Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has won its long-running bid to obtain operating licences for the mainland China offices it acquired from defunct firm Coudert Brothers. It is understood that the judiciary bureaus have granted permission for the amendment of the licences for both Coudert’s Beijing and Shanghai offices. Orrick is now expected to launch officially in mainland China later this year once it has finalised administrative details for the offices, such as tenancy agreements and opening back accounts. The revelation ends almost a year’s worth of speculation over whether Orrick would be granted licences for both offices.
Desmond Hudson, The Law Society
With the legal profession in the throes of momentous change, new Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson is determined to have his say on the implementation of the Legal Services Bill The Law Society’s new chief executive Desmond Hudson has picked up one of the most demanding jobs in the profession at a time when […]