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Allen & Overy launches in Barcelona with Freshfields partner hire

Allen & Overy (A&O) has poached Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Toni Valverde to lead its newly launched Barcelona office, the magic circle firm's second Spanish base.
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HSF grows Germany practice with first disputes partner hire

Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Baker & McKenzie dispute resolution partner Mathias Wittinghofer to join its growing Germany practice.m's dispute resolution group.
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Hogan Lovells on song with hire of former A&O M&A partner

Hogan Lovells has made a high-profile hire in its corporate team with the capture of former Allen & Overy partner Don McGown.
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Lateral thinking - why Slaughters has finally hired a partner after 125 years

Two remarkable things happened this morning: England beat Australia in a game of cricket and Slaughter and May hired a partner from another firm. Given such seismic events, it would be little surprise to see a pig in a bowler hat take to the skies over the Royal Exchange this afternoon.
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Arnold & Porter launches in Houston with four-partner Hogan Lovells team

Hogan Lovells' Houston managing partner Thad Dameris is part of a four-partner team poached by Arnold & Porter, as the US firm launches in the Texan city. Arnold & Porter opened its Houston office on Wednesday (22 January). The move gives the firm its seventh base in the US and ninth office globally.
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Dentons outlines bold plans for Asian expansion drive

Dentons is eyeing significant expansion in Asia through a five-part strategy which includes building up partners and joining with local outfits. The global firm, founded last year through a merger between SNR Denton, Fraser Milner Casgrain and Salans, is seeking to substantially bolster its revenues coming from the region.
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Chicago outfit Jenner & Block scoping out City litigators for London launch

Chicago-headquartered Jenner & Block is looking to become the latest US outfit to set up in London, with the firm conducting a search for top English law litigators in the City.
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Reed Smith hires ex-Dewey pair in Astana office push

Reed Smith has hired two former Dewey & Leboeuf partners for its office in Astana, becoming the latest international firm to bulk up in the Kazakh capital. The firm, which has been based in the city since 2012, is strengthening the office with the recruitment of its first two partners, both of whom worked at Dewey before the firm collapsed in 2012.
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Proskauer swoops for Fried Frank's London tax head

Proskauer has hired the head of Fried Frank's London tax practice Robert Gaut, to support the expansion of the firm's City corporate and funds teams.
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Katten Muchin continues London expansion with Hogan Lovells PE hire

Katten Muchin Rosenman has hired Hogan Lovells private equity partner Philip Watkins along with two associates to boost its London corporate practice. Watkins joined legacy Hogan & Hartson from Latham & Watkins in 2008. Prior to Latham, Watkins worked as cultural adviser to the foreign office of the Japanese Government in Tokyo. He regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions, takeover offers, joint ventures, and public and private securities offerings in the UK and internationally.
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