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  • January 14, 2014 |

    HSF, KWM lead on Australia's largest IPO of 2013

    Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have advised on Australia's largest IPO of 2013. The deal saw Pact Group Holdings, a manufacturer of packaging products in Asia-Pacific, float over 170m shares on the Australian Securities Exchange, raising a total of AUD$649m.

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  • January 13, 2014 |

    Shell GC Peter Rees to step down after three years in the role

    Peter Rees QC has stepped down as legal director of Shell, just three years after joining the company from Debevoise & Plimpton. In a statement, a spokesperson for the energy giant said: "Shell can confirm that Peter Rees is stepping down as Legal Director of the Company with effect from 10 January 2014 to pursue other interests."

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  • January 9, 2014 |

    King & Spalding secures record $500m arbitration award against Kazakhstan

    King & Spalding has secured the third largest treaty arbitration award in history for a group of clients in a case against the Republic of Kazakhstan...

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  • December 18, 2013 |

    Greenberg advises on $325m Bob Diamond-backed Africa fund

    Greenberg Traurig Maher has taken the lead role on the fund raising and initial public offering (IPO) of Atlas Mara, a cash shell founded by former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond.

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  • December 17, 2013 |

    Dentons continues Middle East push with hire of V&E's Abu Dhabi head

    Dentons has hired Vinson & Elkins' (V&E) Abu Dhabi managing partner Jonathan Nash, in an expansion of its energy practice. Nash, an international project finance and development lawyer, joined V&E from Chadbourne & Parke's London office in 2010. He becomes Dentons' third senior lateral hire in the region in a little over a month, following the recruitment of DLA Piper construction partner Ian Dalley in Abu Dhabi and banking and Norton Rose Fulbright finance partner Alex Roussos in Dubai.

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  • December 16, 2013 |

    Sidley Austin to move into larger Singapore base as others downsize

    Sidley Austin is to move into its new larger Singapore premises as a handful of other firms in the city-state are downsizing. The US firm, which told Legal Week in August it planned to triple the size of its Singapore base from 12 to 50 lawyers in the next three years, will move into new premises on Level 31, Six Battery Road before Christmas, with a recently expanded team of 20 lawyers, eight of whom are partners.

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  • December 12, 2013 |

    British Legal Awards 2013: who won what - and why...

    A run-down of all the winners at this year's British Legal Awards, including full details of the judging panel's reasoning for each award.

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  • December 11, 2013 |

    Tullow Oil general counsel Graham Martin to step down as legal chief

    Graham Martin, the general counsel (GC) of Tullow Oil is to step down as legal chief in the New Year, as part of a re-shuffle at the top of the energy giant's legal team.

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  • December 11, 2013 |

    A&O, CC among firms asked to reapply for Singapore local law licences

    The first group of international law firms to be awarded Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences in Singapore are being asked to reapply for their permits if they wish to continue practising local law in the city-state. The six firms – Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance (CC), Herbert Smith Freehills, Norton Rose Fulbright, Latham & Watkins and White & Case – are currently in talks with the country's Ministry of Law (MinLaw) to give details about their future growth plans – a process that is expected to be completed in the next two months.

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  • December 9, 2013 |

    Jones Day eyes Rio de Janeiro for second Brazil base

    Jones Day is exploring the possibility of a launch in Rio de Janeiro, as the firm looks to expand its presence in Brazil beyond Sao Paulo. According to lawyers at the firm, Brazil's second largest city has become the latest focus of the firm's global strategy, which has grown Jones Day's network of offices to 37.

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