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Olswang seals hire of CC Paris partner as Euro IP push continues

Olswang has bulked up in France with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) intellectual property (IP) partner Jean-Frederic Gaultier. Gaultier joined Olswang's Paris base earlier this month after seven years as a partner at the magic circle firm.
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A&O rebuilds German IP with Linklaters partner hire

Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired the head of Linklaters' German intellectual property (IP) practice as a partner for its Duesseldorf office, restocking its ranks in the wake of the departure of a team of IP lawyers to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
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Edwards Wildman names new London chief as former head takes firmwide role

Edwards Wildman has appointed intellectual property lawyer Nicholas Bolter as its new London managing partner following the promotion of Laurence Harris to firmwide deputy managing partner. Bolter, who joined legacy Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge in 2009 from now-defunct Howrey, has a particular focus on trademarks and designs. He will maintain his practice after taking up his new leadership role.
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Freshfields makes senior appointments in IP/IT and infrastructure & transport

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made two appointments to senior roles including new global leaders for its IP/IT practice and infrastructure & transport sector group. The magic circle firm has appointed Cologne partner Matthias Koch as its new IP/IT practice group head, succeeding fellow Cologne partner Klaus Beucher, who has held the role since 2006.
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Italy IP firm Orsingher launches office in Rome

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Italy intellectual property (IP) spin-off Orsingher has launched an office in Rome, marking its second base in the country. Orsingher has opened the office with the hire of Domenico Colella, name partner at local firm Portolano Colella Cavallo, which will now be known as Portolano Cavallo.
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A&O grows Washington IP team with Orrick partner hire

Allen & Overy (A&O) has strengthened its US intellectual property (IP) litigation practice with the hire of Steven Adkins from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Adkins has joined the firm's Washington DC office as a partner in the US litigation and global IP practice. He specialises in Section 337 investigations and trials before the International Trade Commission (ITC) involving patent infringement and other unfair trade issues.
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IP valuation - how much is a footballer worth?

"31 January is the closing date for the English and Danish "transfer windows" within which football clubs can sell their overpaid, under-performing players to their rivals and use the money to buy overpaid, under-performing players..."
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Nostalgia for sale - how one lawyer turned a passion for movie posters into a day job

Harbottle & Lewis' Andy Millmore tells 
Sofia Lind how his passion for collecting old movie posters turned into a business venture
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DLA transfers Glasgow partner to Hong Kong to bulk up IP/tech group

DLA Piper has relocated one of its Glasgow partners to Hong Kong as the firm moves to beef up its Asian intellectual property (IP) and technology practice. Glasgow-based technology and media partner Scott Thiel, who specialises in advising on outsourcing and technology transactions, joined the firm's Hong Kong office earlier this week (1 November).
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LG IP practice chief departs to Brown Rudnick

Brown Rudnick has bulked up its London arm with the hire of LG intellectual property (IP) and media head Georgie Collins. Collins joined the firm last week after three years with LG, where she has been a partner since 2010 and practice head since 2008. Her practice focuses on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters with particular experience in international and cross-border disputes. Her departure leaves LG with no partners in its IP 
and media group.
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