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  • September 3, 2007 |

    Norton Rose leads on $6.3bn HSBC Asia deal

    Norton Rose has won a leading role on HSBC's acquisition of a controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB). The City giant is advising HSBC on its purchase of a 51% stake in the Korean bank, worth around $6.3bn (£3.12bn), in what will be viewed as a key mandate from one of Norton Rose's most important clients.

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  • August 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Fulbright takes Hart for latest City lateral

    Fulbright & Jaworski has made its second lateral partner hire in London in a month, as the Texan firm prepares to move to new offices with space to more than quadruple its City lawyer count. The firm has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer projects partner Andrew Hart, who is thought to have handed in his notice last week. Hart, who made partner at the magic circle firm in 1999, specialises in energy and infrastructure work and has worked with clients including the International Finance Corporation - also a client of Fulbright in London - as well as ExxonMobil and Ashmore.

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  • August 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Fulbright moves to regain Middle East initiative

    Fulbright & Jaworski has bolstered its presence in the Middle East after relocating a partner from the US to Dubai and hiring a number of lawyers in the region. Energy partner Randel Young, who joined Fulbright in 2004, has moved to the firm's Dubai office after splitting his time between Houston and London for several years. His practice focuses on energy and natural resources project finance and development matters in the Middle East and North Africa.

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  • August 23, 2007 | International Edition

    Shearman boosts Abu Dhabi with Fulbright raid

    Shearman & Sterling has expanded its Abu Dhabi projects team with the hire of a partner from rival US firm Fulbright & Jaworski. Mathew Kidwell, who focuses on the oil and gas sector and has experience across all aspects of the petroleum industry, is understood to have handed in his notice at Fulbright yesterday.

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  • August 17, 2007 | International Edition

    Future is Fulbright for senior Barlows partner

    Fulbright & Jaworski has boosted its London operation with the hire of a senior partner from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Chris Warren-Smith, who headed up Barlows' City financial regulatory team, is set to join Fulbright shortly. He will oversee the US firm's financial services disputes practice, working closely with office managing partner and disputes partner Lista Cannon.

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  • August 15, 2007 | International Edition

    London partner becomes Fulbright arbitration head

    US law firm Fulbright & Jaworski has appointed London partner David Howell as the new co-head of its international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution practice. Howell, who is UK-qualified and has practised in London, Dubai and Singapore, will co-head the 30-lawyer practice group with Fulbright Houston partner Mark Baker. Howell joined from Baker & McKenzie in 2003 and has more than 25 years experience working in international commercial investment, construction and engineering disputes.

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  • August 9, 2007 | International Edition

    BPP law school outpaces group in H1 results

    BPP Law School has outperformed the rest of the BPP training group over the first half of this year, announcing a 17% increase in turnover and an increase in profitability of nearly 50%. The school released its unaudited results for the first six months of this year ending 30 June today (9 August), with turnover up from £16.65m for the equivalent period last year to a new mark of £19.5m.

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  • June 21, 2007 |

    Dentons in local tie-up for coveted Saudi market

    Denton Wilde Sapte has secured a prized tie-up with a Saudi Arabian practice as it becomes the latest City firm to launch an associated office in Riyadh. The firm has joined forces with Saudi lawyer Wael Abdulrahman Alissa and hired local Fulbright & Jaworski corporate and commercial senior associate Amgad Husein as a partner to lead the new venture. Husein is US-qualified and has practised in the Middle East since 1999. The firm is planning more hires in coming months.

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  • June 14, 2007 | International Edition

    Orrick fights back in Paris with Shearman raid

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Paris tax offering following a raid on US rival Shearman & Sterling. Tax partner Isabelle Chauvet joins the West Coast giant as a partner in the French capital, following the departure last month of Orrick's respected local tax head, Stephane Salou, who moved to Norton Rose.

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  • June 13, 2007 | International Edition

    Simmons and Camerons latest to exceed £500k PEP barrier

    City duo Simmons & Simmons and CMS Cameron McKenna have both broken the £500,000 profits per equity partner (PEP) barrier for the first time, taking the number of top firms to have hit the figure for the first time to seven so far this year.

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