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• Norton Rose sets sights on US and China

  May 02 2012 Norton Rose Group is looking for mergers in the US and China, according to Chief Executive Officer Peter Martyr. Norton Rose now has a headcount of 2,900 lawyers,... more

• South African firm Adams & Adams picks up Bowman Gilfillan IP team

  Jan 31 2012 South African corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan is set transfer its team of 20 intellectual property lawyers to the specialist firm Adams & Adams in a "win-win"... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf boosts South Africa practice with hire of 12 attorneys

  Jan 06 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has announced the addition of eight partners and four associates to its Johannesburg office. The lawyers come from leading South African firm Werksmans... more

• UK firm Norton Rose to launch an office in Casablanca

  Jul 29 2011 Norton Rose is the third British firm to announce the launch of a Moroccan office in the past two weeks, following Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance. The Casablanca... more

• Norton Rose merges with major law firms in Canada and South Africa

  Jun 13 2011 Norton Rose has merged with two law firms - Canada's Ogilvy Renault and South Africa's Deneys Reitz. The former will henceforth be known as Norton Rose OR LLP, while... more

• Eversheds makes up 22 partners globally

  Apr 13 2011 Eversheds has announced the promotion of 22 lawyers to its partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 19 last year but still significantly less than the 32... more

• UK Solicitors Regulation Authority prepares for review of LPO deals

  Mar 31 2011 The Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK has moved to regulate outsourcing agreements for the first time, and will publish a Code of Conduct next week. The new... more

• Market trend: consolidation

  Mar 26 2011 Interesting article here from ft.com, which notes that the merger between UK firm Hammonds with US firm Squire Sanders & Dempsey may represent a model for the survival... more

• US law firms look to emerging markets

  Jan 10 2011 The US market promises little growth this year, and law firms are looking to expand in the so-called BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China – along with... 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

• 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

• Eversheds taps 19 lawyers for partnership

  Apr 20 2010 Eversheds has promoted 19 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round – a marked drop from last year’s round, when 32 lawyers were made up. The firm's... more

• Eversheds considers taking shares in exchange for legal services

  Mar 18 2010 The industry-wide discussion about alternative billing options is developing, as UK firm Eversheds considers taking shares in client companies in exchange for legal... more

• Edward Nathan top South African M&A law firm by deal value

  Jan 29 2010 Despite a 61% drop in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity last year in South Africa, corporate law firm Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs ranked first in value in the legal... more

• Eversheds gears up to launch its own outsourcing business

  Jan 14 2010 Eversheds in pilot with South Africa ally to launch its own outsourcing arm Eversheds is in talks to set up an outsourcing business with its South African ally,... more

• First White & Case partner relocates to Africa under new plan

  Oct 29 2009 A White & Case London structured products and capital markets partner is relocating to Johannesburg as part of the firm’s new focus on Africa. Josh Parbhu is the... more

• Pinsent Masons outsources litigation work to South Africa

  Jun 24 2009 Pinsent Masons has signed an outsourcing deal which will see the UK firm send litigation work to Cape Town, South Africa. more

• Freshfields acts on high-stakes India mobile deal

  May 28 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured a major role on talks between Indian mobile phone provider Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN over a cross-shareholding... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf completes largest African bank loan

  Nov 25 2008 A team of lawyers from the Johannesburg and Washington, DC offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf, led by Washington, DC Partner Gregory Smith, advised Eskom, the South African... more

• Denton Wilde Sapte seeks African expansion

  Nov 08 2008 Denton Wilde Sapte seeking to expand its links with Africa by creating an alliance with a South African practice, Sandton-based Glyn Marais. more