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The Transfer Window: recent moves including Latham, CC and A&O

Latham & Watkins has turned to Norton Rose for its latest London partner hire, recruiting banking partner Dean Naumowicz for its City finance team. Naumowicz, who joined Norton Rose as a partner in 2006 from Barclays Capital, focuses on derivatives and structured finance. Roles he has taken on recent deals have included acting for project company Societa di Progetto Brebemi on a €2.3bn (£1.9bn) toll motorway project in Italy, on which he worked with a team of lawyers from the firm's Milan office.
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Twitter Haiti earthquake photo ruling opens up worldwide intellectual property debate

There was an interesting decision in the US recently about the intellectual property (IP) implications of posting a photo on Twitter. Professional photographer Daniel Morel – a man who has apparently spent more than 25 years in Haiti – posted dramatic photos of the earthquake that struck the country in January 2010. Morel had posted his shots on TwitPic – a Twitter-affiliated photo sharing site – saying he had "exclusive earthquake photos". Although no copyright notice appeared on the photos, the name Morel did appear on TwitPic.
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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates

Hong Kong law firm Deacons has added to its corporate team with the hire of private equity partner Robert Woll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (WilmerHale). Woll, who headed the US firm's Beijing office for six years, is a specialist in M&A and private equity transactions, and deals involving venture capital and real estate investment funds.
6 minute read

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Bird & Bird plans further Asia-Pac expansion as firm eyes Indonesia and Korea

Bird & Bird is mulling ambitious plans for further expansion in Asia, with openings in Indonesia and South Korea on the cards alongside plans to ramp up its existing offering in Malaysia. The UK outfit, which has previously stated its aim to grow its Asia practice to account for 20% of firmwide revenues and lawyer headcount over the next three to five years, is reviewing opportunities for co-operation arrangements in Indonesia and South Korea, as well as planning to enhance its partnership with Tay & Partners in Malaysia ahead of market liberalisation in June.
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Osborne Clarke turns to Bird & Bird for seventh City partner hire of 2013

Osborne Clarke (OC) has continued its growth in London after adding Bird & Bird IP litigation partner Lorna Brazell to its City ranks, making it the seventh partner to join the office in 2013. Brazell, who joins OC in early May, spent 19 years at Bird & Bird specialising in patent disputes, designs and software copyright matters for high technology clients around the world. She made partner in 2001.
2 minute read

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Taylor Wessing makes key TMT hire with addition of Harbottle IP head

Taylor Wessing has hired top-rated Harbottle & Lewis intellectual property (IP) partner Mark Owen for its technology, media and telecoms (TMT) group. Owen, who has headed up Harbottle's IP, technology and regulatory practice since he joined the firm in 1998, has advised on high-profile matters including taking a role for Lucasfilm on its 2011 copyright battle with a prop designer over the sale of the iconic Stoomtrooper helmets and armour from the Star Wars movie series.
2 minute read

International Edition

Orrick recruits White & Case partner for Tokyo IP practice

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has added to its intellectual property team in Tokyo with the hire of IP litigation partner David Case from White & Case. As head of Japan and Northern Asia IP and commercial litigation practices at his previous firm, Case has a wealth of experience advising Japanese clients in litigation and arbitration involving IP rights.
2 minute read

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The Transfer Window: recent moves including SNR, Gateley, K&L Gates

Harbottle & Lewis has recruited top-rated defamation and reputation management partner John Kelly from Schillings, in an eye-catching hire for the City firm. Kelly has acted for a raft of high-profile clients including disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and former England manager Steve McClaren, as well as other celebrities including Steve Coogan, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Matt Lucas.
7 minute read

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DAC Beachcroft secures alliances with Colombia and Malaysia firms

DAC Beachcroft has boosted its international footprint after sealing two associations with firms in Colombia and Malaysia. The Colombia deal with De La Torre & Monroy, which is top-ranked by Chambers and Partners for insurance work in the Southeast Asian country, is an extension of the Botoga-based firm's existing relationship with legacy Davies Arnold Cooper, with which Beachcroft merged in 2011.
2 minute read

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RPC recruitment drive continues with hire of DLA IP and tech partner

RPC has made its sixth partner hire in four months with the appointment of DLA Piper intellectual property (IP) and technology specialist Mark Crichard in London. Crichard, who joined DLA in 2000 from Garretts, has worked with major clients including ITV, Easyjet, British Airways and Accenture, advising on matters including procurement, outsourcing, cloud computing and cross-border data protection compliance.
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