Jones Day hires in Houston and Mexico, while a new Miami office targets Latin disputes work.

Sidley Austin litigator Adrienne Pitts, who defended Illinois governor George Ryan on corruption charges, has joined Baker & McKenzie as partner in the firm’s Chicago office.

Yi Xiaozhun, China’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization, has spoken out against what he perceives as aggressive trade disputes between the European Union and China.

Watson, Farley & Williams has appointed dispute resolution lawyer Richard Wilmot as a partner in its Hong Kong office.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has become the latest firm to launch an Asian presence in the latter part of the year, following similar moves by Reed Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills and Jones Day.

Leading UK mediator Bill Wood QC has told an audience of litigators and corporate lawyers his thoughts on the future of commercial mediation.

Jones Day has expanded its Asian IP presence with the hire of a patent specialist in Taiwan and a new intellectual property office in Beijing.

Locke McMurray has joined the New York office of Jones Day as a partner in the firm’s financial institutions litigation & regulation practice. McMurray arrives from Lehman Brothers Holdings, where he held the role of managing director and head of derivatives legal. He previously held senior roles at Merrill Lynch and BNP Paribas, and has […]

Following the recent opening of an office in Dusseldorf, Jones Day continues to grow its European presence with the announcement of its intentions to launch an office in Amsterdam in early 2013. Set to be the firm’s 38th office worldwide and 10th within Europe, the Amsterdam office will focus on litigious matters and antitrust law […]

Having drawn first blood in a high-profile fight over the legality of its plain packaging law, does Australia now have little to fear from related BIT and WTO claims?

Everything’s bigger in Texas – including patent troll litigation, which cost American businesses USD 29 billion in 2011. But can the SHIELD Act really stop the rot?   

As CIETAC-Beijing continues to wage war on its dissident sub-commissions, practitioners in China remain unequivocal. Get out, and get out fast, they advise.