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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Editor's Comment: Job (half) done

    News that Lovells, LG, Simmons & Simmons and Denton Wilde Sapte have either stuck by their leaders or are poised to do so raises intriguing questions about the direction in which these firms are heading.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Uncontested elections see Young and Morris retain pole positions at Lovells and Dentons

    Uncontested management elections at Lovells and Denton Wilde Sapte have seen John Young and Howard Morris re-elected to lead their respective firms.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Four more major UK firms post double-digit H1 growth

    Four UK law firms - Clifford Chance (CC), Simmons & Simmons, Denton Wilde Sapte and Osborne Clarke - are the latest to announce double-digit turnover growth for the first half of the year.

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  • November 12, 2007 |

    Simmons, Dentons in double-digit H1 growth

    City firms Denton Wilde Sapte and Simmons & Simmons have announced double-digit growth in turnover for the first half of the financial year. Dentons saw revenue increase by 10% for the most recent six-month period, while profits jumped by 24%. Simmons, meanwhile, said fee income had increased by 16% compared to the equivalent period last year.

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  • November 12, 2007 |

    Dentons chief Morris unopposed for new term

    Denton Wilde Sapte chief executive Howard Morris has been handed a second three-year term at the helm following an uncontested election. His new term will start in February 2008. Partners at the top 20 City law firm were asked in September to put their names forward if they wished to stand against Morris. However, as first reported on legalweek.com, it was widely expected that Morris would be retained for a second term unopposed.

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  • November 9, 2007 |

    Norton Rose hits Dentons with Bi capture

    Norton Rose has boosted its Islamic finance team with the hire of rated capital markets partner Farmida Bi from City finance rival Denton Wilde Sapte. Bi resigned from the top 20 firm this week (6 November), although her departure date is subject to negotiation and she is likely to be required to serve a period of gardening leave.

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  • November 6, 2007 |

    Dentons creates new rank in career path overhaul

    Denton Wilde Sapte has become the latest firm to overhaul its career structure and introduce a new rank to offer partnerships alternatives to its fee earners. The City firm, which already has the role of 'senior associate' for five year-qualified assistants, will now be able to offer its fee earners a newly-created 'associate' position at three years' post-qualification experience.

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  • November 1, 2007 | International Edition

    Online special: Top City firms convert to brand values but wary of outside ratings

    Law firms are putting increasing value on the external perception of their brands, according to the results of the latest Legal Week Big Question survey, despite lingering scepticism from partners regarding 'voodoo valuations'. The survey, conducted in association with EJ Legal, follows the recent news that some of the world's top law firms are set to see themselves ranked by brand value in a new venture by the Managing Partners' Forum (MPF) and consultant Brand Finance.

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  • November 1, 2007 | International Edition

    Herbies ties up tender victory for £60bn MoD procurement project

    Herbert Smith has won a competitive tender to advise the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on a new project estimated to be worth around £60bn. The firm is advising the MoD on its Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) project, which will lead to the development of more than 3,000 armoured fighting vehicles.

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  • November 1, 2007 |

    CC and Dentons restructure London projects departments

    Two top City finance firms - Clifford Chance (CC) and Denton Wilde Sapte - have restructured their London projects groups as City firms continue to move away from specialised projects departments. CC and Dentons have both made major changes to the internal structure of their projects teams, citing better resourcing of deals and hedging against fluctuations in the market as two key issues behind the changes.

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