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United Nations taps Linklaters to produce GC sustainability guide

By Alex Newman | January 27, 2014

Linklaters has secured a high-profile pro-bono mandate to help the United Nations (UN) produce a corporate sustainability guide for general counsel.

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International Edition

CMS and Dundas partners sign up to two-year lock-in ahead of merger

By Pui-Guan Man | January 27, 2014

Dundas & Wilson and CMS Cameron McKenna (CMS) have agreed a two-year partner lock-in as part of its £270m merger, which is set to go live later this year. It is understood that partners have been locked into the partnership for two years on a particular level of pay as a condition of the merger.

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International Edition

Dentons names Lazar as European chair in board reshuffle

By Legal Week | January 24, 2014

Dentons has appointed real estate partner Evan Lazar as chair of its European board while former CEE head Tomasz Dabrowski has been appointed as European CEO. Lazar, who already held a place on the board, succeeds Francois Chateau having been unanimously elected. As European CEO Dabrowski meanwhile replaces Dariusz Oleszczuk, who retains a position on the European board.

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International Edition

Arnold & Porter launches in Houston with four-partner Hogan Lovells team

By Alex Newman | January 24, 2014

Hogan Lovells' Houston managing partner Thad Dameris is part of a four-partner team poached by Arnold & Porter, as the US firm launches in the Texan city. Arnold & Porter opened its Houston office on Wednesday (22 January). The move gives the firm its seventh base in the US and ninth office globally.

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Legal Week

Plus ça change – can Rare's diversity scheme transform the profession?

By Georgina Stanley | January 23, 2014

On the surface a lot can change in the legal world in six months. In the time since I went on maternity leave last summer, SJ Berwin has agreed and gone live with its much-trailed combination with King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Lawrence Graham has finally found a merger partner in the shape of Wragge & Co, and CMS Cameron McKenna? Well, it hasn't yet managed the US link it has publicly set its sights on, but it has agreed a deal with ailing Scots firm Dundas & Wilson. In many respects though, these developments – with the exception of the KWM merger – seem unlikely to be transformational. Even in KWM's case, the impact it makes will be intrinsically linked to the extent to which the firm can integrate and overcome sizeable cultural differences. Meanwhile, UK mid-market merger activity is increasingly just business as usual for a host of firms scrabbling to improve – or simply maintain – their position in a saturated and highly competitive market.

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International Edition

Plus ça change – can Rare's diversity scheme transform the profession?

By Georgina Stanley | January 23, 2014

On the surface a lot can change in the legal world in six months. In the time since I went on maternity leave last summer, SJ Berwin has agreed and gone live with its much-trailed combination with King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Lawrence Graham has finally found a merger partner in the shape of Wragge & Co, and CMS Cameron McKenna? Well, it hasn't yet managed the US link it has publicly set its sights on, but it has agreed a deal with ailing Scots firm Dundas & Wilson. In many respects though, these developments – with the exception of the KWM merger – seem unlikely to be transformational. Even in KWM's case, the impact it makes will be intrinsically linked to the extent to which the firm can integrate and overcome sizeable cultural differences. Meanwhile, UK mid-market merger activity is increasingly just business as usual for a host of firms scrabbling to improve – or simply maintain – their position in a saturated and highly competitive market.

3 minute read

International Edition

Dentons outlines bold plans for Asian expansion drive

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | January 23, 2014

Dentons is eyeing significant expansion in Asia through a five-part strategy which includes building up partners and joining with local outfits. The global firm, founded last year through a merger between SNR Denton, Fraser Milner Casgrain and Salans, is seeking to substantially bolster its revenues coming from the region.

4 minute read

International Edition

Allure undimmed – why international firms are queuing up to grab a piece of the Canadian market

By James Boxell | January 22, 2014

Troubles in Canada's energy industry have taken the shine off its economy, but this has done little to deter the host of international outfits eager to tap into the market. With firms such as Dentons and Norton Rose Fulbright already active there, James Boxell asks what attracted them to the country, and whether their 'one-stop shops' can take on the dominant seven sisters

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International Edition

DAC Beachcroft goes stateside with New York office launch

By Gavriel Hollander | January 21, 2014

DAC Beachcroft has set up its first representative office in the US, with the launch of a New York base to support its international network.

2 minute read

International Edition

Top law firms and legal departments to line up for 2014 Middle East awards

By Legal Week | January 20, 2014

Leading Middle East law firms and legal departments are set to do battle in the third annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards. The awards, which are jointly hosted by Legal Week and the Corporate Counsel Middle East Group, will take place in Dubai on 15 May.

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