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BLP joins rivals in fast-growing Myanmar through local partnership

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has expanded into Myanmar through a tie-up with local outfit Legal Network Consultants (LNC). The Yangon-based firm is now a member of BLP's Asia network, which has been created so that the firm can tap a steady flow of deals coming out of the country. To date BLP has been servicing the market out of Singapore, with a practice led by the firm's Singapore head and project finance partner Alistair Duffield, corporate partner Ken Cheung and energy and projects partner Nomita Nair.
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Freshfields appoints Adam Siegel as new US managing partner

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed litigator Adam Siegel as US managing partner, succeeding corporate partner Julian Pritchard whose term is nearing an end. Siegel will take up a three year term from 30 April when Pritchard's tenure comes to a close.
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Willkie Farr London talks raise questions over future of Dickson Minto alliance

The future of Willkie Farr & Gallagher's formal alliance with Dickson Minto has been called into question after it emerged that the US firm is considering a push into private equity work in London. Legal Week has learned that the New York-headquartered firm has in recent months held recruitment discussions with at least one high-profile UK-qualified private equity partner in London.
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The appliance of science – the scientific approach to boosting business efficiency

Oliver Campbell's education and training may explain his unusual career path. The grandly titled global head of business transformation at Clifford Chance (CC) is a qualified doctor who spent one day a week working in A&E while studying for his legal qualifications. His aim was to become a medical lawyer, but after a few years working as a CC associate he decided instead to devote himself to knocking his own organisation into shape by leading its ground-breaking programme of 'continuous process improvement'. While the unglamorous name of the project carries echoes of the dead hand of the management consultant, it is in fact a fairly radical attempt to force people to work far more efficiently in the notoriously ego-driven and individualistic culture of a law firm partnership. 'Permanent revolution' would be a livelier way to describe what is being attempted, but would probably frighten the partners.
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CMS launches in Oman with partner-free office

CMS has added a second Middle East office to its international network with the launch of a base in Oman yesterday. The office adds to its presence in the region after it opened its first Middle Eastern base in Dubai in September 2012.
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New group heads for BLP's finance team as Dann looks to steady the ship

Berwin Leighton Paisner has continued the rebuilding of its finance department following a number of high-profile exits with the appointment of two new group heads. Naveen Vijh has been named as the firm's new real estate finance (REF) chief after his predecessor Laurence Rogers led a three-partner move to DLA Piper last month.
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Milbank to give up Hong Kong local law practice as corporate partner eyes exit

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy is planning to wind up its local Hong Kong practice and revert to being a registered foreign law firm in the city. The proposed model would replicate that adopted in Singapore, where Milbank does not have a local licence but partners with top tier local firms to act jointly on cross border and regional mandates.
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Stephenson Harwood's Sharon White retains CEO position

Stephenson Harwood's supervisory council has reappointed Sharon White as the firm's chief executive for a further three-year term. White is set for an eight-year stint in the role, having first taken on the top job in 2009.
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Eversheds' Africa network up to 33 after 10 firms added to roster

Eversheds has grown its African referral network with the addition of 10 independent firms. The Eversheds African Law Institute (EALI) network, which launched last October with 14 members, now numbers 33 firms.
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Weil Gotshal's Asia managing partner to return to New York

Weil Gotshal & Manges' Asia managing partner is set to relocate to the US next month, seven years after opening the firm's Hong Kong office. Japan-born M&A partner Akiko Mikumo will transfer to Weil's head office in New York where she previously practised.
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