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DC-inspired mass thefts of VW badges in the 80s, it's clear that this will run and run. If only one thing is clear, it's that it's going to generate a lot of work for a lot of law firms. The merger, under the COBALT name, will bring together two high-end, full-service firms with strong resources in all practice areas and across the Baltic States. To read our current Baltic States coverage, please click here for Estonia, here for Latvia or here for Lithuania.
For coverage of Belarus, please click here. The Legal EMEA edition, which publishes in April , will provide updated coverage and an early assessment of the merged entity.
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With many of the BRIC and MINT countries losing some of their lustre for one reason or another and arguably with the honourable exception of Mexico , where else can we cast around for interest as markets of interest to investors and law firms? There are many candidates, but both Israel and Kazakhstan spring to mind. Infrastructure projects galore, gargantuan corporations increasingly needing sophisticated legal advice, a country rich in natural resources in soft and hard commodities, and a rapidly developing economy with rising living standards and a relatively young population that is increasingly desiring consumer goods.
To read our rankings for Israel, click here. To read about Kazakhstan, click here. After decades of focusing on lawyers in private practice, The Legal has in the past three years been working hard to ensure that in-house lawyers are equally recognised for their contributions to industry. There are several receptions being hosted for the winners over the next couple of weeks, notably Middle East winners in Dubai on 15 September, winners in Johannesburg on 17 September and then new Russia winners will be unveiled in Moscow on 23 September.
The respondents provided approximately 2, hours of interview time to allow us to compile the largest ever legal survey. CIR is instructive stuff that is free to all the survey's participants and can be purchased by law firms. To find out more, please click here. As Europe, Middle East and Africa research gets underway, it'll be interesting to see the evidence underpinning a number of issues and trends that have unfolded or are unfolding. Will a global law firm take that plunge into Israel?
Will Q4 of genuinely provide the spate of IPOs that have been predicted in numerous markets?
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And just to watch South Africa's legal market shake out, in the wake of recent arrivals, reorganisations e. Also, which international firm will be next back into Egypt?
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And whether Russia's recently introduced requirement for fingerprints with travel visas has impacted the flow of business people back and forth! This is just a brief reminder that EMEA referees are due and written submission deadline is 10 August. Please send them to editorial legal Spreadsheets can be obtained from the research info page at www. The deadline for these is 10 August. Our researchers will travel in September or October this year dependent on the country. We will be visiting the following countries: Contact details of researchers will be available on the website on 21 August at www.
Research begins on or after 24 August dependent on the country , when researchers will begin the process of reviewing submissions and contacting law firms to arrange interviews.
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Israel research and timing of visit will, of course, take account of Jewish holiday period. The team will be happy to meet if you pop by The Legal stand or want to arrange meetings around the event. Mentioned these last year but well worth an encore: If you have any questions about this, feel free to contact us via editorial legal When questions do arise, it's first worth checking our Frequently Asked Questions PDF, which can be found on the "How your law firm can get involved" page, or simply click here.
Editorial submission guidelines invite "up to 10 key work highlights". We often get asked if law firms can supply more than that. Researchers receive many submissions and conciseness makes for a strong argument.
If you wish to supply more examples of work, then do so by a providing a list of active clients for potential further discussion and b provide an appendix list of shorter examples in bullet-point format; these can be used if desired or discussed in interview , without the danger of cluttering the main message. When I meet law firms, many don't know about The Legal Historical Data service, which is actually a pretty useful little tool that kind of gets lost amidst the sea of data. Users are able to manipulate the raw data to produce and download reports that can, for example, benchmark law firms with peers and competitors; customise rankings data for use in pitch documents and RFPs; and identify strong candidates for potential new office openings or lateral hires.
As editor, I use this data to identify trends and progress in practices across certain markets or practice areas. If you're interested in learning more, please visit www. The new "Industry focus" sections in the upcoming edition of The Legal EMEA have attracted considerable interest, so here is a quick rationale to explain their introduction: Each "Industry focus" section is looking at the ability of a law firm to provide full-service representation of clients in the specified industry sector and we're looking for firms that can show consistent experience in acting for that type of client.
It might include industry-specific regulatory work e. Some of the sections are a re-branding of existing coverage e. Telecoms is now Industry focus: Telecoms , while others are new additions e. Retailers ; ultimately, each Industry focus section provides legal Our referee feedback - regardless of country - routinely shows that clients want lawyers that know their industry and this is a way to help them find it. Please do read the guidelines carefully because we do review and change practice area coverage to respond to demand.
There are several extra countries being researched this year: Please email editorial legal Some interesting stats from the Law Society on numbers of practising solicitors in Ireland; interesting but understandable as work returns to law firms — only two of the 20 largest firms did not increase numbers to address that influx. The stats show that the five largest firms all recruited substantially in — extra solicitors at the top five firms is a significant increase when even the largest firms number in the lawyers range. The stats also show the continued growth of recent arrivals: Maples and Calder and Walkers Ireland.
At the end of the week, we will announce the schedule and guidelines for The Legal Europe, Middle East and Africa research for the edition.
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Guidelines will be found here - www. When looking at the guidelines, please do check to see if we are covering new countries or practice areas. The lists are revised annually because they do change, in order to respond to demand for coverage. Don't get caught out by not submitting for a new section! I was in Belgium last week to make a presentation to Legal Marketing Brussels regarding The Legal research process, as well as to meet with a number of law firms. Hot on the list of topics was not only how the new EU competition commissioner is performing, but also how to pronounce her surname!
We are very pleased to announce some team developments at The Legal Lauren Hughes and Alex Boyes have moved on to pastures new and we thank them for their contribution to The Legal and wish them well in their future careers. New law firms are ranked, new practice areas covered and more countries added.
We have introduced three new Regional Summary chapters to assess law firms with broad experience across regional theatres and have covered several additional countries in the rankings this year, namely Albania, Angola, Armenia, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, and Tanzania. The edition will be published in print and online at www. Thank you again to the thousands of law firms which contributed and the many tens of thousands of lawyers, business development people, lawyers and clients who took part in what is the 25th annual edition of the EMEA guide.
We contacted just short of , clients for EMEA this year and added eight new countries to our coverage, as well as three new "Regional Summary" chapters. I can say with great certainty that this is our heaviest book ever! The most efficient means of contacting us regarding queries or to request factual updates is to send an email to editorial legal Please address questions to editorial legal Following this process will allow us to log, investigate and address the query in the most timely and efficient manner. We welcome queries about the rankings. If you have a question about the new rankings, please do ask us because we will always be prepared to provide feedback on the reason for a particular ranking or, indeed, to make a post-publication factual updates when lawyers move on or law firm names change.
The first two months of have seen considerable interest and investment in Africa by international law firms and we can expect that trend to continue throughout The new edition publishes in print and online at www. Syriza's win in the latest Greek elections may or may not prove to be the right thing for Greece but, most certainly, it is going to generate work for lawyers New rankings for Greece publish on 8 April at www. As we begin to look at planning the edition of The Legal EMEA, we are inviting proposals from law firms for practice area coverage that they would like to see being introduced.
Several law firms have asked what format these proposals should take. What I would recommend is that you prepare a Word document detailing: Please email that document to editorial legal Thank you to everyone who has or will make suggestions.
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Certainly, on the menu for edition is more space for competition law, private equity, capital markets and industry-focused sections in major markets, as well as a couple or more new countries. Editing of The Legal EMEA edition is closing towards the end now, and many law firms have been enquiring about the next cycle of research for the edition, which will be researched this autumn.
The timeframe will be similar to the edition and full schedule and details will be announced by email and on the website at www. Those that will be on their summer vacations in August should think about preparing submissions to be sent in July. There will be more new country coverage added and new practice area coverage, which we will announce in due course. For now, though, it's all about getting the current edition ready for launch on 8 April. Without question, the past 12 months has seen many law firms in most jurisdictions across EMEA attracting new work that doesn't relate either to restructuring or disputes over debt or failed business relationships.
Businesses are investing and private practice lawyers are getting that work. It's not that way for all countries sorry, Croatia! Happy Christmas to those that will be celebrating, season's greetings to those that won't, and wishing a Happy New Year to one and all. We will then be able to factor these changes into the rankings.
However, one difficulty that lies ahead is Russia's ban on euro zone imports, which assuming it's still in place will have a significant impact on Lithuania, as the two countries have shared a significant trading relationship. Alfery provides services in legal and tax advisory, auditing and accounting. Weighed down by political unrest and slowing economies, energy and infra projects look like one area to be driving the CEE economy. Can the shale revolution power up the market? Click here to read the feature. Law firm partners and practice heads explain how their firms are adapting to clients' changing needs.
To celebrate the publication of the GC Powerlist: Nordics, The Legal hosted an evening for leading general counsel from the Nordics region at Bech-Bruun's Denmark offices. Recognising in-house innovation, quality and excellence, the GC Powerlist: Deutschland identifies an array of the most influential and innovative in-house counsel working in Germany. France identifies an array of the most influential and innovative in-house counsel working in France. Meet the team How can my law firm get involved?
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Legal market overview Law firms in the Czech Republic report an active year across the spectrum of practice areas. International comparative guides Giving the in-house community greater insight to the law and regulations in different jurisdictions. Nordics To celebrate the publication of the GC Powerlist: Deutschland Recognising in-house innovation, quality and excellence, the GC Powerlist: Young and dynamic, its main practice areas range between corporate mergers and acquisitions, banking, finance and investment funds, in transactional and advisory work.
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