FD legal The latest headlines and articles FD Legal Magazine (c) 2005, Ark Group Ltd. All rights reserved. http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=811CCA35-AC5B-4F99-8DF1-A1CB6405B39A Once upon a time (early 2000), in an emerging market far far away (Asia), the economy was suffering and things were not looking good. Many law firms took action, closing offices and laying off staff – in 2003 CMS Cameron McKenna closed its mainland China office and scaled down its Hong Kong office to a one-partner-led team; 2004 saw Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP close its Bangkok office, and Denton Wilde Sapte leave the Asian market altogether - Joanna Lee investigates. 30 October 2008