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Cadwalader makes first new City hire since recent exodus

By Legal Week | July 2, 2009

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has taken its first step towards rebuilding its London office, which was hit by a seven-partner walkout earlier this year. The New York-based firm has hired Edmond Curtin as a special counsel in its capital markets practice.

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Simmons makes up quartet to partnership in promotions round

By Legal Week | June 16, 2009

Simmons & Simmons has announced its new partner promotions, with the firm making up just four following a partnership vote last night (16 June). The promotions, which were pushed back by several months, mark a significant drop on last year's round, when the firm made up 18 new partners.

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Pinsents transfers partner to Dubai to head up local corporate team

By Legal Week | June 16, 2009

Pinsent Masons has added a Dubai corporate head as the firm bids to boost its Gulf presence. Birmingham-based partner Alan Wood has transferred to the emirate to head up the local corporate team, with a brief to expand the firm's capabilities in the region. The firm has not previously had a local leader of the group, which was launched in June 2008 and until now consisted of just two associates.

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Skadden hires Latham HK partner in rare lateral move

By Legal Week | June 12, 2009

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has recruited Hong Kong corporate partner Julie Gao from Latham & Watkins. Gao, who joined Latham straight out of law school in 1998 and was promoted to partner in 2006, was regarded as an up-and-comer in Latham's Asia practice, focusing on M&A and capital markets transactions.

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SJB, Oppenhoff hire German magic circle partners

By Mark Goddard | June 5, 2009

SJ Berwin has expanded its German corporate practice with the hire of a capital markets partner from Clifford Chance (CC). Dietmar Anders joined SJ Berwin's Frankfurt arm earlier this week (1 June). The hire comes a month after the top 20 UK law firm saw the departure of local corporate head Michael Roos, who left to set up his own practice.

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Top UK duo lead on £323m Debenhams share issue

By Mark Goddard | June 5, 2009

Herbert Smith and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken lead roles on a £323m capital raising by UK retailer Debenhams. The share issue is intended to cut the company's debt and improve its ability to refinance in the future.

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CC and Ashurst lead on property group's £220m IPO

By Mark Goddard | June 4, 2009

Clifford Chance (CC) and Ashurst have won roles on Europe's largest initial public offering (IPO) of 2009 – the £220m listing of Max Property Group. CC took the lead for Max Property Group, which last week listed on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and the Channel Islands stock exchange (CISX). Equity capital markets partner Simon Thomas and corporate partner Adrian Levy led the CC team.

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A&O hires Venture Law team to go it alone in Singapore

By Mark Goddard | June 2, 2009

Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched a standalone Singapore office after recruiting all lawyers at White & Case's former joint venture (JV) firm, Venture Law. It is understood that the magic circle law firm broke off its own JV with Singapore practice Shook Lin & Bok around a month ago. The two firms had been in a formal alliance since 2000.

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