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  • May 17, 2013 |

    A&O, Al Tamimi, Emirates among winners at Middle East legal awards

    Al Tamimi & Company and The Emirates Group were among the big winners at the Corporate Counsel Middle East (CCME) Awards last night (16 May). The awards saw Emirates secure the Large Team Legal Department of the Year...

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  • May 17, 2013 |

    Eversheds recruits ex-Dewey partner from Morgan Lewis in Beijing launch double hire

    Eversheds has recruited Morgan Lewis energy partner Ingrid Zhu-Clark to head up its new Beijing office ahead of its formal opening next week (20 May). Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf partner Zhu-Clark, who moved to Morgan Lewis following the collapse of the US firm last year, will be joined at the new Beijing base by Uria Menendez special counsel Jay Ze.

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  • May 6, 2013 |

    Clydes gets go-ahead to launch in Beijing as global growth continues

    Clyde & Co has become the latest international firm to secure a licence to open in Beijing, and is set to launch its office in the coming months. The UK outfit applied for a licence in the Chinese capital at the beginning of last year, in the hopes of tapping the outbound investment market driven by state-owned enterprises.

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  • May 5, 2013 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Latham, CC and A&O

    Latham & Watkins has turned to Norton Rose for its latest London partner hire, recruiting banking partner Dean Naumowicz for its City finance team. Naumowicz, who joined Norton Rose as a partner in 2006 from Barclays Capital, focuses on derivatives and structured finance. Roles he has taken on recent deals have included acting for project company Societa di Progetto Brebemi on a €2.3bn (£1.9bn) toll motorway project in Italy, on which he worked with a team of lawyers from the firm's Milan office.

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  • May 2, 2013 |

    Aviva kicks off tender for new panels; magic circle duo take top-level roles

    Aviva has launched a major review of its external legal advisers that will see the insurance giant create its first group global and UK legal panels. Aviva's overall head of legal and company secretary Kirsty Cooper (pictured) and Aviva group general counsel Monica Risam are leading the review, with around 25 firms invited to pitch for places when tender documents were sent out three weeks ago.

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  • May 2, 2013 |

    Insured success - Aviva's legal team on reshaping the insurance giant's in-house function

    To say Aviva's overall head of legal Kirsty Cooper had a busy 2012 would be putting it mildly. As GC and company secretary for the insurance giant, the past year involved Cooper overseeing a restructuring of the in-house legal function, which saw headcount reduced by roughly 10% to 280.

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  • May 1, 2013 |

    DLA Piper seals strategic alliance in Indonesia

    DLA Piper has launched a strategic alliance with Indonesian law firm Ivan Almaida Baely & Firmansyah (IAB&F), as the global firm looks to step up its presence in the booming economic region. According to its website, the Jakarta-based firm has two partners, including founding member Ivan Baely and offers services to international and domestic corporations, investors and state owned enterprises.

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  • May 1, 2013 |

    Clydes partner promotions fall 50% as Dundas round more than doubles

    Clyde & Co and Dundas & Wilson have both announced their annual partner promotions, with the number of new partners at Clydes falling 50% this year. The seven promotions at Clydes is half the 14 made up by the firm last year, in its first promotion round following the merger with legacy Barlow Lyde and Gilbert.

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  • April 29, 2013 |

    Hill Dicks to cut jobs and restructure teams as revenues remain flat

    Hill Dickinson is launching a review of its UK business which is expected to lead to job cuts, as the firm prepares to post broadly flat revenues for the 2012-13 financial year. The review, which will begin next month, will focus on the firm's range of services and its geographical reach, with the move coming in response to "prevailing market conditions", according to the firm.

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  • April 16, 2013 |

    Clydes takes four-partner DAC Beachcroft team for Madrid launch

    Clyde and Co is launching in Madrid with the hire of a four-partner insurance team from DAC Beachcroft's local office, including former Madrid managing partner Ignacio Figuerol. Members of the nine-lawyer team, including partners Figuerol, Ricardo Garrido, Pablo Guillen and Miguel Relano, have handed in their resignations and are currently discussing their exits from the firm.

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