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  • September 20, 2012 |

    Young at heart - how Latham calls on associate talent to stay ahead of the game

    Ground-breaking in the 1970s and still ahead of its time, Friederike Heine explores Latham & Watkins' approach of drafting in young associates to help run what has become one of the world's top law firms

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  • September 19, 2012 |

    Winston names former Ashurst litigation chief as new City head

    Winston & Strawn has appointed UK commercial litigation head Michael Madden as managing partner of its London arm. The appointment is the result of rotation provisions in the top 40 US law firm's partnership agreement. Madden takes over from Thomas Benz, who will concentrate full-time on his corporate and securities practice with the firm.

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  • September 18, 2012 |

    Dechert secures licence for Shanghai launch

    Dechert is set to open its third Asia office later this year after securing a licence to operate in Shanghai. The firm obtained its licence from the country's Ministry of Justice last month, some four years after it received approval to launch a base in Beijing. Under Chinese law, international firms can only apply for a new office licence every three years.

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  • September 13, 2012 |

    Eversheds secures Beijing licence as Kirkland sets out local launch plans

    Eversheds has secured a licence for its long-planned launch in Beijing, with Kirkland & Ellis also confirming that it intends to move into the Chinese capital.

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  • September 13, 2012 |

    Winston appoints Bigot as Paris office head

    US firm Winston & Strawn has appointed Paris corporate head Gilles Bigot as the office's new managing partner, replacing environmental law partner Vincent Sol. Bigot, who joined Winston in 2003 with three associates from Deloitte & Touche, focuses on the health and life sciences industries, advising health institutions, laboratories, professional associations and medical equipment manufacturers.

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  • September 10, 2012 |

    Ashurst partners to pay in annual capital in pre-Blakes merger shift

    Equity partners at Ashurst will have to pay an annual capital sum into the firm from this autumn, as part of a new financial structure which will eventually align it with Australia merger partner Blake Dawson. The firm currently holds back a percentage of partner income each year, which is transferred to a capital account. Under the new structure, capital injections from partners will depend on the number of equity points they hold.

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  • September 10, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Pinsents, DLA and FFW

    Pinsent Masons has recruited a new head of litigation in Manchester with the hire of Julian Diaz-Rainey from Hill Dickinson. Diaz-Rainey, whose practice has a particular focus on the sports sector, has acted for a number of big-name clients including Premier League giants Manchester United and Manchester City, while he has also been involved in high-profile public inquiries such as the Shipman Inquiry and Baha Mousa Inquiry.

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  • September 10, 2012 |

    Linklaters and Weil Paris partners exit for Simmons and Freshfields

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons have both bolstered their Paris offices with partner hires from Weil Gotshal & Manges and Linklaters respectively. Freshfields has hired Weil's Paris banking head Emmanuel Ringeval as a partner for the magic circle firm's finance practice in the French capital.

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  • September 6, 2012 |

    DLA, Olswang, BLP, Stephenson Harwood among bidders for new Singapore licences

    DLA Piper, Olswang and Stephenson Harwood are among a raft of firms to have bid for licences to practise local law in Singapore, with the deadline for applications passing last week (31 August). The trio have applied for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) status alongside Berwin Leighton Paisner, Jones Day, K&L Gates, Watson Farley & Williams, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Shearman & Sterling, with the latest selection process coming four years after six licences were handed out in 2008.

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  • September 6, 2012 |

    Firms failing on billing practices as 72% of partners note room for improvement

    Large commercial law firms need to improve both the way they price work and bill clients, according to new research.

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