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  • March 21, 2013 |

    Sidley hires CC funds partner in Singapore after local licence win

    Sidley Austin has hired Clifford Chance funds partner Han Ming Ho in bid to expand its capabilities in Singapore. Ho, who is Singapore-qualified, will join Sidley in the city state to serve as co-head of the Asia investment funds practice alongside Hong Kong-based partner Effie Vasilopoulos.

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  • March 20, 2013 |

    Eversheds names new Singapore chief as former head leaves firm

    Eversheds has appointed arbitration and disputes partner Oommen Mathew to lead its Singapore office, following the departure of former head Desmond Ong. Mathew, who joined Eversheds in 2009 after starting his career at top Singapore firm Allen & Gledhill, also heads up Eversheds' Southeast Asian dispute resolution practice. His new official title will be Singapore managing director.

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  • March 14, 2013 |

    Bingham, Skadden and MoFo enjoy strong year in London as revenues rise

    Bingham McCutchen, Morrison & Foerster and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom all saw London revenues climb in 2012 as the rank of US firms unveiling last year's financial results continues to grow. Bingham saw City revenues rise by 11% during the last calendar year to $54.7m (£36.6m) compared with $49.1m (£32.9m) in 2011, with around 50 lawyers clocking up average revenue per lawyer of $1.158m (£776,000), compared to firmwide revenue per lawyer of $969,000 (£649,800).

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  • March 10, 2013 |

    SJ Berwin seals hire of Pinsents head of financial services regulation

    SJ Berwin has secured the hire of Pinsent Masons' head of financial services regulation Tim Dolan for its City financial markets practice. Dolan, who was formerly an associate at SJ Berwin before joining Pinsents' London arm as a partner in 2007, also previously worked at the enforcement arm of the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

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  • March 7, 2013 |

    Latham boosts Hong Kong disputes team with senior Sidley hire

    Latham & Watkins has expanded its Hong Kong disputes team with the hire of arbitration partner Ing Loong Yang from Sidley Austin. Yang, previously the co-chair of Sidley's international arbitration practice and an experienced litigator, has joined Latham to work alongside Hong Kong partner Simon Powell and of counsel Eleanor Lam.

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  • March 3, 2013 |

    Simmons gears up for Singapore launch with Norton Rose hire

    Simmons & Simmons has hired a banking and finance partner from Norton Rose in Sydney as it gears up to launch in Singapore. Dan Marjanovic will initially be based in Simmons' Hong Kong office but will move over to Singapore to help launch the firm's office there once it receives regulatory approval, which is expected to come through later this spring.

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  • February 28, 2013 |

    Reed Smith, Sidley Austin and Gibson Dunn post healthy results amid challenging deal market

    A host of elite US law firms have posted their 2012 financials this week, with the vast majority posting broadly positive results despite a choppy global deal market. Reed Smith, Sidley Austin, Paul Hastings, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Proskauer Rose and Shearman & Sterling all saw earnings grow last year, with Mayer Brown one of the few firms to post a drop in both revenue and profits per equity partner (PEP).

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  • February 22, 2013 |

    Sidley and Paul Hastings post healthy financials for 2012

    Sidley Austin and Paul Hastings are among the latest US firms to have published their global financial results for 2012. Sidley, which last year placed in the top ten US firms by revenue, saw global revenues increase by nearly 5% to $1.49bn (£940m), while the London office took £53.6m in 2012, an increase of 7% on 2011's total of £50m.

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  • February 19, 2013 |

    Links among just four firms to win Singapore licences after 23 apply

    Linklaters, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Jones Day and Sidley Austin have been awarded Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences in Singapore as the Asian city state takes further steps to liberalise its legal market. The four international firms were among a list of 23 which applied for QFLPs in the period between 1 July to 31 August last year, with other hopefuls including UK outfits Berwin Leighton Paisner, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Olswang, Watson Farley & Williams and Stephenson Harwood, alongside American counterparts K&L Gates and Shearman & Sterling.

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  • February 14, 2013 |

    Nabarro and Eversheds take UK roles on $4bn care home acquisition

    UK pair act as US Health Care REIT purchases Sunrise Senior Living

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