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Blank Rome launches office in Shanghai
| Monday, 6 June 2011
Blank Rome LLP, one of America’s largest law firms, has opened an office in Shanghai — its second office in Greater China. Blank Rome’s Hong Kong office opened in 2006 due to their affiliation with international law firm,Healy & Baillie LLP.
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Freshfields string of corporate ‘of counsel’ promotions
| Thursday, 19 May 2011
Hong Kong corporate lawyer Charles Ching was among the latest to be promoted to ‘of counsel’ at Freshfields. His was also one of three recent ‘of counsel’ promotions in the corporate practice of Magic Circle firms.
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ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2011 finalists announced
| Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Following an exhaustive research process involving a record number of submissions from law firms and in-house legal departments this year, ALB is proud to announce the finalists for the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2011, the most important event on SE Asia's legal calendar.
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Bell Gully ramps up pro bono
| Monday, 11 April 2011
According to an internal Bell Gully report, nearly 50% of partners at the firm undertook pro bono work in 2010.
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Compliance costs leap in Asia; enforcement hits new heights
| Thursday, 3 March 2011
A huge cost leap has surfaced in the past 5-10 years for a number of jurisdictions as companies scramble to keep up with strengthening competition laws around the region, according to Baker & McKenzie special counsel Martin Commons.
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Bakers lures ‘star’ Simmons partner for ADR practice
| Friday, 25 February 2011
Baker & McKenzie has hired James Kwan as a partner in its China dispute resolution practice. Kwan, who will join the firm on 1 March, comes from the Hong Kong office of Simmons & Simmons where he was also a partner.
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FEATURE: ALB Watchlist 2011
| Thursday, 10 February 2011
2011 promises to be another year of intrigue and transformation
for many of Australia and New Zealand’s best-known firms. ALB starts the year by nominating ten firms for whom 2011 will be a particularly critical year. Whether they are law firms primed for growth or ones that are looking to recover from a setback, here are the firms that have a point to prove to the market.
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