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Norton Rose to lead on financing for new Saudi Arabia security HQ
Norton Rose has taken a lead role on a multibillion-pound cross-border project finance deal to develop a new security headquarters for the government in Saudi Arabia. The City law firm has advised longstanding client Saudi Oger on the first stage o...
19 May 2011 | 00:00 | 
Stibbe partner takes Herbert Smith alliance role as firms target greater integration
Herbert Smith and alliance partners Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe have appointed a secretary general to manage the relationship, in a bid to improve integration between the three firms.Stibbe Brussels managing partner Olivier Clevenbergh is set to take up th...
12 May 2011 | 11:36 |
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Clyde & Co in talks to launch in Canada through local tie-up
Clyde & Co is in discussions to open in Canada through a tie-up with a local firm, with the UK firm bringing in one of the former senior partners of Canada's Stikeman Elliott to help with its plans. Clydes has appointed Clyde & Co is in discussions to...
07 Mar 2011 | 10:29 |
LawSoc international chief announces plan to stand down
Law Society international head Alison Hook is set to leave after nearly a decade with the representative body. Hook is leaving the Law Society at the end of the year to pursue her own legally-related independent project. Her replacement is yet to b...
30 Nov 2010 | 14:36 |
BLP plans review of global growth strategy
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is reviewing its international strategy, with the top 20 City firm consulting on ideas for global expansion. A series of consultation sessions were held at the firm's partner meeting earlier this month, with BLP lookin...
23 Nov 2010 | 07:17 |
Weil Gotshal calls in McKinsey to advise on international strategy
Weil Gotshal & Manges has hired bluechip management consultant McKinsey & Company to review the US law firm's international strategy. The initiative, which is being led by the Wall Street firm's executive partner, Barry Wolf, is an attempt to analy...
10 Nov 2010 | 15:59 |
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Herbert Smith targets Latin America launch in global growth push
Herbert Smith is on course to generate half of its turnover from international work within five years as the firm places a growing emphasis on its presence in foreign jurisdictions. The top 10 law firm is putting added weight behind growing its int...
21 Oct 2010 | 00:13 |
US duo on $21.5bn telecoms mega-merger
US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have taken the lead roles on a $21.5bn (£13.5bn) tie-up which will create one of the world's biggest telecom companies. Russian telecoms operator VimpelCom is set to acqu...
05 Oct 2010 | 11:53 |
Dutch firm Boekel bets on upturn in banking work with new City launch
Dutch firm Boekel De Neree has set up an office in London, marking its first presence outside The Netherlands. The office launched on 1 September and is headed up by corporate partner and executive board member Ferdinand Mason.
30 Sep 2010 | 14:34 |
Wall St duo advise on $3.7bn acquisition of haircare co
Cravath Swaine & Moore and Sidley Austin have taken the lead corporate roles on a multibillion-dollar US acquisition by consumer products group Unilever. The acquisition sees Unilever acquire haircare rival Alberto Culver - owner of brands such as ...
30 Sep 2010 | 00:56 |
Norton Rose hires Pinsents partner for Brisbane arm
Norton Rose has recruited a Pinsent Masons Hong Kong partner to its Brisbane office in the eighth lateral hire for the firm's Australian arm since its launch earlier this year. Peter Borg will begin work next month in the construction and engineeri...
30 Sep 2010 | 00:39 |
Kennedys plans LatAm push with Miami launch
Kennedys is set to launch a new office in Miami next month in a bid to move closer to its Latin American and Caribbean clients. The office, which will open on 1 October, will be headed by insurance and reinsurance partner Alex Guillamont, who is tr...
30 Sep 2010 | 00:37 |
Brazil Bar rules against associations with foreign law firms
International law firms with Brazilian alliances look set to come under renewed regulatory pressure after the Sao Paulo Bar Association this month concluded that formal tie-ups breach local practice rules. The recent opinion from the Sao Paulo Bar ...
24 Sep 2010 | 16:12 |
Watson Farley adds third partner to Athens base with UniCredit hire
Watson Farley & Williams has recruited the head of legal at UniCredit Bank Greece as a partner in the firm's Athens office. Nikos Kostikas joins Watson Farley's international projects and structured finance group after nine years at UniCredit. He i...
17 Sep 2010 | 12:07 |
Holman Fenwick to launch Geneva office with local acquisition
Holman Fenwick Willan is set to launch in Geneva next month with the acquisition of UK shipping firm Davies Johnson's local office. The office is led by international trade partner Jeremy Davies, who joins Holman along with two associates, one cons...
16 Sep 2010 | 00:18 |
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