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  • November 29, 2011 |

    Eversheds appoints new head of Paris-based China practice

    Eversheds has turned to Norton Rose for the new head of its Paris-based China practice. Norton Rose Beijing corporate partner Virginie Deslandres joined Eversheds' Paris office this month, and will act as the cross-border coordinator of the firm's China practice in Europe, working across a number of the firm's Asian and European offices.

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  • November 25, 2011 |

    Norton Rose corporate partner quits for Orrick London

    Norton Rose is set to lose a City corporate partner with Anthony Riley joining the London office of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Riley, who is based in Norton Rose's City base, specialises in domestic and cross border M&A and joint ventures, with a particular emphasis on the energy and infrastructure sectors. He is dual-qualified in England and Wales as well as with the New York Bar.

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  • November 23, 2011 |

    Hong Kong horizons - what will the Asian legal market look like in 2021?

    Key Asian economies have established themselves globally as the West falters. 
Sofia Lind asks what the regional economy will look like in 2021

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  • October 27, 2011 |

    CC, Jones Day and Fried Frank advise on $1.5bn private equity buyout

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Jones Day are among a trio of major firms to have won roles on the $1.5bn (£938m) sale of Alcatel-Lucent's Genesys business to European private equity house Permira. Alcatel-Lucent announced last week (19 October) that it has received a binding offer for its call-centre software company Genesys from Permira.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    Jones Day and Cleary advise on $1bn pharma notes offering

    Jones Day and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have won lead roles on a $1bn (£626m) US notes offering by pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi. Jones Day advised Sanofi with a team headed by Paris capital markets partner Linda Hesse. Meanwhile, Cleary advised the underwriters – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and Natixis – led by Paris capital markets partner Andrew Bernstein.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    'He's a human rights lawyer, you know' - barrister Adam Wagner on what drew him to a career in human rights law

    Barrister and leading blogger Adam Wagner explains what drew him to human rights law – apart, of course, from Bridget Jones's Diary – and offers a few tips for aspiring practitioners...

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  • October 14, 2011 |

    China's Jun He continues recent growth with Weil Gotshal hire

    Leading Chinese firm Jun He Law Offices has bolstered its Beijing corporate practice with a hire from Weil Gotshal & Manges, marking the firm's fourth new partner addition since August. Jasson Han is set to rejoin Jun He as a partner, after leaving in 1993 to pursue a degree in commercial law. Since then, he has worked at Simmons & Simmons in London and Hong Kong, and then in Weil Gotshal's Beijing and Hong Kong offices as a partner-level senior consultant.

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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 12, 2011 |

    Jones Day, CMS and Linklaters lead on hotel restructuring

    Jones Day, CMS Cameron McKenna and Linklaters have taken lead roles on the restructuring and pre-pack administration of Jarvis Hotels by Royal Bank of Scotland's distressed property unit and buyout firm Patron Capital.

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  • October 10, 2011 |

    Slaughters and A&O lead on £472m private equity credit card sale

    Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy (A&O) are leading a four-firm line-up advising on the £472m private equity sale of credit card provider SAV Credit to investment manager Vaerde Partners. Slaughters advised SAV owner Palamon Capital Partners on the sale, with London corporate partner David Wittmann leading a team that also included tax partner Graham Iversen.

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