Sofia Lind

January 11, 2012 | Law.com

SNR Denton has recruited Linklaters banking partner Edward Hickman to its London office as part of a strategic plan to strengthen and expand the firm's banking and finance department. Last year saw SNR Denton lose a number of senior banking partners, including Michael Black, who joined Norton Rose last week.

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September 09, 2008 | Law.com

Proskauer Rose has secured its long-awaited Asia launch after hiring a two-partner team in Beijing from Heller Ehrman, including chief representative partner Joseph Cha. The departing office head is joined by partner Ying Li and one associate from the top 50 U.S. law firm's new office. Proskauer has previously expressed interest in launching in Asia but does not yet have offices in the region. Following the loss, Heller's Beijing office has only one partner left.

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September 16, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Fulbright Jaworski has kicked off a review of its international strategy that could see the top 50 U.S. firm pursuing a much-touted merger with Norton Rose.The Texan firm's global chairman Steven Pfeiffer launched the review two months ago, with a prospective U.K. merger forming a central plank of the consultation.

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August 05, 2008 | National Law Journal

O'Melveny & Myers has launched an office in Singapore with the hire of White & Case's Asia head of banking, finance and restructuring Bertie Mehigan as its managing partner. The Singapore launch marks the fifth Asian office for O'Melveny, in addition to the firm's bases in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The new office, which will have 15 lawyers by the end of the year, has been launched to serve as a gateway to South Asian markets such as India, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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February 23, 2012 | Law.com

Sidley Austin is strengthening its London corporate practice with the hire of Linklaters partner Stephen Blackshaw, who launched Linklaters' Amsterdam office in 1999. Blackshaw's practice covers mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and other corporate work such as restructurings.

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February 10, 2012 | Law.com

Hogan Lovells has confirmed the appointment of London real estate litigator Nicholas Cheffings as the firm's first sole chairman, replacing current co-chairs Claudette Christian and John Young. Cheffings, who joined legacy Lovells in 1999, has served as a member of Lovells' partnership council and conflicts panel.

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April 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

Dewey & LeBoeuf said Thursday it will close three offices in order to focus resources in major worldwide capital markets. The closures affect around 50 lawyers, who've been asked to transfer to other branches. The firm will close offices in Jacksonville, Fla.; Austin, Texas; and Hartford, Conn. "It is part of our efforts to focus on major commercial and financial centers around the world," says Chairman Steven Davis. "It is quite consistent with what we have done in the last few years."

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April 23, 2008 | National Law Journal

Shearman & Sterling has parted company with its Mannheim, Germany, office, which has broken away to launch its own firm. The break-off was announced to partners in an internal e-mail Tuesday, with Shearman set to lose around 30 lawyers, including nine partners. It is understood the new practice will operate as Schilling Zutt & Anschutz -- its name before merging with the U.S. firm in 2000. The news comes with Shearman set to appoint Harald Selzner as German co-managing partner alongside Georg Thoma.

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May 10, 2012 | Law.com

Quinn Emanuel is set to hire Stephen Jagusch and Anthony Sinclair from Allen & Overy to be the firm's first dedicated arbitration partners in London. The hires come on the heels of Quinn's launch of a Hamburg office with a team from Allen & Overy.

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February 01, 2012 | Law.com

SNR Denton's Paris office is being hit with a 10-lawyer walkout, led by three partners, to Hughes Hubbard & Reed. The departing partners are Sena Agbayissah, who currently leads the Paris banking practice; local technology, media and telecom head Stefan Naumann; and M&A partner Alain Vincent.

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