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Hogan Lovells takes competition partner Jones from Norton Rose Fulbright

Hogan Lovells has sealed the hire of antitrust partner Mark Jones from Norton Rose Fulbright, continuing its expansion drive of recent months. Jones, who will join Hogan Lovells antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice in London in the New Year, has been a partner at Norton Rose for ten years. He works in particular in the in the energy, infrastructure, insurance and retail sectors.
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Norton Rose Fulbright's Michael Grenfell takes up competition watchdog role

Norton Rose Fulbright antitrust and competition partner Michael Grenfell is leaving the firm to become senior director of sectoral regulation at the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA is a new organisation which is part of the department for Business, Innovation & Skills. It will come into power in April 2014 and will take over many of the functions and responsibilities of the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading.
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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Latham, Bakers and Freshfields

Latham & Watkins has boosted its US practice in Hong Kong with the hire of two corporate lawyers this month. Senior associate Ben Carale has recently been hired as counsel from Sidley Austin, where he was responsible for building the firm's Philippines practice and working on US corporate finance and securities transactions.
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Bingham takes Jones Day competition head in rare City hire

Bingham McCutchen has made a rare hire in London, with the recruitment of Jones Day's London competition practice head Frances Murphy, who represents clients including AstraZeneca and the London Metal Exchange in contentious and non-contentious EU and domestic competition matters, brings the London office's competition team to three partners.
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Goodwin Procter partner appointed as Apple competition 'monitor'

A Goodwin Procter partner has been appointed by a New York judge as an external competition "monitor", to oversee Apple's competition policies, procedures and training.
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White & Case and Bakers secure clearance for Greek airline deal

White & Case and Baker McKenzie have White & Case and Baker McKenzie have successfully represented Aegean Airlines in front of the European Commission as the Greek air carrier progresses its bid to acquire rival Olympic Air.
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Former Fulbright competition co-head joins Brodies in Edinburgh

Brodies' Edinburgh office has re-hired Norton Rose Fulbright regulatory and competition partner Rod Lambert. Lambert, who trained at the Scottish firm before moving to London, joins Brodies' public law and regulatory team, where he will advise clients on antitrust litigation matters including cartel defence, antitrust compliance and merger control.
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Ex-Slaughters and CC partners take top roles at new competition regulator

Former Slaughter and May partner Sarah Cardell has been appointed as GC of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as the new body formed by the merger of the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) sets out its leadership team. Cardell joins from Ofgem, where she is currently legal partner of the markets division. She joined the energy regulator in 2011 after three years as a partner at Slaughters.
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International Edition

CC boosts Italy team with Bonelli antitrust hire

Clifford Chance (CC) has hired Bonelli Erede Pappalardo antitrust partner Luciano Di Via for its Italian antitrust practice. Di Via joined Bonelli in 2001 and became a partner in 2003. He will join the magic circle firm at the start of August and will be based in Rome, splitting his time between the office and the firm's Milan outpost.
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Linklaters recruits Bakers antitrust partner in Hong Kong

Linklaters has hired rated antitrust lawyer Clara Ingen-Housz from Baker & McKenzie for the magic circle's Hong Kong office. Ingen-Housz, who is ranked band two by Chambers and Partners for China antitrust work, will join Linklaters in October in a boost for its pan-Asian practice. The firm's existing China competition practice will continue to be led by Fay Zhou and Cheng Yuan in Beijing.
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