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K&L Gates chairman Kalis appointed for fifth consecutive term

Peter Kalis has been appointed for a fifth term as chairman and global managing partner of K&L Gates after a unanimous vote by the US firm's management committee. K&L Gates' management committee, comprising sixty voting members representing the firm's offices and major practices, re-appointed Kalis, who ran unopposed, following partner consultations in each of the firm's 41 offices.
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International Edition

Cleary and McDermott set for Korea openings as liberalisation gathers pace

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and McDermott Will & Emery are among a four firm line-up set to receive licences to launch in South Korea tomorrow (26 September), as the country pushes ahead with opening its legal market to international firms. Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker and Squire Sanders will also receive approval on Wednesday to establish Foreign Legal Consultant Offices in Seoul, according to a statement from the local Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
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International Edition

Reed Smith seals strategic alliance with Athens law firm

Reed Smith is strengthening its presence in Greece via an alliance with Athens law firm Papapolitis & Papapolitis (P&P). The non-exclusive alliance, which took effect earlier this month, extends an informal working relationship between the pair which started two years ago. The US firm decided to formalise the alliance in anticipation of large projects and transactions resulting from the country's economic crisis and structural reforms in Greece.
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International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills to have single chief executive post integration

Herbert Smith Freehills will elect a sole chief executive 18 months after the merger between the UK and Australian law firm goes live next month. CCurrent Herbert Smith managing partner Willis and Freehills chief executive Bell (both pictured) will jointly lead the combined firm until May 2014 following the 1 October merger between the two firms. Bell, who has been chief executive at Freehills since 2005, has been seen as the more likely candidate to lead the combined firm after this date however it is possible that another candidate could come forward.
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International Edition

Mayer Brown cuts more London jobs with up to 20 set to go

Mayer Brown is set to make further job cuts in London, in the office's second redundancy consultation this year. The US firm's London arm is laying off London non-lawyer employees, with the number affected set to be no more than 20, according to the firm. No fee-earner positions are at risk.
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International Edition

Careful what you wish for: an edgy mid-tier serves up OC-Field Fisher talks

Given the continued economic uncertainty in global markets, that two law firms sitting in the crowded UK mid-tier like Osborne Clarke (OC) and Field Fisher Waterhouse are pursuing a tie-up – as emerged this week – is interesting but no shock.
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International Edition

Sporting legacy - will Freshfields' Olympic role yield long-term benefits?

Suzanna Ring asks whether the firm won more than branded taxis and lollipops from its £10m sponsorship
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International Edition

Young at heart - how Latham calls on associate talent to stay ahead of the game

Ground-breaking in the 1970s and still ahead of its time, Friederike Heine explores Latham & Watkins' approach of drafting in young associates to help run what has become one of the world's top law firms
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Legal Week

Careful what you wish for: an edgy mid-tier serves up OC-Field Fisher talks

Given the continued economic uncertainty in global markets, that two law firms sitting in the crowded UK mid-tier like Osborne Clarke (OC) and Field Fisher Waterhouse are pursuing a tie-up – as emerged this week – is interesting but no shock.
6 minute read

International Edition

Dechert secures licence for Shanghai launch

Dechert is set to open its third Asia office later this year after securing a licence to operate in Shanghai. The firm obtained its licence from the country's Ministry of Justice last month, some four years after it received approval to launch a base in Beijing. Under Chinese law, international firms can only apply for a new office licence every three years.
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