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  • October 14, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Reed Smith, Linklaters and RPC

    Reed Smith has added a partner to its London media team with the hire of Askandar Samad from DLA Piper. Samad's practice focuses on film and media financing, structured finance, co-production funding and tax. The hire for Reed Smith comes after the firm recruited Nick Swimer from Channel 4 - where he was head of legal for governance, regulatory and trading - in November last year.

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  • October 11, 2012 |

    Setting the gold standard: the best recent briefings on Legal Week Law

    From the Olympics to Asia, Jon Levene rounds up the best legal articles of the past three months on Legal Week Law

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  • October 8, 2012 |

    Baker & McKenzie leads charge into Peru with local merger

    Baker & McKenzie is to become one of the first international law firms with an office in Peru, with the firm merging with Lima-based Estudio Echecopar. Estudio Echecopar, which is highly rated by Chambers and Partners, is one of Peru's biggest law firms and employs around 250 lawyers, trainees and administrative staff, working across practices including banking and finance, M&A, mining and energy and disputes.

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  • October 8, 2012 |

    Dechert and Linklaters take on Beijing partners from Simmons and Bakers

    Dechert and Linklaters have strengthened their Chinese corporate practices with the hire of partners from Simmons & Simmons and Baker & McKenzie respectively. US outfit Dechert has recruited partner Lewis Ho to join its corporate and securities practice in Hong Kong, and to head up the firm's life sciences practice in Asia.

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  • October 8, 2012 |

    Jones Day recruits Paris derivatives heavyweight as Euro push continues

    Jones Day has secured a boost for its Paris office with the hire of a five-strong Gide Loyrette Nouel finance team led by derivatives heavyweight Alban Caillemer du Ferrage. Caillemer du Ferrage, who was head of derivatives and market infrastructure at Gide, is considered one of the top derivatives advisers in the French legal market.

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  • October 5, 2012 |

    Bakers shakes up associate pay with new merit-based model

    Baker & McKenzie has overhauled its pay structure for London associates in a move away from the traditional post qualification experience (PQE) model to a three-tier, merit-based system. The three new levels are junior associate, mid-level associate and senior associate, with those adjudged to have met performance expectations rising to mid-level at two years' PQE and from mid-level to senior after five years.

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  • October 4, 2012 |

    Freshfields takes global M&A crown but deal slump continues

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has overtaken Clifford Chance (CC) to lead global and Asia-Pacific corporate markets for the first three quarters of 2012, but the gloomy environment for dealmakers has seen M&A values slide 19% against 2011.

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  • September 28, 2012 |

    Norton Rose loses London litigation partner duo to US firms

    Norton Rose has lost a duo of London disputes partners with Joseph Tirado joining US firm Winston & Strawn, while Steve Abraham has joined Baker & McKenzie.

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  • September 27, 2012 |

    Bakers seals fixed-fee deal with software giant SAP to manage worldwide trademark portfolio

    Baker & McKenzie has agreed a new fixed-fee deal with German software company SAP to manage its entire trademark portfolio globally.

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  • September 27, 2012 |

    Bakers leads as Zhengzhou plans to raise $500m in Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO

    Baker & McKenzie is advising Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group as it prepares to raise $500m (£308m) in a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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