03 Nov 2008
Algerian firm aligns with France's Reinhart Marville Torre to boost finance capabilities.
Tags: Banking, Project finance, Africa, Expansion and strategy, Algeria, Office moves, Reinhart Marville Torre, Hamouche Law Firm, RMTA
19 Sep 2008
Czech firm Procházka Randl Kubr merges with Bellák & Partners to extend CEE presence.
Tags: CEE, Expansion and strategy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Office moves, Procházka Randl Kubr, Bellák and Partners
03 Jul 2008
Baltics firm to service the Belarusian market from its Vilnius office.
Tags: Banking, Corporate, CEE, Expansion and strategy, Lithuania, Office moves, Belarus, Raidla Lejins and Norcous
02 Jul 2008
Spanish firm swallows local firm Mares & Asociatii to become first Iberian firm in Bucharest.
Tags: CEE, Expansion and strategy, Romania, Office moves, Garrigues
01 Jul 2008
Latest entrant into Brazil plans to capitalise on increasingly regional deal flow.
Tags: Latin America and Caribbean, Expansion and strategy, Brazil, Office moves, Simpson Thacher and Bartlett
23 Jun 2008
New desks introduced to support French clients operating in the region.
Tags: CEE, Expansion and strategy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovak Republic, Turkey, Office moves, Salans
19 Jun 2008
Austrian firm's 11th office to be headed by ex in-house lawyer Richard Clegg.
Tags: CEE, Expansion and strategy, Bulgaria, Office moves, Wolf Theiss
18 Jun 2008
Tightening panels and a rash of legal mergers mean niche practice is no longer an option for many firms.
Tags: Africa, Expansion and strategy, South Africa, DLA Piper, Features, Webber Wentzel, Eversheds, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, Cliffe Dekker, Routledge Modise
11 Jun 2008
South African merger in response to the falling numbers of firms on company panels.
Tags: Africa, Expansion and strategy, South Africa, Office moves, DLA Piper, Cliffe Dekker, Hofmeyr Herbstein and Gihwala
Denton Wilde Sapte's Kuwaiti debut has met with virtual indifference from local firms – and with good reason.
Tags: Middle East, Expansion and strategy, Kuwait, Features, Denton Wilde Sapte, Bryan Cave, Abdullah Kh Al-Ayoub and Associates, Stephenson Harwood, Dixon and Dixon, Al-Sarraf and Al-Ruwayeh
Spanish firm wins approval to launch in China to advise on Spanish and Portuguese law.
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Expansion and strategy, China and Hong Kong, Office moves, Cuatrecasas
Viennese firms to merge under CMS banner to boost southeastern Europe push.
Tags: CEE, Expansion and strategy, Office moves, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Dallmann and Juranek, Austria
03 Jun 2008
Fickle junior lawyers are leaving Singapore’s law firms in the lurch.
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Expansion and strategy, Singapore, Features, WongPartnership, Drew and Napier, KhattarWong
Kuwaiti firm signs association agreement with Denton Wilde Sapte and recruits a team from Bryan Cave.
Tags: Banking, Corporate, Middle East, Expansion and strategy, Kuwait, Office moves, Denton Wilde Sapte, The Law Offices of Dr Ahmad Al-Samdan
Clients want to pay more, and for fewer services. It's a "sweet shop" for lawyers – but only half will get to tuck in. Lukas Becker reports from Abu Dhabi.
Tags: Middle East, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Expansion and strategy, Sovereign funds, UAE, Latham and Watkins, Simmons and Simmons, Features, Herbert Smith, Trowers and Hamlins
Full-service office to eventually grow to two partners and four associates.
Tags: Middle East, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Expansion and strategy, UAE, Office moves
29 May 2008
But relationship with Salah Al-Hejailan's firm still unclear.
Tags: Middle East, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Expansion and strategy, Saudi Arabia, Office moves, The Law Firm of Fares Al-Hejailan, The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
Low-key Romanian alliance "a pleasant surprise" for UK firm.
Tags: CEE, Allen and Overy, Expansion and strategy, Romania, Office moves, RTPR
28 May 2008
International firms are resisting the temptation to force open the Brazilian market. Richard Pinto reports from São Paulo.
Tags: White and Case, Allen and Overy, Latin America and Caribbean, Expansion and strategy, Mayer Brown, Chadbourne and Parke, Brazil, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, Features, Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, Pinheiro Neto, Pinheiro Guimarães Advogados
27 May 2008
Prague, Budapest, Bratislava and Bucharest offices to merge and focus on regional clients.
Tags: CEE, Linklaters, Expansion and strategy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovak Republic, Office moves
Legal partnerships in Saudi Arabia should be based on capability, not celebrity. Lukas Becker reports from Riyadh.
Tags: Middle East, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Expansion and strategy, Saudi Arabia, Norton Rose, Features, Al Jadaan and Partners, The Law Office of Hassan Mahassni, The Law Office of Dr Mujahid Al-Sawwaf
23 May 2008
Candice Mak finds out which clients firms in North Korea are targeting, and how.
Tags: Project finance, Asia-Pacific, Expansion and strategy, Features, Chiomenti, North Korea
22 May 2008
Gómez-Pinzón merges with Zuleta to offer clients expanded corporate and financial services.
Tags: Corporate, Latin America and Caribbean, Expansion and strategy, Colombia, Gómez-Pinzón
19 May 2008
Not all Saudi Arabian firms are desperate for an association agreement – foreign firms need to bargain harder in the country's second city. Lukas Becker reports from Jeddah.
Tags: Middle East, Expansion and strategy, Saudi Arabia, Features, The Alliance, The Law Office of Hassan Mahassni, The Law Office of Dr Mujahid Al-Sawwaf
Candice Mak talks to one of only three foreign firms in North Korea about opening an office and doing business in the isolationist nation.
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Expansion and strategy, Features, Chiomenti, North Korea
15 May 2008
Second UAE office will open this month with Neil Brimson at the helm.
Tags: Middle East, Expansion and strategy, UAE, Office moves, Herbert Smith
14 May 2008
Singapore firm joins growing number of foreign offices opening in Gulf region.
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Expansion and strategy, Singapore, UAE, Office moves, WongPartnership
13 May 2008
Growth in key markets looking strong for US firm.
Tags: Capital Markets, Project finance, Asia-Pacific, Expansion and strategy, People and moves, Singapore, Jones Day
Communication and balance are the key to a successful union in Saudi Arabia. Lukas Becker reports from Riyadh.
Tags: Middle East, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Expansion and strategy, Saudi Arabia, Features, Al Jadaan and Partners, The Alliance
08 May 2008
Markian Silecky closes shop and joins Salans following "termination" of association with US firm.
Tags: CEE, Expansion and strategy, Ukraine, Squire Sanders and Dempsey, Office moves, The Silecky Firm