Law Firm Partners

Latham boosts Hong Kong disputes team with senior Sidley hire

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | March 7, 2013

Latham & Watkins has expanded its Hong Kong disputes team with the hire of arbitration partner Ing Loong Yang from Sidley Austin. Yang, previously the co-chair of Sidley's international arbitration practice and an experienced litigator, has joined Latham to work alongside Hong Kong partner Simon Powell and of counsel Eleanor Lam.

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The Transfer Window: recent moves including OC, Freshfields and CC

By Legal Week | March 3, 2013

Osborne Clarke (OC) has continued its run of recent recruitment with the hire of Eversheds' former UK corporate head Mark Spinner. Spinner joined OC's City office last week, with his arrival taking the London partner count to 50. He has spent around 25 years spread at Eversheds over two spells, after leaving in 2000 to join internet start-up Wesupply and rejoining the firm two years later.

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Cleared for take-off – the new shape of the Middle East legal market

By Legal Week | February 28, 2013

Dubai's detractors have had a field day in recent years. The wise man, they pointed out, did not build his house upon the sand. From its heyday in the 2000s, doomsayers forecast the city would collapse and be swallowed up by the desert. That has not happened and, after a painful retrenchment, the Middle East's leading hub is back on the path to growth. With the opening of Terminal 3, Dubai's airport expects 75 million international passengers in 2013, rising to 90 million in 2015. This would catapult it into the lead as the world's busiest airport, dwarfing its closest rivals London Heathrow (65 million), Paris Charles De Gaulle (56 million) and Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok (53 million).

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Dundas overhauls partner capital contribution system

By Gerard Starkey | February 28, 2013

Dundas & Wilson has overhauled the way partners pay capital into the firm, bringing in a new two-tier system that sees all partners put in total capital contributions of either £230,000 or £130,000. The new structure, which the firm began implementing last year, sees new partners pay in the lower level of capital in one payment while the bulk of partners contribute the larger amount.

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SJB postpones partners' quarterly profit payments to boost cash flow

By Pui-Guan Man | February 28, 2013

SJ Berwin has held back quarterly profit distributions due to be paid to partners in February to improve cash flow at the firm. The City firm, which made the previous payment in November in full, confirmed that it had opted to postpone paying partners their most recent profit distribution on the back of a large January tax bill and increased investment internationally. Monthly drawings have been paid as normal.

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Reed Smith, Sidley Austin and Gibson Dunn post healthy results amid challenging deal market

By Alex Newman | February 28, 2013

A host of elite US law firms have posted their 2012 financials this week, with the vast majority posting broadly positive results despite a choppy global deal market. Reed Smith, Sidley Austin, Paul Hastings, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Proskauer Rose and Shearman & Sterling all saw earnings grow last year, with Mayer Brown one of the few firms to post a drop in both revenue and profits per equity partner (PEP).

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Herbert Smith faces fierce competition in 'over-lawyered' German market

By Pui-Guan Man | February 21, 2013

The news that Herbert Smith Freehills is set to launch in Germany later this year has been met with a mixed response from the local market, with lawyers questioning whether the firm will be able to come close to matching the strength offered through its former alliance with Gleiss Lutz. The firm last week confirmed it is opening an office in Frankfurt in the second quarter of 2013 with the hire of Ralf Thaeter, who was head of corporate and M&A at Gleiss. The office will initially focus on M&A, corporate, disputes and finance work, with a view to expanding to a full-service offering. The firm was not able to open in the country earlier than January 2013 due to the wind-down terms of its alliance with Gleiss and Benelux firm Stibbe, which broke down in December 2011.

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Hong Kong lawyers in demand as global firms fight for Chinese speakers

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | February 21, 2013

International law firms in Hong Kong are ramping up their recruitment of Mandarin speakers in a bid to boost relationships with mainland China clients, creating fierce job competition for foreign lawyers in the region. A Legal Week survey of international firms operating in Hong Kong found every firm responding to the survey bar one had increased the number of Mandarin-speaking lawyers in their Hong Kong offices since 2011. The increase took the average percentage of Mandarin speakers employed by the 16 responding law firms to 60% of their total Hong Kong lawyer count.

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The eight golden rules – how to be a successful equity partner

By Legal Week | February 14, 2013

The first rule of being a successful equity partner is covering your costs and share of the overheads – this is the very minimum expected. Unlike senior associates, or even salaried partners, it is the equity partner's responsibility to make sure that their team's client work adds value to the firm through profit. If an equity partner acquires a reputation for continually failing to achieve their targets, this normally leads to them leaving the practice.

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Revolving doors - London partner churn at US firms reaches new heights

By Georgina Stanley | February 7, 2013

As Cobbetts this week looked to be taking its final steps towards obsolescence and a pre-pack deal with DWF, new research from Legal Week has found US firms' activities on this side of the pond moving in an entirely more positive direction. Casting aside the seemingly perpetual economic gloom, firms have turned their attention to London expansion, with our latest survey into the hiring trends of US players in the City demonstrating record levels of partner recruitment.

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Daily Business Review

Q&A: GrayRobinson's New President on the Firm's Future and Culture of 'Libertarian Professionalism'

By Dylan Jackson | September 17, 2019

Cannon, a lobbyist and former legislator, succeeded Mayanne Downs in September. He spoke with the Daily Business Review about the firm's individualistic culture and plans for its new Washington, D.C. office.

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Law.com

My Weekday Workout: Cooley's Colleen Gillis

By Tasha Norman | September 17, 2019

"Regular exercise keeps me calm and my mind clear. It's like the gas in my tank to keep me going in all the ways that I need. It also helps me sleep better at night, which is critical."

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Law.com

When Being a Star Rainmaker Is Not Enough

By Marla Grant and Yuliya LaRoe | September 17, 2019

Why EQ Leads to Even Better Business Results It is not uncommon for law firms to face negative business outcomes caused by the behavior of a star rainmaker who is unaware of the impact that they have on others. And that's what emotional intelligence (EQ) is about and why it's so important to lead to better business results. What can law firms do to help their star partners increase their emotional intelligence to avoid potentially disastrous business outcomes for themselves and their firms?

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New York Law Journal

Amr Aly Joins Jenner & Block as Partner

By Patricia Kane | September 17, 2019

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

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The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells Adds First Corporate Partner to Growing Boston Outpost

By David Thomas | September 16, 2019

Suzanne Filippi joins Hogan Lovells after stints at TripAdvisor and two Boston-based pharmaceutical companies.

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Daily Report Online

Hey Rookies and Veteran Lawyers—You Got Something to Say?

By Jonathan Ringel | September 16, 2019

Is Larry Flynt correct when, in the movie "The People vs. Larry Flynt," he tells his lawyer, "I'm your dream client: I'm the most fun, I'm rich, and I'm always in trouble."

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The American Lawyer

How Will Global Firms Handle the Rise of Shenzhen?

By Anna Zhang | September 16, 2019

As political protests continue in Hong Kong, the Chinese government has issued a plan to transform the nearby city of Shenzhen into a "top cosmopolis" worldwide by the middle of this century.

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Law.com

China Has Big Plans for Shenzhen, but Will Global Law Firms Buy In?

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer | September 16, 2019

As political protests continue in Hong Kong, the Chinese government has issued a plan to transform the nearby city of Shenzhen into a "top cosmopolis" worldwide by the middle of this century.

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Pro Mid Market

Differentiating the Practice Area or Industry Group in a Midsize Law Firm

By Gina F. Rubel | September 16, 2019

When most lawyers think of the word "brand," we think of a visual image such as a logo, fonts, colors, and how an image will play out in various platforms. A law firm brand, however, is much more than its visual identity.

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Sept. 16, 2019

By Jonathan Erway | September 16, 2019

Lisa Atlas Genecov, national co-chair of Katten Muchin Rosenman's health care practice, who is based in the firm's Dallas office, was recently named president of the executive committee for the Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas in Austin.

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