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BLP gets go-ahead for Beijing launch this May

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has confirmed it will launch in Beijing this May, after being granted a licence by the Chinese authorities. The representative office, from which BLP will focus on real estate and infrastructure projects, will be headed by former BLP chairman Peter Robinson, who has been on secondment in Shanghai with key client Tesco for much of last year.
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Links among just four firms to win Singapore licences after 23 apply

Linklaters, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Jones Day and Sidley Austin have been awarded Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences in Singapore as the Asian city state takes further steps to liberalise its legal market. The four international firms were among a list of 23 which applied for QFLPs in the period between 1 July to 31 August last year, with other hopefuls including UK outfits Berwin Leighton Paisner, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Olswang, Watson Farley & Williams and Stephenson Harwood, alongside American counterparts K&L Gates and Shearman & Sterling.
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A&O and Allens lead on multibillion-dollar Vietnam energy project

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Allens have scored lead roles on a multibillion-dollar oil refinery project in Vietnam - touted as one of Asia's most important energy developments. The Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, Vietnam's second refinery, will be built on a 400 hectare site in Thanh Hoa province, south of Hanoi, and will process 200,000 barrels of oil per day in the first phase - approximately 40% of Vietnam's fuel requirements.
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DLA's Angel joins David Cameron's trade delegation to India

DLA Piper global co-chairman Tony Angel is joining Prime Minister David Cameron on his high-profile business delegation to India. The former Linklaters chief has been invited by the Government to join Cameron on the three-day trade-focused visit this week - the largest single business delegation taken to any country by the UK to date.
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King & Wood Mallesons appoints new Australia chairman

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has appointed corporate partner Stephen Minns as its new Australia chairman, replacing current incumbent Tim Bednall. Corporate and M&A lawyer Minns, who is based in Melbourne, has taken over the role this week as the firm looks to adopt "new ways of thinking".
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Axiom sends legal work for key client EA to India as firm opens up new base

Alternative legal services provider Axiom is officially opening its new India base for business on Monday (18 February), with video game giant Electronic Arts (EA) on board as the office's first client. The formal launch comes after Legal Week revealed last August that Axiom was in the process of establishing a 5,500 sq ft base in Gurgaon to offer its clients a more cost-effective service in the region.
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And now for the hard part – after five mergers, can Norton Rose's CEO tackle his biggest challenge yet?

When Norton Rose's merger with US firm Fulbright & Jaworski goes live on 1 June, it will have completed its fifth tie-up in just three-and-a-half years. Given that even one merger is beyond the ability of many of the UK's leading players, the achievement cannot be underestimated. The unions mean that in just 42 months, Norton Rose will have transformed itself from an also-ran UK law firm with a smattering of international offices and turnover of £314m into a global giant operating in 55 locations around the world with revenues approaching £1.3bn.
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Norton Rose hands top global board role to Australia chairman

Norton Rose has appointed Australia chair Adrian Ahern as the new global chairman of the Norton Rose Group, as preparations for its June merger with Texas firm Fulbright & Jaworski gather pace. Ahern will succeed Norman Steinberg as head of the firm's global supervisory board, which currently includes 14 members across the group, in addition to Steinberg. Ahern will also take up a non-exec position on the global executive committee.
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Paul Hastings names new Hong Kong chief

Paul Hastings has appointed real estate partner Derek Roth as the new head of its Hong Kong office, following the departure of 10-year veteran Neil Torpey. Roth, who was vice chair for two years and whose focus is on real estate private equity transactions and joint ventures, assumed the role of Hong Kong office chair at the beginning of the month, following Torpey's decision to step down from the role.
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Herbert Smith recruits top-rated white-collar partner from Slater & Gordon

Herbert Smith Freehills has recruited Slater & Gordon business crime and investigation head Rod Fletcher following a string of recent exits from the Anglo-Australian firm's litigation practice. Fletcher will join Herbert Smith in April, and will lead the firm's corporate crime and investigations team alongside partner Graham More.
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