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Herbert Smith boosts City DCM team with hire of former Linklaters partner

Herbert Smith has strengthened its London debt capital markets (DCM) team with the hire of ex-Linklaters partner Andrew Roberts.
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Orrick grows Beijing corporate team with Hogan Lovells hire

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Beijing corporate team with the hire of a partner from Hogan Lovells. Thomas Man joined the US firm this week (15 August) alongside counsel Brad Herrold. The hire marks a return to Orrick for Man, who left the firm in 2008 to join legacy Lovells.
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BLP strengthens Abu Dhabi base with Linklaters hire

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has added a new partner to its Abu Dhabi office, with the hire of a lawyer from Linklaters in Dubai...
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A&O boosts Qatar with hire of Simmons' local financial markets chief

Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Simmons & Simmons' Middle East financial markets head as a partner in its Qatar office. Doha-based Samer Eido will head A&O's local banking and finance practice when he joins the firm at a start date still to be agreed.
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Allens Arthur Robinson expands Perth office with Ashurst hire

Ashurst energy partner Anthony Patten is leaving the firm to join the Perth office of Australia's Allens Arthur Robinson.The move means a return to Australia for Patten, who is a partner in Ashurst's City headquarters, having started his career in Allens' Melbourne office.
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Simmons brings in one partner each for City and Milan bases

Simmons & Simmons has made two partner hires, strengthening its London corporate practice and its Milan litigation team. The firm has hired Travers Smith counsel Caroline Murphy as a partner for its London corporate practice and brought in Hogan Lovells partner Cristina Pagni in Italy. Murphy, who has worked with clients including Bridgepoint Capital and 3i, becomes the fourth partner in Simmons' London private equity team. Prior to joining Travers in 2006, Murphy was general counsel at furniture retailer Habitat, becoming the first person to hold the position when she left Clifford Chance in 2004.
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Eversheds recruits Cobbetts partner to boost London real estate team

Eversheds has strengthened its London real estate practice with the hire of planning partner David Hardy from regional firm Cobbetts, taking the number of partners in its planning practice to 11. Hardy, who is qualified as both a barrister and a solicitor, will join from Cobbetts alongside planning associate Michelle Smith and personal assistant Michelle Brown.
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Stephenson Harwood hires Weil energy head for practice push

Stephenson Harwood has hired Weil Gotshal & Manges' London head of energy and renewables Andrew McLean, who will transfer to the top 30 UK law firm in September. The corporate partner helped establish Weil Gotshal's consumer and financial services practice in Europe when he joined as a partner 11 years ago from Clifford Chance, where he had been an associate. He specialises in commercial contracts, private company M&A and joint ventures.
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DLA Piper boosts energy practice with CMS and Ofgem hires

DLA Piper has bolstered its City energy and infrastructure and project finance teams with the appointment of a former CMS Cameron McKenna partner and a lawyer from Ofgem. Former CMS partner Trevor Butcher, who left his previous firm at the end of April, is due to join DLA Piper in August.
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Stephenson Harwood hires Weil energy head for practice push

Stephenson Harwood has hired Weil Gotshal & Manges' London head of energy and renewables Andrew McLean, who will transfer to the top 30 UK law firm in September. The corporate partner helped establish Weil Gotshal's consumer and financial services practice in Europe when he joined as a partner 11 years ago from Clifford Chance, where he had been an associate. He specialises in commercial contracts, private company M&A and joint ventures.
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