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The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst
SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Ber...
14 May 2012 | 00:00 | 
Firms confirm new compliance roles as regulatory deadline looms
Linklaters and Bird & Bird are among the first major firms to nominate new compliance officers, as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has given UK law firms until 31 July to appoint someone to take responsibility for the firm's legal practice a...
20 Apr 2012 | 13:54 |
TfL to review advisers in wake of combination with Greater London Authority legal team
Transport for London (TfL) has launched its first panel review in five years, with the new roster to include work for the Greater London Authority (GLA), which now sits within TfL’s remit. The review, which is expected to conclude later this year...
20 Apr 2012 | 00:00 |
A&O signs up Gleiss partner in Frankfurt as Jones Day adds trio to new Duesseldorf base
Allen & Overy (A&O) has recruited a new head for its public law practice in Frankfurt in a trio of hires from Gleiss Lutz. Olaf Otting is joining the magic circle firm along with with associates Wiland Tresselt and Udo Olgemoller.
11 Apr 2012 | 15:22 |
Bird & Bird makes up 12 partners in enlarged promotions round
Bird & Bird is set to make up 12 new partners in its annual promotions round, marking a significant increase on last year, when just two lawyers were made up. All of the new partners are in Europe, including four in Germany, while in London, three ...
11 Apr 2012 | 10:57 |
Pinsents and Bird & Bird advise on Chinese consumer brand AIM listing first
Pinsent Masons, Bird & Bird and Ogier have landed roles on the AIM listing of China sportswear group Naibu, in the first flotation of a Chinese consumer brand on the junior London market. Corporate finance partner Sean Page led the Pinsents team on...
11 Apr 2012 | 10:36 |
2Birds and Clydes among select few forecasting double-digit growth
Bird & Bird and Clyde & Co are among a select band of firms expecting to post double-digit revenue growth for 2011-12 after a challenging year for the UK’s top law firms. The duo are joined by Olswang and Watson Farley & Williams predicting growt...
05 Apr 2012 | 00:00 |
Clydes sees seven-partner walkout of legacy Barlows Hong Kong team
Clyde & Co is facing a partner walkout in Hong Kong as all seven legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert partners exit the firm's local arm to join a trio of UK rivals. Hong Kong senior partner David Smyth, marine insurance partner Andrew Horton, insurance pa...
04 Apr 2012 | 10:41 |
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2Birds adds four partners in Asia as firm sets ambitious regional targets
Bird & Bird has added four new partners in Asia as the firm sets out ambitious plans to expand its presence in the region. The firm has set a target for Asia to account for one fifth of total revenue and lawyer headcount in three to five years’ t...
23 Mar 2012 | 00:00 |
Two Bird & Bird London litigation partners exit to join US firm
King & Spalding has added two partners to its London disputes practice with the hire of a Bird & Bird litigation duo. Jane Player - the joint head of the UK firm's international dispute resolution practice - and fellow Bird & Bird partner Sarah Wal...
12 Mar 2012 | 17:52 |
Bird & Bird advising group of RBS shareholders on £2.4bn legal action
Bird & Bird is advising a group Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shareholders on a £2.4bn lawsuit brought against the bank and a group of former directors including former chief executive Fred Goodwin. The firm is representing the RBoS Shareholders Ac...
12 Mar 2012 | 16:34 |
Bird & Bird seals new Tunisia alliance deal
Bird & Bird has moved to expand its African reach with a new association deal in Tunisia. The top 15 City firm has agreed an association with Tunisian law firm Dakhlaoui Avocats, which is led by former firm Gide Loyrette Nouel corporate and commerc...
16 Feb 2012 | 14:45 |
The Transfer Window: recent moves including Norton Rose, Orrick, Salans and Gide
Former Slaughter and May partner Lucy Wylde has been appointed as general counsel of the Government's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG). Wylde left Slaughters in April last year to take up a position as GC of the Asset Protection Agency, which was ...
06 Feb 2012 | 00:00 |
Bird & Bird enters Denmark through alliance with local boutique
Bird & Bird has entered Denmark through a formal alliance with a local firm in a bid to expand its offering in the north European IT and media sectors.The strategic cooperation agreement with Danish boutique Bender von Haller Dragsted (BvHD) adds to t...
26 Jan 2012 | 11:44 |
Bird & Bird adds two partners in London with Olswang and DLA hires
Bird & Bird has made a pair of lateral partner hires for its City base, including Olswang's former head of commercial litigation, Steven Baker. The top 15 UK firm has also hired a partner for its real estate practice, with Ed Cooke joining from DLA...
18 Jan 2012 | 10:50 |
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