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  • January 29, 2013 |

    Norton Rose hires Bakers partner in Beijing

    Norton Rose has strengthened its Beijing office with the hire of corporate partner Barbara Li from the local arm of Baker & McKenzie. Li, who is dual qualified in the UK and China, is an M&A lawyer with particular expertise in mining, energy and infrastructure. Her hire takes the total number of partners in Norton Rose's Beijing office to eight and comes as part of a push by the firm into Chinese inbound and outbound investment work.

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  • January 29, 2013 |

    A&O, Bakers and Latham among legal line-up on $1bn Thai oil bond issue

    Allen & Overy (A&O), Baker & McKenzie and Latham & Watkins have all taken roles on a $1bn (£636m) bond issuance by Thai Oil, one of the largest petroleum refineries in Thailand. The publically-listed refining and petrochemical company, which is owned by Thailand's PTT Group, issued a dual tranche of senior unsecured fixed-rate notes to foreign institutional investors earlier this month.

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  • January 22, 2013 |

    Bakers appoints Rawlinson to succeed Senior in London MP role

    Baker & McKenzie has appointed intellectual property partner Paul Rawlinson to succeed outgoing London managing partner Gary Senior from 1 July 2013.

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  • January 17, 2013 |

    On the crest of a wave – rounding up the best legal briefings from the last quarter of 2012

    After summer 2012's relative lull, Legal Week Law saw an eventful three months as business activity across the legal and commercial sectors picked up. Indeed, following November's flurry of regulatory developments – including the publication of the Leveson report, the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and the release of new guidance on US anti-bribery laws – Legal Week Law witnessed the year's highest monthly download figures. As in previous quarters, popular briefings on contract law and employment law, as well as 'back-to-basics' legal guides, continue to resonate strongly with Legal Week Law's 18,000 users. However, more so than in previous reviews, this quarter's data highlights how law firms are beginning to think more creatively when it comes to making an impact.

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  • January 17, 2013 |

    DLA UK managing partner heads Down Under for new Australia role

    DLA Piper's UK managing partner Andrew Darwin is relocating to Australia to become managing partner of the firm's Australian arm. The new role, which Darwin will take up in March, will see him work alongside Asia-Pacific managing director Bob Charlton, freeing up the latter to concentrate on matters across Asia.

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  • January 16, 2013 |

    Bakers ups chargeable hours target for London associates

    Baker & McKenzie has increased its annual chargeable hours target for London lawyers from 1,600 to 1,700, following an overhaul of the firm's associate career structure and pay system. The increase, which equates to around half an hour of extra billable work per day, is not being accompanied by a salary uplift. The news was first reported on RollOnFriday yesterday (16 January).

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  • January 14, 2013 |

    Bakers leads UPS-TNT deal challenge as €5.2bn takeover collapses

    Baker & McKenzie has successfully challenged the proposed €5.2bn (£4.3bn) takeover of delivery giant TNT Express by United Parcel Service (UPS), which has collapsed after the European Commission moved to block the deal. FedEx challenged the merger on competitive grounds after UPS's bid was announced in early 2012, with the European Commission subsequently opening an investigation into the proposed deal in July.

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  • January 14, 2013 |

    Barclays panel firms get extra year as bank moves to three-year cycle

    Barclays has pushed back this summer's expected legal panel review by a year, extending the terms of its review cycle from two to three years. The bank has made the decision based on a number of factors, including satisfaction with the current panel, the administrative upheaval involved in regular reviews and the fact that most big banks operate a three-year review schedule.

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  • January 8, 2013 |

    Bakers adds partner to Tokyo IP team with Hogan Lovells hire

    Baker & McKenzie has added a partner to its Japanese intellectual property (IP) practice with the hire of Kensaku Takase from Hogan Lovells. Takase, an of counsel at Hogan Lovells, joins Bakers in Tokyo, where he will concentrate on cross-border IP work, in addition to IT and e-commerce matters.

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  • January 7, 2013 |

    DLA Piper opens for business in Seoul after Korea licence approval

    DLA Piper has opened for business in Korea today (8 January) after receiving approval to launch in the country last month. The firm is launching a base in the capital of Seoul after getting the go-ahead from the country's Ministry of Justice in December last year.

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