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  • February 2, 2012 |

    Aviva names four firms on catastrophic loss panel as AMP confirms new Asia roster

    Herbert Smith has been selected by Aviva as one of four firms to sit on its UK catastrophic loss panel, with the appointment coming as Australian wealth manager AMP has finalised its new Asia legal roster following its merger with AXA Asia-Pacific. Herbert Smith has been selected for the Aviva panel alongside Mayer Brown, Clyde & Co and Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, with the 
roster taking effect from January this year.

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  • February 2, 2012 |

    Clydes ramps up expansion plans with Beijing and Australia launches targeted

    Clyde & Co has added Beijing, Australia and Mexico to its list of international targets, as the insurance leader ploughs ahead with plans to expand in the US. The firm is currently weighing up office launches in Beijing and Australia in a bid to take advantage of the booming Asia-Pacific market, with both the east and west coast of Australia under consideration.

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  • January 26, 2012 |

    Aviva appoints Clydes and CMS to new reinsurance legal panel

    Clyde & Co and CMS Cameron McKenna have won appointments on Aviva's new reinsurance panel, put together after the insurance giant's former exclusive adviser Barlow Lyde & Gilbert merged with Clydes in November last year. Clydes and Camerons were both appointed as Aviva's UK reinsurance advisers for a two-year term taking effect from 1 January, with both also set to handle most of the reinsurance work driven from the UK for the wider Aviva Group globally.

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  • January 26, 2012 |

    Top 50 union promises shuffle upwards for national duo but no end game for Pinsents

    Georgina Stanley and Rose Orlik ask if the looming McGrigors merger can help Pinsents achieve its larger goals...

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  • January 23, 2012 |

    Herbert Smith and Irwin Mitchell advise on Costa Concordia cruise disaster

    Herbert Smith and Irwin Mitchell are among a growing list of firms picking up advisory roles stemming from the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster earlier this month (13 January) which has left 13 dead and around 20 more missing. Herbert Smith is advising Costa Cruises' parent company Carnival Corporation on matters concerning future bookings, with instructions being handled by the firm's insurance team in Hong Kong.

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  • January 19, 2012 |

    Macfarlanes corporate partner exits firm for new in-house role

    Macfarlanes corporate partner Rachel Bond has left the firm and taken up an in-house role at financial services company Byhiras. Bond left Macfarlanes at the close of 2011 and joined Byhiras earlier this month. Her role at the company, which was launched a year ago, will cover both legal and non-legal work.

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  • January 12, 2012 |

    Clydes signs up Trowers' former Abu Dhabi chief for local office

    Clyde & Co has grown its Middle East practice with the hire of Trowers & Hamlins' former Abu Dhabi head Adrian Creed. Creed, a project finance lawyer, joined the firm last month, taking the total number of partners in Clydes' local office to five.

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  • December 23, 2011 |

    Legal Week news round-up: the best of 2011

    After another year of twists and turns in the legal market, including a spate of mergers and international office openings, as well as a number of high profile hires and internal changes, here are the highlights of another 12 months from the legal industry with Legal Week's 2011 news round-up...

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  • December 19, 2011 |

    10 defining articles for 2011

    Legal Week looks back on an eventful 2011 and brings readers 10 stand-out articles that explored the major themes and events for the legal industry.

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  • December 7, 2011 |

    Editor's Award - Senior Partner of the Year: Michael Payton, Clyde & Co

    Having led his firm since 1984, 
few can rival Clyde & Co senior partner Michael Payton for staying power. But what really makes the veteran insurance lawyer so impressive is the success he has orchestrated for such a sustained period at this firm. And while many partners at such a stage in their careers have become largely ambassadorial figures, Payton is still a driving force for a firm that has been 
one of the most successful 
major legal practices of the 
last decade.

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