Washington, D.C. – The global law firm Jones Day has announced that it will open an office in São Paulo, Brazil.  This will be the Firm’s 33rd office and its second in Latin America after Mexico City.

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Shearman & Sterling has appointed Robert Ellison as the firm’s São Paulo managing partner. Partner Antonia Stolper is now the Latin America practice leader. Ellison arrived in São Paulo two years ago from Rome, where he was managing partner for six years. Stolper has had more than 30 years of life and work experience in the city.

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Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP has set its sights on Sao Paulo. The firm is planning on opening an office there in the near future. Anderw B. Janszky is switching firms from Shearman & Sterling LLP to head Milbank’s new office. Milbank also scored another Shearman attorney by the name of Tobias Stirnberg.

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DLA Piper will be launching an office in São Paulo within a few months. The firm is awaiting approval from Ordem dos Advogados, the Brazilian bar. This news comes soon after Gibson Dunn & Crutcher announced its plans to open in São Paulo.

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is preparing to open its Sao Paulo office.  It has yet to be approved by the Brazilian Bar, but apparently the firm believes it is in the bag.  The firm is transferring partner Lisa Alfaro and an associate from the New York office to the brand new office.  

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Proskauer Rose has stolen Linklaters’ head of São Paulo office.  David Fenwick is to join Proskauer Rose after 15 months of discussion.  His replacement has yet to be announced, or whether there will be one at all.

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Shearman & Sterling’s Dick Aldrich has switched over to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.  Aldrich is to lead Skadden’s Sao Paulo office, presiding over its five permanent associates.  Skadden lost its only Sao Paulo partner towards the end of 2008.  

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Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has announced plans to an office in Sao Paulo later this year. This will be the firm’s first office outside of Asia and the UK and its sixth office. Aviation and insurance litigation partner Jeremy Shebson, currently based in London, will relocate to Sao Paulo once formally opened. The office will focus on aviation, but also on expanding its marine, energy, trade, insurance, and arbitration practices.

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has lost its only Sao Paulo partner. Jonathan Bisgaier is leaving at the end of the year for Banking and Trading Group (BTG). With Bisgaier’s departure, the Sao Paulo office will be left with seven associates. Partner Paul Schnell will take over Bisgaier’s position of leading the Sao Paulo office, but will continue to be based in New York.

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom announced its plans for opening an office in São Paulo, Brazil. Corporate partner Jonathan Bisgaier, will head the office; he is fluent in Portuguese, and is a partner in the M&A group. In the last six years, Skadden was ranked twice by Thomson Financial as the leading firm in Latin America M&A transactions.
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