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Habib to adopt Bakers' career structure as merger date nears

UAE firm Habib Al Mulla is set to align its career framework and development systems with merger partner Baker & McKenzie's as the firms gear up for their combination this July. The Dubai-based firm will adopt Bakers' more stringent training and development programme, bringing in a more rigorous career path for its lawyers, who will follow Bakers' structure. This will include Bakers' partnership structure. The model will be introduced in stages after the tie-up goes live, with a six-month bedding-down period in which Habib's current ratings system will continue to run internally. Appraisals for all of the firm's lawyers – including partners – have already been tightened in the run-up to the union.
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Eversheds overhauls sector focus as firm revamps management line-up

Eversheds has revamped its sector line-up with the introduction of four new key industry groups, as the firm continues to shake up its structure in response to major changes in the markets in which it operates. The overhaul, which comes after chief executive Bryan Hughes last summer set out the firm's new three-year strategy, has seen the creation of four new sectors – propcos; public sector; consumer; and diversified industrials – and has involved several management changes. City corporate partner Robin Johnson will lead the diversified industrial group, which has been formed by the combination of the former industrial engineering; aerospace, defence and security; chemicals; and automotive sectors. The group covers a list of major clients including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Tyco and Volvo.
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JMW takes over Manchester firm founded by ex-Halliwells partner

Manchester's JMW Solicitors has continued its recent growth with the acquisition of local property and litigation boutique Goodman Harvey. The deal, which will take effect on 1 June, will see the transfer of a six-strong team to JMW, while the firm has hired a further two fee earners to support the new additions. The deal is set to add around £1m to JMV's revenues.
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Ashurst adds two senior figures to top team ahead of Australia merger

Ashurst has made two big-name additions to its leadership team with the appointment of its first-ever independent board members, ahead of the firm's full merger with its Australia arm. The firm has appointed Robert Gillespie, the former director general of the Takeover Panel, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia chairman David Turner to the boards of Ashurst LLP and Ashurst Australia respectively.
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Linklaters relocates Hong Kong partner duo to Seoul for Korea launch

Linklaters has relocated two Hong Kong partners to launch its office in Seoul this week after being granted approval from the Ministry of Justice to open in Korea earlier this month. New York-qualified corporate partner Hyung Ahn, who has been heading the Korean practice from the magic circle firm's Hong Kong base, will now be based in Seoul alongside English-qualified projects partner Stephen Le Vesconte, who has also relocated from Hong Kong.
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Addleshaws to open new base in Qatar with double partner hire

Addleshaw Goddard has continued its recent flurry of international expansion with the hire of two partners to launch a Qatar offering for the firm. Patton Boggs corporate partner Hussein Damirji will lead the new Doha office and will be joined by Dentons banking and finance partner Martin Brown. The firm is currently in the process of recruiting a small team of associates to support the duo.
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King & Wood Mallesons appoints new Australia head in management shake up

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has appointed a new Australia managing partner just days after the announcement that its former country head, Tony O'Malley, is to step down. Landing the top job is Sydney-based partner Sue Kench, who is head of the firm's construction and property practice and who has been employed with Mallesons Stephen Jaques for 20 years.
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Singapore

Singapore's legal market is gradually liberalising and, with it, the competition keeps flying in. Elizabeth Broomhall finds out what's in store for southeast Asia's latest glittering legal hub
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BLP, Olswang and DLA Piper among firms eyeing tie-ups with Singapore outfits

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), King & Spalding, Olswang, DLA Piper and K&L Gates are among a group of international law firms eyeing tie-ups with local firms in Singapore after missing out on licences to launch their own local practices earlier this year. The firms have confirmed they would be open to a partnership with a Singaporean outfit, with some looking at a Joint Law Venture (JLV) and others considering a Formal Law Alliance (FLA). All were among 19 unsuccessful applicants for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences.
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Elite US litigation firm Boies Schiller set to launch London outpost

Specialist litigation firm Boies Schiller & Flexner is set to open an office in London this summer, in a move that will gift the elite US firm its first base outside of its home country. Boies already has lawyers working on projects in the City and has been planning a London launch for several months, approaching multiple UK-qualified litigators. The launch is now slated for July or August. The firm declined to comment on how many partners it intends to staff the office with or on relocations from the US. According to The American Lawyer rankings, Boies Schiller is among the most profitable firms in the US, with average profits per partner standing at $2.7m (£1.8m) in 2012.
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