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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates latest to target Australia market

    Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates have joined the growing rank of US and transatlantic law firms planning tie-ups in Australia, as interest in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grow. Hogan Lovells is assessing options, with a merger with a mid-tier Australian firm the preferred choice for many partners.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Have QFLPs worked for Singapore?

    Singapore is to award more licences, but many still question the value of practising local law. Jessica Seah reports

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    The haves and haves less - 2011 results from world's largest legal market

    In a turbulent 2011, the largest US firms managed to edge ahead of smaller rivals and make ground on the Wall Street elite. Robin Sparkman reports

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    A&O to open two new offices in Vietnam with Mayer Brown JSM hire

    Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to launch in Vietnam later this year, with the magic circle firm hiring Mayer Brown JSM's country managing partner, Dao Nguyen, to lead two new offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The offices are expected to open in the third quarter of 2012 and will expand the firm's reach to 42 offices across 29 countries. The practice will focus on energy, infrastructure and M&A.

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  • May 22, 2012 |

    Proskauer takes on Dewey rainmaker in four-partner securities litigation team hire

    Proskauer Rose has once again taken advantage of Dewey & LeBoeuf's demise, this time securing a four-partner securities litigation team led by former Securities and Exchange Commission GC Ralph Ferrara...

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  • May 17, 2012 |

    CC and A&O among firms appointed to Munich Re's first-ever global panel

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) are among a line-up of UK law firms to have been appointed to insurance giant Munich Re's first-ever global panel.

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  • May 13, 2012 | International Edition

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 13, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Mayer Brown lets out surplus London office space as growth strategy slows

    Mayer Brown has agreed deals to sublet around 10% of its London office space in 201 Bishopsgate to other law firms. US firm Locke Lord, which launched on 1 February this year with the hire of a seven-partner team from Salans, took on space in Mayer Brown's 182,000 sq ft building in February this year.

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  • May 4, 2012 |

    Mayer Brown set to cut up to 20 jobs in City

    Mayer Brown is set to cut up to 20 jobs in its London office, with both lawyers and support staff affected. The firm would not confirm the breakdown of legal and non-legal staff or the practice areas affected by the cuts. However it is understood that the City corporate and finance teams could be affected.

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