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Skadden lands senior SFO prosecutor for London base

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has hired former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor Matthew Cowie as counsel for its London corporate investigations practice. Cowie joined the firm yesterday (29 June) after 11 years with the SFO where he was part of the senior management team of the anti-corruption domain.
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Halliwells litigation duo quit for TLT London practice

Halliwells finance litigation partner duo David Pacey and Richard Clayton have left the firm to join TLT's recently-established City practice.
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Norton Rose boosts litigation with double partner hire

Norton Rose has hired two partners to its London litigation practice including Denton Wilde Sapte's co-head of dispute resolution.
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Dispute resolution choices in the post-crunch world

The credit crisis and associated financial turmoil over the last couple of years has meant that businesses have had to focus increasing attention on grappling with disputes. This has kept dispute resolution lawyers in international law firms in London busy, especially at a time when deal flow for transactional lawyers has not been as steady as before. As disputes become a higher priority for clients (and a more important practice area for their legal counsel), it is crucial that the available choices in international dispute resolution - and the key factors that drive such choices - are well-understood.
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Mills & Reeve promotes barrister to partnership in LDP switch

Mills & Reeve has added a barrister to its partnership in the firm's annual promotions round, becoming the latest UK top 50 practice to convert to Legal Disciplinary Practice (LDP) status. Richard Sykes, the head of the firm's public law and regulatory team, has become a member of the equity partnership after the firm converted to LDP status on 1 May.
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CC elects Sandelson as London litigation head alongside global role

Clifford Chance (CC) has voted in Jeremy Sandelson as leader of the firm's London litigation group alongside his existing role as global litigation head. Sandelson, CC's former London managing partner, will take over the position from Nick Munday, who was seconded to the magic circle firm's Moscow office earlier this year.
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Simmons to shut down Padua office as 15-strong team joins Gianni

Simmons & Simmons is to close down its Padua office as a 15-lawyer team defects to Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners. Corporate partners Paolo Brugnera and Marco Malipiero and litigation and insolvency partner Paolo Gnignati are set to join Gianni along with a team of 12 associates. Their start date at the Italian firm is as yet undecided.
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Four New Square QC opts for move to Hailsham Chambers

Deputy High Court judge Bernard Livesey QC has moved to Hailsham Chambers after 18 years at Four New Square (4NS). Livesey, who specialises in professional liability work and construction litigation, cited professional differences as the reason for his move.
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New York trial specialist firm converts City arm to LDP status

Kobre & Kim has become the first US firm in London to convert to Legal Disciplinary Partnership (LDP) status in England and Wales. The New York-based trial specialist converted to LDP status after gaining approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority last Thursday (3 June) in a move that will allow its UK lawyers and barristers to begin practising English law as partners in the firm.
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Linklaters set for next stage of £3.5m claim as defendants grow to five

Linklaters is gearing up to fight a £3.5m court battle in the autumn against five defendants over issues relating to the maintenance of its City HQ. Following a recent ruling (21 May), the magic circle law firm's original claim against construction and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine and its holding company will now include a total of three additional parties.
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