International litigation boutique Kobre & Kim has launched its fourth office in the US in San Francisco, led by Kerr & Wagstaffe’s Michael Ng who joins the firm as a partner. The new office will focus on IP litigation, and the firm plans to provide clients with additional ties to its teams in Hong Kong […]
Silicon Valley firm Fenwick & West has added a corporate partner to its Shanghai office, having opened in China’s largest city last year. Niping Wu, whose practice focuses on private equity, M&A and debt financing, has made the move across after almost three years with Kaye Scholer. Admitted to practise in Hong Kong and New […]
Irwin Mitchell may float as early as this year, according to documents revealing the firm had appointed brokers in relation to an initial public offering (IPO) by October last year. In a letter seen by The Lawyer, group non-executive chairman Glyn Barker confirmed the board was giving active consideration to seeking external investment via an […]
Publishing giant Pearson is set to launch its first global legal panel by the end of the first quarter of 2015, with current advisers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Fieldfisher and Morgan Lewis among those contending for places. The panel review follows internal reforms implemented by Pearson general counsel Bjarne Tellmann, who joined […]
Addleshaw Goddard has won an instruction from Barclays Bank on its attempts to recoup money loaned to partners of collapsed US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, following the hire of partner Richard Clayton from TLT. Clayton moved to Addleshaws late last year from the Bristol-headquartered firm. It is understood that notices of change have been filed […]
For years, Asia has been hailed as a land of golden opportunity for the legal profession. So, why has Fried Frank Harris & Shriver decided to close down its operations in the region? It’s not as if Fried Frank is overwhelmed with offices. The firm currently has just seven worldwide, in Frankfurt, London, Paris, New […]
Debevoise & Plimpton has hired JPMorgan Chase consumer bank general counsel Matthew Biben to join its white collar and regulatory defence group and banking and consumer finance practices. Biben worked in JP Morgan’s consumer and community banking branch for almost four years, overseeing legal and compliance issues in the mortgage, credit card, student loan and […]
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