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  • February 1, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    The Empire Strikes Back

    With apologies to Mark Twain, when it comes to the major U.K.-based law firms, reports of their death have been greatly exaggerated. In a piece in the November 2005 issue of The American

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  • October 27, 2011 | International

    Mallesons Signs Outsourcing Deal With Integreon

    Australian law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques has signed a deal under which it will farm out legal document review to outsourcing company Integreon. Int

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  • November 23, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Personal Notes on Lawyers

    • George Baptista has joined Allen & Overy as a senior counsel in the international capital markets

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  • September 9, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Overseas Practices Keep British Firms Afloat

    In the face of sliding credit markets and fewer corporate deals, England's top firms still saw revenue growth in the first quarter of 2008, according to a report released Sept. 1 by a href="

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  • September 22, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Judge Rejects Toyota's Bid to Seal Lawsuit

    A federal judge in Los Angeles has refused to seal a wrongful termination suit in which a former in-house attorney for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. has asserted that the auto manufacturer hid and de

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  • June 1, 2003 | The American Lawyer

    Magic Tricks

    England's empire builders of international legal services are taking a hit in their own once-indomitable engine rooms. For a decade, most of London's so-called Magic Circle firms have taken de

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  • January 12, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Take a Hard Look at Global Megafirms

    The rise of large, high-quality, global corporate law departments started more than 20 years ago. It was aimed, in part, at breaking up the "monopolies" that firms had with corporations.

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  • November 17, 2008 | Legal Times

    Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better

    The rise of large, high-quality, global corporate law departments started more than 20 years ago. It was aimed, in part, at breaking up the “monopolies” that law firms

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  • September 17, 2012 | International

    Myanmar: Firms See Potential, Peril

    This year’s suspension of U.S. and European Union sanctions against Myanmar has captured the attention of investors across the globe. Already some of the world’s best-known brands

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  • January 1, 2013 | International

    Not Quite Ready for Business

    President Barack Obama's trip to Myanmar in November—the first ever by a sitting president—wasn't just a state visit. It was an endorsement of the steps that the country's leaders h

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