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  • February 7, 2013 |

    US law firms grow City presence by 8% in face of tough market

    US law firms grew their London offices by an average of 8% last year, despite continued depression in the UK and European legal markets. Research by Legal Week into the activities of 47 US firms in London found that partner headcount increased from 1,205 at the start of 2012 to 1,300 by the first day of 2013, with non-lawyer headcount also rising by a similar proportion. The increase in partner numbers comprises internal promotions, relocations and external hires.

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  • January 23, 2013 |

    Reed Smith enters coveted Houston market with local office launch

    Reed Smith has opened an office in Houston, handing it direct access to the highly prized Texan energy market. The firm said no formal appointments had so far been made, and declined to offer an official projection for growth in the coming year, but a spokesperson said it was expecting to "expand aggressively".

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  • January 17, 2013 |

    Ladbrokes bets on change with major panel review and end to hourly billing

    Gaming group Ladbrokes has completed a sweeping overhaul of its external counsel that slashes its adviser roster, marks a major departure from hourly billing and deploys technology to bolster efficiency. Slaughter and May, SJ Berwin, Clyde & Co and South West firm Trethowans are among the primary appointees to the FTSE 250 company's legal panel.

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  • January 14, 2013 |

    Siemens cuts UK panel to just three firms as OC, Eversheds win roles

    Siemens has cut its UK legal panel to just three firms, with previous adviser Reed Smith reappointed alongside new roles for Eversheds and Osborne Clarke (OC). The company's previous panel included a number of other firms including Pinsent Masons, Addleshaw Goddard, Watson Farley & Williams, Manches and Hill Hofstetter.

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  • January 11, 2013 |

    Reed Smith promotes London duo in 22-strong partnership round

    Two lawyers in Reed Smith's London office have been promoted to partner, in a 22-strong global round for the US law firm. The promotions, which are divided evenly between the firm's business & finance and litigation practice groups, came into effect on 1 January and include eighteen lawyers in the US, three in Europe and one in Asia.

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  • January 7, 2013 |

    Gibson Dunn to launch Beijing base as firm targets Asia litigation

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is to open an office in Beijing in the first quarter of this year as it strives to expand its footprint across Asia. The US firm, which already has offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, has received approval from the Chinese authorities to set up in the capital city, and is in the process of appointing an office head.

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  • January 3, 2013 |

    A&O and Slaughters take lead roles as Thomson Reuters acquires PLC

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have taken lead roles on a key legal publishing deal which has seen business information group Thomson Reuters acquire Practical Law Company (PLC). UK-based legal publisher PLC, which has more than 750 employees across its operations in London and New York, will become part of Thomson Reuters' legal product portfolio.

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  • December 17, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Addleshaws, DWF and A&O

    Addleshaw Goddard has bolstered its finance services team with the hire of Olswang regulatory partner Brian McDonnell. McDonnell will join Addleshaws early next year after almost five years at Olswang. He was previously a regulatory lawyer at the London Stock Exchange, and also spent 10 months on secondment at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    CSR Initiative/Programme of the Year: Linklaters and Weil

    There was no shortage of impressive entries in another of the most competitive categories. Reed Smith's entry particularly caught the attention of the judges for its efforts in Haiti. Its programme saw the firm put together a wide-ranging initiative in the wake of the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti covering initial relief, fund raising and distribution of medical supplies.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    Major firms join influential 30% Club initiative to boost female partners

    Clifford Chance (CC), Ashurst and Eversheds are among a band of ten firms to have signed up to a major new initiative to boost women partner numbers across professional services firms in the UK.

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