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Freshfields Olympic team gets on track as work gathers pace for 2012 Games

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has stepped up its involvement in the London 2012 Olympics, with dispute resolution partner Raj Parker playing a hands-on role in drafting anti-doping regulations for the Games. Parker is one of a number of Freshfields partners to get involved since the firm was appointed as the official law firm to the Olympics at the beginning of February by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
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CC litigation trio join Gibson Dunn in New York

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired two litigation partners from Clifford Chance's (CC's) New York office, including the magic circle firm's former global litigation head Mark Kirsch. The firm has recruited Kirsch and fellow partner Joel Cohen, with CC counsel Christopher Joralemon also joining as a partner.
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Senior legal figures join forces with accountants for mediation group

Lord Woolf and Cherie Booth QC are heading up a scheme in association with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) which will see accountants and lawyers mediating alongside each other. The ICAEW has put together a group of senior lawyers and accountants who will work together to advise on high-value business disputes for FTSE 250-level companies.
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CC reshapes US litigation as two more partners leave

Clifford Chance (CC) is set to see another two litigation partners leave in New York, Legal Week has learnt. Securities litigators Joel Cohen and George Schieren are both preparing to exit the firm's US arm, with the departures leaving the firm with four litigators in New York.
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E-disclosure: Lay your cards on the table

Determining proportionality in litigation has long been a bit of a string-measuring exercise. However, the gap between opposing parties has become wider than ever in recent years as the move from paper to electronic business documents has resulted in an explosion of document volume involved in discovery exercises. Now, it seems, the UK courts are catching up with the issue.
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Bar Council calls on firms to fund civil litigation

City law firms could help fund some civil litigation cases as part of sweeping proposals to overhaul litigation funding mechanisms in the UK. Guy Mansfield QC, acting on behalf of the Bar Council, is considering asking firms to invest in a fund that would be used for cases such as professional negligence, personal injury and employment disputes, which currently come mainly under the 'no win, no fee' banner.
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Dewey shakes up Paris arm with three-partner management committee after exit of local chief

After a succession of senior departures from its Paris office, Dewey & LeBoeuf has moved to plug the gap for its French managing partner with a three-partner management committee. The firm lost its Paris managing partner in April when firmwide international arbitration co-head Eric Schwartz left the position to launch a French base for US rival King & Spalding.
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Former BA legal chief joins Brick Court

Former British Airways (BA) general counsel Robert Webb QC has returned to the Bar with a move to Brick Court Chambers. Webb joins Brick Court as a door tenant, with news of his move coming only weeks after it emerged in April that he would be stepping down from BA after more than 10 years as GC.
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CC global litigation chief resigns from firm

Clifford Chance's (CC's) global head of litigation and dispute resolution has quit the firm in the wake of a practice overhaul that will see a number of associates laid off in the US. Mark Kirsch, who has held the global role since early last year, handed in his resignation yesterday (28 May). He has also headed up the firm's US litigation and disputes resolution practice for the past five years.
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Career Clinic: Is a Singapore switch a realistic option?

"I'm qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales (since 2004) and an attorney in New York (since 2006). I have also practised in both jurisdictions, mainly in litigation. "My husband has been offered a job in Singapore and we are debating whether to go. Does anybody know if I need to requalify as a lawyer in Singapore to work there, and if so, what is involved and how long will it take? Or can I get a job at an international law firm in Singapore based upon my qualifications and experience in England and New York? And what are peoples' experiences of Singapore as a place to live and/or work?"
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