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Gianni and Cleary on line with E3.7bn Swiss telecoms deal

Leading Italian independent Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners and US giant Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have both won new clients to advise on Swisscom's E3.7bn (£2.5bn) takeover of Italy's second-largest fixed-line operator, Fastweb.Gianni M&A partner Filippo Troisi is leading a 15-lawyer team on the deal, advising alongside New York leader Sullivan & Cromwell on the offer.
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W&C taps Freshfields for Paris IP opening

US giant White & Case has launched an intellectual property (IP) practice in Paris with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer associate Bertrand Laird. Laird, who had been with the magic circle firm since 2002, joins the firm as counsel and will work along-side the three lawyers in the office's corporate practice who cover IP work.
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Norton Rose bolsters banking in Frankfurt

Norton Rose has strengthened its Frankfurt office with the hire of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw banking associate Caroline Herkstroeter as a partner. Herkstroeter, who specialises in regulatory and investment law, becomes the UK firm's eighth partner in its German banking group, which is spread between Frankfurt and Munich offices. This is the latest move by Norton Rose to strengthen its German banking and finance capabilities and follows the firm taking on White & Case Frankfurt banking partner Stephen Hodgson.
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DLA Piper pulls plug on Rotterdam

DLA Piper has pulled the plug on its Rotterdam arm, it was announced today (22 March), with the office now set to go its own way as a standalone practice. The move will take effect from 1 June and leaves DLA Piper with just one office - its 100-lawyer Amsterdam arm - in the Netherlands.
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Reid Minty takes international plunge in Kiev

West End commercial outfit Reid Minty has opened its first international office after launching in the Ukraine, it was announced today (22 March). The new Kiev branch will be staffed by lawyers based in the firm's London hub, with the firm planning to relocate fee earners there permanently only if work-flow demands it.
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Roberto Casati and Roberto Bonsignore: A new environment for Italian M&A

An unusually high level of M&A activity in politically-sensitive, highly-regulated sectors in Italy has revived the debate at national and European level on a number of delicate issues for the country. Italy seems to have responded well to these bids, creating the conditions for a flow of significant deals, both inbound and outbound. While that process is certainly not over yet, domestic consolidation may lay the foundations for further cross-border deal flow in the not-too-distant future. The role of the European Commission (EC) will be key in this process.
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Top Euro indies announce partner promotions

Two of Europe's leading independent firms have announced their latest round of partner promotions, with Italian leader Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners and Spanish giant Cuatrecasas each making up a clutch of new partners within the last month. Gianni announced the promotion of seven lawyers to its partnership last month (21 February), while Cuatrecasas made up 21 new partners.
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Linklaters partner in French tax court fight

French partners at UK firms could be spared a 10% tax bill thanks to a landmark case being pursued by Linklaters' Paris partner Philippe Derouin. At a hearing in the Paris Social Security Tribunal last week, Derouin brought a claim against French social security body Urssaf disputing a system that forces many French partners to pay approximately 10% on top of the tax they already pay under UK law.
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Simmons boosts Dutch arm with banking hire

Simmons & Simmons has bolstered its fledgling Amsterdam office with the hire of NautaDutilh banking partner Arend van der Lely, the office's second partner hire in as many months. Van der Lely, who became a partner at Nauta last year, focuses on banking and securities work and becomes the eighth partner in the City firm's Amsterdam office.
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CC boosts energy and projects with Aussie hire

Clifford Chance's Paris arm has appointed Debra Counsell to join its energy, infrastructure and projects group as of counsel. Counsell joins after 10 years as a partner in the Melbourne and Hanoi offices of the Australian law firm Phillips Fox. She has 16 years of experience specialising in international infrastructure, major projects and procurements for lenders, sponsors and governments. The move is part of a push by the firm to develop its projects team in the region.
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