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JK Rowling legal advisor heads to FoxMandal
By Rashida Yosufzai
| Wednesday, 19 November 2008
A senior IP lawyer who most notably advised JK Rowling on a copyright case has been appointed as copyright head at Indian law firm FoxMandal Little.
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Jones Day expands cross-border team
By George Beveridge
| Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Jones Day has responded to the increase in Japanese outbound M&A by appointing former Baker & McKenzie partner David Deck to its banking & finance practice.
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Minters' Downie heads up to Simmons
By Michelle Boatley
| Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Simmons & Simmons has poached Minter Ellison partner Brian Downie to head its projects practice in Asia.
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ALB unveils all-rounder legal salary statistics
By Daniela Aroche
| Monday, 17 November 2008
Private practice lawyers looking for an overall snapshot of the legal market are in for a treat. ALB has amalgamated salary surveys from several reliable recruitment companies to provide an overall view of legal market salaries for private practice lawyers of PQE 1-6 across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Orrick lays off Asia lawyers
By Rashida Yosufzai
| Monday, 17 November 2008
Citing economic pressures, US-based firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has cut approximately 10 staff in the firm's Asian offices.
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KhattarWong's "synergistic" new tie up
By Rashida Yosufzai
| Monday, 17 November 2008
KhattarWong has continued its regional expansion by means of an association with Hong Kong firm Alan Lam, Yam & Pe (ALYP), a tie up which the firm is looking to register with the Hong Kong Law Society.
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Top IP Judge lands at Fangda Partners
By Yun Zhang
| Friday, 14 November 2008
Former chief justice of the IPR Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court, Dr. Jiang Zhipei, has joined Fangda Partners as senior advisor to assist in representing their clients
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White & Case cuts Bangkok office
By Michelle Boatley
| Friday, 14 November 2008
White & Case's Bangkok office has been given the axe, the third closure for the firm this year which also saw a significant number of associate lay offs in the US.
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Obama against outsourcing?
By Rashida Yosufzai
| Friday, 14 November 2008
What does Barack Obama's presidential victory mean for the future of legal process outsourcing?
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Harneys adds to Hong Kong office
By George Beveridge
| Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Harney Westwood & Riegels (Harneys) has continued its expansion – after a 'best friends' tie up with Cypriot firm Aristodemou Loizides Yiolitis & Co, the firm has appointed former Conyers Dill & Pearman lawyer Paul Lau.
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Rabobank lawyer returns to Khattarwong
By Rashida Yosufzai
| Wednesday, 12 November 2008
The former Rabobank head of legal in Singapore, Yeong Wai Cheong, has moved to join KhattarWong's commercial and banking practice.
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Another lawyer leaves Bingham McCutchen for Tokyo
By George Beveridge
| Wednesday, 12 November 2008
US-based law firm Bingham McCutchen has lost another lawyer. Litigator Matthew E Digby has been scooped up as partner by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey's Tokyo office.
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