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DWF to merge with professional indemnity firm Fishburns

DWF is to merge with professional indemnity law firm Fishburns on 1 February this year, with the Fishburns business to be re-branded as DWF Fishburns. The merger will see 210 staff at Fishburns, including around 24 partners and consultants, join DWF's 1,780 staff in the UK.
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A round-up of the best legal briefings in Legal Week Law from the past three months
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Bakers ups chargeable hours target for London associates

Baker & McKenzie has increased its annual chargeable hours target for London lawyers from 1,600 to 1,700, following an overhaul of the firm's associate career structure and pay system. The increase, which equates to around half an hour of extra billable work per day, is not being accompanied by a salary uplift. The news was first reported on RollOnFriday yesterday (16 January).
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Farrers announces job cuts with up to 12 roles set to go

Farrer & Co has become the latest in a string of firms to announce job cuts, kicking off a redundancy consultation which will affect 12 staff. The review, first reported today on RollOnFriday, will cover one fee earner role, along with two professional support lawyers, three secretaries and six business services staff.
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CMS Cameron McKenna places 40 jobs at risk in review of UK business

CMS Cameron McKenna has launched a review of its business which puts 40 UK roles at risk of redundancy, including 26 lawyers. The firm announced the review, which covers its business in the UK and CEE, to staff this morning (15 January), with the review including a proposal to cut 40 roles from the UK business.
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SNR Denton trade head to launch City arm for US firm

SNR Denton's London-based head of trade and export Geoffrey Wynne is set to leave the firm to launch a UK-base for US firm Sullivan & Worcester (S&W). Wynne, who is top-ranked by Chambers and Partners for commodities trade finance work, advises banks and trade financiers on trade and commodity transactions. He is set to head S&W's new London office, which will mark the firm's first international outpost.
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Bakers leads UPS-TNT deal challenge as €5.2bn takeover collapses

Baker & McKenzie has successfully challenged the proposed €5.2bn (£4.3bn) takeover of delivery giant TNT Express by United Parcel Service (UPS), which has collapsed after the European Commission moved to block the deal. FedEx challenged the merger on competitive grounds after UPS's bid was announced in early 2012, with the European Commission subsequently opening an investigation into the proposed deal in July.
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Time after time - veteran law firm leaders reflect on decades at the top

When I call up Nick Thomas, senior partner at Kennedys, he tells me his secretary had left a message that a reporter wanted to speak with "some of the old farts". It's not the exact wording I had used, I explain, but the self-deprecation gives a hint as to why the firm has kept him at the helm for more than 15 years...
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DLA Piper opens for business in Seoul after Korea licence approval

DLA Piper has opened for business in Korea today (8 January) after receiving approval to launch in the country last month. The firm is launching a base in the capital of Seoul after getting the go-ahead from the country's Ministry of Justice in December last year.
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Dewey filings reveal $14m in fee claims by bankruptcy advisers

Advisers to Dewey & LeBoeuf's estate are seeking more than $14m (£8.7m) in fees and expenses for work carried out in the first five months of the defunct US law firm's bankruptcy proceedings, new filings have revealed. A dozen applicants, including law firms, financial advisers, wind-down consultants and administrative advisors have so far filed claims in New York bankruptcy courts for services rendered between 28 May and the end of October last year. The claims are set to be considered by Judge Martin Glenn on 24 January.
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