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Kilpatrick Stockton Expands IP Practice

Kilpatrick Stockton has added Michelle Graham to its New York office. Graham will serve as Counsel in the Intellectual Property…

Clifford Chance Firing 20 Moscow Lawyers; Other Int’l Layoffs Underway

Clifford Chance LLP LLP will cut 20% of its lawyer head count in its Moscow office in the current financial…

Nixon Peabody Launches Israel Practice

Nixon Peabody has launched an Israeli business practice group, to counsel companies in the Jewish State and those doing business…

Update: Linklaters Set to Eliminate Up to 270 Jobs

Just a week after announcing mass layoffs, Linklaters is launching a formal redundancy consultation, with up to 120 lawyers and…

DLA Piper’s Ong to Head Up Eversheds Singapore

London's Eversheds is opening of a new office in Singapore, and beginning work on developing a presence in Hong Kong.…

White & Case Grows in Mexico

Despite the global economic meltdown's effects in Mexico, New York's White & Case is growing strongly in the country and…

India Considers Opening Nation to Foreign Law Firms

HR Bhardwaj, India’s justice minister, says his government has circulated draft regulations on allowing foreign law firms to practice in…

Venable Partner Recalls Landing in Hudson River

The American Lawyer has an interview with Venable partner James Hanks Jr., who was on board US Airways Flight 1549…

Linklaters to Cull 70 from Partnership, Decimate Associates

London's Linklaters , the world's second largest law firm by revenue, will eliminate 70 partners and 10% of associates. The…

Law School to Hold Open House in Second Life

Santa Clara University School of Law is holding an open house in the virtual world of Second Life today. Visitors…

Addleshaw Goddard to Lay Off 19 Partners

Addleshaw Goddard, Britain's fifteenth largest firm, is poised to lose 19 partners because of falling demand for legal services. More…

World’s Law Offices Head To Dubai — Canada Stays Put

In the past few years, international law firms have been opening up offices in Dubai. Now, US firms, like Weil…