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  • November 20, 2012 |

    Bakers joins law firm rush into Korea with application for local licence

    Baker & McKenzie has become the latest international law firm to apply to open in South Korea following the country's move to liberalise its legal market last year. The US outfit is among a slew of global players eyeing the Asian sovereign state for opportunities, with Nam Hung Paik, an M&A partner in Bakers' corporate practice, appointed to lead the new office upon receiving the necessary approvals.

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  • November 15, 2012 |

    Mayer Brown seals London hire of former Ashurst real estate head

    Mayer Brown has recruited former Ashurst real estate chief Martin Wright to take up the first-time role of European real estate head at the firm. Wright, who will join Mayer Brown's London office in January next year, has been a partner at Ashurst since 1997, where he headed the firm's real estate practice for several years.

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  • November 12, 2012 |

    Ashurst seals launch of new Saudi base with local association

    Ashurst is to launch an office in Saudi Arabia via an association with local partner Faisal Adnan Baassiri. Baassiri, who is currently legal head of Saudi Shariah-compliant wealth management company SEDCO (Saudi Economic and Development Company), will join the firm in mid-December and move into permanent offices in Jeddah the New Year.

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  • November 8, 2012 |

    DLA and Ashurst bolster referral ties in Africa as foreign advisers expand reach in continent

    DLA Piper and Ashurst have joined a growing number of law firms increasing their focus on Africa, with the former adding a raft of new members to its network across the continent.

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  • November 8, 2012 |

    Latest bank reviews show some concessions, but will finance clients keep calling the tune?

    RBS listens to advisers as Lloyds pushes for value but outlook will challenge banks' position, writes Suzanna Ring

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  • November 4, 2012 |

    DLA Piper and O'Melveny eye Seoul openings before year-end

    DLA Piper and O'Melveny & Myers have set out plans to open in Seoul before the end of the year as the pair await approval from the Korean Ministry of Justice, which opened the market up to foreign law firms earlier this year.

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  • November 2, 2012 |

    Linklaters, BLP and Ashurst secure spots as Lloyds appoints legal panel

    Linklaters, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Ashurst are among a host of firms securing appointment to the new Lloyds Banking Group panel, as the bank has moved to cut back its external legal advisers by around 10%. The trio have been re-appointed to the line-up alongside firms including Eversheds, CMS Cameron McKenna, Stephenson Harwood and Osborne Clarke, with most successful firms learning of their appointments this week.

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  • November 2, 2012 |

    CC picks five NGOs for client-level pro bono backing

    Clifford Chance (CC) has selected five charities to which it will provide client-style support and financial assistance, in a new initiative which coincides with National Pro Bono Week 2012. The firm has identified five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with which it will operate as if they were fee-paying clients, with each assigned at least one dedicated relationship partner.

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  • November 1, 2012 |

    Ashurst joins top firms in hiking pro bono incentives

    Ashurst has overhauled its pro bono scheme so hours count as utilised time, as a host of firms step up their effort to increase lawyer involvement in charitable activities ahead of next week's National Pro Bono Week.

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  • October 30, 2012 |

    Transport for London names 11 law firms on reduced legal roster

    Transport for London (TfL) has appointed 11 firms to its legal panel, with SNR Denton, Trowers & Hamlins and Lewis Silkin all new additions to the roster. The panel will run for four years, with the new members joining eight existing firms on the line-up: Ashurst; Berwin Leighton Paisner; Eversheds; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; K&L Gates; Simmons & Simmons; and Wragge & Co.

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