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CC appoints new head of European litigation

Clifford Chance (CC) has appointed a new head of European litigation, after former postholder Fabian Von Schlabrendorff stepped down. Amsterdam-based litigator Jeroen Ouwehand takes over from Frankfurt-based Von Schlabrendorff, who led the practice for the last 10 years before opting to retire from the partnership and take up a role as counsel.
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Dewey appoints first London head since 2007 LeBoeuf merger

Dewey & LeBoeuf has named litigator Peter Sharp as the head of its London office. Sharp's appointment marks the first time the firm has had a office head in the City since the 2007 merger of Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae.
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Freshfields signs up partner trio in boost for US litigation practice

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has significantly bolstered its US litigation capability with a triple partner hire. The magic circle firm has hired three partners focusing on financial institution litigation from three different firms.
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City giants push for more solicitors to join judiciary

Leading City partners from firms including Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are calling for more solicitors to join the judiciary as part of plans to increase judicial diversity. A group of partners, led by Linklaters senior partner David Cheyne and Baroness Julia Neuberger, submitted proposals last month on how solicitors should get more involved, with the findings forming part of a wider report issued by the advisory panel on judicial diversity, which was formed last April by Lord Chancellor Jack Straw.
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Ashurst acts for Winterflood on appeal against £4m FSA fine

Ashurst and Blackstone Chambers have represented Winterflood Securities on the trading company's bid to overturn a 2008 market abuse ruling by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Ashurst litigation partner Edward Sparrow instructed Blackstone Chambers' Charles Flint QC on the appeal against the ruling, which saw Winterflood fined £4m for an "illegal share-ramping scheme" carried out in 2003-04.
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Career Clinic: Is the Bar open to older candidates?

"I am considering a career in law, specifically the Bar. I am in my mid-thirties and have an established career as a health professional. I am considering undertaking a part-time GDL at a good university followed by part-time BVC, which should take four years. I would therefore be starting pupillage at the ripe age of 40 (although applying at 'only' 37/38).
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SJ Berwin recruits litigation partner from Gibson Dunn

SJ Berwin has hired a litigation partner from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in London. City partner Rachel Couter will join the law firm's dispute resolution practice, taking the partner count in the London practice to 12.
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Campaign to form global forum for bank disputes gathers momentum

Some of the City's leading law firms are set to be drawn into an ambitious bid to create a global bank disputes tribunal in The Hague. The Dutch not-for-profit organisation World Legal Forum (WLF) is leading the initiative, which is expected to see legal and financial specialists from around the world meeting before June to discuss plans to create a special tribunal for hearing financial disputes.
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Herbert Smith appoints disputes partner to new general counsel role

Herbert Smith has appointed disputes partner Martin Bakes to the newly-created role of general counsel. Bakes, who will take up the new post on 1 May, will be responsible for risk and compliance matters and will work alongside the top 10 City firm's head of risk management Clare Wilson.
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Field Fisher wins SRA litigation role as regulator names five on panel

Field Fisher Waterhouse and Bevan Brittan have both won spots on the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) first-ever litigation panel. The panel, which was announced yesterday (2 March), saw five firms appointed, replacing the previous arrangement whereby a number of firms were instructed on a case-by-case basis.
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