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Links finalises launch of new base in Abu Dhabi

Linklaters has launched an office in Abu Dhabi, with New York finance partner Paul Kruger among a number of partners relocating to the new arm. The office launch, first reported by Legal Week last month, marks Linklaters' 27th office worldwide.
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DLA partners in talks over switch to all-equity model

DLA Piper is planning to overhaul its partnership structure, with the firm to consult with partners about options including a shift to an all-equity partnership. The firm plans to discuss overhauling the partnership in DLA Piper International, which includes offices in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, where it currently operates a three-tier partnership split between a band of equity partners and two tiers of fixed-share partners.
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Partner exits – if you've got to go, don't go quite yet

On the face of it there are very few parallels between Clifford Chance (CC) and SNR Denton right now, with CC's average profits per equity partner standing around the £1m mark, while those at legacy Dentons lag behind its City peers at just £232,000. But in one respect the pair are taking a very similar approach, with both firms currently planning to hold some of their exiting partners to all, or most, of their notice periods.
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Hunton makes London redundancies as City lawyer headcount falls 60%

Hunton & Williams has made nine job cuts in London, following a raft of partner exits which have seen lawyer headcount in the US firm's City base shrink by over 60% in just three months. The redundancies, which comprise one of counsel, two associates and six secretarial and support staff, come after five energy and corporate partners left for rival US firms earlier this year following a strategic refocusing in the office.
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Trio of O'Melveny partners set to compete for leadership of firm

Three O'Melveny & Myers partners are set to compete to succeed Arthur Culvahouse at the helm of the firm ahead of the end of his four-year term as chairman next year, reports The Am Law Daily. The US firm's policy committee has whittled down the field of partners being considered to succeed Culvahouse in the firm's top leadership post, and expects to have the ultimate choice put to a partnership vote by summer's end.
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Freshfields investigates support function over supplier arrangements

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is currently investigating one of its business support functions in relation to discrepancies over supplier arrangements. The support group in question is understood to be part of the firm's IT function, with around six employees asked to leave work while the investigation is ongoing.
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Davis Polk signs up Mayer Brown partner duo for Brazil launch

Davis Polk & Wardwell has hired two partners from Mayer Brown, as the New York firm gears up to launch in Brazil. Banking and finance partners James Vickers and Stephen Hood are set to join Davis Polk in the coming months to help launch the firm's Sao Paulo office, with the departures leaving Mayer Brown with just one partner in Brazil, securities lawyer Ricardo Gonzalez.
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Linklaters relocates partners to Abu Dhabi as new office opens

Linklaters has launched an office in Abu Dhabi, with New York finance partner Paul Kruger among a number of partners relocating to the new base. The office launch, first reported by Legal Week last month, marks Linklaters' 27th office worldwide.
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International Edition

Sullivan names new London managing partner in City shake-up

Sullivan & Cromwell has overhauled its City management with former Europe M&A head Richard Morrissey appointed as London managing partner, replacing current incumbents Rob Schlein and Vanessa Blackmore. Morrissey's appointment comes as corporate partner Craig Jones has been handed the first-time role of London office administrative partner, with Tim Emmerson taking over as Europe M&A head from Morrissey. All of the new appointments are effective from today (1 July), with no fixed terms. Schlein and Blackmore will continue with client work in the real estate and capital markets practices respectively, with Schlein splitting his time between New York and London.
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Dickinson Dees to launch in Leeds with transfer of entire York office

Dickinson Dees is set to open a new office in Leeds and transfer its entire York operation to the new base. The firm will open the new office at the end of the year, at which point its York base will close, with the entire operation moving to Leeds.
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