New York firm Chadbourne & Parke is to open an office in China, having been granted a licence by the Chinese Ministry of Justice. Chadbournes applied for the licence in 1994. It has finally received its certificate of approval and is now in the process of deciding exactly which lawyers it will charge with the […]

Washington DC firm Arnold & Porter is dramatically increasing its Los Angeles practice by taking over a niche IT and entertainment firm. It is acquiring Blanc Williams Johnston & Kronstadt in a move which adds 12 lawyers and expands its intellectual property and technology practice to 60 lawyers worldwide. Eight of the lawyers join Arnold […]

Clifford Chance represented Burford Holdings on the second and third lettings of Mayfair Place redevelopment. A 20-year FRI lease for 11,000sq ft has been signed with Brixton Estate at a rent of £650,000 per annum. 44,000sq ft have been let to commodity trader Glencore UK, which signed a 20-year FRI lease at an annual rent […]

Biddle has introduced a payment scheme for its newly-qualified assistants which could see them earn as much as £45,000. After completing their traineeship, lawyers will be paid £37,000 a year, £5,000 more than last year. But the firm has also introduced a bonus scheme of between five and 25 per cent, dependent on individual performance, […]