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Eversheds’ former China chief heads to Shanghai for GC role

20-Jun-2013 12:16 pm | By Yun Kriegler

Eversheds’ former head of China (EMEA) in London Sharon Shi has moved to Shanghai to take up a general counsel position.

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FFW snares longstanding Taylor Wessing partner in three-lawyer swoop

20-Jun-2013 0:03 am | By Joshua Freedman

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has ratcheted up its City partner recruitment by hiring three lawyers from a trio of firms covering corporate, finance and tax.

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39 Essex Street elects new joint head of chambers

20-Jun-2013 12:29 pm | By Lucy Burton

39 Essex Street has elected Neil Block QC as its joint head of chambers, replacing counsel to the Leveson Inquiry Robert Jay QC after he was appointed to the High Court bench.

Manchester

Irwin Mitchell adds three partners to private client group

20-Jun-2013 11:31 am | By Hannah Gannagé-Stewart

Irwin Mitchell has expanded its family practice in the north-west with the hire of two partners in Manchester and one in Leeds.

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Supreme Court lifts Iran bank sanctions

20-Jun-2013 0:01 am | By Katy Dowell

Courts should only hold closed hearings if it is the interest of justice, the Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger said yesterday (19 June), rejecting a Government bid to have a case against Bank Mellat heard behind closed doors.

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Olympic gold medalist Hosking to join Freshfields as trainee

18-Jun-2013 3:41 pm | By Becky Waller-Davies

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to welcome London 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Sophie Hosking as a trainee at the firm.

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QualitySolicitors shifts direction with new CEO

20-Jun-2013 0:02 am | By Lucy Burton

High street franchise QualitySolicitors (QS) has brought in a new CEO so to allow founder Craig Holt to focus on developing the brand.

Edinburgh

Morisons and HBJ Gateley lead advice on Hearts administration

20-Jun-2013 0:00 am | By Hannah Gannagé-Stewart

Morisons Solicitors and HBJ Gateley have been appointed to advise on the administration of Edinburgh football club Heart of Midlothian FC.

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DAC Beachcroft launches redundancy consultations across employment and pensions groups

19-Jun-2013 6:17 pm | By Hannah Gannagé-Stewart

DAC Beachcroft has confirmed that senior members of its London employment and pensions team will face a redundancy consultation.

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Worrying news in the professional indemnity market: 1,300 firms will have to find replacement professional indemnity insurance or be put at risk of being closed down following the failure of Latvian insurer Balva. Could this put some practices at risk?

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You have to be good to worry about fee rates

17-Jun-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

Mid-market firms fret about their image, while the elite focus on pricing

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Osborne Clarke revenues rise to £112m, growth slows in the UK

17-Jun-2013 | By Natalie Stanton

Osborne Clarke has seen turnover increase by 14 per cent over the last financial year from £98m to £112m.

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Asia Pacific 150: International round-up: Deep impact

17-Jun-2013 | By Jonathan Ames

International law firms are fighting hard for their place at the Asia Pacific table

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Asia Pacific 150: China: After the honeymoon

17-Jun-2013 | By Yun Kriegler

The high point of the ‘Chinese dream’ may have passed for foreign law firms but they still see a presence as vital. Meanwhile domestic firms are developing fast  

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Asia Pacific 150: International vs local

17-Jun-2013

Revealed: the firms with the strongest representation in the region, whatever their origins

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Asia Pacific 150: M&A advisers: Work force

17-Jun-2013 | By Yun Kriegler

Who’s in on all the big deals in the region? Read on…

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Asia Pacific 150: Pru grit

14-Jun-2013 | Updated: 14-Jun-2013

Alice Chan, GC at Prudential Corporation Asia, has to keep a strong grip on a diverse and growing business, recently overseeing a major expansion in Thailand 

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HBO Europe: Show man

10-Jun-2013 | By Joanne Harris

How do you protect a huge entertainment brand? Ask HBO Europe GC Gordon Finlayson

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Jeremy Cross, Anesco: Green keeper

3-Jun-2013 | By Hannah Gannagé-Stewart

As head of legal, Jeremy Cross is guiding eco-energy specialist Anesco through its growing pains - and it is growing fast

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Shanghai

Eversheds’ former China chief heads to Shanghai for GC role

Eversheds’ former head of China (EMEA) in London Sharon Shi has moved to Shanghai to take up a general counsel position.

New York

Paul Hastings hires Fried Frank securities chief in NY

The New York office of Paul Hastings has hired Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson’s head of securities and shareholder litigation, Douglas Flaum.

Asia Pacific

Revealed: The Lawyer Asia Pacific 150

The Lawyer today launches the inaugural edition of Asia Pacific 150, an in-depth guide to the most exciting legal scene in the world.

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Asia Pacific 150: HSF overtakes Bakers as biggest international firm in the region

The Lawyer Asia Pacific 150 reveals that newly merged Anglo-Australian firm Herbert Smith Freehills has taken over Baker & McKenzie as the largest international firm in Asia Pacific by lawyer headcount.