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Bakers names new chair to oversee Southeast Asia offices
Baker & McKenzie has appointed M&A partner Clive Cook as chair of its Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesian offices. Cook is relocating to the region to take up the newly-created role as of 1 July. He will be based in Singapore and will take overall r...
30 Jun 2009 | 15:23
Linklaters partner duo to head up China practice
Linklaters has appointed a partner duo to head up its China practice, with Asia litigation head and Hong Kong managing partner Marc Harvey and Beijing head Celia Lam replacing Zili Shao in the role. Harvey and Lam take up their four-year terms with...
29 Jun 2009 | 10:59
Rio Tinto seals deal to outsource legal work to India
Rio Tinto has entered into an agreement with outsourcing provider CPA Global to offshore legal work to a team of lawyers in India. Jersey-based CPA Global are providing a team of 12 Delhi-based lawyers to handle tasks such as contract review, draft...
18 Jun 2009 | 15:11
Lovells becomes latest top UK firm to seal India foothold with local alliance
Lovells has entered into a formal tie-up in India, with the top 10 City firm linking up with local player Phoenix Legal. The UK law firm is thought to have been working with Phoenix for around six months, making it the latest in a growing list of f...
18 Jun 2009 | 09:38
Hannes Snellman becomes first to quit 'fiercely competitive' China
Leading Finnish law firm Hannes Snellman is in the process of closing its Beijing and Shanghai offices, making it the first foreign firm to pull out of China in the wake of the global economic slowdown. Tomas Holmberg, a Helsinki partner heavily in...
16 Jun 2009 | 12:48
Skadden hires Latham HK partner in rare lateral move
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has recruited Hong Kong corporate partner Julie Gao from Latham & Watkins. Gao, who joined Latham straight out of law school in 1998 and was promoted to partner in 2006, was regarded as an up-and-comer in Latham's ...
12 Jun 2009 | 11:38
Ashurst taps CC in first partner hire for Hong Kong arm
Ashurst has secured its first partner hire in Hong Kong, with the City law firm recruiting Lina Lee from Clifford Chance (CC) as a corporate partner. Lee, who was a senior associate at CC specialising in equity capital markets and M&A, will join th...
11 Jun 2009 | 05:10
Freshfields’ French jumps to Beijing to head ACT
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer competition partner Nicholas French is relocating from London to Beijing to co-head the China antitrust, competition and trade (ACT) practice.
11 Jun 2009 | 04:00
Nomura completes in-house revamp in wake of Lehman takeover
Japanese banking giant Nomura has completed an overhaul of its in-house legal team following last year's takeover of Lehman Brothers' European and Middle Eastern equities and investment banking businesses. The combined legal department is to be ove...
10 Jun 2009 | 15:35
CC to boost India ties with Mumbai partner switch
Clifford Chance (CC) is gearing up to relocate London banking partner Chris Wyman to Mumbai in a bid to tighten its links with Indian alliance firm AZB & Partners. Wyman will be seconded to the firm’s Indian best friend for an unconfirmed period...
08 Jun 2009 | 16:23
Clydes targets India market with local alliance
Clyde & Co has sealed an Indian alliance, signing an agreement with three-office local firm ALMT. Clydes said the two firms will work together to jointly develop Indian business, with an intention of merging when local Indian Bar rules allow it.
04 Jun 2009 | 16:50
Simmons registers Japan and Middle East practices as LLPs while UK waits
Simmons & Simmons has incorporated its Middle East and Japanese practices into a limited liability partnership (LLP) structure ahead of plans to launch a UK LLP. Simmons, the only top 10 City law firm aside from Slaughter and May not to have adopte...
04 Jun 2009 | 14:28
Shearman in top gear on GM's Hummer sell-off
Shearman & Sterling has won a lead role on the acquisition of General Motors' Hummer brand by a Chinese industrial manufacturer. Shearman advised China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery (Tengzhong) on its purchase, in a deal reportedly...
03 Jun 2009 | 14:15
A&O hires Venture Law team to go it alone in Singapore
Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched a standalone Singapore office after recruiting all lawyers at White & Case's former joint venture (JV) firm, Venture Law. It is understood that the magic circle law firm broke off its own JV with Singapore practice ...
02 Jun 2009 | 11:56
Freshfields acts on high-stakes India mobile deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured a major role on talks between Indian mobile phone provider Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN over a cross-shareholding deal that could lead to a full merger. Freshfields is advising MTN, with a team led by...
28 May 2009 | 13:19
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