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  • Mori Sogo and Hamada & Matsumoto will merge in 2003 to create one of Japan's largest law firms.
  • The US securities regulator must consider revising key parts of the year-old fair disclosure regime, according to one of its own most senior figures. A report on the impact of Regulation Fair Disclosure by Laura Unger, a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is calling for further clarity on the controversial rule.
  • "This alliance is defined more by what it is not" - Allard Metzelaar, Stibbe Dutch firm Stibbe insisted it would maintain its independence and position in the market after announcing in December that it is to join the Anglo-German alliance between Herbert Smith and Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch.
  • Lawyers in Singapore have revealed that Clifford Chance and Wong Partnership are to revive their joint venture, which collapsed in 2000.
  • Deutsche Bank's Moscow head has cast doubt on legal and administrative moves to reform Russia's ailing banking system. Speaking at a conference on the Russian banking sector in London early last month, Hubert Panzda, the chief executive of the bank in Russia, questioned whether plans to make Russian banks more competitive and transparent could be carried out in an increasingly uncertain economic climate.
  • LeBoeuf loses London head to US rival
  • "The feeling is that the Takeover Panel has lost its edge and become a little limp" - Chris Bright, Shearman & Sterling The Financial Services Authority (FSA), has indicated that it will not use its sweeping new powers to interfere with the role of the UK's Panel on Takeover and Mergers.
  • The first IPO by a foreign company in China may be just around the corner. Stefanie Tetz, Amy Lo and Ralph Koppitz of Clifford Chance explain how closer cooperation between the regulators and increased clarity of the rules could open the door to a new equity market
  • The events of September 11 have shown how a law passed two years ago could expose the owners, operators and financiers of airlines flying in Australia to unlimited liability. Nicholas Creed and Justin Mereine of Mallesons Stephen Jaques explain the risks they face
  • Securitization is an important tool in helping financial systems and capital markets to evolve and expand, but so far the world’s richest nations have had a competitive advantage over their less developed neighbours. Lakshman Alles of Australia’s Curtin University discusses the challenges of bringing securitization to the developing world