Shearman production team faces redundancy
The Lawyer in New York: Home Boies
Paul Weiss appoints new chair
Magic circle flies in for syndicated loan talks
Beating the competition
Crossing the Atlantic can be risky, but by focusing on multinational competition work, US firms can tap into a burgeoning market.
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Balancing the redress
European legislators may not be enamoured of US-style consumer class actions, but a new EU consultation is seeking to address the disparities between member states to improve consumers' chances of 'collective redress'.
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World beaters
Last Monday (11 February) The Lawyer revealed that both Latham & Watkins and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom had passed the $2bn (£1.03bn) revenue mark for the first time.
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Credit where it’s due
It’s high time the beneficial effects of private equity houses on the UK economy were appreciated more widely – especially now they have been officially acknowledged by the Government.
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Credit guard
Has credit dried up? Are we in a credit crisis? Well, nothing lasts forever, not even global liquidity and easy credit. We have all seen this play before.
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Thin end of the hedge
The SEC is reeling after a second court decision dismissing allegations of hedge fund fraud.
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Canadian consent
With its new ‘Consent Agreement Outline’ Canada has laid the foundations for future mergers in the country.
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South spark
Latin America has finally realised that it needs to start trusting international arbitration.
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Readers have been discussing White & Case losing star banking partners Allen and Goetz and one reader is predicting gloomy times for US firms in London:
"Considering the dollar is expected to weaken against the pound for the next year or two it would be no surprise if there wasn't a mass exodus to sterling-paying firms."
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Quinn Emanuel banks on the crunch
Focus on plaintiff litigation pays off as downturn hits.
Since last summer UK and US firms have said they are preparing for the impact of the credit crunch, bulking up in
restructuring and litigation and getting ready for when the full impact of the economic downturn hits.
But some firms have been preparing for longer than others. Take US litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, for example. Its strategy has been seven years in the making.
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Shearman production team faces redundancy
Paul Weiss appoints new chair
