Sofia Lind

December 17, 2010 | International Edition

CMS Cameron McKenna is set to lose a four-partner litigation team in Warsaw led by top-rated Polish dispute resolution head Pawel Pietkiewicz. The group also comprises litigation partners Michal Subocz, Lukasz Hejmej and Tomasz Manicki. All four are understood to be joining White & Case, although the US firm was unable to confirm the hires.

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December 16, 2010 | International Edition

DLA Piper and Addleshaw Goddard have advised on a property deal which will see ITV move the entire set of Coronation Street to the new MediaCityUK development in Manchester. The deal will see ITV move the company's Manchester base to Peel Holdings' 700,000 sq m development in Salford Quays in 2012. It will also see ITV build a standalone production and studio centre for the long-running TV soap opera on a 7.7 acre site at Trafford Wharf in Manchester.

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December 16, 2010 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have won lead roles on a major City real estate deal which has seen the ownership of Allen & Overy's (A&O) City headquarters change hands. CC advised Hammerson and Oman Investment Fund (OIF) on the deal, which saw the pair sell their 25:75 joint venture - whose principal asset is the long leasehold interest in the Bishops Square offices in London's Spitalfields - to JP Morgan Asset Management.

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December 14, 2010 | International Edition

Al Tamimi & Company is bringing in a lateral partner from US law firm Patton Boggs to lead its Qatar office. The appointment of Jay Fortin as Doha managing partner plugs the gap left after corporate and commercial partner Ahmad Anani left for Latham & Watkins earlier this year.

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December 14, 2010 | International Edition

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Gide Loyrette Nouel have taken lead roles on a €1.2bn (£1bn) disposal by Gucci owner PPR. Skadden has advised French luxury goods and retail group PPR on the deal, which will see PPR offload its furniture and household goods brand Conforama to South Africa-listed manufacturing and retail group Steinhoff International Holdings.

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December 13, 2010 | International Edition

SJ Berwin has voted through changes to its governance structure after the firm's partnership gave unanimous support for proposals in a meeting on Friday (10 December). Nominations have now opened for the new partnership board that will be responsible for the firm's overall strategic direction and will replace the current strategy committee, which has until now dealt with both strategy and management issues.

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December 10, 2010 | International Edition

CMS Cameron McKenna is holding performance reviews that are expected to lead to a number of partners leaving the firm, with others set to move down the equity. It is understood that affected partners were told about the review - first reported on RollonFriday this morning (10 December) - within the last two weeks. Fewer than 20 partners are expected to be affected in total, with the review coming as the top 15 City law firm bids to increase profitability.

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December 10, 2010 | International Edition

Simmons & Simmons has elected City finance head Jeremy Hoyland as its next managing partner. Hoyland will replace outgoing managing partner Mark Dawkins from 1 May next year, when his term comes to an end. The vote, which closed last night (9 December) saw Hoyland see off competition from Germany country head Hans-Hermann Aldenhoff, who was the only other candidate in the race.

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December 09, 2010 | International Edition

SJ Berwin partners are set to vote on proposals to overhaul the firm's governance structure in a bid to streamline decision-making at the top 20 law firm. Partners are due to vote tomorrow (10 December) on proposals that would see the firm abolishing its current strategy committee as part of plans to bring in three separate governing bodies - each with clearly defined areas of responsibility.

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December 08, 2010 | International Edition

Taylor Wessing has hired SJ Berwin partner Tandeep Minhas in a boost to its City financial institutions practice. Minhas joins the Anglo-German law firm as a partner in its financial institutions and markets group.

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