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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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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Freshfields and Travers advise on Clinton Cards collapse

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Travers Smith have taken lead roles on the high-profile administration of high street retailer Clinton Cards. The greeting card retailer went into administration yesterday (9 May), placing 8,000 jobs at risk, after defaulting on a loan payment to its largest supplier, American Greetings.

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  • May 9, 2012 |

    Taylor Wessing makes up six new partners across UK and Germany

    Taylor Wessing has announced its annual partner promotions for its UK and German arms, with the firm making up six new partners including one in the City. Mustafa Hussain, a corporate lawyer with a special focus on private wealth and the Middle East, has become the only new partner in the London office in this year's round, with employment and immigration specialist Charlie Pring becoming a senior counsel.

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  • May 3, 2012 |

    Escaping groundhog law - can Simmons break the cycle of disappointment?

    As its key rivals bet on aggressive global expansion, Simmons is continuing its efforts to be a top-tier player under its own steam. Sofia Lind asks if the firm has the drive and ambition to avoid being the City's perennial also-ran

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  • April 26, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including BLP, Wragges and Simmons

    Simmons & Simmons has moved to boost its new asset management sector group with the hire of DLA Piper's UK investment funds team head David Williams, who is joining the firm as a partner in London. Williams, who was also a partner at DLA Piper, advises on investment funds and asset management work, especially private funds investing in private equity, illiquid credit, real estate and infrastructure.

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  • April 19, 2012 |

    Corporate sleuths detect opportunity in China

    Ben Lewis reports on the corporate investigators to which law firms are increasingly turning in China

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