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Addleshaws signs up two partners for disputes push

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited two litigation partners from the London arm of Winston & Strawn, it has emerged. Winston UK litigation practice head Jamie Harrison and partner Kent Philips, both of whom specialise in commercial litigation and international arbitration, will join Addleshaws as partners in September.
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Legal Week Litigation Forum - an introduction from Lord Falconer

Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer presents an introduction to the Legal Week Litigation Forum 2009, set to take place at One Whitehall Place on 17 September.
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A&O insolvency litigation partner joins Nauta in Brussels

NautaDutilh has recruited an Allen & Overy (A&O) partner in Brussels, with restructuring and insolvency litigation partner Sophie Jacmain set to join the Benelux firm. Jacmain left A&O's Brussels office earlier this month, where she headed a restructuring group within the litigation department. She was promoted to partner at A&O in 2008. She joins Nauta as an associate partner, a rank the firm introduced last year as an alternative to salaried partner.
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Skadden IP litigation partner trio jump ship to Paul Hastings

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker has brought in a high-profile patent litigation team from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in the US. The firm has recruited a trio of partners from Skadden including Jeff Randall, who leads the US firm's patent litigation teams in Palo Alto, Washington DC and Boston.
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K&L Gates signs up Watson Farley litigation chief in Singapore

K&L Gates has boosted its Singapore office with the hire of Watson Farley & Williams Singapore litigation and arbitration head Raja Bose. Bose will take up a management position at the expansive US firm, heading the international arbitration practice across Asia as well as launching the practice in Singapore.
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Pupillage salaries at top sets rocket

Several top commercial barristers' chambers are set to increase their pupillage salaries dramatically. Leading the way is One Essex Court, which will pay each of its four new recruits commencing pupillage in October 2010 a salary of £60,000 - a 33% increase on the £45,000 award that the set's pupils currently receive.
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Career Clinic: Three years at the Bar and ready for a change

"I am a junior barrister of three years' call practising in crime, family and general common law and have had enough. The majority of my work is legally aided, the money isn't great, the work is going to solicitors and the CPS and I've decided I want to leave to work in a European institution or international NGO. "I'm starting a masters in international law, which will take a three years on a part-time basis while I continue to practise. Should I quit now, do the LLM in a year then try and get an internship? Or shall I stick with the job in order to maximise my chances as someone who's had five years' litigation experience and insure my position should the Europe thing fall through..?"
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New SJB group targets private equity disputes

SJ Berwin has pulled together lawyers from its litigation and corporate practices to create a new private equity and partnership dispute resolution practice. The new group - formed last month (15 July) - is headed by litigation partner Hilton Mervis and corporate partner Michael Halford.
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BLP makes high-profile litigation hires from Teacher Stern

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made its second round of London litigation hires in just over a month with the appointment of a heavyweight partner duo from Teacher Stern. The top 20 firm is set to bring in high-profile disputes partner Graham Shear and partner Joby Davies from Teacher Stern in mid-September.
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Mayer Brown partner seconded to Merrill Lynch

Mayer Brown London finance litigation partner Ed Sautter has gone on secondment to longstanding client Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Sautter, who sits within Mayer Brown's City financial institutions group, is currently the only Mayer Brown partner on secondment to a bank and will remain with the client for almost five months until November 2009.
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