One firm stands pre-eminent in the research for this edition. Four-time winner of Who's Who Legal's product liability law firm of the year, Shook Hardy & Bacon fields 12 lawyers in this edition, a contingent unmatched by any other firm.
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP has received the management labour and employment law firm of the year award for the past three consecutive years in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, and once again emerges as the best-regarded firm in this edition.
Richard Woolley takes a closer look at the current issues facing management labour & employment lawyers.
Tom Barnes takes a closer look at the issues facing product liability defence lawyers.
Global reach is the order of the day among all of the best-represented firms on our list. Those with a large network, especially in developing countries, are not only able to meet demand for expertise in many jurisdictions, they are showing greater ability to weather economic pressures.
The number of international arbitration practitioners in The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration and the number of countries they are based in continues to grow.
This chapter picks out lawyers who are especially well regarded for their expertise in corporate governance advisory work, including advising directors and company officers on compliance with statutory requirements, stock exchange rules and codes of conduct in the administration of company affairs.
In this chapter we highlight the leading individuals in Argentina for counselling and litigating on behalf of clients on competition matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, monopolisation and cartels.
The Argentine legal system is undergoing some radical reforms, which require a degree of adaptability from law firms.
Last year was the best for Argentina's capital markets since the years before the 2002 crash, according to sources, but 2008 has proved to be slower.