No Cool Down Seen in Hot Pennsylvania Energy Market
Last October we reported on the growth of law firms in western Pennsylvania drawn to the area as the result of energy work in the Marcellus Shale. A number of firms, including Fulbright & Jaworski...
View ArticleMore Office Openings on the Horizon in South Korea
O’Melveny & Myers has become the latest firm to signal its intention to open an office in Seoul, South Korea, filing an application with the Korean Ministry of Justice. This announcement follows...
View ArticleMalaysia: New Financial Center, New Legal Market Reforms
Malaysia has launched a new financial center in Kuala Lumpur, reports Asia Legal Business. Named the Tun Razak Exchange, the center has reportedly already attracted $1 billion in investment, in a bid...
View ArticleHeadcounts Continue to Drop in Washington, DC Offices
The most recent edition of the Legal Times 150, the annual ranking of the largest Washington, DC law offices, shows that headcounts for law firms in the DC-metro area continued to drop. As of December...
View ArticleSingapore: Attracting More Private Wealth Practices
We’ve written before about Singapore as an important financial and legal center in Southeast Asia, and with new legal reforms opening up the market, firms continue to flock to the city-state. So far,...
View ArticleKorean Office Round-Up
Last week, Baker & McKenzie was the most recent name in a long line of firms that have been beating a path to South Korea now that the country has begun to liberalize its legal market. Currently,...
View ArticleA Year in Review: Global Expansion Continues at Pace
One of the most intriguing developments since the global financial meltdown has been the explosion of interest in new markets by firms around the world. This push toward globalization has continued...
View ArticleNational, International Mergers Continue
The mergers just keep coming. With the finalization of national and international mergers, the trend of quickly growing firms through law firm acquisitions continues. AmLaw Daily reports the...
View ArticleLone Star State Law Firm Business Booming
Texas remains a hot bed of law firm activity with the opening of a new office, mergers and the possibility of more foreign lawyers sitting for the state’s bar exam. Reed Smith became the latest law...
View ArticleMore Senior-Level Lawyers Moved to Asia-Pacific
An increasing number of top firms are moving senior leadership to the Asia-Pacific region. A recent Legal Week survey of 30 U.K. and U.S. law firms found that of the firms surveyed, 57 percent now have...
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