Paraguayan beef producer makes rare cross-border issuance

Paraguayan beef-processing company Frigorífico Concepción has hired Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in London and New York and Ferrere (Bolivia) to issue notes worth US$100 million.

Paraguay raises US$450 million in latest sovereign debt tap

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP in New York and Miami and Parquet & Asociados in Asunción has helped the Republic of Paraguay issue bonds for US$450 million.

A balancing act

Lawyers don’t tend to leave a career in private practice to go in-house for the money, instead they’re often after better equilibrium between their professional and personal lives. Nowadays, law firms are competing better with companies on the work–life balance they offer their associates, but how successful are their efforts?

Making it count

Generation Y is often thought of as a tough nut for employers to crack, so it’s positive news for law firm managing partners that a good number of today’s associates have long-term ambitions at the firms they are in. But with so many lawyers having their heart set on becoming partner and only a certain number of spots available, how can firms maintain satisfaction levels among lawyers, whether they’re on the partnership track or not?