Richard King

WE OFFER A SELECTION OF KEY DEVELOPING TRENDS FROM LAST MONTH Axiom Ince implodes as teams of lawyers leave for other firms, the SRA suspends key leaders and the police begin investigations It is expected that Axiom Ince will cease trading.  Its managing partner and 2 others have been suspended by the Solicitors Regulation Authority…

Some of the latest developments in the international legal market The Middle East remains a magnet for law firm activity; and new associations are formed in the Philippines and Brazil. King & Spalding has been awarded a foreign law licence in Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh office will continue the firm’s focus on infrastructure, restructuring, corporate…

WE OFFER A SELECTION OF DEVELOPING PRACTICE TRENDS FROM LAST MONTH Significant consolidation in the world of alternative legal services; and private equity buys up a firm’s fiduciary business Consilio, a US enterprise legal services business, has bought both Lawyers on Demand from the private equity firm Bowmark, and SYKE. Lawyers on Demand was the…

Continuing challenges for international firms with offices in China; and Chinese firms expand elsewhere in Asia 8 years after sealing its merger with Dacheng, Dentons announced the formal combination had terminated, though Dacheng remains a preferred firm of the Dentons network. Operating conditions for international law firms in China were blamed, notably challenges of cybersecurity…

Today, the investment decisions the law firm must make are not just about the clients it wants to serve and where to grow tomorrow. Increasingly, they’re also about the technology strategy it needs to adopt to survive and be successful. The recent reports on cyber risks faced by the legal sector from Government Communications Headquarters,…

A SELECTION OF KEY DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE REGION IN THE LAST QUARTER Following Saudi Arabia’s changes to the regulation of legal practices, international law firms prepare themselves .. Of the US firms, Kirkland & Ellis has opened its first office in the region in Riyadh, focused on energy and infrastructure, with 2 partners hired from…

For litigators operating in the EU, the potential for a whole new class of opportunity is knocking on the door.  The EU’s Representative Actions Directive required all EU countries to implement a legal framework by June 25th that allows non-profit entities to file cross-border collective actions in mass harm situations, and to introduce a group…

SOME OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL MARKET There’s continuing expansion of UK and US firms in Saudi Arabia, and of European firms in Italy and Brussels Clyde & Co recruited the entire Corporate team of 13 lawyers from PwC Legal in Dubai to expand its corporate offer in the Middle East, consolidating…

WE OFFER A SELECTION OF KEY DEVELOPING TRENDS FROM LAST MONTH The US market continues to be a focal point for UK elite firms, while other UK-headquartered international firms maintain their drive into Europe Clifford Chance has become the first UK Magic Circle firm to open in Texas with an office in Houston to focus…

Bignon De Keyser have produced an article for law firms who are trying to understand the present context about ChatGPT and AI, and figure out what to do about it. 

Bignon De Keyser shares in «Insights» its analysis of trends, innovations, new tools,new service offers and original ideas likely to be of interest to its clients and professionalservice providers. Our new issue is devoted to the challenges of collaboration. We face a more difficultmarket in 2023, and an uncertain business environment. The economic conditions –either…

Some thoughts on what these latest results for the top 100 us law firms tell us about them and the market. Published each year by Law.com Compass and The American Lawyer, the AmLaw100 is the definitive ranking of the 100 largest law firms in the US by profits, revenue and headcount, and we’ve now had…