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August 06, 2012 | Law.com

CMS Cameron McKenna has become the latest U.K. firm to set its sights on Dubai, with the firm applying for a license to open in the region. London energy partner Matthew Culver is expected to relocate to lead the office, the opening of which coincides with many energy companies choice of Dubai as their Middle Eastern base, the firm said.

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August 09, 2012 | Law.com

South African law firm ENS is set to open offices in Rwanda and Burundi, with the firm stating that the East African launches will make it the first integrated pan-African law firm. Chief executive Piet Faber confirmed ENS was in advanced talks with lawyers to potentially launch in other African jurisdictions later this year.

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October 04, 2012 | Law.com

Top 50 U.K. law firm Berrymans Lace is set to launch an office in Dublin. The insurance specialist's new practice will focus on motor, liability and property damage claims, with the goal of adding professional indemnity, health care, corporate risks and construction work. A team of 12 lawyers and claims handlers will initially staff the new base.

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July 11, 2012 | Law.com

Norton Rose's Canada arm has tapped local rival Gowlings Lafleur for six hires, including a quartet of partners, across its Toronto, Ottawa and Beijing offices. The four partners, who are joining Norton Rose's Toronto office, are mining partner David McIntyre and M&A and corporate finance partners Robert Mason, Janet Howard and Janet Lee.

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July 10, 2012 | Law.com

Benelux firm Stibbe is launching in Hong Kong, six months after it ended its alliance agreement with U.K. firm Herbert Smith and Germany's Gleiss Lutz. Part of an initiative to expand Stibbe's global presence, the firm's Hong Kong base will advise on corporate, finance and tax law.

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August 24, 2012 | Law.com

South African law firm ENS has hired a three-partner team from DLA Piper's local arm. Regional corporate and commercial head Ian Hayes, Lydia Shadrach-Razzino and Marc Friedman will be joined in Johannesburg by three associates and support staff. The hires come after ENS earlier this month announced it will open two offices in the region.

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July 26, 2012 | Law.com

The former chief financial officer of Minter Ellison's Adelaide arm has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in jail after admitting that he stole nearly A$2.7 million (US$2.8 million) from the top-tier Australian law firm. The judge said Craig Raneberg "put into reality a somewhat fantasy life of the rich and famous" that "snowballed" out of control.

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October 09, 2012 | Law.com

Jones Day has hired for its Paris office a five-strong Gide Loyrette finance team led by Alban Caillemer du Ferrage, one of the top derivatives advisers in the French legal market. The hires come as Jones Day looks to expand in Europe; the firm opened a third German office in Duesseldorf earlier this year and plans to launch in Amsterdam in 2013.

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July 09, 2012 | Law.com

Clifford Chance has overcome the continued slowdown in the M&A markets to dominate Mergermarket's global, European and U.K. rankings by value for the first half of 2012. The Magic Circle firm took the top spot globally by value ahead of Freshfields and Skadden with roles on 102 deals worth a total of $143.4 billion.

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July 24, 2012 | Law.com

Malaysia looks set to become the latest Asian country to open up its legal market to overseas law firms, with Trowers & Hamlins, Allen & Overy and Norton Rose among the U.K. firms that could be interested in practicing in the country. Trowers this month became the first overseas firm to establish a local presence in Kuala Lumpur.

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