September 1997

Main

Invigorating message

Rocky road to a liberalized Japanese legal market

Simmons and Fried Frank link in capital markets

Heard at the bar

French firm links up with Big Six network

Coudert enters Canada

Clifford Chance opens Dusseldorf branch

Colin Ng expands

Lefebvre and Briones link

US lawyer compensation outstrips inflation

New German firm opens

What attracts and keeps laterals

Bruckhaus Westrick Stegemann closes in Japan

Talking points

Credit Suisse in merger with Winterthur

Calenergy fails in bid for NY State Electric and Gas

Royal Caribbean Cruises buys Celebrity Cruise Lines

JP Morgan to purchase 45% of American Century

Project Prime completed

Burlington Resources and Louisiana Land combine

Hong Kong SFC lays down specific compliance procedures

Korea’s legal culture begins to change

United States

Argentina

Colombia

Uruguay

Cyprus

Denmark

Finland

Hungary

Italy

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Philippines

Singapore

Asian litigation

European Union

Commonwealth courts diverge on valuation losses

Financing the Argentine provinces

SEC sets US funds free to choose foreign custodians

Bates Report plans to revive PFI

Italian Futures Market faces privatization

Japan gives green light to employee share options

The Netherlands gives securitization a double boost

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

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News Analysis

Editorial

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