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Sidley and Paul Weiss join ranks of US firms posting rising revenues
Sidley Austin and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison have become the latest US law firms to post rising revenues for 2011, reports the Am Law Daily. After enduring a flat year in 2010, Sidley Austin saw revenues rise 5.6% to $1.41bn (£887m) in ...
08 Feb 2012 | 00:02
US duo win key legal roles as Facebook files for $5bn IPO
US law firms Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have secured the lead advisory roles on Facebook's much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) aftter the social networking giant filed for the $5bn (£3.2bn) listing yesterday (1 February)...
02 Feb 2012 | 08:43
Quinn Emanuel hikes City revenues by 75% as rapid London growth continues
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's London office has seen revenues almost double over the last year, as the US firm's burgeoning City base continues its rapid growth since its 2008 launch. The US firm took in London revenues of approximately £22m...
01 Feb 2012 | 06:00
Freshfields recruits first-ever COO for Stateside operations
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed its first-ever chief operating officer for its US arm, with the hire of Sullivan & Cromwell's former chief legal personnel and development officer. Andrea Locklear started at the magic circle firm this m...
23 Jan 2012 | 08:05
A fresh start - reinvigorating one of America's leading law firms
After a few tough years, O’Melveny has a new chair and a revamped strategy. Drew Combs reports
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | 
Contracts and culture still complicate partner moves to US law firms' City branches
Cultural differences between the US and UK can cause headaches for departing partners, says Andrew Cromby
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00 |
International briefing
How David Morley transformed Allen & Overcautious into a global player, and O'Melveny's new chair reinvigorates one of America's leading law firms
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00 |
At last Davis Polk hits the City, but is the Wall St leader ready to go on offensive?
Suzanna Ring sizes up Davis Polk & Wardwell’s prospects as the US leader makes its English law debut in the City...
13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 |
Ex-Fulbright partner pleads guilty to false accounting and fraud charges
Former Fulbright & Jaworski partner Richard Simkin is set to be sentenced in March after pleading guilty to charges of false accounting and fraud. Simkin, who resigned from the US firm's London office in September 2008, and his wife Zakia Sharif, w...
12 Jan 2012 | 13:43 |
GTM posts strong revenue growth in first full-year London LLPs
Greenberg Traurig Maher's (GTM) burgeoning London office has posted turnover of £8.7m for its first full year in the City, according to the firm's new LLP accounts. The revenue figure, which covers the period between 31 March 2010 and 31 March 201...
09 Jan 2012 | 12:44 |
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Davis Polk launches UK law team with Freshfields heavyweight
Wall Street leader Davis Polk & Wardwell has launched an English law practice in the City with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate veteran Simon Witty. Witty is set to join the US law firm's London arm in April this year. It is not...
06 Jan 2012 | 14:48 |
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News Corporation in talks to recruit US litigator as new legal chief
News Corporation is set to name Washington DC litigator Gerson Zweifach its new general counsel following the departure of Lawrence Jacobs last year, reports The Am Law Daily. A source familiar with the matter told The Am Law Daily that while there...
03 Jan 2012 | 10:48 |
Quinn Emanuel City litigation partner set for return from conflict exile
Former Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan London partner Marc Becker could be set for a return to the firm after a US judge dismissed a motion filed by Bank of America (BoA) to disqualify the firm from a multibillion-dollar litigation case. The US f...
09 Dec 2011 | 13:13 |
Greenberg plans Israel opening with Tel Aviv launch
Greenberg Traurig is set to become one of the first major US law firms to open an office in Israel, with the firm yesterday (6 December) announcing plans to open in Tel Aviv next month, writes the Am Law Daily. The Tel Aviv office will initially be st...
07 Dec 2011 | 11:30 |
Diminishing returns - do US firms rely too much on financial compensation?
Patrick McKenna and Edwin Reeser ask whether US law firms rely too much on financial compensation to ensure they get the best performance out of their partners
01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
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