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Why Allen & Overy and O’Melveny Fell Over . . And What It Says About US-UK Firms

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“Compelling synergies” between two Big Law firms not enough to cement merger deal Attempts by City-based legal giant Allen & Overy to enter the US legal market have collapsed after 18 months of talks with US – based O’Melveny & Myers  and evidences the structural differences between US and UK law firms. Allen & Overy […]

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Are Kirkland & Ellis REALLY Chaining Lawyers To Their Desk?

New Productivity Tool From the World’s Top Earning Law Firm: Someone To Buy Your Doggie Booties Kirkland & Ellis are known for their aggressive revenue-generating culture, but have come in for some roasting for their new tool designed to increase further productivity. Their latest move to reportedly ‘chain lawyers to their desks’ by offering a

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Baker & McKenzie Announce Record Revenues of Almost $3 Billion

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4.4 per cent revenue increase in all regions Powered By LawFuel – Record revenues for Baker + McKenzie Revenues up 4.4% with growth in all regions PPP up 3% Major program to drive global digitization and optimal client service delivery Leading the sector for our people through Diversity & Inclusion Baker McKenzie, the leading global

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Field Fisher’s Addition

Linklaters Hire To Lead Firm’s European Private Client Practice Powered By LawFuel – Fieldfisher boosts private client practice with Linklaters partner Peter Golden will join Fieldfisher this autumn to lead the European law firm’s private client practice, to help capitalise on the firm’s strong existing reputation in trusts, real estate and tax advice for wealthy

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Former Baker + McKenzie Trade Lawyer Joins Sidley Austin

Move to Sidley in Global Arbitrtion, Trade & Advocacy Practice Powered By LawFuel –WASHINGTON–Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Ted Murphy has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy practice. He joins from Baker McKenzie, where he built a distinguished practice over 20 years

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Baker + McKenzie’s #Metoo Headache As Charges Laid

The former head of global legal giant Baker McKenzie’s London office is facing prosecution for alleged sexual harassment, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said today with the former chief and his former firm instructing partners at law firms Kingsley Napley and RadcliffesLeBrasseur to represent them. Gary Senior, who left the firm last year, has been

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Jones Day Responds to Gender Bias Lawsuit Sayings It’s a “Distorted Picture”

In Jones Day, the Big Law firm under intense attack in a $200 million proposed gender discrimination class action, has delivered its first detailed response to claims that it systematically discriminated against women, saying it was a “distorted picture” of the truth. LawFuel has reported earlier on the ‘spreading virus’ of lawsuits against the firm and

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