The retired Supreme Court judge would be the second New Zealander on Hong Kong’s overseas bench. Critics say the seat comes ...

Private international law. Anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions. Comity. Mr Wikeley and his associates obtained a default judgment (the Kentucky Default Judgment) against Kea for approximately ...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has added a team of private equity partners in London and New York from Sidley Austin, including members returning to the firm, being Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian and ...

Blackstone Chambers is delighted to announce that Tim Parker will be appointed Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 7 June. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung, Chief Justice of ...

One of Australia’s leading entertainment law firms has broken up as two of of the former principals have set up Hewitt Glass, a specialist Sydney firm representing major music artists, festivals, ...

Girard Sharp has been joined in San Francisco by former Lieff Cabraser litigastor Sarah London, with the firm intent on expanding its tort practice. Girard Sharp is keen to build its specialist ...

Japan’s powerhouse firm Mori Hamada has shed its third name in a move towards increasing its overseas expansion and profile. Gone is ‘Matsumoto’, and ints place is a sleek new logo and a foreign joint ...

Auckland firms Glaister Ennor and Keegan Alexander are to merge in December, combining two mid-level power players in the Auckland legal market. The firms have a substantial history between them with ...

New Zealand has a new legal technology venture, but this one is not promising to shave another 20 minutes off a lawyer’s drafting time. Tika, the sexual harm reporting and legal support service ...

Freshfields has appointed 25 new partners across its international offices, effective 1 May 2025. The promotions span all major practice areas and regions, reflecting the firm’s ongoing commitment to ...

Enhanced bonuses reflect firm’s continued investment in developing the next generation of trial lawyers Robins Kaplan LLP ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that Stephanie Nation and Charles Clark have joined the Firm as Partners in its Orange County office. Nation joins the Real Est ...