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Holman hands managing partner role to shipping and transport chief

Holman Fenwick Willan has elected a new managing partner, with the firm's global head of shipping and transport George Eddings set to take up the role next year. Eddings, whose new role was approved by partners earlier this month, will take over from current managing partner Greg Gray when his term comes to an end in March 2013.
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TLT announces Scottish merger and Northern Ireland launch

TLT is to merge with Scottish litigation specialist Anderson Fyfe, with the union and a planned launch in Northern Ireland expected to create a firm with predicted revenues of £48m and coverage of all UK legal jurisdictions. The Scottish tie-up will gift TLT offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh and will add around £3m in revenue as well as eight partners and 45 employees to TLT's existing practice in London and Bristol.
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Mayer Brown set to cut up to 20 jobs in City

Mayer Brown is set to cut up to 20 jobs in its London office, with both lawyers and support staff affected. The firm would not confirm the breakdown of legal and non-legal staff or the practice areas affected by the cuts. However it is understood that the City corporate and finance teams could be affected.
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Morgan Lewis to hire Dewey Moscow and Almaty offices and three more partners in City

Dewey & LeBoeuf is set to see further departures from its European network, with its Moscow office defecting to Morgan Lewis & Bockius, which is also set to hire an additional three partners in London. Meanwhile a German corporate finance team is leaving to launch a Frankfurt office for McDermott Will & Emery. The Moscow team, which is understood to include the entire eight partner office, will launch a Russia base for Morgan Lewis.
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Taylor Wessing adds Austrian firm to legal group

Taylor Wessing is merging with Austrian law firm ENWC, handing the Anglo-German firm its first offices in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The merger with the 70-lawyer practice firm will see the addition of eight offices across six new jurisdictions added to the Swiss Verein-backed legal group, with the CEE arm to operate under the name Taylor Wessing ENWC. The union went live today (4 May).
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Pinsents revamps sector focus as McGrigors merger goes live

Pinsent Masons has overhauled its practice and industry sector group focus to tie in with its merger with Scots firm McGrigors, which went live earlier this week (1 May).
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International Edition

Herbert Smith attributes associate cuts to partnership restructuring

Herbert Smith's announcement this week that it is to cut up to 51 London jobs came as a result of last year's partner restructuring, the firm has confirmed, with the number of roles available for newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers at the firm also set to fall.
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International Edition

Escaping groundhog law - can Simmons break the cycle of disappointment?

As its key rivals bet on aggressive global expansion, Simmons is continuing its efforts to be a top-tier player under its own steam. Sofia Lind asks if the firm has the drive and ambition to avoid being the City's perennial also-ran
28 minute read

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The real hunger games - CARE's GC on the West Africa food crisis

When Kent Alexander joined CARE as general counsel, he didn't bargain for how the organisation's work would change his perspective...
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International Edition

Shoosmiths to cut up to 93 jobs in consumer legal services team

Shoosmiths is set to make up to 93 job cuts in a restructuring of the firm's consumer legal services arm. The firm's volume motor personal injury team in Basingstoke will be primarily affected by the consultation, which is due to close on 23 July. Shoosmiths' consumer services arm, Access Legal, currently comprises 250 solicitors and support staff.
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