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  • March 12, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SNR Denton, Jones Day and Dickinson Dees

    SNR Denton has seen the departure of its London telecoms head Rod Kirwan, who has left to take up a new role as regional general counsel for the Caribbean at Cable & Wireless Communications. Kirwan left SNR Denton in January this year and will now be based in Barbados with Cable & Wireless. TMT partner Jan Willem van den Bos has taken over the leadership of SNR's City telecoms team.

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  • March 11, 2012 |

    Skadden, Cleary, Simpson and Davis Polk see revenues rise in 2011

    A quartet of elite New York law firms saw revenues grow last year, as details of the 2011 financial performance of America's top firms continue to emerge, reports The Am Law Daily. The biggest of the four, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, saw revenue increase 3% to $2.17bn (£1.38bn), while profits per partner (PEP) rose 7% to $2.48m (£1.58m).

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  • March 6, 2012 |

    Ropes and Paul Hastings to open in Korea as US firm applications begin

    Ropes & Gray has become the latest firm to announce its intention to open in South Korea, with the firm set to file documentation with the Korean Ministry of Justice today (6 March) - the first day on which US firms are able to do so. The firm plans to open in Seoul as soon as its licence is approved, with New York-based Korea practice chair William Yongkyun Kim, as well as intellectual property (IP) litigator David Chun relocating there to lead the practice.

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  • March 1, 2012 | International Edition

    The long, long haul - can the magic circle break America?

    As attention turns to emerging economies, London's top firms continue to press on in the US. Georgina Stanley asks whether a breakthrough is finally in sight

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  • March 1, 2012 |

    The long, long haul - can the magic circle break America?

    As attention turns to emerging economies, London's top firms continue to press on in the US. Georgina Stanley asks whether a breakthrough is finally in sight

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  • February 16, 2012 |

    Money talks as US firms bring Wall St pay to Hong Kong, but can City rivals hold out?

    "It is very rare to find lawyers in Hong Kong who have stayed at a single firm for almost the entirety of their career. They will choose a firm because it offers an iPad..." - as pay surges for job-hopping associates, some warn the Hong Kong bubble is set to burst...

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  • February 16, 2012 |

    Early results see US firms sustain post-crisis recovery as financials rise

    Mounting turmoil engulfing the eurozone and political wrangling over the US economy hasn't been enough to hold back the world's largest legal market, with early results confirming that America's leading law firms have remained in growth mode for a second year.

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  • February 14, 2012 |

    McDermott unveils South Korea launch as local market opens up

    McDermott Will & Emery is opening a new office in South Korea, becoming one of the first western law firms to establish a base in the wake of bar liberalisation. The Seoul-based branch will be led by In-Young Lee, currently head of the US law firm's Korea practice group, and will focus largely on outbound work.

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  • February 2, 2012 |

    US duo win key legal roles as Facebook files for $5bn IPO

    US law firms Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have secured the lead advisory roles on Facebook's much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) aftter the social networking giant filed for the $5bn (£3.2bn) listing yesterday (1 February), reports The Am Law Daily. According to the S-1 filing, Fenwick chairman Gordon Davidson and securities group co-chair Jeffrey Vetter are leading the team from the firm that has won the much-coveted lead counsel role for Facebook.

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  • January 12, 2012 |

    At last Davis Polk hits the City, but is the Wall St leader ready to go on offensive?

    Suzanna Ring sizes up Davis Polk & Wardwell's prospects as the US leader makes its English law debut in the City...

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