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BLP relocates City partner duo to Hong Kong ahead of new local launch

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has relocated two City partners to its new venture in Hong Kong, with the firm also planning to add local law capability to the office. Corporate partner David Robins moved to Hong Kong last month, with real estate partner Victoria Gardner set to join him in October.
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DAC Beachcroft places cross-border growth at heart of post-merger agenda

Newly-merged DAC Beachcroft has put international expansion at the heart of its combined strategy, with Latin America earmarked as a key area for growth when Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper formally unite later this year. The merger, which will go live on 1 November 2011, will create a top 20 UK firm with revenue in excess of £175m and around 230 partners working across seven offices in the UK, as well as branches in Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain and Mexico.
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The merger master - how James Retallack's merger experience served him well on the board of takeover target

Aggregate Industries' (AI's) former legal and compliance director James Retallack knows a thing or two about mergers. In the glare of the public eye he guided Birmingham and London law firm Edge Ellison through the rocky aftermath of dramatically collapsed merger talks with then Pinsent Curtis (now Pinsent Masons) in 1997 and, after an oft-challenging three years, into a union with legacy Hammond Suddards. Only four years later, at major heavy building materials company AI, he was part of the board guiding the FTSE 250 company through a £1.8bn merger with Swiss-founded aggregate and cement giant Holcim.
6 minute read

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Ashurst takes top role for San Miguel on $610m Malaysian oil push

Ashurst has taken the lead role advising San Miguel Corporation on its $610m (£382m) acquisition of a number of ExxonMobil subsidiaries in Malaysia, reports The Asian Lawyer. San Miguel, a Philippines conglomerate best known as a brewing company, has acquired three Malaysian divisions of the US oil giant in all-cash deals, paying $206m (£129m) for Esso Malaysia and $404m (£253m) for both ExxonMobil Malaysia and ExxonMobil Borneo.
2 minute read

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Trowers moves partner out of Bahrain to take new role as UAE head

Trowers & Hamlins has relocated the head of its telecoms practice from Bahrain to Dubai to take up the new role of United Arab Emirates (UAE) managing partner. Abdullah Mutawi has already assumed the new role, which will see him work closely with the firm's regional heads Nick White in Dubai and Andrew Rae in Abu Dhabi. The firm's Bahrain base will continue to be led by Dominic O'Neil.
2 minute read

International Edition

Is the College of Law really up for sale?

The news this week, first reported in RollOnFriday.com and then covered by Legal Week, that the College of Law may be up for sale is not entirely unexpected. With a reported turnover of £75m - and I am assuming a good net profit - it is a valuable property, even in a difficult legal education market. The recent re-accreditation of the College of Law's degree-awarding power enhances the value. BPP University College, another new authorised degree-awarding institution, has yet to face re-accreditation and while that may well be a formality, the directors of BPP and their American owners are unlikely to take that for granted.
7 minute read

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Mayer Brown adds partner to City corporate insurance team with Debevoise hire

Mayer Brown has strengthened its London corporate and securities practice with a hire from Debevoise & Plimpton. Colin Scagell joined the international firm today (5 September) as the newest partner in its London-based insurance industry group. He joins from the City office of Debevoise, where he was an associate.
2 minute read

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College of Law launches strategic review and eyes potential sale

The College of Law has launched a strategic review which could ultimately lead to the sale of one of the UK's top law schools. The College, which was incorporated as a charity by Royal Charter in 1975 and is overseen by a board of governors, is in the process of reviewing its strategic options, it has been confirmed. News of the College's review was first revealed by legal website RollOnFriday. A sale would mean that the College, which has a turnover of around £75m, which would lose its status as a charity.
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Ireland's Dillon Eustace opens second Asia base with Hong Kong launch

Irish firm Dillon Eustace has bolstered its Asian practice with an office launch in Hong Kong. Corporate and M&A partner Paul Moloney will head the office, which opened today (1 September) and will provide European financial and regulatory advice to the firm's existing Asian clients.
2 minute read

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Partners undeterred by market volatility as 16% predict double-digit growth

Despite the unstable eurozone and US credit rating downgrade, partners are optimistic about the year ahead following a busy run-up to summer. Sofia Lind reports
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