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This trend has not gone unnoticed by local firms. Muranov Chernyakov & Partners managing partner Alexander Muranov agrees: "I haven't seen many investments from abroad and the growth is down to domestic businesses."Jumping shipAnother sign of improving market confidence has seen a flurry of hiring and Chopard Mille Miglia Gran Turismo XL CH-71 as international law firms look to boost their numbers on the ground once more.The most recent move came when Linklaters capital markets partner Peter Allen announced his departure to Freshfields alongside Clifford Chance (CC) senior associate Duncan Kellaway in December 2010.

In the same month, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced that it will be relocating former finance chief Simon Allan to its Moscow arm, Goltsblat BLP. The firm also set up a dedicated Moscow tax practice in 2010 with the hire of senior lawyer Andrey Shpak from PricewaterhouseCoopers.Chopard Mille Miglia Gran Turismo XL CH-72 BLP managing partner Andrey Goltsblat says: "The activity of law firms in Russia is definitely in a phase of development and growth. Corporate and M&A are very active and real estate is picking up again."CC, meanwhile, seconded partner Nick Munday to Russia in Chopard Mille Miglia Gran Turismo XL CH-75 to develop its cross-border litigation and arbitration practice. The move followed a number of departures from the firm throughout the crisis including the loss of M&A partner Andrei Dontsov to White & Case in May.

CMS Russia TMT head Maxim Boulba says: "There are grounds to believe that 2011 will be a better year for the legal market than 2009-10. Deals have started moving faster than before and there has been more recruitment."Dewey & LeBoeuf Moscow corporate partner Brian Zimbler added: "There has been a fair bit of Chopard Mille Miglia Gran Turismo XL CH-76 movement among firms in Moscow this year. Some of this may be explained by personal circumstances, such as a lawyer wanting to move laterally for a much higher salary. Competition for talent remains fierce, and international recruiters are very active on the Russian market. If a law firm is having financial trouble, there's always a competitor looking to acquire top performers."