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Mourant confirms Hong Kong launch team as Walkers names new Jersey chief

Mourant Ozannes has confirmed details of its Hong Kong office launch, with Guernsey corporate partner Paul Christopher formally taking up a role as managing partner of the office, which opened this month. Christopher has been joined by two new Mourant partners, with the three partner office initially set to focus on investment funds, corporate and finance work.
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Sweden's Vinge names new managing partner as Wigge steps down

Swedish law firm Vinge has appointed Stockholm banking partner Maria-Pia Hope as its new managing partner. Hope, who joined the firm in 1996 and made partner in 2003, will take over from current managing partner Michael Wigge no later than June 2012. Wigge is set to return to practice as a corporate partner.
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Freshfields recruits first-ever COO for Stateside operations

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed its first-ever chief operating officer for its US arm, with the hire of Sullivan & Cromwell's former chief legal personnel and development officer. Andrea Locklear started at the magic circle firm this month. She was most recently managing director of New York corporate recruitment firm FPC, prior to which she was at Sullivan for 10 years.
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International Edition

Simmons announces job cuts in Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices

Simmons & Simmons is set to make lawyer and support staff redundancies in the Middle East, with the firm's Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices affected due to tough market conditions. The firm declined to confirm how many people will be affected but said all were notified this week. The cuts will not affect the firm's Doha base or any of the staff in its Saudi affiliation office.
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International Edition

What doesn't kill you... how much medicine can Linklaters take?

"Linklaters has been through five overhauls in a decade – four of them in the last five years. This level of upheaval contradicts the received wisdom about how aggressively you can manage a major law firm before things start falling off the wagon..."
3 minute read

International Edition

The enlightened GC - turning risk avoidance into competitive advantage

Bond Pearce's Nathan Peacey and Jon Cooper on how GCs can turn risk avoidance to competitive advantage
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International Edition

A fresh start - reinvigorating one of America's leading law firms

After a few tough years, O'Melveny has a new chair and a revamped strategy. Drew Combs reports
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International Edition

Field Fisher overhauls management structure; axes senior partner role

Field Fisher Waterhouse has overhauled its management structure following a 10-month governance review. The new structure, which is set to be implemented at the beginning of the 2012-13 financial year, will see the firm run by an executive committee appointed by managing partner Matthew Lohn and overseen by an elected supervisory board led by a chairman.
2 minute read

International Edition

DLA names new US management as Knowles takes new term at top

DLA Piper has set out its new US leadership team, with the appointments coming as joint chief executive and managing partner Nigel Knowles takes up another term at the helm of the firm. Knowles took up his latest leadership term at DLA on 1 January after standing uncontested at the end of 2011. He has been running the firm since 1996.
3 minute read

International Edition

A&O re-elects Morley and Dejonghe to top two management roles

Allen & Overy (A&O) has re-elected its top management duo, with senior partner David Morley and managing partner Wim Dejonghe automatically appointed after no one came forward to stand against them. The firm's partners had been invited to nominate themselves to Electoral Reform Services, an external company independently managing the election process, with candidates due to be announced next week. However, since nobody is standing against the incumbents their reappointment is automatic.
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