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Pinsents seals hire of Shearman partner for Singapore operation

Pinsent Masons' Singapore joint venture is set to grow its projects practice with the hire of a partner from Shearman & Sterling. Project finance partner David Platt will join Pinsents in November and will first spend a period of time in the firm's City office, before transferring to Pinsent Masons MPillay in Singapore next year.
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Long-serving Slaughters litigator joins Eversheds in Hong Kong

Eversheds has added a partner to its Hong Kong arm with the hire of former Slaughter and May litigator Mark Yeadon. Yeadon, who spent 22 years at Slaughters, including 20 in Hong Kong, becomes the fourth partner in Eversheds' Hong Kong disputes team. The office currently houses almost 30 lawyers, a number which the firm plans to grow to 50 in the next 12 months.
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Withers gains Shanghai presence with financial advisory firm tie-up

Withers has entered into a tie-up with financial services advisory firm BeA-asia as the top 30 UK practice targets new business in Asia. The tie-up with BeA-asia, which is based in Shanghai, gifts Withers its second presence in China alongside its existing office in Hong Kong, which opened for business in January 2008.
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DLA adds partner duo to Hong Kong base with two new appointments

DLA Piper has boosted its Asia presence with two appointments for the firm's Hong Kong base, including a new head of finance. Matthew Glynn, DLA's head of intellectual property and technology (IPT) for the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, has seen his role extended to cover the whole of the Asia region. He is set to relocate from Dubai to Hong Kong, with his new role effective immediately.
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Norton Rose, Ashurst and Hogan Lovells score lead roles on billion-dollar PPP

Norton Rose and Ashurst have won lead roles on the largest-ever sports facilities public private partnership (PPP) - the S$1.4bn (£664m) development of a major sports complex in Singapore. Singapore Sports Hub Consortium, which was appointed by the Singapore Government as the preferred bidder in 2008, has instructed Norton Rose as primary legal adviser.
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A&O relocates City partner to Hong Kong to lead Asia-Pacific corporate

Allen & Overy (A&O) has relocated London partner Gary McLean to Hong Kong to take on the new role of Asia-Pacific head of corporate. The role was created in order to co-ordinate the firm's corporate presence throughout Asia and Australia. Global corporate co-head Sietze Hepkema commented: "The relocation underlines the firm's commitment to its presence in Greater China. Since the expansion of our Australian platform we needed someone to coordinate the effort across the region.
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Minter Ellison set to open up Beijing base

Australian firm Minter Ellison is set to launch an office in Beijing in the latest example of an international law firm targeting the potential of China's legal market. The launch, which will be Minter's third platform in Greater China, is in line with the firm's strategy of tapping into China's strong appetite for investment into foreign markets, and to focus on capital flows in key niche areas.
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Wilson Sonsini set to launch new base in Hong Kong with Milbank hire

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has announced plans to open a Hong Kong office with a hire of a new partner from Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, reports The Am Law Daily. Weiheng Chen, formerly a counsel in Milbank's Hong Kong and Beijing offices, will join leading Silicon Valley firm Wilson Sonsini as a corporate and securities partner and co-head of the China practice.
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India Govt to discuss new call for tough restrictions on foreign firms

The case against the presence of foreign law firms in India is set to be discussed this weekend at a meeting between India's Government, Bar Council and Ministry of Law. The meeting, scheduled for this Saturday (21 August), comes after a new petition was brought against foreign firms earlier this month in an attempt to further clamp down on foreign lawyers' activities in the region.
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World's first listed law firm posts double-digit increase in revenues

Australia's Slater & Gordon, the first-ever law firm to go public, has posted a 21% increase in revenue for 2009-10, taking total turnover to A$124.7m (£71.8m). Profits also saw double-digit growth over the year, rising 16% from A$17m (£9.8m) in 2008-09 to A$19.8m (£11.4m). The firm's Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listing reported a total dividend of 5c per share for the whole of 2009-10 for the firm.
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