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北京心正智通全 体人员加盟国浩 随
着国家逐渐增加了对知识产权问题的关 注，国浩律师集团事务所加快了其拓展知 识产权代理业务的步伐。近日，原北京心正智通 知识产权代理有限公司的张学群、袁红利等全体 人员加盟国浩锐思知识产权代理有限公司，壮大 了国浩锐思专业团队，并为国浩知识产权业务注 入了新的血液。 北京国浩锐思知识产权代理有限公司是国浩律师 集团事务所旗下的从事知识产权业务的专业机构， 于去年成立，现已拥有18名知识产权从业人员。 国浩主要知识产权合伙人马东晓表示：“我们在 过去数月取得了较快发展。2010年，我们将继续 通过与其他知识产权团队寻求战略合作及合并进 行扩张，因为这些团队将为我们的业务注入新鲜 血液，并可提供新的业务能力。” 随着对知识产权相关的法律服务的需求逐渐增 加，尤其是在经济增长放缓后，许多公司开始更 加关注他们的知识产权。他说：“开展知识产权 业务的大型事务所将强化知识产权业务能力，而 此前未涉足知识产权业务的事务所也将开始涉足 这一领域。” 此次合并是国浩知识产权业务的第三次重大扩 张。2006年，事务所首次引入了一批经验丰富 的知识产权律师，其中包括来自北京优仕联的 马东晓。
uk report Freshfields first to list associate salary freeze Freshfields has become the first UK firm to lift associate salary freezes in the current financial year, but newly qualified lawyers’ salaries will remain at their lower rates. The firm, the first among the city firms to unfreeze salaries, originally froze associate salaries in February 2009 and dropped NQ salaries from £66,000 to £59,000. The decision to reverse part of the salary freeze came following a partnership committee meeting held last month. Eversheds appoints Heaps as new chairman Eversheds has made current litigation head John Heaps the firm’s new chairman, succeeding Alan Jenkins from 1 May this year. Based in London, he will combine his role as litigation head while serving a four year tenure as chairman. Heaps said his priorities as chairman included raising the firm’s international profile. White & Case loses London banking lawyers White & Case has lost five lawyers from its London banking team this year to Latham & Watkins and Ropes & Gray. Four lawyers from the firm’s bank finance team, headed by partner Chris Kandel, left the firm on 29 January to join rival Latham & Watkins. In February senior associate Tania Bedi departed for Ropes & Gray. Ashurst rebuilds Milan office Ashurst has gained three new partners for its Milan office, with two partners – structured finance specialist
office leader came after several other recent appointments and promotions in Orrick's China offices, including recruiting Wu Niping from Cleary Gottlieb in Beijing and Thomas Tobiason's relocation from Silicon Valley to Shanghai. All indicate Orrick's expansion plans for its Chinese business. Taylor is confident that in 2010 China's continuing emergence as a leading global force in finance and investment will increasingly present clients with great opportunities. ALB 她在高伟绅伦敦总部开始律师生涯，之后分别在 盛德和普衡工作。她于2007年成为奥睿香港办事 处合伙人，并主管奥睿亚洲金融市场业务。 近期，奥睿正大力拓展中国团队，不久前该所 将吸引前佳利律师事务所律师倪萍加入北京代表 处；将Thomas Tobiason（杜柏信）从硅谷办事 处调任至上海。谭女士相信2010年中国将持续崛 起，成为金融和投资领域的世界领先力量，不断 为客户创造了巨大商机。 www.legalbusinessonline.com
Ugo Giordano and corporate lawyer Fabio Pizzoccheri – joining from Dewey & LeBoeuf. The third partner, corporate and litigation specialist Ilario Giangrossi, joins the firm from local law firm Pedersoli. The appointments will help Ashurst rebuild its Italian presence after it lost a number of partners last year, including managing partner Riccardo Agostinelli. The firm now has eight partners based in Milan. Salans raids Mayer Brown for Brussels launch Salans has launched a new Brussels office by poaching seven lawyers from US firm Mayer Brown’s local office. The lawyers – who joined Mayer Brown Brussels from Hammonds back in 2006 – are competition partner Edward Borovikov, international trade director Rudi Leleu, of counsels Bogdan Evtimov and Charles De Jage, and three associates. Salans’ Brussels office will open in March and will be the 22nd office for the firm. Meanwhile the firm has appointed New York partner François Chateau as its new chairman, succeeding Stephen Finch who held the position for five years. Finch will remain on the seven-partner board of the firm. Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May take on New Look IPO Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May have each landed roles on the £650m IPO of UK fashion chain New Look. Four partners at Slaughter and May are advising New Look on finance and pension issues, while Clifford Chance partner Adrian Cartwright is advising the bookrunners.
ROUNDUP • Bird & Bird has hired M&A partner Arturo Meglio, founder of SJ Berwin’s Milan office, to work across its Milan and Rome offices • Norwegian firm Wikborg Rein will be Norway’s first firm to offer English law in London, after it appointed three new partners for its office there. The firm is moving to new premises in London • Clifford Chance’s London finance head Mark Stewart has announced he is retiring from the firm. Stewart lost the race to become the Magic Circle firm’s London managing partner last year • European firm Field Fisher Waterhouse has hired former Allen & Overy lawyer Thierry van Innis for its Brussels IP practice. Van Innis will be the third lawyer joining the firm from A&O since September 2009 • Shearman & Sterling posted a 12% drop in fee income in its London office, down to US$99.7m in 2009 compared to 2008, when it was US$113.8m • Claire Fougea, Norton Rose’s partner and head of employment law in Paris, has left to join local French firm Franklin, heading the firm’s employment law department. Three associates have also left Norton Rose • Danish firm Gorrissen Federspiel has appointed transportation practice head Peter Appel as its next managing partner, succeeding Niels Heering who will be the first chairman of the 185-lawyer firm
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