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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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Nabarro seeks new French ally as August & Debouzy splits from network

Nabarro has split with French alliance firm August & Debouzy and has begun its search for another ally. The French firm opted out of the arrangement in order to explore options with other firms in the same jurisdictions as its former allies.
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Hogan Lovells' Birmingham base shows near-shoring trend is gathering pace

On the face of things, it's easy to lump all of the latest law firm near-shoring ventures together, putting Hogan Lovells' planned Birmingham launch alongside previous moves by Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills into Belfast, and Ashurst into Glasgow. But there are clear differences in how firms use these low-cost bases. And, in contrast to Ashurst and A&O, where the overwhelming majority of the roles are business services, Hogan Lovells' move is focusing squarely on legal positions. Inevitable perhaps, given it announced plans last month to launch a business services centre in Johannesburg, following its merger with South African firm Routledge Modise in December.
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Dewey management 'used grab bag of gimmicks' says SEC as senior trio face larceny charges

Four members of collapsed law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, including its three most senior executives, have been charged with larceny and fraud by the FBI and Manhattan district attorney. Former chairman Steven Davis, chief executive Stephen DiCarmine, and chief financial officer (CFO) Joel Sanders were all named in the indictment today (6 March), alongside former client relationship manager Zachary Warren.
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Bakers and FFW join list of UK firms asking junior partners for capital in light of tax rule changes

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) and Baker & McKenzie have become the latest firms to ask junior partners to contribute capital in response to upcoming changes to how partnerships will be taxed.
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