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Freshfields appoints new heads of City banking and Asia finance

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed a new head of banking in the City, as the firm bulks up its Asia practice with the addition of three new partners. The magic circle firm has named finance partner David Trott to head up its City banking practice. Trott, who has been a partner at the firm since 1997, takes up his new role immediately.
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Australia's Mallesons names new chairman for new year

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has appointed a new chairman with M&A partner Tim Bednall set to take up the role at the beginning of January. Bednall will succeed current chairman Frank Zipfinger, whose five-year term comes to an end on 31 December. Bednall has been a partner with Mallesons since 2004 when he joined from Australian rival Allens Arthur Robinson, where he was head of M&A.
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Ashurst seals HK boost with DLA team hire

Ashurst is set to boost its Hong Kong office with the hire of a four-lawyer team from DLA Piper, including the head of its Asia financial regulatory practice. Structured finance partner Peter Kwon will join Ashurst in January along with three associates to launch a Hong Kong securities and structured finance practice.
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Ashurst and Cleary win lead roles on Rusal's $3bn Hong Kong listing

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Ashurst have won roles on Rusal's planned $3bn (£2bn) flotation on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Cleary has landed the main role on the listing, fielding a team led by City-based partner Dan Braverman advising on US, English and French law. Ashurst corporate partner Andrew Edge is providing additional English law, while US firm Sidley Austin is advising on Hong Kong law, with a team led by Hong Kong-based capital markets partner Constance Choy.
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Simmons targets China growth as firm rethinks recruitment strategy

Simmons & Simmons is planning to expand in mainland China, with the firm aiming to recruit local Chinese lawyers. The firm wants to hire local lawyers to gain access to Chinese clients and is looking to bring in partners in finance and corporate. It is also considering legal process outsourcing (LPO) to domestic firms in the region.
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Resurgent India market sets pace for global recovery

The global financial crisis is challenging accepted wisdom about where the balance of global economic and political power lies. Many Western economies are struggling to shrug off the burden of recession, while the economic powerhouses of the East - China and India - are leading the charge of recovery.
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Linklaters Asia chief quits to take up China role for JP Morgan

Linklaters' Asia managing partner Zili Shao is to leave the firm to become chairman and CEO of JP Morgan's China businesses at the end of January. Shao has held the Asia managing partner role since May this year, when he was voted in as a replacement for Giles White, who left the firm to become general counsel at Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine Matheson.
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Winston & Strawn opens new offices in Beijing and Shanghai with Bakers partner hire

Winston & Strawn has boosted its Asia presence with two new offices in Beijing and Shanghai, reports The Am Law Daily. The firm has recruited Xiangyang Ge from Baker & McKenzie to lead the Shanghai base. Ge, who was head of Bakers' China regulatory team, focuses on foreign investment work as well as cross-border M&A.
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CC asked to provide billing info as India tax dispute reaches Supreme Court

Clifford Chance's (CC's) India tax dispute has reached the country's Supreme Court, with the firm asked to provide details of fees it received for advising on projects during the late 1990s. The long-running dispute has been closely watched by lawyers hoping for greater clarity on how legal fees for India-related work are taxed.
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Commentary: Will Mayer Brown's tie-up in Hong Kong deliver the goods?

When it comes to international expansion, Mayer Brown doesn't go for half measures. The firm's 2002 merger with London's Rowe & Maw remains one of the largest transatlantic mergers to date. Five years on, Mayer Brown made a similarly big move in Asia, combining with Hong Kong's largest law firm, the 260-lawyer Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM).
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