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  • September 19, 2007 |

    US firms in London: Friends in the City

    Almost half the respondents to this years' US firms in London survey would consider a tie-up with a UK firm. Helen Mooney reports on London's enduring appeal

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Dewey-LeBoeuf tie-up to back European push

    The impending merger of New York duo Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae has been hailed by its London partners as a springboard for aggressive European growth. The surprise merger deal, which was announced on 27 August, is set to give the merged practice a foothold in nearly every major European legal market.

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Dewey adds co-chair in top-level reshuffle

    US firm Dewey Ballantine is now operating with two chairmen following the firm's decision to shake up its governing structure earlier this year, it has emerged.

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Once bitten, twice... well up for it

    Dewey Ballantine must be thanking its lucky stars that it so narrowly avoided a union with an expansive mid-tier firm run by a forceful leader who calls…

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  • August 28, 2007 |

    Dewey-LeBoeuf merger to forge top 20 US giant

    New York duo Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae have agreed to merge, creating a firm of over 1,300 lawyers, it was announced yesterday (27 August). The tie-up, which is set to go live in October subject to partner approval, will see the pair combine under the banner Dewey & LeBoeuf.

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  • August 9, 2007 |

    AmLaw poll shows partnership hopes plunging at US law firms

    Partnership ambitions among US associates have sunk to an all-time low despite soaring demand for their services, according to research by The American Lawyer, which shows just 12% expect to make equity at their current firm.

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  • August 2, 2007 |

    West Coast duo strengthen in New York

    West Coast firms Latham & Watkins and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have both moved to beef up their New York practices with partner hires, it was announced this week. Los Angeles giant Latham has hired Dewey Ballantine corporate partner M Adel Aslani-Far, who focuses on M&A, stock and asset acquisitions, recapitalisations, joint ventures and related financings.

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 1/8/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with DLA Piper, Macfarlanes and Herbert Smith among the deal-doers.

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  • July 31, 2007 |

    Lovells hands US reins to NY litigator Gottridge

    Lovells has appointed Marc Gottridge as the new managing partner of its US practice, with the New York litigation partner also taking a seat on the firm's international executive. Gottridge will take over from Chicago-based insurance partner Joe McCullough at the helm of the City giant's US operations. His three-year term begins tomorrow (1 August).

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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Mullally hire helps Lovells launch US IP practice

    Lovells has launched a US patent litigation practice with the hire of a partner from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.

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