UK State Of Law.
The following is an excerpt from the Vault Guide to the Top UK Law Firms, 2009 edition. www.vault.co.uk When life gives you subprime lending, make lemonade It wasn't so long ago that mergers and acquisitions were the axes around which London's legal universe evolved. Indeed, elite UK...

First Indian law firm's UK entry creates a splash.
Byline: Sudeshna Sen (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) LONDON: FoxMandal Little has become the first major Indian law house to set up a practice in the UK and in the process created quite a splash in the local legal community. The firm intends to service the growing...

Fox Mandal Little sets up practice in UK.
Byline: Sudeshna Sen LONDON: Fox Mandal Little has become the first major Indian law house to set up a practice in the UK and in the process created quite a splash in the local legal community. The firm intends to service the growing market among overseas corporations...

Elite law firm mergers and reputational competition: is bigger really better? An international comparison.
ABSTRACT Although rapid law firm growth has persisted since the 1980s, the acceleration of this trend over the last decade by means of mergers is puzzling. Why would normally conservative law firms embark on a merger strategy that appears to encompass significant risk and uncertain benefits? Is...

Modern Marco Polos or victims of a herd mentality? Law firms and legal marketing in China.
People have traveled the globe by foot, horse, cart or ship for thousands of years, conducting business between far-away nations. U.S. and UK law firms setting up shop today in Beijing and Shanghai are pioneers only relatively speaking. China as a market has long been known and prized by...

Conferences showcase Guernsey's (re)insurance credentials.
Guernsey's capabilities as a (re)insurance domicile have been highlighted during two recent conferences in London. The Guernsey Insurance Forum 2008 was held on Wednesday 12 November and this was preceded by a seminar on Tuesday 11 November entitled 'Destination Reinsurance: Guernsey – an alternative to Bermuda?' ...

Patent outsourcing at a fast clip in the LPO industry.
PUNE: Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO), a niche segment within the Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) space, is attracting international law firms who are outsourcing legal work to India. Within the LPO industry, it is patent outsourcing, which is catching up faster than the rest of LPO jobs. While...

Britain: the rise and rise of black business.
Black-owned businesses are a rising economic force in London. Reports by the UK Business & Enterprise department and Barclays Bank, as well as research by the London Development Agency, shows that the majority of new businesses are now started by people from ethnic minority backgrounds, a large proportion of...

Is transnational litigation a distinct field? The persistence of exceptionalism in American procedural law.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. METHODOLOGY III. INTERSTATE-INTERNATIONAL EQUIVALENCE A. The First Wave of American Transnationalism B. The Second Wave of American Transnationalism IV. TRANSNATIONALISM AND THE AMERICAN BENCH A. Reasonableness and the Foreign Defendant: Applying Asahi B. Tag Jurisdiction and the Foreign Defendant C. Judicial Assistance: Discovery...

A Different Perspective.
Originally published in the HFM Week, Guernsey Report, June 2008 Gavin Farrell of Ozannes shares a refreshing perspective on the hedge fund industry and gives his view on how the island is withstanding the credit crisis. As assessments of the world's current economic state go,...