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Dechert continues London recruitment with White & Case finance partner hire
Dechert has continued its recent London recruitment spree with the hire of real estate specialist Jeremy Trinder from White & Case. Trinder, who was made up to partner during White & Case's 2010 promotions round, will join Dechert's finance and real estate practice in the City.The new, new wave - the rapid expansion of the newest entrants to the London legal market
As new firms continue to flock to London, the cautious growth of earlier entrants has been cast aside in favour of heavy investment and dramatic expansion. JDG Chambers reportsDechert takes on Chadbourne's four-partner Kazakhstan team for local launch
Dechert has launched in Kazakhstan with the hire of Chadbourne & Parke's entire local team in the commercial capital of Almaty. Corporate partner Ken Mack leads the four-partner energy-focused team, which includes fellow corporate partner Victor Mokrousov, commercial partner Sergei Vataev and litigation partner Mukhit Yeleuov, as well as seven associates.Quinn Emanuel asks City partner to leave in wake of BoA conflict hitch
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has asked London partner Marc Becker to leave the firm temporarily due to a conflict issue relating to a multibillion-dollar litigation case. Becker, who joined Quinn Emanuel in 2009 from US firm Munger Tolles & Olson, was one of the partners representing AIG in a $10bn (£6.3bn) securities litigation case against Bank of America (BoA).White & Case's London arm pays in £10m to firm's central costs
White & Case's London arm paid out £10.4m towards the global firm's central running costs in 2010 - an increase of over 40% on the previous year. The firm's new UK limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts for 2010 show its London office paid out in excess of £10.4m in contributions towards White & Case's share of joint costs, up from slightly more than £7.4m in 2009. The contribution from the firm's UK practice has more than doubled since 2008, when it paid out £4.7m.Dechert seals further DLA hire with hire of high-profile trade partner
Dechert has recruited DLA Piper partner Miriam Gonzalez - the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg - as the new head of the firm's EU trade and EU government affairs practice. Gonzalez, currently DLA Piper's head of trade and government relations, is joining the US-based firm's London office.Partner exits – if you've got to go, don't go quite yet
On the face of it there are very few parallels between Clifford Chance (CC) and SNR Denton right now, with CC's average profits per equity partner standing around the £1m mark, while those at legacy Dentons lag behind its City peers at just £232,000. But in one respect the pair are taking a very similar approach, with both firms currently planning to hold some of their exiting partners to all, or most, of their notice periods.Elite US trio added to Barclays panel after review of bank's advisers
Barclays has added three US firms to its general advisory panel, following a comprehensive panel review intended to increase value for money from the bank's regular advisers. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Shearman & Sterling and Sullivan & Cromwell have been added to the bank's main general advisory panel after Barclays decided to include the creation of a US sub-division for the first time.Pharmaceuticals: The game changer
The pharmaceutical industry is facing uncertain times as a once-lucrative business model buckles under a globalising world economy. Charlotte Edmond reports on the companies and lawyers battling to secure all-important intellectual property in a rapidly changing marketDechert LLPs highlight 2008 UK revenue drop-off as international offices hold steady
Dechert's LLP accounts have revealed that the firm's UK office saw a £9m drop in fee income during 2008, against a slight increase in turnover for its international network. Over the year the international firm's London base brought in £21.1m in fee income, a decrease on the office's 2007 performance of £30.5m.Countdown to Compliance: SEC Private Fund Reforms
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