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India giant Essar hires Vinson & Elkins partner for London legal hub

Essar Group has overhauled its legal function in an attempt to route more of its in-house legal work through London, with the Indian conglomerate also looking at formalising its relationships with outside law firms. Essar Global Limited (EGL), the holding group for companies including Essar Energy, has hired Vinson & Elkins City finance partner Raminder Singh as its first global general counsel.
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Eversheds Shanghai chief quits to head up US firm's local office

Dorsey & Whitney has hired Eversheds' Shanghai managing director Peter Corne to lead its office in the region. Corne, who is set to join Dorsey early in 2011, will take over as Shanghai office head from Jay Yan, who will continue to serve as a partner in the office. Corne joined Eversheds to head up its Shanghai outfit in 2006, having previously worked for both Linklaters and Simmons & Simmons in Shanghai. He has advised multinational clients including Coca-Cola on work such as M&A and corporate restructurings, and also has experience in the renewable energy sector.
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Davis Polk hires second magic circle Beijing chief for Hong Kong office

Davis Polk & Wardwell has recruited Linklaters' Beijing head for its burgeoning Hong Kong law practice, marking the US firm's second recent senior magic circle hire, reports The Am Law Daily. The New York-based firm has announced that Paul Chow is set join its Hong Kong office next May, following the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Beijing chief Antony Dapiran. Chow is expected to continue to work on client matters until his departure. Davis Polk has generally been regarded as conservative when it comes to recruiting lateral partners, but the US firm has moved aggressively to assemble a Hong Kong law group in recent months.
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A&O leads as Thomson Reuters enters LPO market with Pangea3 takeover

International business information group Thomson Reuters has entered the legal processing outsourcing market (LPO) with the acquisition of Pangea3, it has been announced. The deal, for an undisclosed amount, sees Thomson acquire one of the most touted names in the emerging LPO market. The 'pure play' LPO was founded in 2004 and is based in New York and Mumbai.
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Freshfields wins lead role on $3bn Indonesia mining deal

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been instructed by UK financier Nathaniel Rothschild's mining investment firm Vallar on its acquisition of stakes in two of Indonesia's top coal mining businesses, reports The Am Law Daily. Vallar is set to pay $3bn (£1.9bn) for a 25% stake in Bumi Resources and a 75% stake in Berau Coal Energy, Indonesia's first and fifth-largest coal producers respectively.
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Career Clinic: Will China connections help me land a job at a big firm?

"I am currently undertaking a training contract at a top 50 law firm outside of the City. As I speak Mandarin, I could be a good asset for an international firm looking to expand into the China market, but I'm wondering if I have restricted myself in my career options, especially since my current firm is not a massive player in the corporate/commercial market. Coupled with this, a clause in my TC restricts me from leaving until after one year post-qualification, and if I spend that year practising in something unrelated to corporate/commercial work, I am worried that I will not be able to make a switch at all.
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Hong Kong shines as global IPO market evolves

Despite the volatility of markets since the global financial crisis, companies have more choices than ever when deciding where to go to raise capital. One of the big trends in capital markets over the past decade has been the increasing willingness of companies to list outside their home country. This affords them an opportunity to expand into other markets, bolster their international reputation, tap new investors and take advantage of higher valuations and liquidity. According to data published by Ernst & Young, cross-border deals accounted for 72% of the total funds raised on the top four exchanges - Hong Kong, London, New York Stock Exchange and National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) - in 2009.
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Clydes signs up Hill Dicks partner with eye on Asian expansion

Clyde & Co has expanded its corporate insurance team with the hire of Hill Dickinson partner William Tsang earlier this month. Tsang has joined as a partner in Clydes' City corporate insurance practice, however he is expected to relocate to Clydes' Hong Kong arm early next year as the firm bids to expand its corporate insurance practice in Asia.
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BLP recruits six-strong Holman Fenwick finance team for Singapore arm

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has grown its Singapore arm with the hire of a corporate finance team from Holman Fenwick Willan led by practice head Alistair Duffield. Duffield is set to join BLP as Singapore managing partner with a start date still to be decided. He will bring with him a team of five lawyers including Tahirah Ara, who will join as a partner. Marius Toime and Brendan Fyfe will join as senior associates, alongside associates Erline Herrmann and Elesse Neuteboom-Law Sook Ying.
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Bakers and White & Case boost international banking groups

Baker & McKenzie and White & Case are in the process of relocating two of their senior banking partners to Paris and Singapore respectively in a move to bulk up those offices. Bakers EMEA head of banking and finance Michael Foundethakis moved to Paris last month to lead the local banking and finance practice, replacing Laurent Barbara in the post. He will keep his existing roles leading the EMEA finance team, the global project finance practice and the German acquisition finance and project finance practice.
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