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• Dewey continues to lose talent

  May 04 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to hemorrhage its lawyer base, with the Moscow team jumping ship to open a Russia base for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, while London banking and... more

• Vinson & Elkins hires top energy & infrastructure talent from Herbert Smith in Tokyo

  Apr 27 2012 Vinson & Elkins has scored a high profile recruit in energy and projects specialist James Watson. Watson joins Vinson & Elkins as a partner at the firm’s Tokyo... more

• Paul Hastings launches Houston office after hiring local talent

  Apr 26 2012 Paul Hastings has launched a new office in Houston after the hire of three energy-focused transactional partners from local firms. Greg Nelson joins Paul Hastings... more

• Linklaters forms alliance with Australian firm AAR

  Apr 25 2012 UK Magic Circle firm Linklaters has formed an exclusive alliance with Australian firm Allens Arthur Robinson. The alliance is not a merger, but will take the form of a... more

• Freshfields boots Asia energy practice with hires from Allens and Milbank

  Apr 17 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its energy practice in Asia with the hire of two new partners: Gavin MacLaren from Allens Arthur Robinson and Mark... more

• Akin Gump hires energy and global transactions expert from Vinson & Elkins

  Mar 21 2012 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has boosted its energy and global transactions team in Houston with the hire of partner Stephen Davis from Vinson & Elkins. Davis is... more

• Clyde & Co establishes presence in Mongolia with local alliance

  Mar 13 2012 Clyde & Co is set launch a presence in Mongolia after concluding the terms of an alliance local firm Khan Lex Advocates. Clydes international trade partner Stephen... more

• Bird & Bird forms alliance with Tunisian firm

  Feb 16 2012 Bird & Bird has teamed up with law firm in Tunisia, with the aim of taking advantage of opportunities in the energy, financial services, healthcare, IT and aviation... more

• Sidley Austin to launch in Houston, US

  Feb 15 2012 International law firm Sidley Austin is set to launch a new office in Houston. The office will be led seven partners hired laterally from other Houston firms including... more

• Freshfields plans to relaunch in Singapore after five years' absence

  Feb 15 2012 Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to relaunch its Singapore office, nearly five years after shutting down its former office in the region.... more

• King & Spalding posts 12% increase in PEP

  Feb 15 2012 King & Spalding has reported a 9 per cent increase in revenue in 2011, from $718 million to $781 million. In the same period the firm posted a 12 per cent increase in... more

• UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner scoops up projects expert Andrei Baev

  Dec 14 2011 UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has boosted its projects practice with the hire of Allen & Overy partner Andrei Baev. Baev’s practice focuses on power and mining... more

• International firm Bryan Cave acquires Denver firm Holme Roberts

  Dec 07 2011 The 113-year-old Denver firm Holme Roberts & Owen is set to merge with St. Louis-based Bryan Cave. Holme Roberts will bring its 150 lawyers under the banner of... more

• A&O lannches new office in Istanbul

  Dec 07 2011 Allen & Overy announced the launch of its new base in Istanbul, Turkey. The office will be led by London banking partner Charles Lindsay, who will be joined by senior... more

• Pan Southeast Asian firm DFDL Mekong launches in Indonesia

  Dec 05 2011 Southeast Asian firm DFDL Mekong has launched a presence in Indonesia via an alliance with local firm MX Law. The Indonesian practice will be led by William D.... more

• Pillsbury set to open new office in Abu Dhabi

  Oct 28 2011 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is set to open its first Middle Eastern office in Abu Dhabi, with plans to expand services offered to existing clients and take... more

• Baker Donelson set to launch office in Texas

  Oct 25 2011 Tennessee-based law firm Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz is set to launch a new office in Texas after the acquisition of Houston firm Spain Chambers.... more

• UK firm Martineau teams with German firm to launch in Brussels

  Oct 18 2011 UK firm Martineau is set to launch a new office in Brussels, after concluding negotiations to ally with German firm Becker Büttner Held. Becker Büttner Held has been... more

• Norton Rose in merger negotiations with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon

  Oct 04 2011 International law firm Norton Rose is in merger talks with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon, with the aim of boosting its resources practice. Norton Rose confirmed that... more

• Ahurst investigates entry into Australian market

  Jun 30 2011 Reports have emerged that UK firm Ashurst is investigating options for a presence in Australia, following in the fresh footprints laid down by Norton Rose, Allen &... more

• UK firm Holman Fenwick launches new office in Perth

  Jun 10 2011 UK law firm Holman Fenwick Willan has launched its third Australian office in Perth. The office will be led by Julian Sher, who was hired for the role from Corrs... more

• Ashurst boosts Middle East practice with Linkaters hire

  May 20 2011 Ashurst has bolstered its Middle East energy and infrastructure practice – hiring a partner from Linklaters and relocating another partner from London. David... more

• AZB and Amarchand act on $150 million (Rs.670 crore) power investmenr

  May 17 2011 Private equity Warburg Pincus has invested around $150 million (Rs.670 crore) in Diligent Power Private Limited (DPPL) to enable the Dainik Bhaskar group’s power... more

• Greenberg Traurig boosts US energy practice with Hunton & Williams hire

  May 13 2011 International law firm Greenberg Traurig has boosted its energy and natural resources practice with the hire of partner Enid L. Veron of Hunton & Williams. Veron... more

• Clifford Chance leads $1.5b Indian energy deal

  Apr 25 2011 Clifford Chance has taken a leading role on Vedanta Resources’ $1.5 billion stock purchase of Cairn Energy’s India business. Under the deal, Vedanta will buy a 10.4... more

• Ashurst makes up 12 lawyers to partnership

  Apr 15 2011 Ashurst has promoted 12 lawyers to its partnership, up from 11 last year. The corporate practice saw the most promotions in this round, with five new partners. Two... more

• Japan Disaster revives debate on Nuclear liability and safeguards

  Apr 15 2011 Are Indian nuclear power plants at risk? In the light of recent nuclear tragedy in Japan, India needs to re-examine the ability of its nuclear power plants to... more

• Akin Gump and Vinson lead $1.55 billion Texas shale sale

  Mar 24 2011 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Vinson & Elkins have taken leading roles on the deal for the $1.55 billion sale of shale assets by Andarko Petroleum to a subsidiary... more

• Irish firm McGrigors to launch in Doha

  Mar 17 2011 Irish firm McGrigors has been granted a licence to establish a branch office in Doha, Qatar by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority.The Dohar office will be led by... more

• Davis hires seven in Tokyo

  Feb 02 2011 Canadian law firm Davis LLP has bolstered its Tokyo practice with the hire of seven Japanese lawyers, including leading corporate and structured-finance lawyer Hiroaki... more

• Link Legal and Trilegal advise Suzlon Energy in $1.28 billion deal with Caparo

  Jan 31 2011 Suzlon Energy Limited, world’s third largest turbine maker has signed a $1.28 billion deal for 1,000 megawatts of wind power projects with Caparo Energy India. Link... more

• Amarchand and Luthra kick-start the new year with accolades

  Jan 25 2011 Amarchand and Luthra have been on an award winning spree, beginning 2011 with Amarchand winning the Indian Business Law Journal’s 2010 Law firm of the year award and... more

• Wall Street firm Cadwalader lures 9-strong energy team from McDermott

  Jan 22 2011 Up to nine energy and commodities partners from Chicago-based firm McDermott, Will & Emery have been lured to Wall Street firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. While the... more

• India: AZB, Amarchand and Platinum advise GVK Energy fundraise

  Jan 13 2011 GVK Energy Limited (GVKEL), a subsidiary of GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited, has raised Rs. 698 crore ($155 million) from private equity firms Actis and Government... more

• Norton Rose hires Ashurst partner to lead Asia-Pacific oil and gas team

  Jan 10 2011 Norton Rose has hired energy partner Ashley Wright of Ashurst in Singapore to lead its Asia-Pacific oil & gas team. The hire will give a boost to the firm’s ambitions... more

• Four firms guide $3bn three-way Indo-UK coal deal

  Dec 16 2010 Hadiputrano, Hadinoto & Partners, Soemadipradja & Taher, Holman Fenwick Willan and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken leading roles on a three-way merger to... more

• Amarchand leads deal JSW Energy’s Canadian acquisition of CIC Energy for $414m

  Dec 02 2010 JSW Energy Limited has acquired CIC Energy Corporation for $414 million (Rs. 1,886 crore). JSW Energy has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent shares of... more

• Legal business booming in Indonesia, India and Vietnam

  Nov 29 2010 Foreign and domestic law firms in Singapore have reported a boom in capital markets, M&A, energy, infrastructure and arbitration work from Indonesia, India, Vietnam... more

• Vinson & Elkins leads $1.01bn deal between Energy XXI and EXXonMobil

  Nov 24 2010 Energy XXI Ltd. has finalised a deal to buy oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico from ExxonMobil for $1.01 billion. When the transaction is complete at... more

• Norton Rose expands with takeovers in Canada and South Africa

  Nov 15 2010 Norton Rose has announced an expansion, with the firm set to take over one of South Africa’s largest firms, Deneys Reitz, along with Canadian corporate firm Ogilvy... more

• Jones Day boosts capacity in energy and resources with Allens hire

  Oct 29 2010 US firm Jones Day, has boosted its Sydney energy and resources advising team with the hire of partner Tony Wassaf of Allens Arthur Robinson. A number of foreign... more

• New French law firm focused on energy law

  Oct 20 2010 French lawyer, Mounir Meddeb, has left Ashurst's Paris office to establish his own boutique. Energie-legal is focused on energy law. Mounir Meddeb has significant... more

• Shin & Kim launches first Korean practice in Latin America

  Oct 11 2010 Korean firm Shin & Kim has launched a practice group in Latin America, making it the first Korean law firm to enter the region. The move follows the hire of attorney... more

• King & Spalding set to open office in Singapore

  Sep 22 2010 King & Spalding is set to open a new office in Singapore after winning government approval. The Singapore office will operate as a regional hub for the firm’s energy... more

• Cleary advises Brazilian oil and gas giant on $75b share sale

  Sep 07 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras on a massive $75 billion share sale, which will finance the development of offshore... more

• King & Spalding boost NY energy practice with Milbank hire

  Aug 19 2010 King & Spalding has boosted its global energy transactions practice in New York with the hire of Crayton Bell, a partner from Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Neil... more

• Latham & Watkins and AZB lead $9.6bn Indian energy deal

  Aug 19 2010 Latham & Watkins is advising the London-based mining giant Vedanta Resources on its $9.6 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in the Indian oil and gas unit of... more

• CMS Cameron McKenna and Sullivan & Cromwell lead $7 billion BP sell off

  Jul 23 2010 CMS Cameron McKenna and Sullivan & Cromwell have scored leading roles in BP's $7 billion asset sale to Houston-based Apache. The sale of oil and gas assets in Canada,... more

• Reed Smith boosts energy practice with four hires from Pinsent Masons

  Jul 13 2010 US firm Reed Smith has boosted its energy practice with the hire of four partners from Pinsent Masons. Construction partners Keith Hartley, Peter Cassidy, Vincent... more

• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld boost renewable energy practice with double hire

  Jul 01 2010 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has boosted its renewable energy and project finance practices with the hire of two new partners to the firm’s Los Angeles office.... more

• Clyde & Co hires new Special Counsel for London energy team

  May 27 2010 Clyde & Co has announced another addition to its energy team with the recruitment of Duncan Gray as a Special Counsel in the London office. Duncan represents the 11th... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell and Chadbourne & Parke lead $1.3 energy deal

  May 26 2010 Sullivan & Cromwell and Chadbourne & Parke have scored leading roles on the $1.3 billion acquisition by UIL Holdings Corporation of three natural gas utilities in New... more

• Trowers & Hamlins boosts Middle Eastern Practice with new Saudi office

  May 20 2010 Trowers & Hamlins has strengthened its presence in the Middle Eastern market, launching a new office in Saudi Arabia. The firm’s new office in Jeddah is launched in... more

• Freshfields hires finance partner from Allen & Overy

  May 03 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has finance partner Alan Rae Smith from Allen & Overy, in its first London lateral hire since 2008. Rae Smith is set to join... more

• Simpsons and Sullivans lead on $6.7 all-cash energy deal

  Apr 29 2010 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Sullivan & Cromwell have taken lead roles on a $6.7 all-cash deal for power company PPL’s acquisition of E.ON US’s power and natural gas... more

• Four firms lead $2.5bn London initial public offering

  Apr 23 2010 Essar Energy, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Essar Group, is set to float around 20 to 25 percent of its shares – worth $2.5 billion – in its London initial... more

• Skadden and Wachtell lead $1.6bn merger between Mirant and RRI

  Apr 13 2010 Mirant Corporation and RRI Energy, Inc have announced a $1.6 billion merger deal, combining their companies to create a new company, GenOn Energy. The agreement will... more

• Wachtell, Jones Day, Vinson & Elkins in Reliance’s $1.7bn deal

  Apr 13 2010 Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries (RIL) has signed up a five-year development plan with US based Atlas Energy to develop a better part of the Marcellus Shale held by... more

• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Jones Day and Vinson & Elkins lead on $1.7 billion energy deal

  Apr 12 2010 The latest deal over the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and West Virginia sees India's Reliance Industries in a $1.7 billion joint venture with US company Atlas... more

• Covington & Burling and Johnson & Jones lead $1.55 billion energy deal

  Apr 06 2010 Covington & Burling and Johnson & Jones have scored lead roles in SandRidge Energy’s $1.55 billion purchase of rival oil and natural gas explorer Arena Resources.... more

• Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Herbert Smith land lead roles in $60 billion energy deal

  Mar 29 2010 Mallesons Stephen Jaques is advising BG Group on the $60 billion sale of liquefied natural gas from its Queensland Curtis Project to the state-owned China National... more

• Herbert Smith boosts UK energy and project finance team with two hires from Linklaters

  Mar 25 2010 Herbert Smith has raided two lawyers from Linklaters in a move that will bolster its energy and project finance team. Martin Kavanagh and Matthew Job were both counsel... more

• Latham & Watkins moves into Texas with Houston launch

  Jan 12 2010 After massive layoffs in 2009, Latham and Watkins LLP is reportedly expanding its operation with a new office in Houston, Texas. Bloomberg reports that Michael... more

• Norton Rose and Eversheds lead on mega offshore wind farm project

  Jan 11 2010 A raft of law firms including Norton Rose and Eversheds have secured roles advising on a landmark £100bn offshore wind farm project that could meet up to a quarter of... more

• Greenberg Traurig Maher adds M&A lawyer Ewan Robertson

  Oct 14 2009 Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP, the firm recently established in London by international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, announced that Ewan Robertson will be joining... more

• McDermott hires Dentons partner Birchal for London energy practice

  Oct 02 2009 McDermott Will & Emery has strengthened its London energy practice with the hire of Wilde Sapte partner David Birchall. Birchall, who had joined Denton from Herbert... more

• Freshfields, Cleary, Salans head up $1.6bn Gazprom deal

  Oct 01 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and Salans have won roles on a $1.6bn Russian energy deal, which saw the Russian energy giant buy a... more

• Ashurst hires energy lawyer Antony Skinner from Linklaters

  Sep 21 2009 Ashurst has expanded its London energy and projects practice with the hire of Antony Skinner as a partner. Skinner joins from Linklaters, where he specialised in... more

• Clifford Chance hires energy industry veteran Jürgen Kroneberg

  Sep 16 2009 Dr. Jürgen Kroneberg, former member of the management board of RWE Energy AG, will join the magic circle firm's Düsseldorf office as 'of counsel'. Kroneberg held... more

• Norton Rose, Freshfields advise on RWE's $11bn Essent deal

  Jan 13 2009 Norton Rose is advising Gernany's RWE, Europe's fifth-largest utility, on its planned acquisition of Dutch peer Essent's production and delivery assets for 8.2 billion... more

• M&A slowdown forces Ashurst to move associates into energy team

  Dec 01 2008 Ashurst has redeployed three corporate and three finance junior associates to its energy, transport and infrastructure team as the transactional side of its business... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf inks €5bn Russian investment for Fortum

  Nov 07 2008 Finnish electricity business Fortum Oyj has finalised a landmark €5bn Russian investment, with Dewey & LeBoeuf’s London and Moscow offices acting as lead legal counsel. more

• Denton Wilde Sapte reviews links with Tanzanian law firm Mkono

  Sep 12 2008 London-based law firm Denton Wilde Sapte, has announced that it is reviewing its association with Tanzanian law firm Mkono & Co. Advocates after the local firm last... more

• Ashurst and Linklaters take lead on oil giant takeover

  Aug 27 2008 Ashurst and Linklaters have landed lead roles on the proposed £1.4bn takeover of Russian oil exploration giant Imperial Energy. The deal sees Linklaters score a... more

• Lovells boosts Singapore with White & Case energy duo

  Jul 29 2008 Lovells has hired energy partner Brad Roach from White & Case in Singapore. Roach, who is joined by an energy associate, advises the developers of infrastructure... more

• Ashurst boosts London energy practice with Lovells hire

  Jul 28 2008 Ashurst has added to its London energy, transport and infrastructure team with the hire of Jason Radford, a partner from City rival Lovells. Jason Radford advises... more

• Energy M&A Lawyer Michael S. Shenberg Joins White & Case

  Jun 19 2008 Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced the arrival of partner Michael S. Shenberg in its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice in New York. A recognized leader... more

• Reed Smith taps Clydes for energy hire

  Jun 06 2008 Reed Smith has ramped up its energy, trade and commodities group with the hire of Clyde & Co partner Robert Parson. Parson, who leaves Clydes after six years, has... more

• 18 Lawyers From Sullivan & Worcester Energy Group Head for Sonnenschein

  Apr 05 2008 Sullivan & Worcester's Washington partner Vince, James Costan, and 16 other members of Sullivan's energy practice have bolted for Sonnenschein's Public Law and Policy... more

• Fulbright builds in Dubai as Gulf push continues

  Jan 16 2008 Fulbright & Jaworski has moved to boost its energy practice in the Middle East, hiring one new partner and relocating another to Dubai as US firms continue to target... more

• Lawyers push for energy conservation

  Jan 14 2008 David White Jr. doesn't fit the mold of an environmentalist. An attorney and partner in the Boston firm of Breakstone, White and Gluck, White is more comfortable in a... more

• China's top legislature starts five-day session

  Oct 26 2007 The Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, started a five-day session on Wednesday to review eight draft laws and... more