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A&O's Australia head and founding partner to leave the firm in December

Allen & Overy's (A&O) senior partner in Australia is to leave the firm in December this year after four years leading its offices in Sydney and Perth.
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HSF selects former London disputes partner Julian Copeman as new China chief

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has reshuffled its China management team with the appointment of former London disputes partner Julian Copeman as Greater China head in the place of former chief Justin D'Agostino.
2 minute read

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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Mofo, Latham and KWM

Squire Patton Boggs has announced its first new partner since the merger of Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs, which went live on June 1, with the appointment Li Hua in Beijing from French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel.
6 minute read

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Courting Eastern promise – the drive by international firms to recruit more disputes lawyers in Asia

When Davis Polk & Wardwell hired Clifford Chance disputes partner Martin Rogers in December 2012, it surprised Hong Kong's legal community.
16 minute read

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Simpson, Skadden lead on Alibaba buyout of UCWeb

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is acting opposite Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom on what has been dubbed the biggest acquisition by a Chinese internet company in history - Alibaba's buyout of mobile browser UCWeb.
2 minute read

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Exclusive: Kirkland & Ellis Asia private equity head to relocate to London

Kirkland & Ellis' high-profile head of private equity in Asia, David Eich, is to relocate to London in a bid to bolster the firm's corporate relationships in Europe, Legal Week has learned.
3 minute read

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A&O's Vietnam MP leaves, ex-Tokyo partner appointed new country head

Allen & Overy's (A&O's) Vietnam managing partner Dao Nguyen has left the firm, to be replaced by project finance and ex-Tokyo partner Adam Moncrieff.
2 minute read

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Watch this space – FOX International Channels Asia's new GC on overhauling the company's law firm line-up

As FOX International Channels Asia prepares to shake-up its legal adviser line-up, recently appointed GC Francis Chang talks to Elizabeth Broomhall...
9 minute read

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Fangda hires Freshfields' China antitrust head in Beijing

Chinese law firm Fangda Partners has hired Freshfields' head of antitrust for China, Michael Han, to join its Beijing office.
2 minute read

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Freshfields leads as China's Bright Food takes majority stake in Israeli cheese maker

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised China's Bright Food Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in Israel's largest food company Tnuva, estimated to be worth around $2.5bn according to media reports.
3 minute read

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