http://www.mpmagazine.com/ The latest headlines and articles Managing Partner Magazine (c) 2008, Ark Group Ltd. All rights reserved. http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=A539E650-BBAC-4CFE-B8D1-0ABACC17676A OVER TWO-FIFTHS (43 per cent) of UK and international law firms expect they will be involved in a transformational merger within 12 months, according to new research. 22 September 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=9C40005D-155C-47C9-92E8-1828800A217F KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) has devised a scheme to help lawyers leaving the firm for personal reasons to maintain their connections to both the firm and the profession. 22 September 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=C82B552C-0476-4400-BE43-B0B6D02E85D1 THE UK’s top-100 law firms have weathered the ‘credit crunch’ in the year ending 30 April 2008, with an average increase in fee income of 13.2 per cent, according to Deloitte. 22 September 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=857063D8-35AD-408C-BD57-A952446512C6 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) and Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP (Kennedy Covington) are to merge, effective as of 1 July 2008, following a vote at both partnerships. 22 September 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=F76FB8E8-8690-4497-B579-72FFC48BD0DB BUYERS OF legal services in the UK are set to increase their spending with national and regional law firms in 2008, at the expense of the magic circle, according to new research. 22 September 2008