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Richard Lloyd
Richard Lloyd is UK correspondent for The American LawyerRussia and the rule of law – together at last
30/06/2008
At this gathering of independent firms from Russia and surrounding countries, Nick Eastwell, the head of Linklaters' new emerging markets practice, was on hand to make the case for international firms. In particular, he highlighted the UK firm's decision to...CIS - staying independent, going international
30/06/2008
Today's first panel discussion of the CIS Local Counsel Forum featured a Who's Who of the independent Russian legal market, which now includes 16,500 firms and more than 1,000 law schools. ALRUD senior partner Vassily Rudomino highlighted the progress of...St Petersburg’s place in the sun
26/06/2008
There's a palpable sense of pride among the lawyers from Russia and other former Soviet republics now gathered at the third CIS Local Counsel Forum in St Petersburg. Not only has the region achieved remarkable economic growth but the Russian...To Russia with love
25/06/2008
Since it was founded in the early eighteenth century by the Russian tsar Peter the Great, St Petersburg has always had a distinctly international outlook. This week it will see an influx of international and local lawyers, who are in town...Countdown to this year’s Global 100: the UK members
23/05/2008
Later this year Legal Week and The American Lawyer will be joining forces to produce the Global 100 the definitive ranking and analysis of the world’s largest and most influential law firms.As a warm-up, Richard Lloyd puts the early financial...Those slightly less short-term partner prospects
9/04/2008
Given the challenges facing the global economy, London’s top firms can’t be accused of panicking, given the robust number of promotions so far handed out in the annual partnership round.Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) this became the latest...French connection still delivers for Americans in Paris
31/03/2008
If Daniel Hurstel’s schedule on Thursday 27 March was anything to go by, the Paris legal market is in decent health. The head of Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s office in the French capital, Hurstel was frantically attempting to juggle two...Tough markets to stress-test global law’s two power blocks
25/03/2008
When a downturn hits the world economy, elite US law firms are better hedged than their UK counterparts. So runs the conventional wisdom, with some reason. In the past, New York¹s rainmakers have not felt the effects in their pockets...Those BHP mandates – credit crunch? What credit crunch?!
12/02/2008
Oh, for a part in BHP Billiton’s battle for mining rival Rio Tinto Group. While the two Anglo-Australian mining giants keep a long line of legal advisers billing late into the night, stats on European M&A in January show just...Keeping up with the White & Cases?
5/02/2008
At the end of January, White & Case and Weil Gotshal & Manges confirmed eye-catching 2007 financial results for their London offices.White & Case excelled in revenue growth, increasing its top line by 37% to reach $235.7m (£119m), up from...Cravath peers out a little further beyond Manhattan
11/01/2008
New York’s Cravath Swaine & Moore has never been known for aggressive overseas expansion. Among its closest New York rivals, only Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has been more conservative about venturing away from its Big Apple roots. So when...Black gold rush takes Norton Rose to Riyadh
17/12/2007
With one-fifth of the world's oil reserves under Saudi Arabia's desert sands, it might seem unnecessary to ask what exactly attracts international law firms to the kingdom - a bit like asking Donald Trump's third wife what it was she...Dewey & LeBoeuf chief drops in for some London fudge
18/10/2007
The newly-merged Dewey & LeBoeuf’s decision not to appoint a London head looks like a confused fudge. Steven Davis, settling in as chairman of the $1bn-plus practice, was in town this week to unveil the new management structure. The famously...
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