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September 15, 2010 | International Edition

SJ Berwin is set to bulk up its Munich arm with the hire of an intellectual property (IP) partner from Howrey. Michael Knospe will join SJ Berwin's Munich IP practice in October after three years as a partner at Howrey. He specialises in patent law, with a particular focus on infringement and licensing, trademarks and design patents and IT, software and media.

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September 15, 2010 | International Edition

Linklaters and Clifford Chance (CC) have taken lead roles on the Royal Bank of Scotland's £4.7bn mortgage-backed securities sale, in one of the first issuances of its kind since the recession hit. CC acted for RBS with a team including banking and finance partners Kevin Ingram and Emma Matebalavu, while New York capital markets partner Lewis Cohen advised on US law.

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September 14, 2010 | International Edition

Mr Justice Tugendhat has been appointed as the new senior libel and privacy judge at the Queen's Bench Division, succeeding Mr Justice Eady. Eady has completed two terms in office since his appointment in 2004, with Tugendhat appointed for a three-year term as the judge in charge of the jury list, beginning on 1 October. He will be responsible for managing work on the court's lists concerning defamation, privacy and clinical negligence and assigning judges to each case.

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September 13, 2010 | International Edition

Clarke Willmott is set to launch in Manchester with the hire of two intellectual property (IP) lawyers from local firm JMW Solicitors. IP partner Roy Crozier and associate Andrew Stone will open the office on 1 November, marking the sixth UK base for the firm. Crozier joins Clarke Wilmott as co-head of IP alongside his former colleague Paul Cox.

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September 13, 2010 | International Edition

DWF has recruited a real estate partner from Trowers & Hamlins in Manchester as the fast-growing firm continues its expansion drive. Jon Kiddle started at DWF last month after eight years at Trowers, the last four of which he was a partner. He becomes the eleventh real estate partner in the firm's Manchester headquarters and specialises in the pub and leisure, social housing and corporate occupier sectors.

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September 10, 2010 | International Edition

White & Case and Dewey & LeBoeuf have advised on the issue of a $600m (£390m) eurobond by the National Bank of Egypt (NBE). Dewey & LeBoeuf advised NBE - Egypt's largest bank - with London partner Camille Abousleiman taking the lead role. White & Case advised the underwriters, including Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley, with a team led by London partner Stuart Matty.

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September 09, 2010 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) has bolstered its Singapore office with the hire of a capital markets partner from Wong Partnership. Raymond Tong will be the first capital markets lawyer practising Singapore law in the office following the approval of the firm's local licence last year. CC previously had a joint venture with Wong Partnership that ended when the firm received its own licence in May 2009.

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September 08, 2010 | International Edition

Slaughter and May corporate veteran Nigel Boardman and Edwin Coe litigation head David Greene have joined a new legal think tank to research and debate key legal issues. Boardman and Greene join the 14-member board of Halsbury's Law Exchange, which is chaired by the former BBC legal editor Joshua Rozenberg. The think tank is billed as an attempt to generate debate on legal and public policy issues.

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September 08, 2010 | International Edition

Austria's Schoenherr has launched a dedicated compliance and white-collar crime practice in response to an increase in client demand. The new practice will be led by partners Wolfgang Hoeller and Heidemarie Paulitsch, and will specialise in advising companies that have been damaged by criminal activities and face criminal liability.

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September 08, 2010 | International Edition

Pinsent Masons' Singapore joint venture is set to grow its projects practice with the hire of a partner from Shearman & Sterling. Project finance partner David Platt will join Pinsents in November and will first spend a period of time in the firm's City office, before transferring to Pinsent Masons MPillay in Singapore next year.

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