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Following recent conversations with US law firm partners, the sense of optimism for 2010 continues to grow.  The year that began with significant layoffs for lawyers across the globe appears to be ending with some US law firms treating the down market as an opportunity to expand internationally.  We all know that firms such as Latham laid off over a 150 lawyers across their network but it is less well known that this year saw firms such as Ropes & Gray and Greenberg Traurig open in the City of London.   This is not to say that the hey day of the international markets is back but at least there are signs that US law firms are once again thinking about international options.