Suzi Ring

September 13, 2012 | International Edition

Herbert Smith and Nabarro have advised on the £300m sale of BNP Paribas Real Estate's St Pancras base to insurance giant AXA.

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September 13, 2012 | International Edition

Travers Smith managing partner Andrew Lilley has been re-elected for a second term at the City firm's helm.

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September 13, 2012 | International Edition

Litigation broker TheJudge has launched a new price comparison service intended to speed up the process of selecting third-party litigation funding for cases.

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September 13, 2012 | International Edition

Addleshaw Goddard has settled one of its three upcoming proceedings for Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, ending his $3bn (£1.9bn) claim against the Patarkatsishvili family. The claim was settled today (13 September) with Signature Litigation founding partner Graham Huntley advising the family of now-deceased Georgian billionaire Arkady 'Badri' Patarkatsishvili and Addleshaws litigation partners Mark Hastings and John Kelleher representing Berezovsky.

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September 12, 2012 | International Edition

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are both advising on a €164m (£102m) claim against Barclays, in the latest allegation of wrongdoing at the bank. The claim has seen investment firm CF Partners accuse Barclays of using information it shared with the bank when it was looking to buy Swedish carbon trading company Tricorona, before subsequently buying the company after CF Partners pulled out of the deal in the wake of the recession.

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September 10, 2012 | International Edition

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced the latest round of High Court judges, with the appointment of 3 Stone Buildings' Sarah Asplin QC set to double the number of women currently sitting in the Chancery Division. Asplin is replacing the retiring Mr Justice Calvert-Smith, taking the number of women in the Chancery Division to two out of a bench total of 18. Her new role comes after 28 years at the Bar.

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September 10, 2012 | International Edition

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is launching an office in Dubai, as the firm looks to grow its presence in the Middle East. The UK top 20 firm will open the office later this month with real estate partner Mohammed Kamal relocating from Abu Dhabi to head the operation.

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September 10, 2012 | International Edition

Allens is set to close four of its Asian offices in the wake of its tie-up with Linklaters earlier this year, with staff to relocate to the magic circle firm's local bases in the continent. The Australian firm is in the process of winding down offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore, although there is no set time frame for the closures.

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September 10, 2012 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons have both bolstered their Paris offices with partner hires from Weil Gotshal & Manges and Linklaters respectively. Freshfields has hired Weil's Paris banking head Emmanuel Ringeval as a partner for the magic circle firm's finance practice in the French capital.

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September 07, 2012 | International Edition

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired a corporate team from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris, led by the firm's former local practice chief Fabrice Cohen. Cohen has left the magic circle outfit after seven years in the partnership. He brings with him of counsel Gabriel Flandin and senior associate Basma Paradin.

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