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Grosvenor hires former Freshfields lawyer as first-ever GC for Britain & Ireland arm

Property development company Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has recruited Ulrike Schwarz-Runer from Dubai Holdings as its first general counsel. Schwarz-Runer joined Grosvenor on 29 March, leaving her role as GC at the Dubai Government-owned holding company. She will be based at Grosvenor's London headquarters. Prior to Dubai Holdings, Schwarz-Runer was formerly a corporate lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and US firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and also an executive director at Goldman Sachs in New York, London and Frankfurt.
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Freshfields appoints Paris partner as new head of MENA corporate

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has named a new head of the firm's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) corporate practice. Bertrand Pellet, who has been based in Paris for the past seven years, will succeed corporate partner David Higgins in the role.
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Dentons re-elects City and Dubai partner duo to main strategy board

Denton Wilde Sapte has reappointed two members to its main strategy board. The firm has elected City-based head of restructuring and insolvency Mark Andrews to a fourth non-consecutive term on the partnership board, while Dubai corporate partner Stephen McGlennan has been elected for a second term to the body, which has overall responsibility for the firm's strategy and management.
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Freshfields boosts Middle East with Saudi association

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has strengthened its Middle East coverage after sealing an exclusive alliance with Saudi Arabia's Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan (LFSH). The exclusive association, which is effective today, expands on an existing relationship between the two firms
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White & Case loses co-heads of metals and mining group

US firm White & Case is looking for a new head of its metals and mining group after losing both co-heads of the group in the last few weeks. The remaining co-head of the practice, Tanneke Heersche, has left the firm's Johannesburg office to move to the local branch of Canadian firm Fasken Martineau.
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A&O set to launch new office in Qatar with transfer of City partner

Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to launch an office in Qatar with the relocation of City real estate partner Robert Porter. The magic circle firm received approval from the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority earlier today (15 February), allowing it to practise both international and local law from the office.
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DLA Piper City partner joins PwC Legal for Middle East launch

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Legal has opened its first office in the Middle East with the hire of a partner from DLA Piper's London office. The accounting giant's legal arm opened in Dubai last month, with partner Waseem Khokhar leading the office. PwC has also hired partner Michel Chalhoub from Dubai-based Naji Beidoun and Associates.
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Cobbetts seals Cairo tie-up as firm aims to grow international reach

Cobbetts has struck up an association with Egyptian law firm El Said Darwish & Partners in the first stage of the firm's plan to build up an international network. At the end of last year the national firm set up a Swiss Verein structure, named Cobbetts International, with the intention of forming associations with overseas legal practices.
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Latham seals hire of thirteenth White & Case partner with Doha hire

White & Case has lost its 13th partner to Latham & Watkins, with Doha-based M&A specialist Andrew Macklin becoming the latest to switch between the two firms. Macklin, who made partner at White & Case in January 2009 after joining the firm in 2005, relocated to Doha in October last year to head up the US firm's new office in the region.
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Dentons seals Bahrain launch with new licence

Denton Wilde Sapte is set to launch an office in Bahrain next month after securing its licence to practise in the country at the end of January. Dubai-based corporate partner Paul Davies and finance partner Christopher Aylward will relocate to Bahrain to spearhead the office, with Aylward taking on the managing partner role for the new office. Two associates are set to follow for the launch.
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