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  • November 30, 2011 |

    Cleary and Paul Hastings lead the way for US firms to launch in South Korea

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Paul Hastings look set to be among the first law firms to launch in South Korea, with both firms confirming plans to open in Asia's fourth-largest economy. The news comes after a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the US was ratified by both governments late last month, paving the way for the country's legal market to open up to US law firms for the first time.

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  • November 29, 2011 |

    Simpson Thacher, Sullivan & McDermott announce new partners for 2012

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Sullivan & Cromwell and McDermott Will & Emery have become the latest US firms to announce their global partner promotions, with Simpson Thacher emerging as the only firm to add London lawyers to its partnership.

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  • November 28, 2011 |

    Cleary plans Korea office launch for early 2012

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is set to open an office in the South Korean capital, Seoul, in the first half of 2012, writes The Asian Lawyer. The announcement potentially puts the New York firm among the first wave of foreign firms to enter the country's legal market, which had been closed to them prior to the passage of a free trade agreement.

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  • November 23, 2011 |

    Hong Kong horizons - what will the Asian legal market look like in 2021?

    Key Asian economies have established themselves globally as the West falters. 
Sofia Lind asks what the regional economy will look like in 2021

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  • November 23, 2011 |

    Korea opens its doors to US firms after ratifying trade deal

    South Korea has ratified a controversial trade treaty with the US effectively opening the Asian country's legal market to foreign law firms, most of which had effectively been barred from practising there, writes The Asian Laywer.

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  • November 2, 2011 |

    The world of Daisy Wong - the blogger exposing associate life in Hong Kong

    A Bridget Jones-style blogger has lifted the lid on life as an associate in Hong Kong's buzzing legal market. Jessica Seah reports...

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  • October 24, 2011 |

    Linklaters wins debut Cinven mandate on €5bn fundraising

    Linklaters has been instructed on Cinven's planned €5bn (£4.3bn) private equity fundraising, marking the magic circle firm's first major mandate for the European private equity house. London funds chief Jonathan de Lance-Holmes will take the lead role on the fundraising, which is due to kick off in the New Year.

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  • October 19, 2011 |

    Weil, Simpson, W&C head up buyout of 
loan manager

    A trio of US firms have taken lead roles on GSO Capital Partners' acquisition of loan manager Harbourmaster Capital in a deal which will boost GSO's European loan holdings to €11.5bn (£10bn). GSO, the credit investment arm of Blackstone Group, was advised by US law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's London office, which fielded a team led by relationship partner Mike Wolfson alongside tax counsel Meredith Jones. Weil Gotshal & Manges, meanwhile, advised the shareholders of Dublin-based Harbourmaster with a team led by London managing partner Mike Francies and finance head Jacky Kelly.

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  • October 19, 2011 |

    Eversheds sets sights on Brazil as UK firms continue to eye up BRIC benefits

    Eversheds is planning to join the growing rank of international firms launching in Brazil, with the firm becoming the latest to eye up opportunities in the BRIC economy. The top 10 UK law firm has confirmed that it is looking at opening in the country, joining a lengthening list of those either launching or considering doing so.

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  • October 18, 2011 |

    Weil Gotshal and Wachtell among US firms on $38bn pipeline takeover

    Weil Gotshal & Manges and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz are among a line-up of firms to have taken roles on US energy company Kinder Morgan's multibillion-dollar acquisition of El Paso Corporation, reports The Am Law Daily. Oil and gas pipeline company Kinder announced on Sunday (16 October) that it will pay $21.1bn (£13.4bn) to acquire its rival with an eye toward amassing the largest natural gas pipeline network in the US.

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