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Executive Moves

Chadbourne Announces New Leadership Appointments in EMEA Region

June 9, 2013

Chadbourne & Parke has announced the following leadership appointments in the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) region: Mikhail Rozenberg continues as Senior…

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Executive Moves

Shearman focuses on Egypt as arbitration in the region grows

June 9, 2013

Shearman & Sterling is understood to be considering an Egyptian office launch as arbitration in the region continues to grow.…

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Executive Moves

Norton Rose Fulbright fights to avoid Dubai crisis as mass Fulbright exit beckons

June 9, 2013

Leaders at Norton Rose Fulbright are battling to avert a potential crisis in a large chunk of its Dubai operation…

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Legal

Saudi Prince sues Forbes for underestimating his wealth by $9 billion on its ‘rich list’

June 6, 2013

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is a very rich man. By Forbes’ conservative view he’s worth $20 billion, which ranks him…

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Islamic Finance

IIFM Publishes Global Standard Documentation on Islamic Inter-Bank Unrestricted Master Investment Wakalah Agreement

June 2, 2013

Bahrain based standard-setting body International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) has announced the launch of IIFM Inter-Bank Unrestricted Master Investment Wakalah…

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Fraud & Ethics

Turkey passes "wealth amnesty" law to lure back funds from abroad

May 21, 2013

The Turkish parliament passed a "wealth amnesty" law late on Tuesday designed to lure back funds held abroad by affluent…

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Islamic Finance

Crowell & Moring Cairo advises ADIB-Egypt on Islamic finance deal

May 21, 2013

  In a first-of-its-kind transaction in post-revolution Egypt, Crowell & Moring's Cairo office has advised the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-Egypt…

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Executive Moves

Bell Capital GC quits for Qatar Investment Authority

May 19, 2013

Bartos, who was the director of Barclays Capital for over seven years, left for the Doha-based role last month. The…

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Legal

Edwards Wildman teams up with M&A boutique for Turkey launch

May 15, 2013

US-firm Edwards Wildman is to open an office in Istanbul through an association with Turkish M&A firm Ismen, months after…

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Legal

OECD sees action on corporate tax avoidance

May 14, 2013

National austerity measures taken by OECD member governments as a result of the financial crisis have sparked voter anger at…

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Legal

G7 nations agree to tackle tax evasion

May 12, 2013

The G7 group of industrialised nations have agreed that collective action is needed to ensure that firms and individuals pay…

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Legal

International tax charter published

May 12, 2013

A charter to create a fairer system for taxpayers has been drawn up by professional bodies representing more than half…

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