HSF, Kramer Levin vote for merger, creating a US$2bn turnover practice

The partnerships of both Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin have voted in favour of becoming “the first truly...

05 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

LegalVision to ‘aggressively’ grow following private equity investment

In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, LegalVision’s chief executive discussed the disruptor firm’s growth plans...

17 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Quadrant Private Equity invests in LegalVision

Private equity firm Quadrant is taking an ownership stake in LegalVision, an Australian-founded disruptor firm that now...

12 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

International disputes boutique expands Down Under

Lindsay Francis & Mangan (LFM), which currently has offices in Auckland and Singapore, is set to expand into...

27 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Herbert Smith Freehills to merge with Kramer Levin

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, which has five offices Down Under, is set to merge with US-based firm Kramer...

12 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Spencer West enters Australian market

Global law firm Spencer West, which has over 300 partners worldwide and operates under a fee-sharing model, is...

13 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Wotton + Kearney to expand into Singapore

International law firm Wotton + Kearney, which has nine offices across Australia and New Zealand, is set to open its...

10 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Law Squared opens in NZ, launches privacy and cyber group

One of Australia’s biggest NewLaw firms is expanding to New Zealand with the launch of a new privacy and cyber...

11 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

LOD to be acquired by Consilio

Global flexible resourcing business LOD (Lawyers on Demand) and its tech subsidiary SYKE are set to be snapped up by...

03 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Spruson & Ferguson expands to Manila

APAC-based intellectual property firm Spruson & Ferguson, which is part of ASX-listed IPH Group, has opened its...

22 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dentons’ combination with Link Legal in India commences

The combination between global law firm Dentons and India-based firm Link Legal, entered into in October of last year,...

15 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Squire Patton Boggs opens in Ireland

Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has opened its doors in Ireland, joining several other BigLaw firms that have also...

08 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

UK firm Taylor Rose to debut Down Under via partnership with GTC Legal

Top 60 UK law firm Taylor Rose MW intends to become the leading consultancy law firm in Australia by 2025, starting...

26 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

India could be next big growth opportunity for global firms

BigLaw firms with Australian presences are excited by the decision to open up India to foreign lawyers and practices....

21 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

India opens up to foreign firms and lawyers

In what could well be a major shake-up of the global legal services landscape, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has...

16 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dentons to combine with PJS Law in the Philippines

Dentons, which has five offices across Australia, is set to combine with Philippine law firm PJS Law as the firm looks...

14 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Aussie legal market full of opportunities in 2023, ‘despite growing economic uncertainty’

Following a number of global expansions, Ashurst’s head of Australia Lea Constantine spoke to Lawyers Weekly about...

11 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Sprintlaw expands to New Zealand

Australian online law firm Sprintlaw has expanded to New Zealand, after raising over $3.5 million in...

21 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

Aussie lawyers to benefit from Korea expansion, says Ashurst CEO

EXCLUSIVE: In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Ashurst global chief executive Paul Jenkins discusses the BigLaw...

05 December 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ashurst enters South Korea with new joint venture

Global law firm Ashurst has established a joint venture with Korean law firm HwaHyun, which will see the BigLaw player...

29 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy