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Singapore makes room for global legal players

In Asia's current success story, if Hong Kong is a stepping stone for China, then Singapore is destined to be the springboard for India and Southeast Asia. With career and professional growth in mind, Singapore has taken steps to liberalise industries across the board, and the legal services industry is no exception. It is gradually becoming the benchmark for legal practice in Asia, and ambitious lawyers from around the world are taking advantage of this. The country's commitment to becoming a top international legal services hub and creating career opportunities for international legal services talent is notable. In July, the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE) proposed an easing of the entry requirements for foreign lawyers to practise corporate law in Singapore. It is recommending that foreign lawyers who pass a Foreign Practitioner Exam (FPE) and have at least three years' experience be allowed to practise corporate law in Singapore in areas such as finance, banking and intellectual property, irrespective of their law degree.
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CC Tokyo partner takes up Deloitte China general counsel role

Clifford Chance (CC) Tokyo partner James Jamison is joining Deloitte in China as national general counsel. Jamison is due to join Deloitte next month (7 March) to replace Peter Griffiths, who will step down this summer. He has been a litigation partner at CC since 2001, moving to Tokyo in 2008. He has also served as head of arbitration for the Asia-Pacific region since 2007.
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Simmons disputes partner joins Bakers in HK

Baker & McKenzie has added to its Hong Kong dispute resolution practice with the hire of Simmons & Simmons partner James Kwan. Kwan, who is set to join Bakers on 1 March, joined the Simmons partnership in Hong Kong in 2008 from Allen & Overy's Dubai office, where he was a dispute resolution consultant. His practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and litigation, with a particular emphasis on infrastructure, engineering and energy disputes.
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Clydes hires Insurance Australia GC for corporate practice in Shanghai

Clyde & Co has strengthened its corporate insurance practice in Shanghai with the hire of Insurance Australia group general counsel Michael Cripps. Cripps, who will join Clydes' Shanghai office at the end of February as a partner, has been brought in with a remit to develop and grow Clydes' corporate insurance practice in China. He becomes the third corporate insurance partner in Shanghai and the eighteenth in the practice globally.
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Freshfields and A&O lead on London Stock Exchange's Canadian merger

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has taken a lead role advising the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on its merger with TMX Group, which owns and operates the Toronto Stock Exchange. The magic circle firm is fielding a team led by corporate partners Philip Richards and Andrew Hutchings on the deal, which will combine Europe's and Canada's leading diversified exchange groups.
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A&O indefinitely extends relationship with India referral firm Trilegal

Allen & Overy (A&O) has extended its referral relationship with Indian best friend firm Trilegal for an indefinite period. The agreement comes after A&O senior partner David Morley, managing partner Wim Dejonghe, India head Jonathan Brayne and a number of other India group partners met with Trilegal in India in November last year. A&O first entered into a non-exclusive referral relationship with Trilegal in January 2008 for an initial three-year period, which was scheduled to come to an end last month.
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Nabarro adds partner to new Singapore base with Norton Rose hire

Nabarro has strengthened its recently-opened Singapore office, bringing in a new partner from Norton Rose. Glenn Cheng has joined Nabarro in Singapore from the local office of Norton Rose, where he was serving as a senior foreign counsel in the construction and engineering practice.
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CC/AZB split: self-interest worth more than promises in India

While it is easy to be clever after the fact, a cynic might wonder if Clifford Chance (CC) should have read up on EM Forster before committing to its much-touted alliance with leading Indian firm AZB & Partners. After all, the decision to form an alliance two years ago was heavily based on commitments CC felt it had from Indian officials regarding market liberalisation. Citing the lack of said liberalisation, and an insufficient referral flow to keep the link viable in its current form, the pair last month said the 'best friends' union would be downgraded to a general referral link.
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Links and A&O top 2010 projects league as Indian deal surge drives local firms up rankings

Linklaters has topped Dealogic's 2010 global project finance rankings by value, working on 37 mandates worth an aggregated $23.1bn (£14.6bn). The score sees Linklaters head the table above India's Luthra & Luthra, which worked on 25 deals worth $22.5bn (£14.2bn), and Allen & Overy (A&O), which came third by value but topped the rankings by volume with roles on 59 global deals worth $20.1bn (£12.7bn). The leader of the 2009 rankings by value, Latham & Watkins, fell to ninth place.
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Asia round-up: DLA, White & Case and O'Melveny secure senior lawyers

The former head of the tax practice at leading Chinese law firm King & Wood has joined DLA Piper in Hong Kong, writes the Am Law Daily. Stephen Nelson joined King & Wood's Shanghai office four years ago from Baker & McKenzie, where he had practised for 20 years. Nelson is bucking a recent trend that has seen a number of veteran Western lawyers in China jump from international firms to local ones. He said he hopes to have a broader practice at DLA Piper, focusing on foreign investment into China as well as tax matters.
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