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Eversheds pursues Africa expansion with Morocco partnership

Eversheds has made good on its African expansion strategy by signing a partnership agreement with existing relationship firm CWA Morocco, establishing…

Management elections at Pinsents as firm makes up 15 new partners

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Pinsent Masons is getting ready for its first management elections since current managing partner David Ryan was elected in 1999, after…

Squire Sanders reveals almost flat US turnover and profits as Patton Boggs talks ongoing

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Squire Sanders has unveiled largely flat 2013 results in the US, with revenue at the top 15 LB100 firm, which is…

Stephenson Harwood enters Formal Law Alliance with Singapore’s Virtus Law

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Stephenson Harwood has received formal approval to work with Singapore firm Virtus Law from the local Attorney General’s Chambers. Under the…

‘Definitely more interest in the EU’ – OC’s Silicon Valley head talks San Francisco launch and US strategy

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Building on its existing offices in the Silicon Valley and New York, Osborne Clarke (OC) is rolling out its strategy of…

Skadden latest US firm to enter Seoul after obtaining local licence

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has announced it is opening in Seoul, South Korea, joining a growing number of UK…

Profile: Andrew Whittaker and Kate Cheetham, Lloyds Banking Group

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The bank’s group and deputy GCs discuss the split of Lloyds and TSB, and helping Lloyds’ efforts to rebuild trust…

When futurology becomes reality – LexisNexis gains ABS licence to launch compliance service

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The UK arm of legal publishing giant LexisNexis has been awarded an alternative business structure (ABS) licence by the Solicitors…

‘We have always been committed to growing our presence there’ – Trowers expands lower cost Birmingham site

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Only shortly in the wake of the announcement that Hogan Lovells is to launch a low-cost nearshoring venture in Birmingham,…

Clifford Chance’s third-party £130m professional negligence claim settles

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The high profile £130m derivatives dispute between JP Morgan and German public transport provider BVG, during which Clifford Chance (CC) was…

Guest Post: Three Leading Indicators of Failure

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Can you remember a time when there was so much talk of more BigLaw firm failures? I can’t. Count yourself…

New chair for Legal Services Board at ‘key point in development of legal services market’

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The Legal Services Board (LSB) has brought in a former chief executive of Cheshire and Kent County Councils, Sir Michael…

Transatlantic private equity house GI Partners appoints new general counsel

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Transatlantic mid-market private equity firm and UK pub owner GI Partners has announced the appointment of new general counsel (GC)…

Clyde & Co alleged whistleblower case to see Supreme Court decide if partners are afforded protection

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The Supreme Court will next week preside over a precedent-setting case to decide if partners of limited liability partnerships (LLPs)…

CMS and Dundas to cut up to 60 jobs ahead of May merger

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CMS Cameron McKenna and Dundas & Wilson have placed 60 support staff roles at risk following the duo’s recently announced union.

End of the lawyer glut? Latest stats show fall of 3,000 working solicitors amid profession in flux

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With the impact of the latest cuts to legal aid yet to bite, the number of practising solicitors in the…

Stewarts Law moves to rebuild fledgling employment practice with senior Dentons hire after early setback

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Litigation boutique Stewarts Law has moved to rebuild its employment capability with the hire of longstanding Dentons employment partner Richard Nicolle,…

A budget for retiring partners and firms moving offices, but disappointing news for LLPs

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The long-trailed 2014 budget yesterday (19 March) brought few surprises to the legal business community, although nonetheless some disappointment, as…

Regions cash in on corporate spike as Wragges sells NEC and DLA Piper floats Manchester’s Boohoo

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Two multi-million pound regional deals have been announced in the past week, as Wragge & Co advises Birmingham City Council on…

Olswang brings in ex-Linklaters Paris TMT head in further hire on the Continent

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Olswang has made a further senior TMT lateral on the Continent, boosting its Brussels and Paris practices with the hire of…