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  • April 2, 2013 |

    Eleven-partner finance regulatory team exits Bingham to join Sidley

    Sidley Austin has hired an 11-partner team from Bingham McCutchen's US securities enforcement and regulatory practice in a major exit from the US firm. The group, which include partners from five of Bingham's offices including New York and Washington DC, is regarded as one of the top teams in its field.

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  • March 25, 2013 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SNR, Gateley, K&L Gates

    Harbottle & Lewis has recruited top-rated defamation and reputation management partner John Kelly from Schillings, in an eye-catching hire for the City firm. Kelly has acted for a raft of high-profile clients including disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and former England manager Steve McClaren, as well as other celebrities including Steve Coogan, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Matt Lucas.

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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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