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  • May 29, 2012 |

    Ashurst announces 6% revenue hike with PEP also expected to be up

    Ashurst has unveiled its financial results for for the 2011-12 year, with the top 20 firm increasing fee income by 6% over the period. Total turnover for the year, which has been calculated on a preliminary basis, stands at £322m, up from the figure of £303m posted in 2010-11.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates latest to target Australia market

    Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates have joined the growing rank of US and transatlantic law firms planning tie-ups in Australia, as interest in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grow. Hogan Lovells is assessing options, with a merger with a mid-tier Australian firm the preferred choice for many partners.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Have QFLPs worked for Singapore?

    Singapore is to award more licences, but many still question the value of practising local law. Jessica Seah reports

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  • May 17, 2012 | International Edition

    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 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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