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Squire Sanders re-elects joint managing partners

Squire Sanders has re-elected managing partners Peter Crossley and Stephen Mahon to serve a further three year term. The firm kicked off the process of selecting candidates for the firm's European managing partner in June. At the time names being linked to the role included London head Robert Weekes, Leeds office head Jonathan Jones and Leeds litigation partner Simon Miller.
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Proskauer, Dewey victorious on MF Global fees case

Proskauer Rose and legacy Dewey & LeBoeuf have seen off a challenge to the level of fees they have charged for their work on the MF Global administration. Last week, lawyers acting for the defunct broker filed an objection to fees totalling $8.8m (£5.6m) being charged by the two firms on the high-profile administration, labelling them "excessive".
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Bakers' elects former London chief to global executive committee

Baker & McKenzie former London managing partner Gary Senior has been elected to serve on the firm's global Executive Committee, succeeding Beatriz Araujo whose term has ended. The announcement was made at Bakers' annual meeting in Singapore which was held between 24-26 October. Senior - whose term on the committee will last four years - will be responsible for developing and implementing the firm's global business strategy as well as carrying out general management duties.
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US pair in talks to create $1.4bn law firm

US firms Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman have begun merger talks. A combination would create a firm with joint revenues of around $1.4bn staffed by over 1,500 lawyers, with a particularly strong presence on the US west coast.
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SJB set to launch in Riyadh as real estate team re-jigged ahead of merger

SJ Berwin is set to open an office in Riyadh next year, after its merger with King & Wood Mallesons goes live later this week. The firm will launch in Saudi Arabia via an association with an undisclosed local firm, with a base expected to open in the first quarter of next year.
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Merger delay for Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick

Kennedys proposed merger with Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick has been delayed, with the firms admitting its initial timetable had been "ambitious". The tie-up, which would created an Anglo-Scottish firm with a combined projected turnover of more than £160m, had been due to go live next Friday (1 November).
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Osborne Clarke enters New York market with Manhattan office launch

Osborne Clarke (OC) has opened a second representative office in US with the launch of a new base in Manhattan. The firm has set up shop in New York in a push to reinforce its relationships with companies based in North America looking to expand or invest in Northern Europe.
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Pulling against the tide – rethinking billing practices in the age of IT

The conservative practice of law has generally had an uneasy relationship with technology. That is only too evident in attempts to measure, analyse, direct and thus overall manage the performance of lawyers at the individual, group and firm level. No doubt, anyone who has been around lawyers for the last decade can recall many stories of partners ignoring, deriding or sabotaging policies about billable-hour targets, time-entry procedures, inventory cycles, and – with particular vigour – any form of numerical analysis and reporting of their performance.
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Location, location, location still key as law firms see offices as vital in attracting clients

The latest Big Question survey shows that 91% of respondents feel that a law firm's office space significantly influences how clients perceive it, with fewer than one in 10 disagreeing. The vast majority of respondents also regard office space as important in attracting and retaining talent, with 96% describing it as either very (39%) or quite (57%) important. "The location and feel of the office is much more important than you might otherwise think," said Norton Rose Fulbright global head of corporate Martin Scott (pictured, right). "It is essential to have a space that people want to be in. It's been five years since we moved but the building still feels cutting edge.
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CC trio in race to replace Childs as firm gears up for November election

The three candidates in the race to succeed Clifford Chance managing partner David Childs have begun canvassing the partnership ahead of a November vote. Global head of corporate Matthew Layton (pictured), Paris managing partner Yves Wehrli and real estate finance partner Andrew Carnegie have emerged as the only candidates to replace Childs after the nominations process concluded last week. Hustings are set to begin in early to mid-November, with the first round of voting scheduled towards the end of the month. Partners expect to receive manifestos from the candidates imminently.
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