http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T01:46:02-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/major_chinese_firm_zhong_lun_opens_office_in_new_york/ One of China's largest law firms has opened an office in New York. The Zhong Lun Law Firm announced in a press release Tuesday that its new midtown office expects to help both U.S. clients investing or doing business in China and… Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Asia, China, States, New York Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:05:02 -0500 43899.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/53_dead_in_suicide_attack_on_afghanistan_court_in_effort_to_free_10_taliban/ At least 53 people died Wednesday in an attack by suicide bombers on a court in Western Afghanistan. They reportedly sought to free 15 suspected members of the Taliban who were headed to trial in the Farah courthouse, according to Al Jazeera and the Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, International Law, Judiciary, Court Security, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, Asia Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:15:33 -0500 43548.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/japanese_trial_of_claimed_somali_pirates_raises_interpretation_issues/ When defendants speak Arabic, Chinese, English, Hebrew, Korean, Swahili or Tagalog, interpreters in Japan's courts are ready to help them understand and be understood. But a lack of Somali interpreters among the 4,067 listed in a directory kept by the court system has posed a problem as Japan tried four… Admiralty & Maritime Law, Criminal Justice, International Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, Asia Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:49:17 -0500 43378.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/diy_legal_websites_threaten_to_outsource_indian_lawyers/ Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, International, Asia, India, Opening Statements Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:50:03 -0600 42411.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/squire_sanders_to_open_an_office_in_sydney_australia/ Squire Sanders has announced that it will open an office in Sydney on Nov. 1. The news of the firm's latest growth in the Asia-Pacific region follows announcements earlier this month that it had opened another office in Seoul, Korea, and had Business of Law, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Asia, Australia Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:20:37 -0500 41190.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/civil_suit_accuses_ex-partner_of_chinese_biglaw_firm_of_conspiracy_to_bilk/ In a civil securities fraud suit filed in federal court in New York, a group of investors has accused a former partner in a Beijing-based BigLaw firm of conspiring with her husband to bilk them of $10 million. Helen Lv and her former 1,200-attorney law firm, DeHeng Law Offices, are… Corporate Law, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, Securities Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, 2nd Circuit Court, International, Asia, China, States, New York Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:22:33 -0500 41059.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/3_us_firms_prep_to_launch_offices_in_south_korea/ Three U.S.-based law firms—Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, McDermott Will & Emery, and Paul Hastings—received approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Justice to open offices in Seoul. The firms must now register with the Korean Bar Association before formally launching their new offices, according to the Lawyer and… International Law, Law Firms, International, Asia Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:39:58 -0500 40884.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/vietnam_bloggers_hit_with_lengthy_prison_sentences/ Press freedom advocates and international human rights groups are criticizing harsh sentences of three bloggers targeted by Vietnam authorities for being critical of the government. The International Herald Tribune reports that "Vietnam seems to be racing China to the bottom of the press-freedom index" produced by… Internet Law, Media & Communications Law, International Courts/Tribunals, International, Asia Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:45:27 -0500 40859.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/to_allay_staff_fears_after_devastating_earthquake_law_firm_leaves_new/ To allay fears of some law firm staff after a devastating earthquake last year left much of Christchurch, N.Z., in ruins, Malley & Co. Lawyers left a massive new X-shaped internal structural brace exposed and painted it bright orange when it moved back to the central city from temporary quarters… International Law, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Partners, Natural Disasters, International, Asia Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:58:16 -0500 40432.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kl_gates_in_merger_talks_with_australian_firm_middletons/ K&L Gates confirmed Thursday that it is in merger talks with the 200-lawyer Australian firm Middletons. In a joint statement published Thursday by the Am Law Daily, K&L Gates chair Peter Kalis and Middletons national managing partner Nick Nichola said, "Our leadership teams believe that the… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Large Firm, Mergers & Acquisitions, International, Asia, Australia Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:38:55 -0500 40308.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/mongolia_or_bust_a_new_it_country_draws_adventurous_lawyers_to_biglaw/ International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, International, Asia, Business of Law Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:40:02 -0500 39716.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_prof_a_former_judge_is_criminally_charged_in_claimed_sex-for-grades_cor/ A law professor at National University of Singapore is facing six criminal corruption counts, accused of giving a student better grades in exchange for sex. The student also allegedly gave Tey Tsun Hang, 41, an expensive Mont Blanc pen and taillor-made shirts and paid a four-figure bill for him, according… Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, International Law, Law Professors, International Courts/Tribunals, International, Asia Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:43:48 -0500 39912.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ropes_gray_is_first_us_law_firm_to_get_ok_to_open_office_in_south_korea/ Two U.S.-based law firms are poised to become the first to open law offices in South Korea. Ropes & Gray and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton were the first and second law firms to receive approval Monday to open offices there, the Wall Street Journal's Deal Journal… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Asia Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:29:00 -0500 39751.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dewey_update/ Updated: There is news Friday that at least 12 more partners are exiting from the troubled Dewey & LeBoeuf, which has already lost about one-third of its partners in 2012. The exiting partners include four hired by McDermott Will & Emery in Germany; two practice leaders headed to Pillsbury Winthrop… Business of Law, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom, Middle East Fri, 04 May 2012 14:18:29 -0500 38638.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chinese_activist_lawyer_leaves_us_embassy_for_hospital_chinese_official_dem/ Updated: Blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng left the U.S. embassy today with Ambassador Gary Locke to get treatment at a hospital for an injury to his foot sustained when he climbed over a wall to escape house arrest. Early reports suggested a deal… International Law, International, Asia, China Wed, 02 May 2012 06:20:18 -0500 38591.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/uk_megafirm_norton_rose_is_looking_for_merger_partners_in_us_and_china_says/ Having grown from 1,200 attorneys in 2009 to 2,900 today through a series of mergers with law firms in Australia, Canada and South Africa, a United Kingdom-based megafirm isn't done yet. Norton Rose is looking for merger partners in the United States and China, its chief executive officer tells Law Firms, Large Firm, International, Asia, China, Europe, United Kingdom, States, New York Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:37:13 -0500 38354.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/allen_overy_and_singapores_biggest_law_firm_allen_gledhill_call_off_merger_/ A renowned London-based international legal partnership and the law firm with the largest attorney roster in Singapore have called off their merger talks. Saying that they wish to pursue different directions, Allen & Overy and Allen & Gledhill confirmed that they had amicably ended their discussions, reports Bloomberg.… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, International, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:57:58 -0500 37967.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/china_requires_lawyers_to_pledge_oath_to_communist_party/ Corrected: China’s Justice Ministry has announced that lawyers will be required to pledge an oath of loyalty to the Communist Party when they obtain or renew their licenses. Lawyers in China are required to renew their license every year, the New York Times reports. It is… Civil Rights, International Law, International, Asia, China Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:24:49 -0500 37934.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/seattle_lawyer_meets_afghan_civilian_shooting_suspect/ A Seattle defense lawyer who has been retained to represent an Army staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan says he has now met with his client, who is being held in a military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His meeting with Robert Bales, 38, was emotional, says… Criminal Justice, International Law, Military Law, 10th Circuit Court, International, Asia, States, Kansas Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:11:39 -0500 37864.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in_move_expected_to_raise_some_31m_dla_piper_votes_to_create_one-tier/ Putting DLA Piper's offices in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia on the same footing as its United States offices, the firm's partnership voted this week to establish a one-tier, all-equity partnership. Converting all 628 of the firm's foreign partners to full equity status (they are presently split about equally… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Lawyer Pay, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:43:40 -0500 37824.abajournal.com