Sofia Lind

September 08, 2011 | New York Law Journal

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March 21, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Allen & Overy banking partner Carl Sheldon has been named as the first-ever general counsel of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. A former managing partner of A&O's Manhattan and Frankfurt offices, Sheldon will be tasked with developing a global legal group at TAQA, which is among the largest companies listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market. Its operations include power generation, water desalination, upstream oil and gas, pipelines and gas storage.

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April 01, 2008 | Law.com

UBS general counsel Peter Kurer will be the next chairman of the Swiss banking giant, it was announced Tuesday, with current chair Marcel Ospel opting to stand down after major losses suffered by the investment bank. Kurer, who joined UBS in 2001 as group general counsel and has been a member of the group executive board since 2002, is poised to take charge after the group's annual general meeting. The news marks a rare elevation for a general counsel to the top job at a major financial institution.

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April 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Clifford Chance has installed a nine-partner committee to oversee the law firm's recruitment, replacing its former system of handing responsibility to a sole recruitment partner.

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June 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

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April 05, 2011 | New York Law Journal

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July 21, 2008 | Law.com

International offices have played a significant role in boosting revenues over the last year, cushioning firms as economic conditions in the U.K. have deteriorated. Firms including Allen & Overy, Clyde & Co, Simmons & Simmons and Norton Rose all reported that at least half of their revenues came from overseas offices during the last financial year. With the force of the downturn likely to have a greater impact next year, top firms are expecting to be even more reliant on their international network.

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September 19, 2011 | Law.com

Simmons & Simmons and CMS Cameron McKenna have each seen a partner leave to join Freehills, as the Australian firm moves to bulk up its IT and communications practice. The expansion comes as growing numbers of U.K. and U.S. firms move to enter the Australian legal market, in part to access strong trade flows with China.

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February 03, 2011 | Law.com

Allen & Overy will be launching an operational support and legal services center in Belfast that is expected to grow to 300 staff members. The center will deliver some core internal business support processes and routine legal work, but the firm says there will be no lawyer redundancies.

By Sofia Lind

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April 20, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind

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