Ashurst to launch support centre in Glasgow
Ashurst is set to create 300 jobs in Glasgow after being given a £2.4 million regional selective assistance grant to move to the city. The Glasgow base will perform support…
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Hogan Lovells picks new MP for Asia and Middle East
Hogan Lovells has appointed Patrick Sherrington as the regional managing partner for Asia and Middle East. Sherrington was formerly the co-head of the Hogan Lovells’…
Duane Morris to launch presence in Oman
US firm Duane Morris has concluded a cooperation agreement with Oman-based Al Mashaikhi, with the pair to launch a joint venture in Muscat. The firm will be known as Dr Said…
Cravath appoints co-heads of M&A practice
Cravath Swaine & Moore has appointed two partners to head its global M&A practice: New York partners Robert Townsend and Faiza Saeed. The co-heads replace former global…
Clifford Chance grows Doha office
Clifford Chance has relocated corporate partner Jason Mendens to its Doha office. Mendens was previously based in Sydney, and the move is intended to bolster the firm’s…
DLA Piper to lay off more than 100 employees
In November 2012 DLA Piper announced the beginning of a redundancy consultation wherein 251 jobs were under threat across the firm’s UK offices. The consultation is now complete,…
Goodwin Proctor boosts HK office with hire and relocation
Goodwin Procter has boosted its Hong Kong practice with the hire of corporate partner Gloria Liu from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind &…
HSF boosts China energy practice with relocation
Herbert Smith Freehills has relocated London partner David Clinch to its Hong Kong office to boost the firm’s Greater China energy and natural resources practice.…
Eversheds boosts Middle East practice
Global law firm Eversheds has boosted its Middle East practice with the hire of two partners and one principal associate in the Doha office. Partners Dani Kabbani and Ben Moylan…
US firm Burr & Forman merges with Williams Schifino
Alabama-based firm Burr & Forman is set to expand in the Southeast via a merger with 23-lawyer Tampa firm Williams Schifino Mangione & Steady. The move brings Burr & Forman’s…
Bingham McCutchen to launch back office operation in Kentucky
Bingham McCutchen is set to launch a back-office operation in Lexington, Kentucky. “Our industry remains under pressure in terms of pricing,” said Bingham chairman Jay…
Latham & Watkins relocates two partners to boost Singapore practice
Latham & Watkins has boosted its Singapore practice by relocating to London partners - Rod Brown and Luke Grubb - to join the mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing groups…
Herbert Smith appoints former global corporate head as SE Asia MP
Herbert Smith has appointed Michael Walter, the firm’s former global corporate head, to the role of South East Asia managing partner. Walter will relocate from London to…
O’Melveny & Myers appoints new head for Hong Kong practice
O’Melveny & Myers’ capital markets specialist David Johnson has been appointed as the head of the firm’s Hong Kong practice. Johnson will relocate from California where he…
Dutch firm De Brauw to launch in Singapore
Leading Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is waiting on regulatory approval for the launch of a new office in Singapore, which will be its fifth…