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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Ashurst adds two partners to Frankfurt base with Dewey double

    Ashurst has recruited two former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners in Frankfurt, with the pair set to join the UK firm's corporate and employment practices in the German city. The arrival of Benedikt von Schorlemer, who focuses on private equity and M&A, takes the number of German corporate partners at Ashurst to seven.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Shell to appoint line-up of firms to new global litigation roster

    Royal Dutch Shell is set to create a global litigation panel following the hire of Fulbright & Jaworski City disputes partner Richard Hill as associate general counsel for its newly-launched in-house disputes group.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Have QFLPs worked for Singapore?

    Singapore is to award more licences, but many still question the value of practising local law. Jessica Seah reports

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Weil London team leads on major Israel investment for US industrial company

    Weil Gotshal & Manges is among a trio of law firms advising on Access Industries' purchase of a controlling stake in Israel's Clal Industries and Investments (CII), in a deal which values the Tel Aviv-listed holding company at $665m (£423m). The deal has seen Israeli business group IDB Development sell 49.9% of its 60.5% stake in CII to Access, receiving 16.19 Israeli shekel (£2.70) per share.

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  • May 22, 2012 |

    Dewey London partners to vote on administration; US nears bankruptcy

    Dewey & LeBoeuf's London arm could file for administration as early as tomorrow (23 May) as partners prepare to vote on winding down operations in a meeting expected to take place at 10am. The news comes as the stricken firm has brought in global restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper in the US, where it is moving closer to filing for bankruptcy.

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  • May 21, 2012 |

    Dewey restructuring duo join Proskauer as two more City partners find homes

    Dewey & LeBoeuf's London arm has seen a further four partner departures, including restructuring duo Mark Fennessy and Hazel Miller who are set to join their New York counterparts at US rival Proskauer Rose. Fennessy and Miller's forthcoming departures come just days after New York bankruptcy chief Martin Bienenstock announced his departure for Proskauer alongside a six-partner team.

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  • May 15, 2012 |

    SJB, Paul Hastings, Jones Day and Simmons sign up Dewey departees

    Simmons & Simmons, SJ Berwin, Jones Day and Paul Hastings have become the latest firms to take on teams of lawyers from Dewey & LeBoeuf, as the exodus from the faltering US giant continues. Simmons and SJ Berwin have both picked up lawyers from Dewey's Frankfurt base, with Simmons hiring a seven-lawyer team, including three partners - corporate partner Volker Holl, tax partner Bernulph von Crailsheim and energy-focused corporate finance partner Jochen Terpitz.

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  • May 13, 2012 | International Edition

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 13, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Ashurst wins debut role alongside firms on SocGen's UK roster

    Ashurst has secured a first-time appointment to Societe Generale's UK panel as the French banking giant has moved to expand its City adviser relationships. Ashurst joins SNR Denton, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, White & Case and Linklaters on the line-up, which was drawn up two months ago.

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