Tag: global law firm
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Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader announce merger, eye global scale
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have announced their intention to merge, becoming Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, the largest law firm combination to date, creating a global footprint covering the Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), and the Asia-Pacific (APAC). The merger will establish the world’s fifth-largest law firm, with more than USD3.6…
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Dentons plans Thai combination in latest SEA expansion
Global law firm Dentons has made its latest push into Southeast Asia with plans to combine with Thai counterpart Pisut & Partners under the name “Dentons Pisut”, and a launch is expected in the coming months subject to partner approval and the integration of workstreams, senior partners from both firms told Asia Business Law Journal.…
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Freshfields to unveil refreshed brand in October
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has refreshed its brand with a shortened legal name, Freshfields, and a new wordmark, which will officially be launched in October. Georgia Dawson, senior partner at Freshfields, said: “Our refreshed brand is dynamic and bold, reflecting the entrepreneurial spirit of Freshfields today and our momentum as a firm.” Dawson…
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Merits & Tree makes five hires
Merits & Tree Law Offices has hired four partners – Philip Qiao and Kelly Zheng in its Beijing headquarters; Stone Huang and Fan Qiuping in the firm’s Shenzhen branch – as well as Song Yaqin as a counsel in Beijing. Qiao specialises in dispute resolution, bankruptcy reorganisation and special opportunity investment, government regulation and compliance.…
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New head of Asia for Linklaters
Linklaters has appointed Hong Kong-based capital markets partner William Liu as Asia managing partner for four years from 1 June 2021. Liu will succeed banking partner Nathalie Hobbs in Hong Kong, who has completed her term. He was previously the head of Linklaters’ China operations, and headed the firm’s capital markets practice for Asia since 2018.…