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Mourant Ozannes has confirmed details of its Hong Kong office launch, with Guernsey corporate partner Paul Christopher formally taking up a role as managing partner of the office, which opened this month. Christopher has been joined by two new Mourant partners, with the three partner office initially [...]
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K&L Gates hires Addleshaws partner for City white collar crime launch
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K&L Gates has become the latest US firm to launch a white collar crime and criminal defence practice in London, bringing in Addleshaw Goddard business crime specialist Elizabeth Robertson. Robertson has been a partner with Addleshaws since 2007 and was a member of the national firm’s fraud [...]
Legal Week to launch new awards event for Middle East lawyers
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Legal Week is set to launch a new awards ceremony recognising the achievements of lawyers working in the Middle East, with the inaugural event to take place in Dubai later this year.
The Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards, which will take place at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi [...]
Five-partner Bakers team breaks away to launch Amsterdam firm
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Baker & McKenzie is set to see the departure of a team of around 25 lawyers – including five partners – from its Amsterdam office to launch a new independent firm.
Private equity partner Marc van Campen is leading the team, with corporate partner Maurits Tausk’s departure also [...]
McDermott secures Turkey launch as firm targets healthcare M&A work
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McDermott Will & Emery has become the latest law firm to expand into Turkey, with the US firm’s new office set to operate in conjunction with Istanbul’s Fora & Sanli.
The association, which is required in order to comply with local bar rules, takes effect today (3 January). [...]
SJ Berwin’s Yam quits to launch Reed Smith private equity practice
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SJ Berwin is set to lose City corporate partner Perry Yam, who is joining Reed Smith to launch a private equity practice in the US firm’s London office. The venture capital-specialist private equity partner, who resigned yesterday had been at SJ Berwin for sixteen years, becoming a [...]
A&O continues global growth with launch of new base in Istanbul
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Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest law firm to announce a launch in Istanbul, with London banking partner Charles Lindsay set to relocate to Turkey to head up the new office.
The office will focus on English law project finance, capital markets, general lending and M&A, [...]
Bingham enters mainland China with Beijing launch
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Bingham McCutchen is set to launch in Beijing with a lateral hire from US rival Jones Day, as well as a senior relocation from its Tokyo arm. Beijing-based Jones Day partner Xiaowei Ye and Bingham corporate partner Brian Beglin will act as joint heads of the new [...]
K&L Gates makes South America entrance with Sao Paulo launch
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K&L Gates has secured its first presence in South America with the launch of an office in Sao Paulo.
Corporate partner Alan Berkeley, who currently divides his time between London and Washington DC, and New York finance partner Marc Veilleux will head up the launch, which marks the [...]
Bakers targets Turkey launch with local alliance deal
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Baker & McKenzie is gearing up to launch in Turkey later this year, with the new office set to operate in co-operation with local firm Esin Attorney Partnership to comply with local Bar rules.
Esin, which is based in Istanbul, is a 40-lawyer firm which covers practice areas [...]