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  • April 14, 2013 |

    Habib & Clydes among nominees for Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards

    DP World, Hadef & Partners and Herbert Smith Freehills are among the entrants to be shortlisted as Legal Week unveils the nominations for the second annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards. Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Clyde & Co are among the firms battling it out for international law firm of the year, with the winner due to be announced at a ceremony held at Dubai's Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi on 16 May.

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  • April 11, 2013 |

    Pinsents to cut 13 employment jobs in third round of post-McGrigors layoffs

    Pinsent Masons is set to lay off as many as 13 fee earners in its UK employment practice, in the firm's third round of redundancies since its merger with McGrigors went live last year.

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  • April 9, 2013 |

    Law firms urged to go global to win places on London market insurer panels

    Law firms must improve their international focus if they are to earn a position on London market insurers' panels, as claims bosses plan reviews of their legal partners.

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  • March 27, 2013 |

    Top firms relocate more senior lawyers to Asia as East's rise continues

    UK and global law firms are increasingly relocating senior partners and practice group heads to the Asia-Pacific region as they continue to pin their hopes on the market, despite the recent downturn in activity in areas such as capital markets. A survey of 30 UK and US law firms by Legal Week found that 57% of those firms now have at least one global practice head, department co-chair or deputy chair based in Asia, with the majority of these appointed since the start of 2010. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance (CC) and Herbert Smith Freehills each now have at least two international practice heads based permanently in the Asia-Pacific, compared with one or fewer in 2010.

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  • March 27, 2013 |

    Crunching the numbers - going behind the headline figures to look at the top 30's financial health

    Caroline Thorpe pores over the top 30 UK firms' LLP accounts covering the past two financial years and assesses their performance during the ongoing financial storms

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  • March 27, 2013 |

    DWF cuts 38 jobs after post-Cobbetts review affecting 140 back office staff

    DWF has laid off 38 support staff in its central services team after a redundancy consultation affecting more than 140 people. The job losses, which come after the firm completed its pre-pack takeover of Cobbetts last month, cover a mix of both longer-term DWF staff and those recently brought in from the failed firm.

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  • March 25, 2013 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SNR, Gateley, K&L Gates

    Harbottle & Lewis has recruited top-rated defamation and reputation management partner John Kelly from Schillings, in an eye-catching hire for the City firm. Kelly has acted for a raft of high-profile clients including disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and former England manager Steve McClaren, as well as other celebrities including Steve Coogan, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Matt Lucas.

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  • March 21, 2013 |

    Bird & Bird secures exclusive alliance with Australian TMT firm

    Bird & Bird has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Australian law firm Truman Hoyle as the firm targets growth in the Asia-Pacific region. The Sydney-based firm, which has 30 lawyers specialising in telecoms, technology, media, ecommerce, music, leisure, travel, advertising and biotechnology industries, will now jointly market its services with Bird & Bird.

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  • March 20, 2013 |

    Ashurst receives approval to open up new base in Beijing

    Ashurst is set to formally open for business in Beijing after becoming the latest international law firm to receive a licence from China's Ministry of Justice. The UK outfit has appointed banking and finance partner Patrick Phua to lead the office, which will include 11 associates and focus on structured finance and derivatives work, in addition to some outbound investment.

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  • March 14, 2013 |

    Africa

    Legal Week gives you a round-up of the latest legal developments taking place in the continent, as well as coverage from the 2012 Corporate Counsel Forum Africa

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