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Wired: SJ Berwin-King Woods exchange $1bn rings | SEBI v Sahara | NEET review | Dewey eyes

SJ Berwin-King Woods exchange $1bn rings: UK firm SJ Berwin’s merger with Asia-Pacific giant King & Wood Mallesons - the first ever merger between a major UK and Asia-Pacific firm - has now been finalised after first speculation in November 2012. The merged firm will operate under separate financial books and boast combined annual revenues of more than $1bn, 550 partners and 2,200 lawyers [The Lawyer]

SEBI v Sahara: “The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday made a forceful plea to the Supreme Court to punish Sahara chief Subrata Roy, along with his two firms and their directors, for not complying with its order for refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors,” reports [DNA]

NEET review: “Delhi based NGO Sankalp, which had represented the medical student community in the apex court in favour of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Examination (NEET), has decided to file a review petition before Chief Justice of India through senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan,” reported [Indlaw]

Dewey eyes: A raft of firms including Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters and DLA Piper are facing legal action from Dewey & LeBoeuf’s estate over client matters they allegedly took on when recruiting former partners of the collapsed US law firm [Legal Week]

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