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  • April 4, 2012 |

    PRIME membership rises to 75 as firms push forward on diversity

    Weil Gotshal & Manges, Baker & McKenzie, White & Case, Reed Smith and Olswang are among a host of firms signing up to social mobility initiative PRIME, with 75 now committed to the scheme. The increased tally means PRIME - which is intended to raise the aspirations of students from under-privileged backgrounds by encouraging them to consider careers in the legal sector - has tripled the number of participating law firms since it launched in September last year.

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  • March 23, 2012 |

    Dewey turns to crisis PR expert as firm counters critical media reports

    Dewey & LeBoeuf has turned to a top crisis communications professional in its effort to push back against a growing wave of negative publicity, reports The Am Law Daily. Michael Sitrick - a public relations specialist once labelled the 'Ninja Master of the Dark Art of Spin' - is helping Dewey's management to shape their response to what they contend is an inaccurate Wall Street Journal story in the wake of a monthly partners meeting meant to rally the troops.

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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Going global and a 'one-firm approach' – SJ Berwin's new head sets out his agenda

    "Clearly the most essential part of the job is to listen to the partners. I will form a leadership team with Rob but we do not pretend to have a monopoly on wisdom" - Sofia Lind talks to new SJ Berwin senior partner Stephen Kon...

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  • March 21, 2012 |

    Links and Ashurst among 10 law firms on $6.2bn Glencore Canada deal

    Linklaters and Ashurst are among a raft of firms taking roles on Glencore International's $6.2bn (£3.9bn) purchase of Viterra, Canada's largest grain-handler, reports The Am Law Daily. Glencore has turned to Linklaters for legal advice in Europe and Asia, with King & Wood Mallesons handling Australian aspects of the deal for the commodities trading giant.

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  • March 7, 2012 |

    Squire Sanders joins Korea movers with plans to launch in Seoul

    Squire Sanders has become the latest firm to announce plans to open an office in Korea, reports The Asian Lawyer. Corporate partner Joon Yong Kim, the head of the firm's Korea practice, will relocate from Tokyo to lead the new office in Seoul. He will be joined by partner Edward Kim, who is also transferring from Squire Sanders' Tokyo base.

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  • March 1, 2012 |

    With all the buzz around UK tie-ups, will US firms head Down Under anytime soon?

    "Not a week goes by that we are not approached by an international firm" - as Australia shoots up the agenda for UK firms, will US rivals end their resistance to the Oz push?

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  • February 21, 2012 |

    Sidley boosts City corporate with Linklaters partner hire

    Sidley Austin is strengthening its City corporate practice with the hire of Linklaters partner Stephen Blackshaw. Blackshaw, who has been a partner at Linklaters since 1998, is set to join the US firm next month (5 Marc

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  • February 16, 2012 |

    Early results see US firms sustain post-crisis recovery as financials rise

    Mounting turmoil engulfing the eurozone and political wrangling over the US economy hasn't been enough to hold back the world's largest legal market, with early results confirming that America's leading law firms have remained in growth mode for a second year.

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  • February 9, 2012 |

    Outside the citadel - are you ready for a career after law?

    Despite mounting pressure to retire early, partners still struggle to forge fulfilling careers outside the legal profession. Friederike Heine reports

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  • February 7, 2012 |

    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 2011, while partner profits increased 9.6% to $1.6m (£1m). Executive committee chairman Thomas Cole credited the firm's performance to balanced growth across offices and practice groups, although he singled out Sidley's 21-lawyer Palo Alto office, which opened in 2009, for posting an almost 50% increase in revenue.

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