Bloomberg Law
Sept. 9, 2016, 11:44 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Chinese Law Firms Grow On All Counts

Elizabeth Olson
Elizabeth Olson
Freelance Correspondent

China’s biggest law firms posted growth in revenues, lawyer head count and value despite uncertainty in the country’s economy in 2015 . (American Lawyer)

• Wells Fargo agreed to pay $185 million to settle charges that thousands of employees secretly opened deposit and credit card accounts for customers or signed them up for new services without their knowledge, in a settlement that includes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s largest ever civil penalty. (National Law Journal)

• Lloyds Bank has introduced an eBay-style auction process that obliges law firms that want a spot on its legal panel to participate in a “ bidding war ...

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