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Dundas confirms six-strong partner exit as firm gears up for CMS merger

A further six partners have left Dundas & Wilson ahead of the Scottish firm's proposed merger with CMS Cameron McKenna.
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Deutsche Bank GC criticised by German banking regulator

Germany's financial regulatory body has singled Deutsche Bank general counsel Richard Walker in a report urging the bank to make senior management changes in the wake of the Libor scandal.
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KWM names Pollack as new disputes chief as management line-up takes shape

King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin has named Craig Pollack as its new global litigation and disputes resolution chief. Pollack, who takes up the role with immediate effect, will lead the disputes group for Europe and the Middle East, while partner Alex Leitch has been appointed as the new London head.
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Former Dewey boss Davis resurfaces as CEO of Emirate investment office

Steve Davis, the former chairman of collapsed law firm Dewey & Leboeuf, has resurfaced as acting CEO to the Investment and Development Office of the government of United Arab Emirate Ras al Khaimah.
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Trowers exits Egypt amid concern over country's future

Trowers & Hamlins has shut its Cairo office, citing the unclear outlook for the country in the long term. A statement issued by senior partner Jennie Gubbins today (3 January) reads: "Following careful consideration, we have taken the strategic decision to pull back from Egypt.
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Goodwin Procter partner hits back in Apple antitrust row, reveals company's fees policy

A Goodwin Procter partner appointed to conduct a review of Apple's competition policies has hit back at the company after the tech giant argued he had gone beyond the remit of his appointment and charged exorbitant fees.
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Senior Dundas figures set to leave ahead of CMS tie-up as firms agree partner lock-in

A group of partners at Dundas & Wilson are leaving the firm ahead of its merger with CMS Cameron McKenna, which goes live next year. It is understood that a group of senior partners, including former chairman David Hardie, will not be joining the new firm. Meanwhile, another group of partners have not received offers to move across once the merger goes live.
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Hogan Lovells appoints new global private equity co-head

Hogan Lovells has appointed London partner Tom Whelan as global co-head of private equity as Alan Greenough retires from the firm. Whelan will take up the role on 1 January and work alongside current co-head Jeffrey Hurlburt.
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Orrick sets sights on Africa for 2014

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is planning to open in Africa next year in a bid to tap Chinese outbound investment into the country and bolster its existing African practice, run out of Paris. The US firm, which currently has 15 international offices located across Europe and Asia but no presence in Africa, hopes to open in first half of 2014, though it is yet to decide on a location for the new base.
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HSF appoints Sonya Leydecker and Mark Rigotti as joint CEOs

Herbert Smith Freehills has confirmed that global head of dispute resolution Sonya Leydecker and managing partner Mark Rigotti as the firm's joint chief executive officers. Current CEOs David Willis and Gavin Bell will step down next April having held the role since legacy firms Herbert Smith and Freehills merged in October 2012. The new appointments – which will take effect from 1 May 2014 for a three year term - follow a recommendation by the firm's global council, which was put to partner ratification.
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