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India business leaders and top lawyers back legal market liberalisation

An overwhelming majority of India's top legal professionals and business leaders have come out in support of the liberalisation of the country's legal market, according to new research. A recent survey run by YouGov and Allen & Overy (A&O) – which polled more than 300 senior Indian business figures, including 100 top executives and 100 GCs from the country's largest companies - showed 96% of respondents believe the Indian legal market should be liberalised.
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A&O secures partner buy-in to continue worldwide push

Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to push ahead with its expansive international strategy after partners gave broad backing to management at the magic circle firm's conference last month.
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Chinese investment structured directly or indirectly through BVI trusts is on the rise

Conyers' Raymon Davern reports on the influx of investment from China being structured through trusts in the British Virgin Islands
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O'Melveny recruits Korea duo for Seoul launch

O'Melveny & Myers has announced plans to open an office in Seoul, becoming the latest law firm to target the Korea market, reports The Asian Lawyer. The Los Angeles-based firm says it has filed an application with the Korean Ministry of Justice to open an office in the country's capital. The new office will focus on antitrust and intellectual property litigation, as well as M&A.
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Magic circle rivals restate commitment to Hong Kong after A&O partner exits

Allen & Overy's (A&O's) magic circle rivals have reaffirmed their commitment to the Hong Kong market following this week's news that A&O has asked a number of local partners to leave the firm.
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A&O cuts partners in Hong Kong amid regional market slowdown

Allen & Overy (A&O) has asked a number of Hong Kong partners to leave as the firm cuts back its local partnership by around 20%. The magic circle firm confirmed that it has asked four partners to leave, with the group understood to include partners from both transactional and disputes teams, while one further real estate partner has left the firm to set up his own practice.
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Salans appoints Berlin partner to lead Shanghai as partner duo quit office

Salans has appointed a new Shanghai managing partner ahead of the departure of local chief Bernd-Uwe Stucken and fellow corporate partner Wei Liu, after the pair resigned last week, leaving the base with no partners. The exits of the duo, who are subject to a six-month notice period, will leave the office with 13 lawyers and 23 support staff. The news follows the closure of Salans' Beijing and Hong Kong offices earlier this year, with the international firm saying it would focus its China practice in Shanghai.
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Slaughters leads on multibillion-dollar Hong Kong rail infrastructure project

Slaughter and May has taken the lead role on a major Hong Kong deal that will see the HK$79.8bn (£6.7bn) construction of a new train route connecting Hong Kong Island to the New Territories region. Slaughters advised railway company MTR Corporation on the construction agreement with the Hong Kong Government, with the magic circle firm's team led by Hong Kong corporate partner Jason Webber. MTR's in-house legal team was headed up by legal manager Gill Meller.
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Australia unveils new 68-firm government super-panel

The Australian Government has slashed its legal panel to 68 firms, with Clifford Chance (CC) emerging as the only UK adviser with an Australian presence not included on the line-up. The panel - known as the legal services multi-use list (LSMUL) - is the first time national government agencies have been required to use the streamlined roster for legal services purchasing, with the aim driving cost efficiencies...
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Dewey Beijing chief joins raft of partners at Morgan Lewis

Dewey & LeBoeuf's former Beijing chief Ingrid Zhu-Clark has become the latest partner from the now-defunct US firm to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius's international network. Zhu-Clark, who will co-manage Morgan Lewis' Beijing base alongside current local chief Lucas Chang, is an energy specialist who advises on public and private oil & gas transactions.
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