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Jones Day seals hire of Mayer Brown's London antitrust head

Jones Day has made its second lateral hire in the City this year with the recruitment of Mayer Brown competition and antitrust head Frances Murphy. Murphy will join Jones Day on 1 September as London head of antitrust. Her practice focuses on the pharma, biotech, telecoms, retail and construction sectors.
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A&O US antitrust chief joins Howrey in New York

Allen & Overy's (A&O's) US antitrust chief has left the firm's New York arm to join local rival Howrey. Michael Jahnke joined the US firm this week (3 August) as a partner in its competition practice after seven years at the magic circle firm's US outpost.
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GE appoints CC and Ashurst to Europe adviser roster

General Electric (GE) has finalised its European non-M&A legal panel, with a clutch of UK firms winning roles, including Clifford Chance and Ashurst. DLA Piper, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Baker & McKenzie are also among the firms appointed to GE's 80-firm roster.
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Australia's Minter Ellison appoints new chairman

Australia's Minter Ellison has appointed a new chairman, with competition specialist Russell Miller to take on the role. The Sydney-based partner will replace Gillian Brown, who has held the post since 2006. Brown will return to full-time fee earning as head of finance in the firm's Queensland office.
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Field Fisher posts 8% turnover rise with profits expected to fall

Field Fisher Waterhouse has become the latest firm to announce its financial results, with turnover growing by 8% but the firm predicting a slump in profits per equity partner (PEP). The UK top 40 firm saw revenues rise to £95m during the 2008-09 financial year, up from £88m the previous year. The firm has yet to finalise its PEP figure, but confirmed that it does not expect profits to reach last year's high of £750,000.
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BT legal chief steps down after 18 years at telecoms giant

BT Global Services general counsel and commercial director Tim Cowen is stepping down after 18 years at the company. Cowen, a former regulatory lawyer at Lovells, joined BT Ignite as head of legal in 1991. Ten years later he became general counsel of successor organisation BT Global Services and subsequently took on the role of commercial director.
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Freshfields' French jumps to Beijing to head ACT

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer competition partner Nicholas French is relocating from London to Beijing to co-head the China antitrust, competition and trade (ACT) practice.
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McGrigors competition chief joins Fulbright in the City

Fulbright & Jaworski has secured its first lateral partner hire in London for more than a year, with the US firm bringing in McGrigors competition head Rod Lambert. Lambert joins the disputes practice in Fulbright's City arm.
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OC partner promotions see trio made up in Germany

Osborne Clarke has announced its 2009 promotions round, with all of the new partner in the firm's Cologne office. Cologne-based Oliver Esch, Thomas Schnabel and Thomas Funke have been made up in the commercial, construction and competition practices respectively from 1 May.
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NCTM secures third merger deal in past two months

NCTM has added a Brussels office as the fast-growing Italian independent completes its third merger in the past two months. The firm has opened its second office outside of Italy with a tie-up with Brussels-based boutique O'Connor and Company. The office will be headed up by the boutique's founding partner Bernard O'Connor, who joins NCTM's equity partnership.
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