Wake Up Call: Orrick Shutters Offices in Shanghai and Taipei

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• Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe confirmed it is shuttering its Shanghai office and has already terminated its Taipei lease, in a move the US tech-focused firm characterized as a “rebalancing” of its Asia-Pacific platform. “We are excited to continue to support our APAC tech and energy sector clients from our offices in Beijing, Singapore and Tokyo,” said a spokesman for the firm. (Global Legal Post)
• Harvard is on the hunt for a new general counsel after Diane Lopez ...