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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 | 
Cleary and Paul Hastings lead the way for US firms to launch in South Korea
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Paul Hastings look set to be among the first law firms to launch in South Korea, with both firms confirming plans to open in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The news comes after a free trade agreement (FTA) bet...
01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
First into Seoul? No thanks - many firms reluctant to launch in the local Korean market
As South Korea has inched towards the liberalisation of its legal market over the past several years, there has been much speculation about which international law firms will be first into Seoul. Now, with the US Congress ratifying a free trade agreem...
01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
US pair excel as 1,000 clients give verdict on major firms
A select band of US-based law firms – including Weil Gotshal & Manges and Reed Smith – have outperformed key UK rivals according to a major research project based on responses from more than 1,000 clients. Legal Week Intelligence’s eighth ann...
17 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
Separating out legal and compliance functions – the view from America
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s new whistle-blower programme could cause headaches for GCs
10 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
The jury has the last word - campaigning against the death penalty in Texas
During an internship with Amicus, a charity that campaigns against the death penalty, 5 St Andrew’s Hill’s Sara Williams learned about the harsh laws in the state of Texas and the difficulties of defending ‘monsters’
10 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
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Salans sees seven partners quit for US firm's London launch
Salans is to lose a seven-partner team from its London office to Locke Lord, as the Texan firm moves to launch its first permanently staffed base in Europe. Salans global banking chief and former global chair Stephen Finch, who stepped down as chai...
07 Nov 2011 | 10:31 |
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Gibson Dunn signs up partner duo in Hong Kong as firm targets local law
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has recruited a duo of Hong Kong corporate partners from Reed Smith and O'Melveny & Myers as the US firm gears up to offer a local law service in the region. O'Melveny's Hong Kong office head Yi Zhang has already joined Gibso...
03 Nov 2011 | 16:53 |
Ashurst London restructuring partner joins US firm in latest exit
Kaye Scholer has become the latest firm to pick up a partner from Ashurst, with the US firm bringing in London restructuring partner David von Saucken. Von Saucken, who joined the US firm today(1 November), is qualified to practise both English and Ge...
01 Nov 2011 | 13:08 |
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Herbert Smith sees fourth US securities partner quit since summer
Herbert Smith is set to lose a second US securities partner to Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) in Hong Kong, marking the fourth partner to leave the firm’s US securities practice globally since the summer. Melody Chen resigned from the UK firm in recent ...
01 Nov 2011 | 10:46 |
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Cleary makes up London lawyer to partnership in seven-strong round
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has announced its annual partner promotions, with one new partner made up in London out of a global total of seven. The seven new partners are spread across six of the firm's offices, with two made up in New York, a...
31 Oct 2011 | 17:26 |
Bloomberg bulks up legal function with five-partner Willkie Farr team
A five-partner corporate and financial services team has left Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York to join Bloomberg's in-house legal department. Partners Dick DeScherer, Dan Grossman, David Levine, Carol Mascera and Sarah Osborne will join Bloombe...
27 Oct 2011 | 17:51 |
Work in tandem: why self-reporting requires companies to manage a deft balancing act
Self-reporting requires companies to manage a deft balancing act, says Gibson Dunn’s Patrick Doris...
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
Attorney general takes soundings on move to US-style plea bargaining for corporate crime
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is consulting on proposals to usher in US-style plea bargaining in the UK to help prosecutors crack down on white-collar crime. The AGO has begun consulting on a form of plea bargaining called deferred prosecut...
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
Making crime pay - the global fight against crime reaches the boardroom
As regulators and prosecutors take a harder line on corporate fraud, City law firms are following US rivals by pushing into white-collar crime. Helen Mooney and Alex Novarese report
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
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