Friederike Heine

May 04, 2011 | International Edition

Mayer Brown has strengthened its London financial services regulation & enforcement (FSRE) group with the hire of a senior regulatory lawyer from BP's in-house legal team. Mark Compton, who is joining the firm as a partner, has a particular focus on advising on market abuse, anti-money laundering, economic sanctions and bribery, as well as compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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May 03, 2011 | International Edition

Linklaters has elected global banking chief Robert Elliott as its new senior partner, settling the City giant's long-running contest for its top role. The move sees Elliott take the post from incumbent senior partner David Cheyne for a five-year term, after a partnership election saw the global banking chief beat rival candidates head of litigation John Turnbull and European managing partner Jean-Pierre Blumberg.

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April 28, 2011 | International Edition

Olswang has strengthened its London intellectual property practice (IP) with the hire of patent litigation partner Campbell Forsyth. Forsyth, who joins from his own IP boutique Forsyth Simpson, focuses on patent litigation in the life sciences sector, where he has advised a range of pharmaceutical companies.

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April 28, 2011 | International Edition

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is launching an office in Brussels with the hire of Linklaters competition partner Alec Burnside. Burnside, who has been recruited with a remit to open and manage the new office, specialises in EU competition law and regularly advises on high-profile cases involving global industries, governments and bluechip corporations.

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April 27, 2011 | International Edition

McGuireWoods has boosted its white collar crime practice in London with the hire of Serious Fraud Office (SFO) general counsel Vivian Robinson QC. Robinson will join the US firm's London office later this summer as a partner in the government, regulatory and criminal investigations practice, after serving a three-month notice period at the SFO.

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April 21, 2011 | International Edition

The Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) has commissioned research into lawyers' continuing professional development (CPD), ahead of the findings of a root-and-branch review of legal education due later this year. The regulator has appointed Westminster University law professor Andrew Boon to carry out research into the SRA's options when it comes to regulatory requirements relating to CPD, as well as looking at how to demonstrate compliance.

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April 21, 2011 | International Edition

Weil Gotshal & Manges is set to broaden its practice focus following a review of its international strategy by management consultant McKinsey & Company. The Wall Street law firm's executive partner Barry Wolf is adjusting his three-year strategy – dubbed 'Weil 2012' – to focus more heavily on finance and litigation following advice from the bluechip consultant.

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April 20, 2011 | International Edition

Wragge & Co has taken a lead role on the renegotiation of a €20bn (£12.2bn) defence contract for the supply of military transport aircraft to seven European nations. The contract will see Airbus Military develop and supply up to 170 A400M aircraft to Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey and the UK.

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April 19, 2011 | International Edition

O'Melveny & Myers corporate partner Mark Easton has left the firm to join Warner Bros as deputy general counsel. In his new role, Easton will work closely with executive vice president and general counsel John Rogovin, supervising the legal support for the company's global business dealings.

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April 19, 2011 | International Edition

Nabarro has become the latest City firm to announce its 2011 promotions, adding five London lawyers to its partner ranks. The promotions, which will take effect on 1 May, will take the number of partners at the firm to 128. They are spread across the firm's dispute resolution, projects, planning and real estate practices.

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