American lawyers often complain that they are held in low esteem by the general public. For a small cadre of Chinese lawyers, it would be a luxury to focus their…
Colleges and universities in the U.S. are a prime target for hackers, who are outstripping efforts to prevent, or even detect, their cyber attacks, experts tell the Jul 17, 2013 5:42 PM CDT
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…
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…
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…
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.
Lisa A. Alfaro joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in 1995 after receiving her JD from Stanford Law School. Now she is partner in charge of the firm’s São Paulo office…
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…
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…
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