Sofia Lind

August 12, 2011 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) is set to strengthen its London high-yield offering with the relocation of a partner from New York.Tony Lopez will become the fifth partner with capacity to advise on high yield deals in the firm's Canary Wharf team, which also has 14 associates.

By Sofia Lind

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August 11, 2011 | International Edition

Matrix Chambers and Atkins Thomson Solicitors have been instructed to represent the latest senior UK politician to bring a legal claim against News International in the phone-hacking saga. Atkins media partner Mark Thomson and Matrix Chambers' Hugh Tomlinson QC are representing deputy Liberal Democrat leader Simon Hughes, who brought the case against News Group Newspapers and former News of the World private investigator Glenn Mulcaire in the High Court earlier this week (9 August).

By Sofia Lind

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August 11, 2011 | International Edition

SNR Denton has added a partner to its London office with the hire of Linklaters counsel Mark Cheney. The energy-focused project finance lawyer, who trained and qualified at Linklaters before reaching the rank of counsel, joins SNR Denton's partnership in the firm's energy, transport and infrastructure team.

By Sofia Lind

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August 10, 2011 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) has won the lead role for Eurostar on the €550m (£486m) financing of its disputed train fleet order from Siemens. The role for CC comes after Eurostar last month resolved its dispute with Alstom Transport, after the French company had attempted to block Eurostar's €600m (£522m) deal with Siemens to provide new trains.

By Sofia Lind

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August 10, 2011 | International Edition

Veolia has reviewed its UK panel arrangements, with Herbert Smith and McGrigors winning first-time appointments. In an unusual move, the French utility giant has also added a barristers' chambers to its external legal line-up for the first time, with Hardwicke Chambers winning the appointment.

By Sofia Lind

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August 09, 2011 | International Edition

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have taken lead roles on one of the largest London lettings deals so far this year. The magic circle duo have advised as the European Medical Association (EMA) agreed a pre-let of 250,000 sq ft in a new 20-storey tower which Canary Wharf Group will start building at 25 Churchill Place on the Wharf later this year.

By Sofia Lind

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August 09, 2011 | International Edition

CMS Cameron McKenna is set to spin off its entire 15-lawyer immigration practice to corporate immigration specialist firm Fragomen. The team, which will move across as of 1 October, includes Camerons' highly-rated immigration head Caron Pope, who has been a partner with CMS since joining from Reed Smith in 2007 to lead the immigration practice.

By Sofia Lind

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August 08, 2011 | International Edition

Norton Rose is set to see a four-partner walkout from its Middle East practice, with regional managing partner Campbell Steedman among those set to leave the firm.Steedman, a Dubai-based corporate partner, is set to join White & Case...

By Sofia Lind

3 minute read

August 03, 2011 | International Edition

CMS Cameron McKenna has set all of its fee earners and support staff a minimum target of 50 hours of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities a year. The target, which will not be mandatory, marks the first time that non-fee earning management and support staff at the firm will record their CSR contributions. Fee earners, meanwhile, will see the CSR hours influence their pay, as they will be considered when deciding their merit-based remuneration, which was introduced last year.

By Sofia Lind

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August 03, 2011 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) is considering opening further offices in Africa after becoming one of three top 10 City law firms to announce plans to open in Morocco within the last month. The firm, which along with Norton Rose last week confirmed plans to follow Allen & Overy (A&O) into Casablanca later this year, said that the launch of its first African office could be followed by other openings on the continent.

By Sofia Lind

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