Simon Petersen

June 14, 2011 | International Edition

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has made up two partners to the firm's equity in its annual partner promotions round. The promotions see Richard Burger and Alison Clarke made up to the all-equity firm's partnership, bringing the total number of partners to 65.

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June 13, 2011 | International Edition

Eversheds has announced its 2010-11 financial results, posting flat revenues alongside a 7% increase in profits per equity partner (PEP). The firm's 2010-11 performance has seen revenues remain static at last year's level of £355m, with profits up 3% and PEP increasing 7% to £550,000.

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June 13, 2011 | International Edition

Herbert Smith alliance firm Stibbe has strengthened its new Luxembourg base with the hire of Linklaters' local tax head. Paul Tulcinsky, who has been at Linklaters for almost 10 years and made partner in 2007, is set to join Stibbe on 15 June. He specialises in international tax law, particularly the setting up of acquisition vehicles and financing vehicles in Luxembourg.

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June 13, 2011 | International Edition

Addleshaw Goddard has boosted its Manchester corporate team with the hire of a partner from DLA Piper. Neal Shepherd, who has been at DLA in 1992 and made partner in 1996, is set to join Addleshaws at the end of August. He specialises in private equity work and M&A, and will become Addleshaws' 38th corporate partner across its three offices in Manchester, Leeds and London.

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June 09, 2011 | International Edition

CMS has entered into a co-operation agreement with Portuguese firm Rui Pena Arnaut & Associados (RPA). The agreement, which was signed in October last year, will see the nine-member network of European firms work with RPA on cross-border deals, as well as providing client referrals.

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June 09, 2011 | International Edition

Osborne Clarke (OC) has strengthened its City real estate team with the hire of Norton Rose's urban regeneration head. Rajindh Mangat joined OC this week (8 June) as the firm's first partner to focus on urban regeneration work and the eighth partner in the City real estate team.

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June 08, 2011 | International Edition

Linklaters is set to open its 27th office worldwide, with the magic circle law firm in the final stages of planning a launch in Abu Dhabi. The firm is waiting for its licence to open in the Gulf state, but expects to launch the new base as soon as it is granted – which could be within the next month.

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June 07, 2011 | International Edition

London firms Bircham Dyson Bell and Harbottle & Lewis have announced their annual partner promotions, with the pair making up four between them. The promotions, which took effect on 1 June for both firms, see Henry Cecil and Hugo Smith made up in Bircham Dyson's private wealth department, bringing the total number of partners at the firm to 48.

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June 07, 2011 | International Edition

Irwin Mitchell has made up two more non-lawyers to its equity partnership ahead of the firm's conversion to an alternative business structure later this year. Human resources director Andy Chalmers and business development and communications director Ian Powell have both become equity partners, bringing the number of non-lawyer partners at the firm to four.

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June 06, 2011 | International Edition

German firm Noerr has hired two real estate partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, leaving the magic circle firm with no property partners in Duesseldorf. Partners Alexander Goepfert and Christoph Brenzinger are expected to join Noerr in July, when Goepfert will lead the German firm's real estate investment group.

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