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• Clyde & Co pursues growth strategy in Asia

  May 01 2012 Clyde & Co is pursuing a strategy of growth in Asia, despite the departure of seven partners from its Hong Kong office in April, said the firm’s CEO Peter Hasson in... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf loses senior London partner to KPMG

  Apr 25 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has lost one of the firm’s most senior London partners, Fred Gander. Gander, a taxation specialist who has been with Dewey since 1991, will join KPMG... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf to restructure Middle East practice after further departures

  Apr 23 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has initated a restructuring of its middle east operations, which could result in the closure of the firm’s Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha offices. The... more

• Kirkland & Ellis managing partner departs for private equity firm

  Jan 23 2012 The managing partner of US firm Kirkland & Ellis has surprised the firm by handing in his resignation for 'personal reasons'. James "Jim" Learner has quit the role and... more

• US firm Reed Smith boost London structured finance practice with BLP hire

  Dec 29 2011 US firm Reed Smith has boosted its structured finance practice in London, with the hire of UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner's structured finance chief Tamara Box.... more

• Coca Cola GC Geoffrey Kelly steps down

  Dec 21 2011 The general counsel at Coca Cola, Geoffrey Kelly, has announced his retirement from the role after a 42-year career with the company. Kelly joined Coca-Cola in 1970... more

• 20 lawyers shift from Willkie Farr to longtime client

  Nov 01 2011 A group of up to 20 lawyers is set to depart from Willkie Farr & Gallagher to move in house at one of the firm’s biggest clients - Bloomberg L.P. The group is led by... more

• Clifford Chance appoints Andrew Whan to lead corporate/M&A in Tokyo

  Aug 30 2011 Clifford Chance has relocated Hong Kong partner Andrew Whan to its Tokyo office to replace outgoing local head of corporate/M&A Alan Kitchin. Kitchen has left the... more

• 105 staff and lawyers leave Singapore firm KhattarWong to launch new firm

  Aug 04 2011 Singapore-based firm KhattarWong has lost around 105 staff and lawyers in a mass departure led by managing partner Tan Chong Huat. The departing group – which includes... more

• Husch Blackwell takes core team from Jacobs Chase

  Jul 19 2011 Missouri-based firm Husch Blackwell has announced the hire of a group of 24 lawyers from mid-level Denver firm Jacobs Chase, including founding partners Paul Jacobs... more

• Rebranded Naik Naik & Company opens media law office in Mumbai

  Jun 03 2011 Mumbai based firm has rechristened itself to its original name Naik Naik & Company after the departure of one of its equity partners. But the name is not the only... more

• Ashurst loses London-based US securities team

  Apr 01 2011 All three of Ashurst's London-based US Securities partners are leaving the firm. Daniel Bushner, Eric Stuart and Marie Elena Angulo are departinging Ashurst and are... more

• Another partner leaves DLA Phillips Fox ahead of merger with DLA Piper

  Mar 23 2011 Another partner at Australian firm DLA Phillips Fox has decided to leave the firm ahead of the merger with DLA Piper, taking the total number of departures to 12.... more

• Clarke Thomas & Winters loses half its headcount

  Mar 16 2011 About half the lawyers from Texas firm Clark, Thomas & Winters have announced that they are leaving to start a new law firm law firm under the name Duggins Wren Mann &... more

• Bullivant to close California office

  Mar 15 2011 Bullivant Houser Bailey has announced that it will close its office in Sacramento California, after the bulk of its lawyers jumped ship for rival firm Locke Lord... more

• Howrey loses yet another partner

  Jan 20 2011 Howrey has lost another high profile partner, with Brussels head and global antitrust co-chair Trevor Soames announcing his departure. Soames says that he has not yet... more

• Howrey closes London IP practice after string of departures

  Jan 11 2011 Howrey has closed its intellectual property practice in London following the departure of London managing partner Mark Hodgson to Field Fisher Waterhouse. Howrey’s... more

• Clifford Chance appoints new leadership for global competition group

  Oct 22 2010 Clifford Chance has appointed new leadership of its global competition group, with Oliver Bretz to become managing partner of the global practice while Thomas Vinje... more