• May 20 2024
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• May 20 2024
  Inside BusinessSujeet Indap

  Johnson & Johnson settlement shows the new stakes in litigation finance

  Wall Street firms such as Fortress are backing legal showdowns against big companies

  
• May 17 2024
  Linklaters LLP

  Linklaters raises junior lawyer pay to £150,000

  ‘Magic circle’ firm matches Freshfields’ recent move as talent war heats up

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportInnovative Lawyers

  Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Generative AI and global tensions are shaping the legal agenda as lawyers respond to political and economic uncertainty, climate change and workloads. Plus: best practice case studies and a spotlight on Japan

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards 2024: the winners

  Awards highlights include: digital tools, deal making and the most innovative law firms and individuals

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Law firms probe best ways to win a head start on using AI

  Legal innovators in the Asia-Pacific region are racing to show how they will adapt to the latest tech

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Rewards for training spark ‘healthy competition’ at law firms

  Initiatives by Australian firms encourage staff to learn skills and generate ideas

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Lawyers address clients’ ESG dilemmas

  Demand grows for advice as south-east Asian nations seek to decarbonise economies dependent on fossil fuels

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Business of law: case studies

  Examples of how firms are changing how they manage their own people and are reinventing their services and delivery models

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  In-house lawyers: case studies

  Examples of best practice among company legal teams in the Asia-Pacific region

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Intrapreneurs: leaders who turn ideas into action

  Their expertise stretches widely — from creating space for innovation to encouraging young lawyers

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Law firms start generative AI rollout, with safeguards

  Lawyers working to keep up with the evolving technology remain wary of risks

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Legal teams braced for AI test

  In-house lawyers are testing technology that could transform their futures

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Wanted: Japanese firms’ policy advice on AI, trade and crypto

  Legal expertise based on experience in government and industry is in demand to help shape regulation

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Lawyers deal with heightened geopolitical fears among clients

  Conflict-driven risks rise up agenda at Asia-Pacific law firms

  
• May 17 2024
  Leo Lewis

  Radical change looms for Japanese legal sector

  Advisers are braced for more domestic businesses to become targets for unsolicited takeovers

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Burnout concerns prompt shift in law firm wellbeing policies

  Covid and other stresses have spurred a reassessment of approaches to staff welfare

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Practice of law: case studies

  Featuring the most innovative services that lawyers have developed for clients

  
• May 17 2024
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers

  Practitioners: persuasion with a dash of comedy

  Whatever their area, practice lawyers who stand out for legal expertise have usually made a mark by challenging preconceived ideas and doing something a bit different

  
• May 15 2024
  Serious Fraud Office UK

  Libor convictions reviewed by UK fraud agency in wake of disclosure problems

  SFO to re-examine cases including former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes

  
• May 13 2024
  Inside BusinessChan Ho-him

  Why Hong Kong should put debt restructuring back on the legislative agenda

  Lawyers say more options are needed to resolve debt problems than simply ‘lose-lose’ liquidations

  
• May 13 2024
  News in-depthCoronavirus

  Insurance battles over UK Covid lockdowns rage on in courts

  Businesses across hospitality sector have brought dozens of cases in bid to recover some losses

  
• May 10 2024
  Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

  Quinn Emanuel raises junior lawyer pay to £180,000

  US litigation firm wades into City talent war with 18% salary increase for newly qualified lawyers

  
• May 3 2024
  Freshfields boosts pay for newly qualified lawyers to £150,000

  ‘Magic circle’ law firm raises stakes in the legal battle for talent in London

  
• May 3 2024
  FT North America Innovative Lawyers 2024 open for submissions

  Shortlisted entries will appear in our report in December, alongside our ranking of the most innovative law firms

  

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