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Linklaters in exclusive alliance talks with South Africa's Webber Wentzel

Linklaters is in advanced talks with South African law firm Webber Wentzel about an exclusive alliance, with both partnerships expected to ratify the deal through a vote later this year. The deal is set to follow the same formula as the magic circle firm's tie-up with Australia's Allens Arthur Robinson, which subsequently rebranded as Allens, and is expected to consist of a formal referral agreement and one or more joint ventures.
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ENS goes pan-African with Rwanda and Burundi launches

South African law firm ENS is set to open offices in Rwanda and Burundi, with the firm stating that the East African launches will make it the first integrated pan-African law firm. The firm has hired Desire Kamanzi, managing partner of Kamanzi, Ntaganira & Associates to lead ENS Africa - Rwanda, which will include the rest of his firm.
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Howard Kennedy and Finers Stephens Innocent announce £43m merger

Howard Kennedy and Finers Stephens Innocent have agreed to merge in a deal that is set to create a UK law firm with revenues of around £43m. The combination, which will go live on 1 November, will create a firm with 88 partners and 125 fee-earners under the brand Howard Kennedy FSI.
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Hogan Lovells to overhaul post-merger management team

Hogan Lovells is set to overhaul the international management committee put together in May 2010 when the transatlantic merger between legacy Lovells and Hogan & Hartson went live. Co-chief executives Warren Gorrell and David Harris are consulting partners about the scale of changes to the body, which is responsible for setting and managing the firm's strategy, with partners suggesting single practice group heads could be introduced when the current terms end on 30 April 2013.
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Four names emerge as contenders to succeed Orrick CEO Baxter

Four US partners have emerged as front runners to replace longtime Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe chairman Ralph Baxter when he retires next year. The firm has narrowed down candidates to fill Bxter's role to Los Angeles-based finance partner Alan Benjamin; Walter Brown, a white-collar litigator in San Francisco; James Stengel, a mass torts and product liability litigator in New York; and Mitchell Zuklie, a technology-focused corporate lawyer in Silicon Valley, writes The AmLaw Daily.
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Shoosmiths confirms 86 job cuts after two-month consultation

Shoosmiths has confirmed it is making 86 members of staff redundant following a two-month consultation process that came to an end yesterday (23 July). The cuts comprise 71 voluntary and 15 compulsory redundancies, and primarily affect the firm's volume motor personal injury team, which is based in Basingstoke.
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International Edition

Qantas turns to Allens as longstanding GC steps down

Australian airline group Qantas has turned to Sydney firm Allens for its new general counsel after longstanding legal head Brett Johnson announced his intention to retire. Allens corporate partner Andrew Finch is set to join the airline in November to take up the general counsel role. He has been a partner at the Australian firm for more than a decade and counts Qantas among his major clients.
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International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills names new global management team

Herbert Smith and Australian merger partner Freehills have outlined the new global management structure for the combined firm, naming a 13-strong global executive. Herbert Smith managing partner David Willis and Freehills managing partner Gavin Bell will become joint chief executives of the merged firm when the deal goes live on 1 October (subject to regulatory approval) and will lead the management team.
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Ex-Herbert Smith alliance leader exits Stibbe to launch new boutique

The former secretary general of the now-defunct Herbert Smith alliance, Olivier Clevenbergh, is set to leave Benelux firm Stibbe to launch his own boutique. Clevenbergh, who was secretary general of the decade-long alliance between Herbert Smith, Stibbe and Germany's Gleiss Lutz from July 2011 until the relationship officially ended in December last year, handed in his notice last week.
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Norton Rose secures hire of Clifford Chance shipping finance chief

Norton Rose has made a magic circle partner hire for its London banking practice with the addition of Clifford Chance (CC) shipping finance chief Simon Lew.
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