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Squire Sanders secures Sydney launch with Allens partner hire

Squire Sanders is launching in Sydney next month with the hire of Allens M&A partner Campbell Davidson to head the new Australia base. The US firm has recruited a four-strong team for the launch on 1 November, which comes as part of a wider plan to grow its presence across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Clifford Chance Asia energy partner joins King & Spalding in Singapore

King & Spalding has added a partner to its Asia energy practice with the hire of oil and gas specialist Merrick White from Clifford Chance (CC). White, who is set to join King & Spalding in the coming month, will be based in the US firm's Singapore office, working alongside fellow energy partners Dan Rogers and Philip Weems.
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Norton Rose signs up Bakers partner for Bangkok base

Norton Rose has recruited M&A partner Andrew Lucas from Baker & McKenzie for its corporate practice in Bangkok. Lucas, who was previously based in Bakers' Beijing office, is joining Norton Rose's Thailand office today (15 October) to help boost the firm's corporate capabilities in the country.
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Reed Smith recruits Holman Fenwick partner duo for Singapore launch

Reed Smith has opened a four-partner office in Singapore, with two lateral hires from Holman Fenwick Willan and a number of relocations. The new office is Reed Smith's fourth in Asia, and adds to its presence in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. It will be headed by arbitration partner Gautam Bhattacharyya, who relocates from London.
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Dechert and Linklaters take on Beijing partners from Simmons and Bakers

Dechert and Linklaters have strengthened their Chinese corporate practices with the hire of partners from Simmons & Simmons and Baker & McKenzie respectively. US outfit Dechert has recruited partner Lewis Ho to join its corporate and securities practice in Hong Kong, and to head up the firm's life sciences practice in Asia.
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Taylor Wessing and RPC confirm new launch plans for Asia

Taylor Wessing and Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) have confirmed plans to open new bases in Asia, as UK law firm interest in the region shows no sign of abating.
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Freshfields takes global M&A crown but deal slump continues

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has overtaken Clifford Chance (CC) to lead global and Asia-Pacific corporate markets for the first three quarters of 2012, but the gloomy environment for dealmakers has seen M&A values slide 19% against 2011.
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Herbert Smith and Freehills combine duplicate bases in Singapore

Herbert Smith and Freehills have announced plans to merge their Singapore offices following the full equity merger between the two firms which took effect on 1 October, creating Herbert Smith Freehills. The 22 lawyers and support staff working on the Freehills side will move from their current base at 39 Robinson Road just 1km to 50 Raffles Place, where Herbert Smith is located in the Asian city-state.
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Singapore leader joins advisers as Heineken secures multibillion-pound Asia deal

Singapore leader Allen & Gledhill has joined the lengthening roster of law firms advising on the fiercely contested battle to win control of Asia Pacific Breweries (APB). Allens is advising APB and its parent company Fraser & Neave (F&N) on the sale of a S$5.6bn (£2.8bn) stake of the business to Dutch brewing giant Heineken, which already owns a majority stake of APB. Allens fielded a team led by co-head of M&A Mei Lim to advise APB and F&N.
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Herbert Smith transfers Hong Kong ECM associates to grapple with IPO slump

Herbert Smith has transferred associates from its equity capital markets team in Hong Kong to alternative practice areas and other regional offices, as it struggles to grapple with the slump in Asia's once flourishing IPO market.
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