice while skirting official restrictions barring foreign firms. But three years later, no one has followed MWE China's example, and rivals now openly question the firm's long-term viability.
5 minute read
June 17, 2013 |

Jun He Decides There's No Place Like Home

Forget international mergers or overseas offices. Leading Chinese law firm Jun He sees plenty of room for expansion on its own turf.
12 minute read
March 10, 2010 |

The New China Hands

Just a decade ago, China's rise as an economic superpower still seemed uncertain. Back then, the China practice of major international firms was still mainly the province of the Old China Hands -- lawyers who perhaps had a deeper affinity for Chinese language and culture than the practice of law -- who focused on representing foreign companies opening factories and shops in China. But with the country's economic rise, the face of the China practice at international firms has grown increasingly ... Chinese.
14 minute read
May 16, 2011 |

Chinese Firms Confront Generational Gripes

Young partners at Chinese firms often complain more senior partners earn all the money while they do most of the work. But their managers say that's the way things should be.
4 minute read
March 10, 2011 |

Paul Hastings Adjusts Its Asia Strategy

Though Paul Hastings had a head start in Asia over other large U.S. firms, lately it's seen a drop in head count in the region. Managing partner Greg Nitzkowski says Paul Hastings is looking to rebuild its Tokyo practice but adds the firm is also concentrating more on higher-end cross-border work.
6 minute read
March 07, 2011 |

Paul, Hastings Adjusts Its Asia Strategy

With headcounts down in its Japanese, Chinese, and Hong Kong offices, Paul Hastings is deemphasizing large-scale local practices and aiming at higher-end, cross-border work.
6 minute read

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