• Baker & McKenzie Among Advisers in Chinese iPad Dispute
    Baker & McKenzie is among the firms representing Apple in a dispute that threatens to disrupt sales of the iPad worldwide. Chinese company Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. is petitioning Chinese customs authorities to block all imports and exports of the iPad, which it says infringes a trademark for its own display monitor products.
  • Ropes & Gray Secures London Funds Launch With White & Case Partner
    Ropes & Gray has launched a London funds practice with the high-profile hire of White & Case head of investment funds Matthew Judd. Ropes has been on an expansive path since its London launch in January 2010 with the hire of London co-heads Maurice Allen and Mike Goetz -- who worked with Judd at White & Case -- from Freshfields.
  • Herbert Smith Assembles Team to Head N.Y. Launch, Triple Office Launch in Germany
    Herbert Smith has set out details of its international expansion plans, with the London law firm hoping to open three offices in Germany in addition to a base in New York in the wake of its failed merger bid with former European alliance partners Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe. The firm also has plans to launch in Africa and possibly South Korea.
  • Mayer Brown London Real Estate Chief Joins Katten Muchin as London Office Head
    Katten Muchin has hired Mayer Brown London real estate head Peter Sugden as its new London managing partner as part of a plan to expand in its core areas of real estate and financial services. Sugden's move comes alongside the departure of Mayer Brown London debt capital markets head Drew Salvest, who has resigned to join Jones Day.