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Ashurst sets sights on strategic Australia deal

Ashurst has become the latest UK practice to set its sights on the Australian legal market, with the City law firm currently assessing its options in the strategically important jurisdiction. Internal sources have cited the most ambitious option as pursuing a tie-up with leading Australian law firm Blake Dawson, with which Ashurst has held exploratory discussions.
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Norton Rose brings in deputy managing partner role in top-level shake-up

Norton Rose has made a number of top-level management changes, including the creation of a new deputy managing partner role for the Norton Rose LLP. Global corporate chief Tim Marsden has been handed the new role in the wake of the enlargement of Norton Rose Group following the firm's recent Canada and South Africa mergers.
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Chinese firms enter London legal market to warm reception as expansion tops agenda

In a meeting room on the 40th floor of a Beijing office tower, Rupert Li, International managing partner of the Chinese firm King & Wood, contemplates a trip to London. Li, who joined the Chinese giant from Clifford Chance in 2010, notes that his visits to the UK have now taken on a more pleasant hue as local firms, which formerly considered him a competitor, now give him a warm reception.
4 minute read

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Legacies lost - can Addleshaws regain that old polish?

Lauded as one of the most promising mid-market players in the UK until recently, Addleshaw Goddard has run into the unfamiliar ground of poor growth and internal tensions. Georgina Stanley and Simon Petersen ask if the firm can regain that old polish
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Addleshaws partner quartet voted onto newly-merged board

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed four partners to its newly-created unitary board following a contested election. The quartet voted onto the board are financial regulation partner Adam Bennett, business support and restructuring head John Joyce, international arbitration head Simon Kamstra and employment partner Michael Leftley.
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Eversheds partner duo relocate to Hamburg for office launch

Eversheds is set to launch an office in Hamburg in response to growing client demand in the region. The office will go live in October this year, with Munich corporate partners Carola Rathke and Sebastian Zeeck due to relocate to Hamburg to co-head the new branch alongside a team of 
four associates.
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Linklaters sees antitrust team shift as global chief steps down

Linklaters' global antitrust head Gerwin Van Gerven is stepping down after eight years in the role, with London competition partner Michael Cutting set to take over at the helm of the practice. Cutting, who headed the firm's London competition practice between 2004 and 2007, will split his time between Linklaters' London and Brussels offices as part of the new post.
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Social issues: law firm IT directors discuss challenges presented by social media

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn – there's no escaping the infiltration of social media in the workplace. Legal Week's IT roundtable focused on its use by employees, the data risks involved and how it can be used to a firm's advantage
5 minute read

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Trowers to launch in Birmingham with double Shoosmiths partner hire

Trowers & Hamlins is opening an office in Birmingham next month (4 July), adding to its three existing UK offices. The office will be headed by housing projects partner Sara Bailey, who is relocating to Birmingham from London alongside fellow partner Jeremy Hunt. Trowers has also made a double partner hire from Shoosmiths to staff the office, with Rebecca McGuirk and Yetunde Dania joining the firm.
2 minute read

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White & Case confirms new four-year term for firmwide chair Verrier

White & Case's partnership has reelected firmwide chair Hugh Verrier for a second four-year term at the helm of the US firm following an uncontested vote earlier this month. The US law firm's partnership was notified by email last month that no-one would stand against Verrier, despite speculation that New York-based banking chief Eric Berg and London project finance partner Philip Stopford would contest the role.
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