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Siemens legal chief Solmssen resigns as GC role removed from board

Siemens general counsel Peter Solmssen is to resign from the company at the end of the year, after six years in the role. The company said Solmssen, who served as both GC and head of legal and compliance, is leaving by mutual agreement.
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Clifford Chance confirms Layton as global managing partner

Clifford Chance (CC) has appointed Matthew Layton as its new global managing partner. Layton, who heads up the firm's global corporate practice, saw off competition from Paris managing partner Yves Wehrli and real estate finance partner Andrew Carnegie in the first round of voting which closed yesterday (27 November), to secure the appointment.
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Osborne Clarke appoints London chief as new senior partner

Osborne Clarke's (OC's) UK partnership has elected London head Andrew Saul as its new senior partner, replacing outgoing postholder Tim Birt. Saul was named head of OC's London office in January 2012. He will take up a four-year term in his new role at the start of January next year after he won a contested election.
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Orrick and Pillsbury call off $1.4bn merger over client conflicts

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman have called off merger talks, citing irresolvable client conflicts. If merger talks had been successful Orrick Pillsbury would have become the ninth largest law firm in the US, with a combined revenue of $1.4bn (£866m).
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CC re-elects Bickerton as London chief as global managing partner vote closes

Clifford Chance has re-elected London managing partner David Bickerton for a second term following an uncontested election. Meanwhile, partners are going to the polls today (26 November) to select the magic circle firm's new global managing partner.
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Dentons and McKenna Long call off merger

The proposed merger between Dentons and Washington-based McKenna Long & Aldridge has been called off, after partners at McKenna Long voted against the tie-up. A final vote on the merger was put on hold earlier this month, with Dentons blaming a lag in the due diligence process.
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A&O launches contract lawyer business

Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched a new contract lawyer business through which teams of legal professionals will work for the firm on a flexible basis. The service, named 'Peerpoint', will initially contract A&O alumni with high-end or specialised skill sets to assist the firm during periods of high demand
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Speechly opens in Paris with 11-strong team

Speechly Bircham has launched in Paris after hiring a four-partner team. The Paris base is the firm's fourth new overseas office to open in just over two years.
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CC City chief Bickerton to hold on to role in uncontested election

Clifford Chance (CC) London managing partner David Bickerton is set to serve a second term in the role after an uncontested election opened last week. The City partnership was informed Bickerton would be running unopposed for the London managing partner position after soundings took place earlier this month.
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Hogan Lovells gears up to merge with South Africa's Routledge Modise

Hogan Lovells will merge with South African firm Routledge Modise, with the combination set to go live on 1 December. Routledge will take on Hogan Lovells' name following the combination, rebranding from early 2014. With no presence on the ground, Hogan Lovells' Africa practice is largely run out of its Paris office. It also works with local law firms in the region. The firm has about 40 lawyers around the world focusing on Africa; however, management believes a presence on the continent has now become necessary given that the majority of the firm's top 200 clients have African operations.
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