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Miami Beach 'Bar Girl' Scammer Gets 12 Years in Prison
The Associated Press
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A nightclub operator has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a scam that used Russian and Eastern European "B-Girls" to lure wealthy tourists into secret bars where they were fleeced with bogus bills for alcohol and caviar.
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QC Admitted for Appeal in Hong Kong Public Misconduct Case
The Asian Lawyer
- A Hong Kong court has permitted a senior U.K. barrister to act on a criminal appeal over the objections of the prosecution and the Hong Kong Bar Association, which had argued that there were no issues of unusual difficulty or complexity in the case.
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Clyde & Co to Open in Beijing
The Asian Lawyer
- Clyde & Co has announced plans to open a Beijing office. Energy and infrastructure partner Lynia Lau will lead the new office, relocating from Hong Kong along with an associate. The office will focus on advising Chinese energy and mining companies on outbound transactions in the Middle East, Australia, Africa and Latin America.
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Addleshaw Goddard to Open in Hong Kong
The Asian Lawyer
- U.K. firm Addleshaw Goddard will launch a Hong Kong office later this month. The new office will be jointly headed by the 400-lawyer firm's newly appointed international managing partner, Andrew Carpenter, and international arbitration partner Jonathan Tattersall, who heads Addleshaw's engineering, projects and construction litigation team.
China / United Kingdom
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Stephenson Harwood Launches in Beijing
The Asian Lawyer
- U.K. firm Stephenson Harwood has opened a Beijing office to be staffed by legal director James Zhang, most recently a partner at Zhong Yin Law Firm, and one other legal director, who will join at a later date. The office will initially support the firm's corporate and maritime law groups, with plans for future hiring focused on international trade, arbitration and asset finance practices.
China / France
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Gide Adds Shanghai Partner
The Asian Lawyer
- Paris-based Gide Loyrette Nouel has hired Paul-Emmanuel Benachi as a partner for its Shanghai office. Benachi joins from French firm Lefevre Pelletier & associes, where he was head of the Shanghai office. He primarily advises foreign companies on their China investments and acquisitions. He also counsels them on Chinese real estate and labor law issues.
