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Gateley trades up in London with move into bigger offices

Gateley has moved into new London premises as the firm continues to bulk up its presence in the capital.
2 minute read

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Quick change - why corporates are turning to law firms to recruit in-house leaders

As the demands on the modern GC rise, more companies have recruited legal heads from their advisers. Caroline Hill talks to the lawyers have who switched sides
10 minute read

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Top 20 sees over 400 partners leave LLPs in stormy markets

The UK's top 20 law firms saw 439 partners exit their main limited liability partnerships (LLPs) in 2011-12, as firms continue to actively manage their partnerships.
4 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates chairman Kalis appointed for fifth consecutive term

Peter Kalis has been appointed for a fifth term as chairman and global managing partner of K&L Gates after a unanimous vote by the US firm's management committee. K&L Gates' management committee, comprising sixty voting members representing the firm's offices and major practices, re-appointed Kalis, who ran unopposed, following partner consultations in each of the firm's 41 offices.
2 minute read

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Ashurst seals hire of long-serving Nabarro real estate litigation chief

Ashurst has sealed the hire of Nabarro real estate dispute resolution head Iain Travers as a partner in London. Travers, who has been with Nabarro for 38 years, has also developed a substantial arbitration practice during his time at the firm and has handled disputes in the sports world as well as the property industry. He is top-ranked for real estate litigation by Chambers and Partners.
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Eversheds makes hires in pensions and banking with CMS and Cobbetts recruits

Eversheds has bolstered its London and Leeds offices with a series of recruits from CMS Cameron McKenna and Cobbetts.
2 minute read

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King & Wood Mallesons ends rigid Oz lockstep; HK partners in pay guarantee

King & Wood Mallesons has overhauled its lockstep for its Australian partners, as news emerges that the firm's Hong Kong arm struck a five-year deal to ensure partner remuneration remains at pre-merger levels.
2 minute read

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Cadwalader snaps up Mayer Brown finance partner Day

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has boosted its London office with the hire of structured finance partner Stephen Day from fellow US firm Mayer Brown. Day, who joined Mayer Brown in 2002 and made partner in 2008, specialises in a range of structured finance and securitisation transactions, with particular focus on complex cross border deals.
2 minute read

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Bird & Bird appoints China chief in regional push

Bird & Bird has appointed John Chiu as chief operating officer (COO) for Greater China and corporate development officer for Asia. The firm's London and China executive committees developed the first-time roles in light of its ambitious strategy to grow the area to represent 20% of the firm's total revenue and lawyer headcount in the next three to five years.
2 minute read

International Edition

Partnership expansion and mergers fuel 6% increase in partner count across top 50

The UK's top 50 law firms have grown their partner ranks by almost 6% during the past financial year, fuelled by major merger deals and partnership expansion in the face of an uncertain market.
3 minute read

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