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  • November 3, 2011 |

    Gibson Dunn signs up partner duo in Hong Kong as firm targets local law

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has recruited a duo of Hong Kong corporate partners from Reed Smith and O'Melveny & Myers as the US firm gears up to offer a local law service in the region. O'Melveny's Hong Kong office head Yi Zhang has already joined Gibson Dunn, while Reed Smith corporate partner Graham Winter is set to move to the firm in the coming months.

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  • November 2, 2011 |

    Reed Smith boosts London shipping group with Barlows hires

    Reed Smith has added a shipping partner to its City base with the hire of the latest partner to exit legacy firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Jeb Clulow joined Reed Smith's London office this Tuesday (1 November) – the same day that Barlows' merger with Clyde & Co went live – along with senior associate Lyall Hickson. Clulow, who was a partner in Barlows' marine energy and trade group, specialises in shipping and trade disputes. He was made up to partner in the firm's May 2009 promotions round and has worked with clients including Steamship Mutual, UK Club and Swedish Club.

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  • October 12, 2011 |

    Global 100: Empire builders - does globalisation equal profit?

    Since the early days of the Global 100 survey, globalisation and profit have seemingly grown hand in hand. For the top 50 firms in 1999 – the first year that The American Lawyer published profits per equity partner (PEP) for what was then the Global 50 – the proportion of lawyers employed outside each firm's home country doubled, while PEP more than doubled. But whether there is a causal relationship between global expansion and financial success is unclear, whether one charts the performance of individual firms in a single year or over time. Star performers may be found among the most stubborn homebodies, like Slaughter and May, and the most persistent imperialists, like Allen & Overy (A&O).

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  • October 10, 2011 |

    The Amanda Knox verdict - no holiday for the Italian criminal justice system

    No surprise last week when a jury in Perugia overturned the murder conviction of Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the killing of Meredith Kercher four years ago. The DNA evidence was obviously flawed and the confession was worthless. The case is a timely reminder that criminal trials are about proof, not opinion.

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  • September 27, 2011 |

    Simmons sees partners exit for Reed Smith in Paris and Mallesons in HK

    Reed Smith has strengthened its Paris office with the hire of a three-lawyer corporate team from Simmons & Simmons. Marc Fredj joined the firm last week as a partner in its Europe and Middle East corporate group, along with two associates, bringing the total number of partners in the US firm's Paris base to 16.

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  • September 21, 2011 |

    US firms in London to join diversity initiative; more UK firms get on board

    PRIME, the ground-breaking social mobility initiative launched by 23 major law firms earlier this month, looks set to be expanded to include the London offices of several leading US firms, with White & Case and Shearman & Sterling among those lining up to get involved.

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  • September 14, 2011 |

    Battle royale - the tussle for global dominance shifts eastward

    With elite Wall Street firms finally breaking into Hong Kong law, the stage is set for a high-stakes struggle across Asia between the world's top law firms. Georgina Stanley and Simon Petersen report

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  • September 13, 2011 |

    Mishcons adds duo of partners with Travers and Field Fisher hires

    Mishcon de Reya has bulked up its City office with the hire of two partners from Travers Smith and Field Fisher Waterhouse. Travers banking partner Michael Bardell and Field Fisher intellectual property (IP) partner Lewis Cohen have both joined Mishcons' corporate and IP practices respectively in recent weeks.

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  • August 31, 2011 |

    Investec targets US firms for post-Legal Services Act funding offers

    Baker & McKenzie, Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) and Reed Smith are among a raft of firms to have been approached by Investec about the possibility of receiving external investment from the bank in order to take advantage of the Legal Services Act (LSA). Other firms to have been contacted by the South African bank include London funds boutique MJ Hudson, which was founded last year by former Proskauer Rose London managing partner Matthew Hudson.

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  • August 31, 2011 |

    SNR Denton partner takes chief operating officer role on client secondment

    SNR Denton corporate partner Stephen McGlennan has taken up a secondment as chief operating officer and general counsel at Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV). London-based McGlennan, who recently completed a three-year posting in SNR Denton's Dubai office, took up the position in May. At HAV he will oversee the company's legal needs for at least a year, with an option to extend his time at the company.

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