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  • March 20, 2014 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including DWF, Olswang and Norton Rose Fulbright

    The transfer window is a regular round-up of recent moves in the UK and abroad.

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  • March 18, 2014 |

    Stephenson Harwood tightens alliance with Singapore firm

    Stephenson Harwood has received approval to establish a Formal Law Alliance (FLA) with its Singapore partner Virtus Law, giving it a stronger foothold in the local market. The top 30 firm, which first opened its Singapore office in 1996, will now be able to offer a full service, integrated legal practice in the city state, with co-branding, joint billing and the sharing of offices premises.

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  • March 14, 2014 |

    Freshfields Germany trio quit to set up arbitration boutique

    A team of arbitrators has left Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Germany to set up their own independent firm. Partner Christian Borris who is based in the firm's Cologne office, is leaving the magic circle firm to set up the boutique along with Frankfurt-based partner Sebastian Kneisel and associate Rudolf Hennecke. The new firm - Borris Hennecke Kneisel - will open in May.

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  • March 13, 2014 |

    Former Allens Singapore head joins Rajah & Tann to head energy group

    The former head of Allens' Singapore office Marae Ciantar has joined local outfit Rajah & Tann to lead the 20-lawyer energy and resources group. Ciantar, who played a key role in growing the Australian firm's clientbase in South East Asia, was the last Allens partner to leave the Singapore base after the tie up with magic circle firm Linklaters saw the two firms combine offices in the island state.

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  • March 10, 2014 |

    New group heads for BLP's finance team as Dann looks to steady the ship

    Berwin Leighton Paisner has continued the rebuilding of its finance department following a number of high-profile exits with the appointment of two new group heads. Naveen Vijh has been named as the firm's new real estate finance (REF) chief after his predecessor Laurence Rogers led a three-partner move to DLA Piper last month.

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  • March 6, 2014 |

    Two more quit BLP's finance team as new boss faces tough job to stem partner exits

    Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) finance practice has had something of a revolving door recently, with the announcement of a new practice head last week prompting yet more departures. Since September a total of 13 partners have left BLP – a mix of voluntary and forced moves – with the majority coming out of the finance team. Two more – structured finance partner Lucy Oddy and real estate finance partner Andrew Flemming – are expected to hand in their notice next week. Things started to look precarious when, following months of speculation about a significant drop in profitability, BLP finally revealed its 2012-13 financial results in September. Profit per equity partner (PEP) had plummeted 39% to £401,000, while net profit had fallen 38% to £39.4m.

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  • February 28, 2014 |

    Trio of partners quit BLP for DLA in wake of finance chief appointment

    Three Berwin Leighton Paisner partners, including head of real estate finance Laurence Rogers, have resigned from the firm to join DLA Piper. Rogers has left the firm alongside commercial real estate partner Richard Hopkinson-Woolley and corporate tax partner Neville Wright.

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  • February 27, 2014 |

    HSF misses out on Singapore local licence, W&C gets conditional permit

    Herbert Smith Freehills will not practice local law in Singapore from October this year after not renewing its Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence. The UK firm was one of six outfits originally permitted to practice local law in 2008 and understood to have been in discussions with the authorities about renewing its licence along with the other firms.

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  • February 26, 2014 |

    Adam Dann appointed BLP's finance head as department review comes to a close

    Berwin Leighton Paisner has named Adam Dann as its new finance head, replacing Matthew Kellett following his resignation last year. Dann, head of projects and infrastructure at the firm, was one two names in the frame, along with head of real estate finance Laurence Rogers.

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  • February 26, 2014 |

    Shearman, Jones Day and Covington partners to join Freshfields trio in establishing new arbitration firm

    Partners from Shearman & Sterling, Jones Day and Covington & Burling are set to join three senior disputes lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in establishing a global arbitration boutique.

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