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  • July 17, 2008 |

    Sao Paulo sizzles as US firms hit Brazil market

    After jetting down to Sao Paulo every few weeks for years, Jonathan Bisgaier has as many close friends in Brazil's largest city as he does in his native New York. And, starting this month, he'll be seeing them even more often. The Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom partner heads up the firm's newly opened Sao Paulo office, joining a recent rush of Am Law 200 firms opening up in Latin America's hottest economy. "As robust as everything has been for some time, it's been even more so since 2004," says Bisgaier, who brings with him half a dozen Portuguese-speaking associates from New York. "The view is that Brazil has finally broken out of its boom-and-bust cycle."

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  • July 16, 2008 |

    Rising in the east

    UK-qualified lawyers are in huge demand in China, with law firms looking for people with partnership potential. Philip Hoult looks at the state of play in the Asia-Pacific legal markets

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  • July 15, 2008 |

    International hotel group names new panel

    A raft of City firms have been appointed to Jumeirah Group's first-ever global panel of preferred legal advisers. The international hotel chain has appointed Clifford Chance (CC), Mayer Brown JSM, Simmons & Simmons, DLA Piper and Clyde & Co to advise it on commercial operations and new developments for a two-year period.

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  • July 13, 2008 |

    US firms in London – time to forget Sonnenschein

    Being in its own way such a tight community, a few isolated episodes can have an impact for a very long time within the global-yet-narrow confines of the…

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  • July 10, 2008 |

    Camerons adds energy with Mayer Brown hire

    CMS Cameron McKenna has hired its second Mayer Brown partner in less than a month, with the UK firm set to bring in Samantha Hampshire as a partner in its energy practice. Hampshire, who joined the Anglo-American firm in 2005, is a UK-qualified lawyer with experience advising on cross-border energy transactions.

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  • July 9, 2008 |

    Analysis: Is it crunch time for litigation?

    Litigators have been banking on the credit crunch to deliver a long-awaited boost to their practices. But, finds Claire Ruckin, a year of market turmoil has yet to prove the case

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  • July 9, 2008 |

    US Firms in London: Tough talking

    US law firms remain publicly committed to expanding their London offices despite wider concerns that it could take until 2010 for current economic conditions to improve. This is the key finding of Legal Week's annual US law firms in London survey, which reveals that 86% plan to increase their headcount over the next 18 months. This is only slightly less than in 2007, when 91% of US firms earmarked further growth for their London operations.

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  • July 9, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 09/07/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; the pick of the day's posts; and more

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  • July 8, 2008 |

    Mayer Brown makes capital markets hire in Paris

    Mayer Brown has bolstered its French capital markets practice with the hire of Robert Flanigan to its Paris office. Flanigan, who joined the firm on 16 June, will head the capital markets practice and brings the total Paris partnership to 15.Prior to joining the Anglo-American firm, Flanigan headed up the capital markets practice at US rival Winston & Strawn in Paris for three years. He also previously worked at Shearman & Sterling.

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  • July 2, 2008 |

    Camerons hires partner for property boost

    CMS Cameron McKenna has bolstered its property practice with the hire of Mayer Brown partner Melville Rodrigues. Rodrigues, who joined Camerons on 1 July, was a partner at the US firm for eight years. Prior to working at Mayer Brown he worked at property boutique McGuinness Finch. He advises on the establishment of real estate funds and real estate transactions internationally and for the UK.

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