Friederike Heine

June 15, 2012 | International Edition

US firm O'Melveny & Myers is set to launch a London media practice with the hire of Olswang's high-profile head of film and television, Libby Savill. Savill, who will join the US firm in August after serving a notice period, advises major studios and independent producers and distributors on the production, financing, and distribution of motion pictures, as well as all other aspects of the movie business.

By Friederike Heine

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June 14, 2012 | International Edition

Dewey & LeBoeuf's last remaining international office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has joined Patton Boggs gifting the US firm its first presence in the Kingdom. The five-lawyer group is led by Khalid Al-Thebity, a long-serving legacy LeBoeuf partner who previously managed the defunct firm's Middle East practice.

By Friederike Heine

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June 14, 2012 | International Edition

Ashurst has recruited two former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners in Frankfurt, with the pair set to join the UK firm's corporate and employment practices in the German city. The arrival of Benedikt von Schorlemer, who focuses on private equity and M&A, takes the number of German corporate partners at Ashurst to seven.

By Friederike Heine

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June 13, 2012 | International Edition

A group of former Dewey & LeBoeuf Dubai partners have filed for creditor protection in the emirate's courts in an attempt to recoup unpaid money they claim they are owed, amid the defunct firm's ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the US and the UK. As a result, a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) court will next week (18 June) issue a winding-up order for Dewey's operations in the United Arab Emirates.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

June 11, 2012 | International Edition

Morgan Lewis & Bockius has appointed former Dewey & LeBoeuf London head Peter Sharp to lead its City office alongside banking partner Christopher Harrison. The duo, who were named as co-managing partners of the London base last week, have taken over from longstanding City chief Chuck Lubar. Lubar, who helped launch the London office for Morgan Lewis in 1981 and since has headed its UK tax practice, will now return to client-facing work.

By Friederike Heine

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June 01, 2012 | International Edition

Hogan Lovells has won a lead role for News International on the £150m sale of its iconic Wapping site to a subsidiary of UK housebuilding company Berkeley Group. The firm, which fielded a team under London real estate partner Dion Panambalana, won the mandate partly due to US legacy firm Hogan & Hartson's relationship with parent company News Corporation.

By Friederike Heine

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June 01, 2012 | International Edition

Dewey & LeBoeuf's former Beijing chief Ingrid Zhu-Clark has become the latest partner from the now-defunct US firm to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius's international network. Zhu-Clark, who will co-manage Morgan Lewis' Beijing base alongside current local chief Lucas Chang, is an energy specialist who advises on public and private oil & gas transactions.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

May 31, 2012 | International Edition

Dechert's recently hired emerging markets team from Dewey & LeBoeuf – led by capital markets veteran Camille Abousleiman – has completed its first deals since the move, including a $480m (£306m) Africa acquisition by Glencore.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

May 31, 2012 | International Edition

As Dewey & LeBoeuf this week confirmed its place in history as the largest-ever law firm collapse, Legal Week has been told that former partners in the firm's London arm are unlikely to face clawback claims stemming from US debt. Former partners and one partner involved in the administration of the UK limited liability partnership (LLP) said initial indications suggest UK partners – who were part of a separate legal entity to the US parent – will not be individually liable for claims made by secured creditors in the US, which include Citibank, JP Morgan and Bank of America.

By Friederike Heine

4 minute read

May 31, 2012 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) has become the latest magic circle firm to announce associate salary increases, including pay rises for lawyers with more than a year's post-qualification experience (PQE). The increases, will took effect earlier this month (1 May), will apply to CC associates with one, two and three years' PQE.

By Friederike Heine

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