Sofia Lind

April 01, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind and Simon Peterson

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June 20, 2008 | Law.com

Baker & McKenzie is parting company with its office in Bologna, with the majority of the six lawyers based in the Italian office spinning off to launch a stand-alone firm. Baker acquired its Bologna office after taking over nine-lawyer arbitration and competition boutique Bernini e Associati in April 2002. Office head Giorgio Bernini became a special counsel at Baker as a result of the tie-up, while the eight other lawyers became associates.

By Sofia Lind

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October 07, 2011 | Law.com

Premier Property Lawyers has become the first alternative business structure in the U.K., thanks to the Legal Services Act, which aims to expand consumers' choice of legal services. That news came as Everyman Legal announced that it intends to become the first U.K. solicitors' practice to seek a stock market admission.

By Sofia Lind

3 minute read

January 05, 2010 | Law.com

Latham & Watkins associates are set to see their salaries increase, as the firm unfreezes pay levels after keeping them static in 2009. Latham confirmed that it has moved salaries in the U.S. up to the level they would have been at in 2010 had they not been frozen last year. The firm added that salaries have also been increased in other markets around the world, but that regional variations to the structure applied.

By Sofia Lind

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August 12, 2008 | Law.com

Eversheds has struck a deal to outsource low-end legal work to India. The firm has signed a contract with a third-party provider to outsource small commercial contracts that are too expensive to carry out in the U.K. or in-house. The initiative, the result of a review led by commercial group head Jonathan Guest, will initially allow the firm to offer cheaper rates for low-end volume work such as commercial contracts but could be expanded to cover larger-scale work such as due diligence.

By Claire Ruckin and Sofia Lind

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February 07, 2008 | National Law Journal

Ashurst has hired a new project finance partner in Japan with the addition of White & Case partner Matthias Schemuth, who joined the British giant on Monday. Schemuth becomes the third partner in Ashurst's Tokyo finance group. He spent seven years at White & Case, where he was a partner in the Hong Kong energy, infrastructure, project finance and asset finance group. The hire "shows we are keen to bolster our presence in Asia," said Ashurst senior partner Geoffrey Green.

By Sofia Lind

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May 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Allen & Overy has overhauled its pay bands for junior lawyers with the City giant restarting its associate track and agreeing modest rises in its underlying salary bands.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

January 26, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

CMS Cameron McKenna is to either lay off or relocate almost one third of its support staff as a result of its outsourcing agreement with Integreon.

By Sofia Lind

3 minute read

August 13, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

CMS Cameron McKenna has launched a major alternative billing campaign in a bid to boost client loyalty and attract new business. The firm is offering a 'no questions asked' fixed-fee payment system, which will see clients pay for legal advice on a regular monthly basis.

By Sofia Lind

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March 18, 2008 | National Law Journal

CMS Cameron McKenna has joined the ranks of London firms targeting the Middle East after the addition of Lebanon's largest law firm, Levant Lawyers, to its network of alliance members. Fifty-lawyer Levant is headquartered in Beirut and has additional offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. The agreement specifies that Levant will further expand in the Middle East by the end of next year. The CMS network has almost 60 offices across 30 jurisdictions globally.

By Sofia Lind

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