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Fox International Channels appoints legal head for Asia and Middle East

Fox International Channels (FIC) has appointed Francis Chang as its new general counsel for Asia to help manage increased workflow stemming from the company's recent growth in the region. Chang, who has been named senior vice president for legal and business affairs and general counsel for Asia Pacific and the Middle East, joins the company this week from top Canadian firm Blake Cassels & Grayson, and will work alongside the current senior counsel for Asia, Stephen Lim.
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Pinsent Masons to scope Australian market entry

Pinsent Masons has hired the chief executive of Australian law firm Maddocks to lead a review of opportunities for a launch down under. David Rennick will join Pinsents as a consultant early next year, with the task of presenting partners with a set of recommendations on opportunities in the Australian legal market. A spokesperson for Pinsents said: "We have made excellent progress towards achieving our vision of becoming a law firm of truly international reach, and as part of that programme of growth are giving careful consideration to how we can capitalise on opportunities in the Australian market."
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Linklaters appoints Marc Harvey as new Asia managing partner

Linklaters has appointed Marc Harvey as its new managing partner for Asia from 1 February 2014. Harvey, who currently heads Linklaters' greater China and global litigation and arbitration practices, will also join the firm's executive committee.
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Female partner promotions fall 40% at Australia's big six firms

The number of female partner promotions at Australia's big six law firms has dropped by almost 40% in the last year despite an industry-wide push to boost gender diversity. Across the national partnerships of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Allens, Clayton Utz and Minter Ellison, just nine women made partner in 2013 out of a total of 35 internal promotions (26%), research by Legal Week has shown. This figure has dipped significantly since 2012, when more than 40% of all partner appointments – 24 out of 58 across the six outfits – were female.
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The power of seduction – is Singapore becoming over-lawyered?

The gleaming lights of Singapore and its booming economy make the region an attractive location for international law firms looking to set up camp here. But as Dominic Carman discovers, worries about the state being over-lawyered threaten to take the shine off this Asian hub...
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Minter Ellison head John Weber to step down next June

Minter Ellison's chief executive partner John Weber is to step down from his role as head of the firm as of June next year. Weber, who has been in the job for the last five years, will not be seeking re-appointment to the position when his term expires. The firm said in a statement that the board has engaged recruitment company Egon Zehnder to assist in the search for his replacement.
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Singapore appoints committee to guide third law school development

Singapore's Ministry of Law (MinLaw) has selected a 12-member steering committee to guide the development of its third law school. The school, to be located at the Singapore Institute of Management's SIM University, was approved earlier this year in response to a perceived shortage of lawyers in the region, particularly those specialising in family and criminal law.
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London IP firm Rouse opens in Myanmar

UK intellectual property firm Rouse has become the latest firm to launch an office in Myanmar with a team of two partners. The London-headquartered outfit has opened in the former capital city Yangon, and claims to be the first international IP firm with a presence on the ground.
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Mayer Brown JSM makes up five Asia lawyers in annual promotions round

Mayer Brown JSM has made up five lawyers in Asia as part of 22-strong global promotions round this year. The US firm, which currently has eight offices in the region, promoted four solicitors in Hong Kong and one in Beijing working across disputes, corporate and bankruptcy, effective from 1 January 2014.
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Magic circle duo land lead roles on China insurance deal

Slaughter & May is acting opposite Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on Swiss Re's US$493m acquisition of 4.9% stake in China's third biggest life insurance company. The deal, which closes today, is part of a wider initiative by Swiss Re to tap China's burgeoning life insurance market, which is thought to rank number five in the world.
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