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  • May 5, 2011 |

    LG appoints disputes and real estate group heads

    LG has appointed new leadership for its dispute resolution and real estate groups as the current heads' terms draw to a close. Insurance and reinsurance disputes partner David Breslin has taken over as head of the disputes practice from Andrew Witts, who has taken up the senior partner role at the firm.

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  • May 5, 2011 |

    Picking up new business - is the Nordic legal market on the verge of substantial change?

    The fragmented Nordic legal market is potentially on the verge of substantial change. Unlike in many legal markets globally, the force of change appears to be coming from two ambitious local players, Finnish firms Roschier and Hannes Snellman, which have embarked on a pan-Nordic expansion. Both firms have opened offices in Stockholm in recent years, which has placed them in head-to-head competition with Sweden's biggest firms, Mannheimer Swartling and Vinge. Hannes Snellman has also opened in Copenhagen, dominated by local Danish firms, of which the largest is Kromann Reumert.

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  • May 3, 2011 |

    Bakers plans fifth office launch in Middle East and North Africa

    Baker & McKenzie is set to open its fifth office in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region after confirming its intention to launch in Qatar. Gulf managing partner Borys Dackiw, currently based in Abu Dhabi, will initially head the new office in Doha, which will offer full-service advice to both domestic and international clients.

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  • April 21, 2011 |

    Latin America

    Baker & McKenzie sizes up the global M&A boom in Brazil; Norton Rose reviews Vale's listing in Hong Kong

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  • April 21, 2011 |

    The buys from Brazil - global M&A boom sparks demand for new legal services

    A global M&A boom in South America's largest economy has sparked demand for new legal services. Claudia Farkouh Prado reports

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  • April 21, 2011 |

    Pinsents adds two partners in Dubai boost

    Pinsent Masons has boosted its Middle East projects and construction team with two new partners, with one more set to relocate to the region later this year. Projects and finance specialist Simon Harvey will join Pinsents' Dubai office from Baker & McKenzie this June, while international arbitration specialist Bjorn Gehle will join in July from Clayton Utz's Sydney base. Gehle, a special counsel at the Australian firm, advises on infrastructure and construction projects, international trade, energy and resources as well as corporate disputes.

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  • April 14, 2011 |

    Linklaters and Bakers win roles as Total signs energy partnership in Russia

    Linklaters and Baker & McKenzie have taken lead roles on a $4bn (£2.5bn) energy deal that saw French oil company Total buy a 12% stake in Russian gas producer Novatek as part of a strategic partnership. Linklaters advised the acquirer on the deal, which also saw Total take a 20% stake in Novatek's Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. London corporate partner Dominic Sanders led the Linklaters team advising Total.

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  • April 6, 2011 |

    Linklaters and Norton Rose win Prudential panel spots after five-month competitive tender

    Linklaters and Norton Rose have won hotly-contested places on Prudential Group's new global legal panel following a five-month competitive tender process. The review, which kicked off in October and closed last month, also saw legacy advisers Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells reappointed.

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  • March 30, 2011 |

    Standard Chartered reappoints six firms to roster after adviser review

    Standard Chartered Bank has concluded a review of its international legal panel, with the bank reappointing all six of its current advisers for another two-year term. Magic circle firms Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Slaughter and May are among the firms to have been reappointed. The other firms on the roster are Hogan Lovells and Baker & McKenzie.

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  • March 30, 2011 |

    Govt announces July implementation date for new UK anti-bribery laws

    Businesses have just three months to ensure they comply with the Bribery Act, after Justice Secretary Ken Clarke today (30 March) announced that the UK's updated anti-corruption laws will come into force on 1 July. The new guidelines issued earlier today confirm that a business can be held liable if a senior person within the organisation commits a bribery offence. Organisations may also be liable for failing to prevent bribery conducted on their behalf, but only if the person committing the crime performs services connected with the business - this means companies are unlikely to face action because of the actions of suppliers.

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