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  • May 17, 2012 |

    Young and restless - John Young reflects on a 33-year legal career

    At the end of last month John Young bowed out of Hogan Lovells by somewhat unusually zipwiring across Old Billingsgate market in front of more than 900 lawyers and staff at a summer party (brought forward to coincide with his retirement) dressed as Braveheart.

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  • May 14, 2012 |

    Linklaters real estate partner joins Goodwin Procter in London

    Goodwin Procter has expanded its recently launched City arm with the hire of Linklaters real estate sector co-head Joe Conder, who also headed the magic circle firm's UK investment team. Conder, who will join Goodwin's real estate capital markets practice in London when he has served out his notice period at Linklaters, focuses on commercial real estate transactions, including M&A, development funding and leasing.

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  • May 13, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 13, 2012 | International Edition

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Herbert Smith & Freehills near June vote as Weil rethinks referral links

    Partners at Herbert Smith and Australia's Freehills are set to vote on the firms' potential tie-up next month, with the pair planning for a 1 October integration date. The firms are expected to vote simultaneously on the deal in the second half of June, with the union set to go live four months later.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Ashurst wins debut role alongside firms on SocGen's UK roster

    Ashurst has secured a first-time appointment to Societe Generale's UK panel as the French banking giant has moved to expand its City adviser relationships. Ashurst joins SNR Denton, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, White & Case and Linklaters on the line-up, which was drawn up two months ago.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Ashurst adds Singapore managing partner to firm's board

    Ashurst has appointed a new board member following the announcement that Paris finance partner Laurent Mabilat has stepped down after two three-year terms on the oversight body. Singapore managing partner Matthew Bubb, who specialises in banking and project finance, replaced Mabilat on the board at the beginning of May.

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  • May 8, 2012 |

    Linklaters, Weil and Mills & Reeve lead on £1.2bn Weetabix sale

    Linklaters, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mills & Reeve have advised on a £1.2bn deal that is set to see iconic breakfast brand Weetabix becoming majority Chinese-owned. The deal has seen Linklaters act for Chinese food giant Bright Foods, which has bought a 60% stake in Weetabix from owner Lion Capital.

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  • May 4, 2012 |

    Herbert Smith corporate insurance duo quits for Ashurst

    Herbert Smith corporate insurance partners Adam Levitt and Hammad Akhtar have quit to join City rival Ashurst. Levitt and Akhtar handed in their notice last month, leaving Herbert Smith with one corporate insurance partner in London, Geoffrey Maddock.

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  • May 3, 2012 |

    Singapore to award second round of local law licences as firms line up to apply

    DLA Piper, Eversheds, K&L Gates and Linklaters are among a raft of firms expected to apply to practise local law in Singapore after the country's Ministry of Law announced that a second round of licences will be awarded next year.

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