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Clydes ramps up expansion plans with Beijing and Australia launches targeted

Clyde & Co has added Beijing, Australia and Mexico to its list of international targets, as the insurance leader ploughs ahead with plans to expand in the US. The firm is currently weighing up office launches in Beijing and Australia in a bid to ta...

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00

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inner image Aviva names four firms on catastrophic loss panel as AMP confirms new Asia roster

Herbert Smith has been selected by Aviva as one of four firms to sit on its UK catastrophic loss panel, with the appointment coming as Australian wealth manager AMP has finalised its new Asia legal roster following its merger with AXA Asia-Pacific. ...

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00

inner image Aviva appoints Clydes and CMS to new reinsurance legal panel

Clyde & Co and CMS Cameron McKenna have won appointments on Aviva’s new reinsurance panel, put together after the insurance giant’s former exclusive adviser Barlow Lyde & Gilbert merged with Clydes in November last year. Clydes and Camerons wer...

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00

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Clydes signs up Trowers' former Abu Dhabi chief for local office

Clyde & Co has grown its Middle East practice with the hire of Trowers & Hamlins' former Abu Dhabi head Adrian Creed. Creed, a project finance lawyer, joined the firm last month, taking the total number of partners in Clydes' local office to five.

12 Jan 2012 | 08:30 | secure

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Legal Week news round-up: the best of 2011

After another year of twists and turns in the legal market, including a spate of mergers and international office openings, as well as a number of high profile hires and internal changes, here are the highlights of another 12 months from the legal ind...

23 Dec 2011 | 09:47 | secure

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10 defining articles for 2011

Legal Week looks back on an eventful 2011 and brings readers 10 stand-out articles that explored the major themes and events for the legal industry.

19 Dec 2011 | 12:40 | secure

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Editor's Award - Senior Partner of the Year: Michael Payton, Clyde & Co

Having led his firm since 1984, 
few can rival Clyde & Co senior partner Michael Payton for staying power. But what really makes the veteran insurance lawyer so impressive is the success he has orchestrated for such a sustained period at this firm. ...

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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A&O, Clydes and Centrica among winners at British Legal Awards 2011

Allen & Overy (A&O), Clyde & Co and Centrica were among the winners at last night’s (1 December) British Legal Awards, in London's Old Billingsgate Market. A&O scooped up the coveted law firm of the year award, seeing off competition from Clydes, Ho...

02 Dec 2011 | 10:44 | secure

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Clydes confirms details of Zimbabwe and Singapore alliance deals

Clyde & Co has expanded its international presence with two new alliances in Zimbabwe and Singapore. The firm set up a best friends relationship with Zimbabwe's Scanlen and Holderness in May this year, while at the same time establishing an associa...

24 Oct 2011 | 15:45 | secure

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Giant - will size make Clydes and Barlows the future of insurance law?

The beginning of the end of 170 years of legal history happened on 15 March 2011, the day Barlow Lyde & Gilbert’s highly-rated aviation team handed in its notice to move to Holman Fenwick Willan. Until that point, Barlows had looked as if it was ...

20 Oct 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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EC3, then the world - Clydes asserts insurance law on global stage

Cast your mind back five years ago to what seems like a different era. Clyde & Co was generating not much more than half its current revenues and Holman Fenwick Willan barely scraped into the top 40 while Ince & Co just about made the top 50. Kennedys...

20 Oct 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Clydes, Mishcons and A&O head up nominees for Firm of the Year at British Legal Awards

Clyde & Co, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Mishcon de Reya are among the firms shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year at the 2011 British Legal Awards. The trio have been nominated for the coveted award alongside Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis and Stephens...

13 Oct 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Barlows partner trio exit firm to join Norton Rose and Lloyds

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is set to see a trio of partner departures ahead of its impending merger with Clyde & Co next month. The departures include the firm’s head of marine, energy and trade Patrick Foss, who is joining Norton Rose on 
1 Novembe...

06 Oct 2011 | 00:00 | secure | 1 comment

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Clydes adds Stephenson Harwood construction partner to Hong Kong arm

Clyde & Co has bulked up its Hong Kong arm with the hire of a construction partner from Stephenson Harwood. Gilbert Kwok joined the firm this month after one year in Stephenson Harwood's Hong Kong litigation group.

21 Sep 2011 | 14:58 | secure

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Post-merger exit terms emerge for Barlows equity partners

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert’s senior equity partners will face a financial penalty of up to £180,000 if they choose to break the three-year lock-in set out in the firm’s merger agreement with Clyde & Co. Barlows’ equity partners opting to leave du...

15 Sep 2011 | 00:00 | secure | 4 comments

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