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  • December 19, 2013 |

    Allens down to one lawyer in Singapore after final partner exit

    Linklaters' alliance partner Allens Arthur Robinson is now down to one lawyer in Singapore after the recent departure of partner Marae Ciantar and lawyer Mostyn Taylor. The Australian outfit, which allied with the magic circle firm in May last year and has since moved into their offices on George Street in the city-state, has seen the departure of 11 lawyers and four partners in the region since the beginning of 2012.

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  • December 18, 2013 |

    A year in headlines - a look back at Legal Week's most-read articles of 2013

    An end-of-year review of Legal Week's most-read articles of the last twelve months, including mergers, job cuts, panel reviews, partner moves promotions, pay rises and much more...

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  • November 22, 2013 |

    Stephenson Harwood grows first half revenue by 10%

    Stephenson Harwood has posted a 10% rise in half year revenue for 2013-14. The firm brought in revenue of £57m for the first six months of the financial year, up on £51.4m at the same point in 2012-13.

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  • November 22, 2013 |

    OC posts 12% H1 revenue hike on back of European expansion

    Osborne Clarke has reported a 12% rise in revenue for the first half of 2013-14, following a period of investment over the past two years. The firm's revenue grew to £60.7m, up from the £53.4m recorded at the 2012-13 half-year mark. Osborne Clarke's offices in London, Bristol and Reading brought in revenue of £39.1m, 8% up on the equivalent point last year.

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  • November 20, 2013 |

    Simmons latest firm to post H1 growth with revenue up by 8%

    Simmons & Simmons has posted an 8% revenue rise at the half-year point of the financial year. The firm has brought in revenue of just over £130m for the first six months of 2013-14, up on the previous year's H1 figure of £119.6m.

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  • November 18, 2013 |

    Squire Sanders seeks to tap Indonesia through local tie up

    Squire Sanders has become the latest international law firm to grow its Asian footprint into Indonesia after forming a strategic alliance with local outfit Melli Darsa & Co. The US firm, which currently manages Indonesian deals from its Singapore base, has entered into an association with the seven-partner entity that will involve co-marketing, co-branding, knowledge-sharing and potentially seconding lawyers to each other's offices.

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  • November 14, 2013 |

    Confidence grows as top firms see half-year revenues climb

    Widespread year-on-year revenue growth across the UK's top law firms at the half-year point has helped drive business confidence among partners to its highest point in several years. Firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Macfarlanes and Ashurst are all expecting to post a rise in H1 figures on last year as the impact of increased deal flow in the second half of the year starts to be seen.

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  • November 7, 2013 |

    Grappling with governance – how in-house lawyers are dealing with an expanding risk management remit

    Ahead of this month's Corporate Governance and Risk Forum 2013, Alex Newman hears from some of the in-house lawyers faced with managing an ever-expanding portfolio of risk management and reputation safeguarding...

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  • November 7, 2013 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Taylor Wessing, Slaughters and Osborne Clarke

    The Transfer Window is a regular round-up of recent legal moves in the UK and abroad. Please send all announcements to [email protected].

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  • November 3, 2013 |

    AG continues Asia growth with hires in Dubai, Singapore

    Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has added to its teams in Dubai and Singapore with the hire of two lawyers from Clyde & Co and DLA Piper. M&A expert Ben Gillespie joins the firm as a partner in Dubai from Clyde & Co's Middle East group, whilst shipping lawyer Mike Melwood-Smith joins as a consultant in Singapore from DLA Piper.

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