Sofia Lind

February 06, 2008 | National Law Journal

Linklaters has launched a restructuring and insolvency practice in Amsterdam after hiring a senior lawyer from U.K. rival Simmons & Simmons. Paul Kuipers joins the Dutch arm of the Magic Circle firm Tuesday as a counsel. Kuipers was previously a partner at Simmons, where he specialized in corporate recovery work and debt restructuring, advising banks, creditors and debtors. The move comes as a number of major firms are looking to boost their insolvency practices ahead of an anticipated economic downturn.

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June 19, 2008 | Law.com

Nordic independents Setterwalls and Hannes Snellman have picked up lead roles alongside Sullivan & Cromwell on the proposed merger of communications giants France Telecom and Telia Sonera. France Telecom is reportedly considering upping an indicative bid for Swedish-Finnish company Telia Sonera after an earlier bid valuing the target at $41 billion became public on June 5. France Telecom has turned to Sullivan for French and international advice.

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August 25, 2008 | Law.com

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has boosted its London M&A offering with the hire of Australian rival Minter Ellison's London managing partner Rob Hanley. Hanley is set to join Mallesons' London office on Sept. 15, where he will work closely with the firm's global M&A team. The two-partner office is headed by Rowan Russell. In addition to Hanley's hire, Mallesons is also planning to add to its London finance team with the transfer of banking and finance partner Adrienne Showering from Hong Kong next year.

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January 09, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has boosted its New York capital markets practice with the rehire of Edward Greene, general counsel of Citi's institutional clients group. Greene, who is currently based in London, will relocate to New York to rejoin the firm in February. He joined Cleary in 1982, prior to which he was general counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as director of the Division of Corporation Finance.

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May 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

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November 30, 2010 | Law.com

Law firms are set to face new restrictions on international recruitment in the wake of the U.K. government's announcement of a cap on the immigration of skilled workers. The application category that had been widely used by law firms for overseas recruits has been closed.

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August 18, 2009 | Law.com

Clifford Chance has appointed a new managing partner for its office in Kiev, Ukraine, with finance partner Jared Grubb to replace Nick Fletcher in the role. Grubb, who joined the firm from the Moscow office of CMS Cameron McKenna in 2007, focuses on bank lending, financing and debt restructuring in Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries. His appointment is another indication of how Clifford Chance has changed its strategy in the Ukraine since launching there in October 2008.

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May 17, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Covington & Burling has added four partners to its City life sciences practice with the hire of a team from Morrison & Foerster.

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June 09, 2010 | Law.com

Allen & Overy is advising Rwanda as the once war-torn nation changes from civil to common law in an effort to boost foreign direct investment. A 12-lawyer team from the Magic Circle firm is working pro bono to train legal staff in the Rwandan Bar Association, as well as the country's Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice. The program will run for at least three years and is designed to be transferable to other jurisdictions.

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February 17, 2010 | Law.com

Allen & Overy is set to launch an office in Qatar with the relocation of London real estate partner Robert Porter. The Magic Circle firm received approval from the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority on Monday, allowing it to practice both international and local law from the office. Porter, who will head up the new base, is already in Doha and will be joined by Dubai-based corporate partner Chris Thornes and a team of associates.

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