Law Firm Office Closures
Mayer Brown exits Mexico City with trio of partners launching new firm
US firm shutters Mexico outpost nine years after launching in the country
Skadden to close in Shanghai, cut roles in China corporate practice
New York firm latest of a string of leading international practices to scale back in China
Bowmans absorbs A&O Shearman’s South Africa legal team team in Johannesburg
Group including eight partners moves over as A&O Shearman winds down Johannesburg office
Hogan Lovells to close offices in Johannesburg, Sydney and Warsaw
Closures to affect more than 120 lawyers and support staff
Perkins Coie to shutter Beijing base, refocus on Shenzhen
US firm closed its Shanghai office in March
A&O Shearman to axe 10% of partnership and close Johannesburg office
Consulting arm will also close as UK giant takes ‘difficult but necessary’ step to ‘reshape’ business
Reed Smith latest US firm to reduce China footprint with Beijing closure
Move leaves firm with China bases in Shanghai, Hong Kong
Firms asked to help trainees stranded by ‘imminent closure’ of US firm’s London office
City of London Law Society writes to firms as it seeks homes for six current and four future trainees of Armstrong Teasdale
McGuireWoods adds 11-strong group from former insurance boutique Pasich in Century City
Pasich shut its doors on Monday, with bulk of team heading to McGuireWoods and two to Blank Rome
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
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
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
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