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Slaughters adds third New Zealand firm to secondment network
Slaughter and May has agreed a new secondment arrangement with New Zealand firm Chapman Tripp. The pair have been in discussions over the last few months and have decided to enter into a non-exclusive programme that will see junior lawyers from eac...
09 Aug 2011 | 13:26 | 
Squire Sanders set for Australia with 'majority' of Minter's Perth office
Squire Sanders Hammonds is set to launch in Australia with the acquisition of the majority of Minter Ellison's Perth office. The transatlantic firm is currently finalising discussions with a group of partners from Minter Ellison's Perth base, with ...
05 Aug 2011 | 04:00 |
Australia's Mallesons in talks to tie up with China leader King & Wood
Australia's Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese leader King & Wood are in talks about forming an alliance, in what would mark a significant tie-up in the Asia-Pacific market. The pair have discussed creating some sort of link or alliance, with one...
21 Jul 2011 | 15:48 |
Gateway to the East? Much is riding on tie-ups Down Under
News that Ashurst has become the latest City law firm looking to stretch its international reach into Australia has got a market already stirred up by the entrance of two magic circle firms within the last 18 months more than a little excited. And ...
30 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Clydes to launch in Toronto and Montreal with Canada merger
Clyde & Co has sealed a merger deal with Canada's Nicholl Paskell-Mede (NPM) following a vote at the firm's partner conference last weekend. The move, which will mark Clydes' first presence in the country, will take effect on 1 September this year,...
27 Jun 2011 | 15:05 |
Ashurst sets sights on strategic Australia deal
Ashurst has become the latest UK practice to set its sights on the Australian legal market, with the City law firm currently assessing its options in the strategically important jurisdiction. Internal sources have cited the most ambitious option a...
23 Jun 2011 | 00:33 |
Holman opens third Australia base with Perth office launch
Holman Fenwick Willan has launched an office in Perth, marking the firm's third presence in Australia. The office, which opened today (1 May), will focus on the energy and natural resources sectors. It will be headed by Julian Sher, who joins from ...
01 Jun 2011 | 13:37 |
Paul Weiss launches in Canada with double Shearman partner hire
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has announced plans to open an office in Toronto with a double hire from Shearman & Sterling. The office, which will practise only US law, will be the US firm's first presence in Canada, alongside its other int...
13 Apr 2011 | 14:05 |
Holman hires duo for Australia energy practice
Holman Fenwick Willan has bulked up its energy practice in Australia with the hire of local partner Robert Desmond and former Clifford Chance (CC) partner Christine Ferguson. Desmond joined Holman Fenwick earlier this month as a partner in Melbourn...
22 Mar 2011 | 10:39 |
Norton Rose wins adviser role for Australian sovereign wealth fund
Norton Rose has won a coveted client mandate in Australia, with the firm appointed as a legal adviser to a local sovereign wealth fund with assets worth A$70bn (£45bn). The firm won the appointment in January this year after the Future Fund conduc...
17 Mar 2011 | 00:01 |
Nine partners quit DLA's Australia merger partner ahead of tie-up
A group of nine partners are set to leave DLA Phillips Fox ahead of the Australian firm's full merger with ‘best friend' firm DLA Piper. DLA Piper has confirmed that nine Brisbane partners are leaving the Australian alliance firm, with the group...
14 Mar 2011 | 12:56 |
DLA partners vote through merger deal with Australian alliance firm
Partners at DLA Piper and DLA Phillips Fox have voted in favour of a merger, with both firms now set to fully financially integrate on 1 May this year. The outcome, which was confirmed today (28 February) following a month-long voting process, will...
28 Feb 2011 | 12:30 |
A&O recruits Freehills banking partner for Sydney office
Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to strengthen its Australian banking practice with the hire of a partner from Freehills. Adam Stapledon is set to join the magic circle firm's Sydney office in April, after four years as a partner with Freehills in Austra...
11 Feb 2011 | 12:42 |
Freshfields and A&O lead on London Stock Exchange's Canadian merger
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has taken a lead role advising the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on its merger with TMX Group, which owns and operates the Toronto Stock Exchange. The magic circle firm is fielding a team led by corporate partners Phili...
09 Feb 2011 | 12:32 |
DLA Piper set for full integration with Australian best friends firm
DLA Piper International is set to merge with its Australian best friend firm DLA Phillips Fox. The two firms are due to fully financially integrate by 1 May, after terms have been agreed, in a move that will see DLA Phillips Fox become part of DLA ...
27 Jan 2011 | 12:36 |
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