Sofia Lind

November 11, 2009 | Law.com

Allen & Overy has boosted its Hong Kong office with the hire of a litigation partner from Mallesons Stephen Jaques. White-collar crime specialist Simon Clarke is currently in discussions with Mallesons about the terms of his intended departure from the firm. Clarke has been a partner with Mallesons since the Australia-based practice merged with his former firm, Kwok & Yih, in 2004. He focuses on complex commercial litigation including advising on corporate collapses and international commercial fraud.

By Sofia Lind

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August 03, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Nokia Siemens Networks appoints in-house vet Joyce Norcini as its new general counsel. Norcini will join the telecoms company this week from Hewlett-Packard, where she was regional general counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

By Sofia Lind

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August 04, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind

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April 13, 2010 | Law.com

Clifford Chance is abandoning its current bonus system of using billable hour targets as the key benchmark for associate bonuses. The firm previously determined associate bonus payouts based on performance, but only if individuals had first reached a target number of hours billed. The Magic Circle firm says it will continue to take billable hours into account when determining bonuses, but will now also give more importance to other criteria, independent of how many hours associates have billed.

By Sofia Lind

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April 04, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

DLA Piper is set to see its global co-head of litigation and regulation Neil Gerrard and its EMEA head of corporate crime and investigations Jonathan Pickworth leave the firm.

By Sofia Lind and Simon Peterson

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June 24, 2008 | Law.com

Lending giant Washington Mutual has hired the former general counsel of stricken investment bank Bear Stearns. It named Michael Solender as its executive vice president and chief legal officer earlier this month. Solender will take on responsibility for overseeing the company's legal, compliance and government relations functions. He succeeds interim legal chief Stewart Landefeld, who is returning to private practice with Perkins Coie in Seattle.

By Sofia Lind

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May 03, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind

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October 14, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Clifford Chance places value on pro bono efforts of �17m a year Clifford Chance (CC) has estimated the value of its pro bono activities last year at �17 million -- breaking convention among City firms by defining the value of its non-profit efforts.

By Sofia Lind

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April 27, 2010 | Law.com

Clifford Chance has revamped its associate development scheme in a bid to maximize the partnership potential of its senior lawyers. The British firm has rolled out a new program that gets help from some recently retired partners to boost the commercial knowledge of its senior associates.

By Sofia Lind

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August 06, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

CMS Cameron McKenna has launched a major alternative billing campaign in a bid to boost client loyalty and attract new business.

By Sofia Lind

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