http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T10:49:43-06:00 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/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/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/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/law_firm_seeks_to_recover_stolen_client_money_stolen_with_suit_against_casi/ K&L Gates has filed another suit in an effort to recover stolen client funds, and this time the target is the owner of two Macau casinos. The suit against Melco Crown Entertainment claims former K&L Gates partner Navin Kumar Aggarwal transferred more than $4 million from client accounts to fund… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Criminal Justice, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, International, Asia, China Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:22:27 -0600 37721.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/interviews_with_soon_to_be_executed_prisoners_are_a_big_hit_on_chinese_tv/ A television show that broadcasts interviews with inmates taped days or even minutes before their executions has turned into a big hit in China. The prime time show, Interviews Before Executions, is intended to warn citizens of the consequences of crime, the Daily Mail reports. Scenes from… Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Criminal Procedure, Law in Popular Culture, International, Asia, China Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:14:22 -0600 37619.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chinas_king_wood_never_had_partners_by_those_names/ Beijing-based King & Wood has almost 1,000 lawyers in 15 offices—but it never had lawyers with the surnames King or Wood as founding partners. Mark Schaub, who according to King & Wood's website came to the firm in 2000 and was the… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Law Firms, Legal Ethics, International, Asia, China Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:03 -0600 37293.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/partners_of_australias_mallesons_ok_game-changing_combination_with_chinas_l/ Partners of one of Australia's top law firms voted today to approve a merger-like combination with the biggest law firm in China. Partners of King & Wood are expected to vote tomorrow on the potential tie-up with 170-partner Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Asia, China, Australia Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:05:29 -0600 36158.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_new_world_despite_globalization_lawyers_find_new_barriers_to_practicing/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Diversity, Outsourcing, International Law, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Large Firm, Legal Ethics, International, Asia, China, India, Australia, Europe, United Kingdom, North America, Canada, South America, Features Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:19:28 -0500 35399.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/red-flagging_china_regulators_eye_chinese_companies_using_reverse_mergers/ Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law, International, Asia, China, The National Pulse Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:40:48 -0500 34971.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kirkland_ellis_on_hiring_spree_in_asia/ Hoping to further capitalize on growing demand for mergers and acquisitions work in Asia, Kirkland & Ellis announced Wednesday that it is bringing in eight lawyers for its Hong Kong office. The firm plans to expand to 50 lawyers in Asia, most of them fluent in Mandarin Chinese, according to… Business of Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Mergers & Acquisitions, International, Asia, China Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:06:36 -0500 34375.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ogier_becomes_first_offshore_firm_to_secure_formal_presence_in_mainland_chi/ Ogier has tapped Kristy Calvert, who previously headed mining giant Rio Tinto's legal department, to launch an office in Shanghai, making it the first offshore firm to secure a formal presence, according to Legal Week. The new office, which is expected to work closely with the firm's… Business of Law, International Law, Law Firms, International, Asia, China Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:43:24 -0500 33689.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/google_warns_gmail_users_says_china-based_hackers_are_reading_high-profile_/ Likely due to their falling for phishing schemes, a number of Gmail users are subject to having their email read by China-based hackers, Google Inc. is warning. In an Official Google Blog post today alerting Gmail users to be careful about security, the company says it… Consumer Law, International Law, Internet Law, Privacy Law, International, Asia, China Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:05:22 -0500 33123.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suit_accuses_cisco_of_aiding_chinese_repression_through_sale_of_its_surveil/ Cisco Systems Inc. is accused in a lawsuit of aiding torture and repression in China through sales of surveillance software to the Chinese government. The suit was filed by members of the persecuted spiritual group Falun Gong, report the New York Times and the Civil Rights, Corporate Law, International Law, Internet Law, International, Asia, China, States, California Mon, 23 May 2011 06:25:50 -0500 32960.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/following_clients_and_flow_of_capital_clifford_chance_focuses_on_asia/ Like other renowned London-based international law firms, Clifford Chance is rethinking its focus and expects Asia to be a bigger part of its future. Of 23 new partners elected recently, more than half are Asia-based, reports the Financial Times. “We as a law firm like to follow… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, International, Asia, China Thu, 05 May 2011 15:46:56 -0500 32678.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/harvard_law_fellow_is_new_leader_of_tibetan_government_in_exile/ Harvard Law School fellow Lobsang Sangay has won election as the new prime minister of Tibet’s government in exile. Sangay, 43, won with 55 percent of the vote, according to the Harvard Crimson, a Harvard Law School press release and the International Law, Law Schools, International, Asia, China, India Mon, 02 May 2011 05:30:46 -0500 32587.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/simpson_thacher_poaches_practice_leaders_from_uk_magic_circle_firms/ New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has had an office in Hong Kong since 1993. But, until now, it only practiced United States law there. That will soon change, following the firm's raid on two top United Kingdom-based firms to poach practice leaders for a new Hong Kong practice, reports… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Asia, China Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:12:51 -0500 32592.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/harvard_law_fellow_is_likely_winner_of_election_to_lead_tibetan_exile_gover/ Harvard Law School fellow Lobsang Sangay may soon have a new position—as leader of the Tibetan government in exile. Sangay is favored to win the election for Tibetan prime minister that was held Sunday, the Boston Globe reports. The results won’t be announced until late April. Sangay… International Law, Law Schools, Law Students, International, Asia, China Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:30:34 -0500 31859.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/harvard_professor_announces_launch_of_project_to_study_impact_of_emerging_e/ David B. Wilkins, one of the nation's leading thinkers on where the legal profession is headed, received the outstanding scholar award Saturday from the fellows of the American Bar Foundation. But the Harvard Law School professor is hardly about to rest on his laurels. Instead, Wilkins used the occasion of… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Business of Law, Law Professors, Law Schools, International, Asia, China, India, South America Sun, 13 Feb 2011 02:57:43 -0600 31053.abajournal.com