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Irwin Mitchell's Thompson to succeed Jon Vivian as London real estate head

Irwin Mitchell partner Rob Thompson is to take over from London real estate head Jon Vivian from 1 May. Vivian, who will continue as senior real estate partner in London, will focus on managing existing and new client relationships. Since 2011, he has also helped drive the firm's push into corporate, commercial, regulatory and litigation work.
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Incoming Clifford Chance corporate head faces PE challenge as firm continues to shed talent

Clifford Chance's (CC) new global corporate head Guy Norman (pictured) will have a sizeable in-tray when he takes over from managing partner elect Matthew Layton in May.
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Hogan Lovells eyes Africa network as City firms look to plant flags in region

Hogan Lovells is set to broaden its Africa capability, with the firm having already identified five specific markets to target. The plans, which will be developed over the next two months, will be presented to clients and local firms in target jurisdictions. The move comes in the wake of Hogan Lovells' combination with South African outfit Routledge Modise last December.
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Bingham partners face pay "haircut" as global revenues plummet 13% in 2013

Partners at Bingham McCutchen have been asked to take an additional pay "haircut" after global revenue at the US firm plummeted by $110m last year. The 12.6% drop, which left total revenue for 2013 at $762m, came in the wake of a decline in US restructuring and securities litigation work.
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Turning up the heat – South Africa's role as a hub for the wider continent

According to many lawyers in South Africa the vibe at the African Mining Indaba – a practically mandatory event in every major local law firm's calendar – was somewhat reserved this year. It is not hard to see why, when taking into account reduced output volumes from the economy's cornerstone mining sector. Onlookers observe that South Africa is facing an onslaught of negative sentiment given the volume of industrial disputes and unrest in the mining sector as well as the imminent presidential election, causing many investors to hold off until a clearer picture emerges. Added to this, the rand has tumbled against the world's major currencies, resulting in a hike in benchmark interest rates. Some lawyers in the jurisdiction have been surprised, then, at the influx of international newcomers in the past year. Linklaters became the first of the magic circle to establish a significant presence on the ground when it sealed an alliance with Webber Wentzel at the end of 2012, while Hogan Lovells forged a tie-up with former Eversheds alliance firm Routledge Modise in December last year, with the latter now trading under the Hogan Lovells brand. Eversheds itself re-entered the South African market at the same time, after signing an agreement with Mahons Attorneys a year after its split with Routledge.
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Eversheds appoints Middle East practice heads as firm continues roll out of three-year strategy

Eversheds has created new management roles in the Middle East as the firm continues to roll out chief executive Bryan Hughes' '2020 Vision' strategy. Hughes unveiled the strategy, which aligned partners in the firm's four practice groups (HR, litigation, real estate and corporate and commercial) with its 11 sector groups when he was reappointed as CEO in 2012. The plan is now being put in place across the Middle East. As part of the integration of the strategy, United Arab Emirates (UAE) based disputes partner Nayiri Boghossian has filled the newly created role of regional litigation head. Appointments for regional real estate and HR chiefs are expected to follow shortly.
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Singapore expected to announce successful licence renewals this month

The first international law firms to receive local licences to practice in Singapore are expecting to hear later this month whether they have will be renewed
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Norton Rose Fulbright secures Rio launch with former BP lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright has launched in Rio de Janeiro with the hire of BP's former assistant general counsel Andrew Haynes to co-head the new venture. Haynes, who joined the firm earlier this month, will lead the new Brazilian office alongside the firm's current Colombia head Glenn Faass.
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Hill Dicks asks salaried partners for capital investment ahead of LLP tax changes

Hill Dickinson will ask its non-equity partners to invest 30% of their salary into the firm, ahead of changes to the tax rules for limited liability partnerships. The move is currently subject to a consultation, which kicked off a fortnight ago. Exact details of the plan will be presented to the partnership at the end of the month, with the firm hoping to raise the capital by 31 March.
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Quinn Emanuel continues office opening spree with Brussels launch

Quinn Emanuel has further grown its European offering with the launch of a competition practice in Brussels, the firm's tenth office outside the US. In a statement, the litigation focused firm's managing partner John Quinn said a presence in the Belgian capital was a necessity to "effectively represent our clients in global disputes".
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