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A&O hires HSF partner to head up Australian antitrust practice

Allen & Overy (A&O) has appointed Peter McDonald from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) as its new head of antitrust in Australia. McDonald, who will be based in Sydney, joined legacy Freehills' Melbourne-based competition group in 2003 from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, where he worked as a senior officer. He was made up as partner at HSF in 2009.
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Minter Ellison head John Weber to step down next June

Minter Ellison's chief executive partner John Weber is to step down from his role as head of the firm as of June next year. Weber, who has been in the job for the last five years, will not be seeking re-appointment to the position when his term expires. The firm said in a statement that the board has engaged recruitment company Egon Zehnder to assist in the search for his replacement.
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TLT's Manchester office hires 30-strong team from Irwin Mitchell

TLT has boosted its Manchester office with the hire of a 30-strong team - including six partners - from Irwin Mitchell. The multi-practice group, which also includes solicitors, paralegals and support staff, will move to TLT before the end of the year.
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Minters hires Winston & Strawn, Gide Asia office heads in regional push

Minter Ellison has boosted its Asia practice with the hire of two office managing partners from rival international firms. New York qualified corporate lawyer Jem Li was previously the managing partner for US firm Winston & Strawn in Beijing, whilst projects specialist Rebecca Silli was formerly the head of French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel's Hong Kong base.
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Mishcons restructures tax practice and seals KWM hire

Mishcon de Reya has restructured its tax practice to bring together exeprtise from across the firm. Mishcon's new tax practice will bring together its previously separate real estate tax and corporate tax groups, alongside its well-established private tax & wealth planning practice.
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Speechly opens in Paris with 11-strong team

Speechly Bircham has launched in Paris after hiring a four-partner team. The Paris base is the firm's fourth new overseas office to open in just over two years.
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HSF loses second partner in Singapore since September

Former Freehills Singapore head John Dick has become the second partner to leave the firm's regional base since September. Dick, who specialises in South East Asian corporate energy and resources work, and who helped establish Freehills' Singapore office in 2000, is set to exit from the firm early December to establish a Singapore base for another international firm.
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HSF Paris boosts Africa practice with Gide hire

Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Leïla Hubeaut as a corporate partner from Gide Loyrette Nouel to boost its Africa practice after the firm called off plans to open on the continent earlier this year.
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HK's Deacons hires Bakers lawyer to lead tax practice

Hong Kong law firm Deacons has hired Baker & McKenzie lawyer Travis Benjamin to lead its tax practice. Benjamin, who brings the total number of partners at the firm to 54, will head the tax group across the firm's four offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
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Hogan Lovells takes competition partner Jones from Norton Rose Fulbright

Hogan Lovells has sealed the hire of antitrust partner Mark Jones from Norton Rose Fulbright, continuing its expansion drive of recent months. Jones, who will join Hogan Lovells antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice in London in the New Year, has been a partner at Norton Rose for ten years. He works in particular in the in the energy, infrastructure, insurance and retail sectors.
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