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Bingham takes Jones Day competition head in rare City hire

Bingham McCutchen has made a rare hire in London, with the recruitment of Jones Day's London competition practice head Frances Murphy, who represents clients including AstraZeneca and the London Metal Exchange in contentious and non-contentious EU and domestic competition matters, brings the London office's competition team to three partners.
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Former US Navy commander to earn partner stripes at Steptoe in London

Steptoe & Johnson has hired BHP Billiton lawyer and former US Navy commander Jeffrey Cottle as a partner in the regulation and compliance group of its London office.
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Freshfields' Tim Jones scores GC role for Rugby World Cup organiser

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Tim Jones has been appointed as England Rugby 2015's general counsel. The corporate star, who will remain at Freshfields as an adviser on certain corporate matters, is understood to be moving to a consultant role at the magic circle firm. He will start the England Rugby 2015 role on 1 November.
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Former Pinsents disputes head leads trio of hires for Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell has expanded its business legal services (BLS) division with a group of three lateral hires, including Pinsent Masons litigation head Nigel Kissack. Kissack, who moves to Irwin Mitchell as national head of commercial litigation, is joined by Squire Sanders intellectual property partner Alex Newman and former Brown Rudnick lawyer Kirsten Doherty, who moves as a consultant.
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Gide raids Morgan Lewis Paris for 19-strong team

Morgan Lewis & Bockius' Paris managing partner has led a 19-lawyer exodus from the firm's office in the French capital to Gide Loyrette Nouel. Anne Tolila, the office's managing partner is one of nine partners to defect to Gide.
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Macfarlanes builds real estate practice with Ashurst hire

Macfarlanes has added to its commercial real estate practice with the hire of Ashurst partner Anthony Burnett-Scott. The announcement follows the recent additions to the practice of partners Clare Breeze, who joined from Shearman and Sterling in July and Ann Minogue, also from Ashurst, in August.
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White & Case promotes five London partners in 18-strong round

White & Case has promoted 18 lawyers to its global partnership, with the firm's London partnership taking the biggest share. The US firm's London office gains five new partners as of January 2014, with the promotions spread across 11 different locations in total. The Miami office, with three promotions and Frankfurt with two are the only other offices to see more than one partner made up.
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Eleven partners among 50-strong team joining DWF from Greenwoods

DWF has acquired a 50-strong team from Bristol-based insurance disputes specialist Greenwoods, as the firm continues its expansion drive.
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Hearts and minds: law firms must engage their staff to avoid fragmented cultures

We're living in uncertain times, and the legal industry is facing complex challenges. Clients are becoming more demanding, and competition to win and retain them has intensified. Mergers and acquisitions, globalisation and the rise of the virtual law firm can lead to fragmented cultures. Alongside this, you have the frustration of junior lawyers and associates facing a longer wait for partnership, and evidence that many firms are shrinking the relative size of their equity partnerships.
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FFW partner leaving for Hogan Lovells to be held to 18-month notice period

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has confirmed it is to hold a senior partner departing for Hogan Lovells to an 18-month notice period. Eduardo Ustaran, FFW's privacy and information group head and a leading lawyer in his field, has agreed to join the London office of Hogan Lovells.
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