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  • February 16, 2012 |

    Bird & Bird seals new Tunisia alliance deal

    Bird & Bird has moved to expand its African reach with a new association deal in Tunisia. The top 15 City firm has agreed an association with Tunisian law firm Dakhlaoui Avocats, which is led by former firm Gide Loyrette Nouel corporate and commercial lawyer Salah Dakhlaoui.

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  • February 9, 2012 |

    BT advisers get 12-month extension as panel review is put on hold

    BT has pushed back a long-awaited review of its global legal panel in a move that extends the terms of existing panel firms by 12 months. Advisers had been gearing up for BT's first review under general counsel Dan Fitz, who replaced former group GC Anne Fletcher in April 2010; however, they were recently told the roster had been extended until March 2013.

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  • February 5, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Norton Rose, Orrick, Salans and Gide

    Former Slaughter and May partner Lucy Wylde has been appointed as general counsel of the Government's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG). Wylde left Slaughters in April last year to take up a position as GC of the Asset Protection Agency, which was set up by HM Treasury in the wake of the credit crunch to stabilise financial institutions affected by the downturn.

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  • January 26, 2012 |

    Bird & Bird enters Denmark through alliance with local boutique

    Bird & Bird has entered Denmark through a formal alliance with a local firm in a bid to expand its offering in the north European IT and media sectors.The strategic cooperation agreement with Danish boutique Bender von Haller Dragsted (BvHD) adds to the City firm's existing Nordic offering in Sweden and Finland.

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  • January 18, 2012 |

    Bird & Bird adds two partners in London with Olswang and DLA hires

    Bird & Bird has made a pair of lateral partner hires for its City base, including Olswang's former head of commercial litigation, Steven Baker. The top 15 UK firm has also hired a partner for its real estate practice, with Ed Cooke joining from DLA Piper. Both are already at Bird & Bird, with Cooke joining at the end of December and Baker in early January. Baker has been a partner at Olswang since 2002 and was head of commercial litigation until May 2010. He is also a former partner at Holman Fenwick Willan.

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  • January 12, 2012 |

    How Chinese law firms are getting social with the country's answer to Twitter

    "Almost all of our lawyers have accounts" - Ben Lewis investigates how Chinese law firms are getting in social media on Weibo, 'China's Twitter'...

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  • December 21, 2011 |

    Bird & Bird grows fee-earner headcount by 3% as European offices expand

    Bird & Bird was one of few firms to grow headcount in 2010-11 while also increasing turnover, its annual limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts filing has highlighted. The document, published on Companies House, shows that the top 15 City firm increased fee earner count by 3% from 654 to 673, with the firm saying its European offices grew the most, including the Stockholm office which broke the 100 lawyer barrier for the first time. The firm also hired additional support staff, with the total number growing by 7% from 586 to 628.

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  • December 9, 2011 |

    Charles Russell scores appeal win for Rooney over Euro 2012 ban

    Charles Russell and Blackstone Chambers have taken advisory roles for England footballer Wayne Rooney on his successful appeal against a three-match ban at next year's European Championships. Charles Russell commercial litigation partner Jonathan Ellis and Blackstone Chambers' Adam Lewis QC represented Rooney in his appeal to European football governing body UEFA, which yesterday (8 December) saw his ban reduced from three matches to two.

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  • December 8, 2011 |

    Stephenson Harwood adds two partners in Asia with Bird & Bird and Bakers hires

    Stephenson Harwood has made a double corporate partner hire in Greater China, including a partner from UK rival Bird & Bird. Bird & Bird corporate partner Matthew Wong has joined the top 30 City firm in Hong Kong, while Baker & McKenzie special counsel ChunFai (CF) Lui has joined as a partner in Shanghai.

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  • December 7, 2011 |

    Bird & Bird boosts City energy with hire of former Dundas practice chief

    Bird & Bird has bulked up its City energy team with the hire of former Dundas & Wilson infrastructure co-head Andrew Renton. Renton joined Bird & Bird's international energy and utilities group this month after his departure from Dundas' London office was announced in September this year.

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