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Bird & Bird to target international expansion and key clients in three-year plan

Bird & Bird has put international expansion and client relationships at the centre of its three-year strategic plan. The firm is earmarking Asia and the Middle East as targets for growth, with team expansion and office launches forming key parts of the plan, which will run from June 2011 to 2014.
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Clifford Chance confirms plans to launch in Morocco by end of 2011

Clifford Chance (CC) has confirmed its intention to launch in Morocco with the firm set to open an office in the region by the end of 2011. Paris-based partner and Moroccan national Mustapha Mourahib will relocate to the region to set up the new base - CC's first Africa office - which will serve as a hub for the magic circle firm's clients across the wider North African and sub-Saharan Francophone region.
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Links finalises launch of new base in Abu Dhabi

Linklaters has launched an office in Abu Dhabi, with New York finance partner Paul Kruger among a number of partners relocating to the new arm. The office launch, first reported by Legal Week last month, marks Linklaters' 27th office worldwide.
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The butterfly effect - is Middle East unrest bad for business?

Is Middle East unrest bad for business? This is a key question international law firms are asking themselves. But the answer is not what you might expect, particularly in the private client sector, says Mustafa Hussain
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Linklaters relocates partners to Abu Dhabi as new office opens

Linklaters has launched an office in Abu Dhabi, with New York finance partner Paul Kruger among a number of partners relocating to the new base. The office launch, first reported by Legal Week last month, marks Linklaters' 27th office worldwide.
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Norton Rose seeks new Saudi alliance after Riyadh office closure

Norton Rose is in talks to form a new alliance in Saudi Arabia, with the news coming after it emerged that the firm ended its previous local tie-up and closed its Riyadh branch more than six months ago. The firm ended its alliance with 13-lawyer local firm Abdulaziz Al-Assaf on 31 December last year, with Norton Rose's only partner based in Riyadh – corporate finance specialist Darran McGlinchey – subsequently relocating to Dubai.
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Trowers opts to close Jeddah base just one year after launch

Trowers & Hamlins has closed its office in Jeddah just one year after it opened. The UK firm confirmed that the office had closed, saying it had opened the base in a bid to get a feel for the market, but found it could sufficiently service the Saudi Arabian market from its Riyadh office.
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Ashurst turns to Linklaters for Middle East energy group boost

Ashurst has boosted its Middle East energy and infrastructure practice with a hire from Linklaters and a partner relocation from London. David Charlier, who was a counsel at Linklaters Dubai, is set to join Ashurst's Dubai office as a partner on 1 June.
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Simmons and Clydes confirm increased partnership rounds

Simmons & Simmons and Clyde & Co have announced their 2011 partner promotions, with both firms making up significantly more partners than last year. Simmons' promotion round has seen the firm make up 13 partners compared with eight in 2010, while Clydes has tripled last year's haul with nine new partners.
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DLA signs up Reed Smith's Dubai office founder for Middle East role

DLA Piper has recruited the founder of Reed Smith's Dubai office to head its Middle East finance and projects team. Sean Angle is set to join DLA Piper's Dubai office as a partner in mid-April after around five years with Reed Smith and legacy merger partner Richards Butler.
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