Law Firm Office Closures
Dechert shuts Frankfurt arm ahead of impending Chicago, Beijing and Hong Kong closures
Top 40 US firm closed office in April leaving it with a single German base in Munich
Morrison Foerster latest to shutter China office
Top 50 US firm says it can best serve China clients from Hong Kong and Shanghai as it shutters four-partner Beijing office
Eversheds Sutherland to close Berlin office
Transatlantic firm asserts ambition for Germany where it will have four offices following closure
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Sidley Austin to close Shanghai office
Chicago-founded Sidley latest US firm to scale back in China as it consolidates operations in Beijing and Hong Kong
Mayer Brown to split from bulk of greater China arm, according to reports
Nikkei Asia reports that Hong Kong lawyers will revive historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand
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Weil closes Beijing base, ‘in discussions’ to shutter in Shanghai
Move sees Weil become latest international law firm to retreat from mainland Chinese market
Orrick shutters Shanghai, Taipei offices
US firm cites continued commitment to APAC as it becomes latest international practice to close a mainland China base
Winston & Strawn to shutter Hong Kong office
Joint venture in the region will continue, firm says
Herbert Smith Freehills to close Kuala Lumpur office
Move follows February’s decision to pull out of Seoul; firm restates commitment to grow Asia revenue
Latham to close Shanghai office in favour of ‘consolidated hub’ in Beijing
In wake of Dentons’ withdrawal from mainland China, US giant says it remains committed to ‘important market’
Competition litigation team exits Constantine Cannon for Fieldfisher as US boutique shutters London office
Exit of group led by partners Richard Pike and Stephen Critchley marks departure of last of Constantine Cannon’s London-based lawyers
Herbert Smith Freehills to shutter South Korea office
Anglo-Australian firm launches new Korea group as Seoul-based partners relocate to London and Hong Kong
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Dentons to close Barcelona office, integrate team into Madrid base
Global giant says move in line with approach in most European jurisdictions to centralise operations
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