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Ropes & Gray Adds to Hong Kong Office

The Asian Lawyer

Ropes & Gray has added two new partners to its Hong Kong office. Julian Chung, formerly a capital markets partner with Norton Rose, will launch a Hong Kong law practice for Ropes & Gray. Gary Li, previously a counsel in the Hong Kong office of Paul Weiss, will join Ropes & Gray's private equity team.
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Plaintiffs Lawyers Eye Data Breach Niche

The Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiffs attorneys are finding new business these days by taking on cases in which clients claim to have been hurt, financially or otherwise, by data breaches. The breaches are expected to lead to issues of first impression, but the ultimate valuation of such cases is still a big unknown, say attorneys.
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Duane Morris Launches London Private Equity Practice With Kirkland Hire

The Am Law Daily

Duane Morris is launching a dedicated London private equity practice with the hire of Kirkland & Ellis partner Pierfrancesco Carbone, who has been tasked with developing Duane Morris' funds offering throughout Europe. The firm's global corporate chair says that additional private equity partners will be recruited "in short order."
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European Tech Companies Tap Silicon Valley Lawyers for IPOs

The Recorder

A growing number of European tech companies are hiring Silicon Valley lawyers to take their companies public in the U.S., where the markets are more receptive to tech offerings, lawyers say. It's not quite a flood of IPO work from across the pond, but they're working on a steady stream of deals.
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Slaughters to Select New Executive Partner

Legal Week

Slaughter and May is gearing up to select a new executive partner with Graham White set to retire from the firm at the end of next April, when senior partner Chris Saul and practice partner Paul Olney will take up their second terms in office. A successor to White is expected to be announced early next year.
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Washington University Launches Online LL.M. Program

The National Law Journal

Washington University in St. Louis School of Law is the latest to add an online LL.M. The program, set to start in January 2013, will allow foreign lawyers to complete a master's degree in U.S. law without leaving their home country. Administrators hope to enroll 20 students during the program's inaugural year and eventually as many as 100.
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Herbert Smith and Freehills to Vote in June on Tie-Up; Weil Rethinks Referral Links

Legal Week

Partners at Herbert Smith and Australia's Freehills are set to vote on their proposed tie-up next month, with integration planned for Oct. 1. Initially the firms will be financially independent, although the intention is to merge eventually. The proposed deal has prompted Weil Gotshal to reconsider its referral relationship with Freehills.
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Dewey & LeBoeuf London and Moscow Corporate Finance Lawyers Decamp to Orrick

Legal Week

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired corporate finance lawyers based in London and Moscow from embattled firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Moscow partner duo Leo Batalov and Dmitry Gubarev join Orrick's Moscow office alongside a team of associates. A number of London corporate finance associates are moving to Orrick's City base.
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Quinn Emanuel Hires Two London Arbitration Partners From A&O

Legal Week

Quinn Emanuel is set to hire Stephen Jagusch and Anthony Sinclair from Allen & Overy to be the firm's first dedicated arbitration partners in London. The hires come on the heels of Quinn's launch of a Hamburg office with a team from Allen & Overy.
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Cooley's Florida Campus More Popular Than Forecast

The National Law Journal

Thomas M. Cooley Law School launched its newest location near Tampa, Fla., on Monday with 104 students -- nearly twice as many as administrators initially expected to enroll. Critics of Cooley's decision to open the campus had said the Florida law school market is saturated and that graduates would have a hard time finding employment.
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