Sofia Lind

August 04, 2008 | Law.com

DLA Piper and CMS Cameron McKenna have been hit with fines in Bulgaria after the country's competition commission ruled on July 22 that the firms are in breach of Bulgarian competition rules. The local arms of two Austrian firms were fined as well. About 15 local firms submitted complaints to the commission -- but this isn't the end of the matter. Peter Valert, head of DLA Piper's Sofia office, says they plan to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Administrative Court.

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June 02, 2008 | Law.com

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched an initiative to send German LL.M. students to the U.K. and U.S. as part of their training. The initiative, which will start this fall, is part of a drive by Freshfields to increase its international profile. It also includes a mentoring program for the students abroad. Students can apply for a 5,000 euro ($7,800) travel scholarship to help complete their LL.M. degree in an English-speaking country.

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January 07, 2010 | Law.com

CMS Cameron McKenna is upping its focus on Asia, with the firm set to open in Shanghai through a merged office with its CMS allies. The firm has appointed Moscow-based real estate partner Steven Shone to lead the China initiative. Shone will relocate to Shanghai for the launch, which will see Cameron set up a combined office with French ally CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre and German ally CMS Hasche Sigle. Both alliance firms currently operate independent offices in Shanghai.

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June 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

CMS Cameron McKenna is set to overhaul its associate career track, with lawyers at the firm informed about the changes last week (18 June).

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March 18, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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November 16, 2009 | Law.com

Lawyers from the Paris offices of Proskauer Rose and Salans have teamed up to launch a new independent law firm in the French capital. Salans has lost a total of 15 lawyers and Proskauer nine to the new 31-lawyer firm, Altana, which was launched on Nov. 2. Of the 21 lawyers, there were five partners, one of counsel and eight assistants from Salans, and two partners and five associates from Proskauer. Eleven members of the group join Altana as partners. Ten other assistants have also joined from other firms.

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October 20, 2010 | New York Law Journal

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January 08, 2010 | Law.com

Clifford Chance is in line for a leading role as DP World prepares to list on the London Stock Exchange. The Magic Circle firm is understood to be advising the Dubai-owned ports operator, which announced Wednesday that it will pursue an initial public offering in London after seeing a drop-off in share prices. DP World is a longstanding client of Clifford Chance, with the firm also taking a lead role on the company's $5 billion listing on the Dubai International Financial Exchange in 2007.

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July 27, 2009 | Law.com

Garrigues has voted in new co-managing partners with Fernando Vives and Ricardo Gomez to take over at the helm on Sept. 1. Vives heads the firm's corporate and M&A practice, while Gomez is head of the tax practice. The duo will replace co-managing partners Miguel Gordillo and Jose Maria Alonso, who have run the firm together since 2000. While the new leaders don't plan any revolutionary changes to the firm's direction, a key target will be to regain a foothold in Brazil.

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October 29, 2009 | Law.com

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has boosted its Asia practice with a double hire from Simmons & Simmons in Hong Kong. Henry Ong has joined Weil's Hong Kong office as a partner along with Jasson Han, who joins as a partner-level senior consultant, the same title he held at Simmons. Ong will also set up his own local law firm, Henry Ong & Co, which will operate in association with Weil, as firms must practice for three years in Hong Kong before being allowed to practice local law. Weil launched in Hong Kong in 2007.

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