Suzi Ring

June 20, 2012 | International Edition

Heavyweight Linklaters litigator Christopher Style QC is set to leave the magic circle firm to join One Essex Court. Style will join the chambers on 1 November this year after 27 years as a partner at Linklaters, where he joined as a trainee in 1977.

By Suzi Ring

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June 19, 2012 | International Edition

Allen & Overy (A&O) is in discussions to extend its five-year association with Saudi Arabian outfit Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm. A&O is renegotiating the relationship as the initial five-year agreement between the pair draws to a close but the deal is expected to be renewed, with a spokesman stating there is "no way the firm is pulling out" of the region.

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June 14, 2012 | International Edition

LG has secured an association with a local firm in Brazil, marking its latest move to grow its international footprint ahead of its potential merger with Field Fisher Waterhouse. The firm has entered into a non-exclusive association with Brazilian outfit Motta Fernandes Rocha Advogados (MFRA), with the tie-up giving LG access to a total of 70 local lawyers – including 40 partners – across two offices in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

By Suzi Ring

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June 14, 2012 | International Edition

Herbert Smith, Olswang and Taylor Wessing are among a raft of firms to have lined up on the £65m sale of The Hoxton Hotel to London investment firm Ennismore Capital.

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June 10, 2012 | International Edition

Olswang has bulked up in France with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) intellectual property (IP) partner Jean-Frederic Gaultier. Gaultier joined Olswang's Paris base earlier this month after seven years as a partner at the magic circle firm.

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June 07, 2012 | International Edition

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has kicked off a much-anticipated review of its legal panel, with tender documents sent out to law firms late last month. Firms have until 22 June to submit their pitches to RBS, with the online tender widely expected to result in the bank's list of preferred advisers being scaled back.

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June 07, 2012 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken the lead roles on the $1.7bn (£1.1bn) sale of BG Group's majority holding in Brazilian gas distribution company Comgas. Freshfields led for BG Group with a team fielded by City corporate partner Graham Watson, alongside London managing partner Mark Rawlinson, Amsterdam corporate partner Robert ten Have, tax partner Sarah Falk and Eelco van der Stok.

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June 07, 2012 | International Edition

Weil Gotshal & Manges City dispute resolution partner Juliet Blanch has launched a review of the Energy Arbitrators' List, an online database of expert arbitrators in the field, with a number of high-profile disputes partners appointed to assist with the process. Blanch, who is chairing the review in conjunction with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), is looking to update the 141-strong list, with a committee of disputes partners appointed last month to help.

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June 06, 2012 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer competition partner Nicholas Spearing has left the firm to join the City arm of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Spearing, who joined Freshfields in 1978 and made partner in 1984, has already joined Milbank, where he is the first UK competition partner in the firm's London office.

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June 06, 2012 | International Edition

Slaughter and May has taken the lead role on a major Hong Kong deal that will see the HK$79.8bn (£6.7bn) construction of a new train route connecting Hong Kong Island to the New Territories region. Slaughters advised railway company MTR Corporation on the construction agreement with the Hong Kong Government, with the magic circle firm's team led by Hong Kong corporate partner Jason Webber. MTR's in-house legal team was headed up by legal manager Gill Meller.

By Suzi Ring

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