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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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HSF loses second partner in Singapore since September

Former Freehills Singapore head John Dick has become the second partner to leave the firm's regional base since September. Dick, who specialises in South East Asian corporate energy and resources work, and who helped establish Freehills' Singapore office in 2000, is set to exit from the firm early December to establish a Singapore base for another international firm.
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Norton Rose Fulbright axes 30 jobs in Australia

Norton Rose Fulbright has made 30 staff redundant across its Australian offices. Those affected include 12 fee earners and 18 support staff. It is not clear whether any partners are among those being laid off.
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K&L Gates and Sidley lead on Philippines 'largest ever' IPO

K&L Gates and Sidley Austin have advised Robinsons Retail Holdings on its $622m IPO on the Philippine Stock Exchange. The offering, which closed earlier this month, is thought to be the largest-ever IPO in the Philippines. K&L Gates advised the issuer on the US law aspects of the listing, fielding a team of four led by Hong Kong-based corporate partner David Johnson.
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CC and Links lead $1.3bn Tanzanian oil and gas sale

Linklaters and Clifford Chance (CC) have acted on Ophir Energy's sale of its stake in a Tanzanian oil and gas development to Singapore investment company Temasek. Temasek has acquired the 20% stake in the offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) development from Ophir for $1.3bn (£810m), although the Lakshmi Mittal-controlled company will remain an investor in the joint venture.
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Firm duo hit jackpot on Sydney casino resort

Ashurst and Baker & McKenzie have taken key mandates on the development of Australian entrepreneur James Packer's latest Crown casino resort in Sydney. The AUS$1.5bn (£870m) Crown Sydney Hotel Resort project (pictured), which will be located at Barangaroo South in Sydney Harbour, got approval from the New South Wales (NSW) Government earlier this month and is expected to open in November 2019.
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