Eversheds has launched a new Singapore office. The firm has taken on Desmond Ong, former managing partner of DLA Piper’s Singapore office. Ong, a corporate and litigation lawyer, will head the office.
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The New York office of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP has added four lawyers to its Intellectual Property group. The partners include: Partners Joseph Diamante, Ronald M. Daignault, Kenneth L. Stein and Special Counsel Richard H. An. All newcomers are formerly of Jenner & Block. The group had previously joined Jenner from Jones Day. From the mere fact that this group has made their lateral moves together, it can be assumed that they are close-knit.
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Tags: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP | New YorkBingham McCutchen has increased its profit per equity partner (PEP) by 6.4 percent. In monetary figures, this equates to $1.42 million, up from 2007’s $1.335 million. Its global revenue spiked from $743.5 million to $767 million, a 3.2 percent increase.
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Yet another partner has left Cadwalader. Reinsurance attorney Clifford Schoenberg has left the firm for Mayer Brown, officially joining Monday, January 26. Cadwalader has suffered a few defections lately, including Bruce Zirinsky and John Bae, as well as seven London partners who were taken on by Paul Hastings.
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Linklaters announced plans to lay off up to 70 partners and ten percent of associates. This initiative, termed “Linklaters New World”, emphasizing a move to transform the firm into a smaller, tighter, and more profitable group. No one has been let go as of yet, but attorneys in the Eastern European offices may be the most vulnerable. With fewer attorneys, Linklaters will need to be more selective with clients. By letting go of smaller clients, the firm frees up time and resources for larger, higher paying clients.
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Nixon Peabody will spend $7.4 million to renovate its Rochester, New York office. The firm uses the fourth floor and the 9th-14th floors. Nixon has been a tenant at the Clinton Square Building, located at 1100 Clinton Square, for about 19 years.
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High-yield specialist Gary Brooks has joined the New York office of Clifford Chance. Brooks, previously a partner with Cahill Gordon & Reindel, has experience in leveraged lending, debt restructuring, securities offerings and leveraged acquisition finance. He joins Clifford Chance just one week after the addition of ex- FTC general counsel William Blumenthal.
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Arent Fox reported a 10.15 percent growth in revenue for 2008, totaling $222,500,000. The firm’s profits per partner, on-the-other-hand, have stagnated with an increase of only .13 percent. The tremendous growth has been attributed to real estate lateral moves made in September ’08.
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has established a litigation practice in their US offices through the addition of three partners. Aaron Marcu and Adam Siegel were previously with Covington & Burling in New York, while attorney Benito Romano joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Marcu was coordinator of Covington’s white collar defense group. Siegel, formerly at Convingotn, defended clients involved in government investigations. Romano chaired the white collar defense group at Wllie Farr. The three partners will together launch Freshfields’ complex litigation and white collar defense and investigations practice based out of New York.
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WilmerHale has decided to widen its Asia network with the launching of a Shanghai office. The process has begun to acquire a permit to practice in Shanghai. WilmerHale currently has an office in Beijing and is even considering adding offices in Asia.
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