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  • April 26, 2012 |

    Feuding over funds - key topics at Legal Week's Funds Litigation Forum

    Mourant Ozannes managing partner Robert Shepherd sums up the key topics from this year's Funds Litigation Forum in London

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  • April 17, 2012 |

    Stewarts Law set for double office launch in US

    Stewarts Law is set to launch its first international offices with the firm to open two offices in the US. The firm will open in New York and Delaware on 1 May with the hire of litigation partner duo David Straite and Ralph Sianni who have joined from their own boutique Sianni & Straite to lead the offices.

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  • April 16, 2012 |

    Former Coudert partners lose new bid to recover money from US firms

    Retired partners from defunct Coudert Brothers have lost their second attempt to recover money from three law firms that took a sizeable chunk of the firm's assets after its 2005 dissolution, reports the New York Law Journal. A group of 24 former partners sued Baker & McKenzie, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Dechert in 2007, claiming that the firms conspired with Coudert partners to buy firm assets for less than fair market value. Because none of the three firms took on 50% of Coudert's assets, none were true 'successor' firms with obligations to continue paying retirement benefits, according to court filings.

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  • April 12, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including A&O, Simmons and FFW

    Dutch firm Houthoff Buruma is to launch a New York office with the hire of the former head of Allen & Overy's (A&O's) Dutch and Netherlands Antilles practice, Helena Sprenger.

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  • April 10, 2012 |

    Top US firms saw China lawyer count grow 10% last year, research shows

    China lawyer headcount at the top 250 US law firms rose by almost 10% last year, as the region continues to grow in importance for international law firms. The largest 250 US-based law firms by lawyer headcount - as compiled by The National Law Journal - added 194 lawyers to their China offices during the past year to reach a total of 2,249, while the total number of offices grew from 124 to 132.

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  • April 5, 2012 |

    Dechert takes on Chadbourne's four-partner Kazakhstan team for local launch

    Dechert has launched in Kazakhstan with the hire of Chadbourne & Parke's entire local team in the commercial capital of Almaty. Corporate partner Ken Mack leads the four-partner energy-focused team, which includes fellow corporate partner Victor Mokrousov, commercial partner Sergei Vataev and litigation partner Mukhit Yeleuov, as well as seven associates.

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  • April 4, 2012 | International Edition

    PRIME membership rises to 75 as firms push forward on diversity

    Weil Gotshal & Manges, Baker & McKenzie, White & Case, Reed Smith and Olswang are among a host of firms signing up to social mobility initiative PRIME, with 75 now committed to the scheme. The increased tally means PRIME - which is intended to raise the aspirations of students from under-privileged backgrounds by encouraging them to consider careers in the legal sector - has tripled the number of participating law firms since it launched in September last year.

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  • April 4, 2012 |

    PRIME membership rises to 75 as firms push forward on diversity

    Weil Gotshal & Manges, Baker & McKenzie, White & Case, Reed Smith and Olswang are among a host of firms signing up to social mobility initiative PRIME, with 75 now committed to the scheme. The increased tally means PRIME - which is intended to raise the aspirations of students from under-privileged backgrounds by encouraging them to consider careers in the legal sector - has tripled the number of participating law firms since it launched in September last year.

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  • April 3, 2012 |

    Bakers accounts show 8% City profits dip as top earner makes £872k

    Baker & McKenzie's London office has posted an 8% drop in profits available for distribution during the 2010-11 financial year, with the highest earner in the firm's City arm taking home £872,000.

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  • March 29, 2012 |

    Herbert Smith and Bakers lead as Jaguar Land Rover heads for Asia with China JV

    Herbert Smith and Baker & McKenzie have been appointed to advise on the joint venture (JV) between Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and China's Chery Automobile as the British car giant looks to expand its presence in Asia. Herbert Smith, which is acting for JLR, has a longstanding relationship with the car manufacturer's Indian parent company, Tata Motors. The top 10 UK firm previously advised Tata on its acquisition of JLR from Ford in 2008.

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