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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Ashurst and Simmons

Ropes & Gray has added to its corporate practice in Seoul with the hire of counsel Jaewoo Lee from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Lee, who joins the US firm as a partner, will initially be based out of New York and Hong Kong but will relocate to Ropes and Gray's Seoul office when his license to practice in the North Asian state is approved.
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CMS Hasche Sigle enters Hong Kong as arbitration chambers tenant

German law firm CMS Hasche Sigle has entered the Hong Kong market as a tenant in the Hong Kong Arbitration Chambers. The Berlin-headquartered outfit is the first and only German firm to have a base in the chambers, and has fielded a team of five senior disputes lawyers to work there on a part time basis.
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Slater & Gordon takes over personal injury law firm Fentons in £32.5m deal

Slater & Gordon has announced a 37% increase in global revenues alongside the £32.5m acquisition of UK personal injury law firm Fentons Solicitors. The fast-growing Australian firm, which in 2007 became the world's first publicly listed law firm, saw revenue grow 36.7% to A$297.6m (£171.2m) in 2012-13, while net profit after tax was up 67.6% to A$41.9m (£24.1m).
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King & Wood Mallesons completes HK pay overhaul ahead of SJB tie-up

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has completed an overhaul of its pay structure in Hong Kong as part of the integration of its legacy King & Wood and Mallesons Stephen Jaques arms in the city. The Sino-Australian firm, which last month confirmed it will merge with the UK's SJ Berwin as of 1 November this year, has aligned the way its pays salaries and bonuses to lawyers from both legacy King & Wood and Mallesons in Hong Kong.
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Chinese giant Dacheng launches in Moscow via local best friend

Top Chinese law firm Dacheng has launched in the Moscow market via a cooperation agreement with Russian outfit Lidings. Dacheng, currently the largest provider of local legal services in China, has appointed a team of two to head its base in the Russian capital - Russian-speaking Chinese lawyer Cai Jiefeng and senior partner Xu Yongqian.
3 minute read

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Orrick boosts Japan practice with former Paul Hastings Tokyo head

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Japan practice with the hire of Paul Hastings' former Tokyo managing partner Ted Johnson. The US firm has recruited Johnson to join its M&A and private equity team in the country, bringing the total number of partners in the office to eight.
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Ex-Herbert Smith Asia disputes head to join Linklaters as exits continue

Linklaters has made a key hire for its Hong Kong litigation team with the addition of Herbert Smith Freehills' former Asia disputes head Gavin Lewis. Lewis, who is top rated for China disputes and contentious regulatory work, is expected to join the magic circle firm's Hong Kong base in November or December this year, bringing the total number of disputes partners in the office to to four.
3 minute read

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Sidley to triple size of Singapore base as firm eyes 50 lawyers in three years

Sidley Austin is to triple the size of its Singapore offices in the next two months as it looks to grow the base to around 50 lawyers in the next three years. The US firm, which was one of four to be awarded a licence to practice local law in February, will relocate from its existing office on level 41 of 6 Battery Road, sized 4,800sf, to a new space on ;evel 31 of the same building, topping 12,200sf.
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Vinson China co-head to relocate to HK in wake of Shanghai closure

Vinson & Elkins' (V&E) China co-head David Blumental is to move to Hong Kong following the firm's decision to close its Shanghai office in July. Blumental, who launched the Shanghai base in 2005 and spent more than eight years developing his practice in the city, will relocate along with several associates, although an exact timeframe for the move has not been given.
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DLA Singapore exits continue with former managing partner to leave

The former managing partner of DLA Piper's Singapore office, Matthew Glynn, has resigned from the firm, marking the latest senior departure frm the office. IT and telecoms specialist Glynn, who led the Singapore base between June 2011 and February this year and was also head of the firm's Asia intellectual property and technology group, is expected to leave in the coming months to pursue his own venture.
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