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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 18/7/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with Ashurst, Wragges and Norton Rose among the deal-doers.

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  • July 11, 2007 |

    Orrick and Mishcons lead on Earls Court sale to Liberty

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Mishcon de Reya have secured lead roles on the sale of a 50% stake in Earls Court and Olympia conference and exhibition centres (EC&O) to Liberty International.

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  • July 3, 2007 |

    Shearman taps US rival for Paris finance hire

    New York giant Shearman & Sterling has strengthened its European finance practice with the hire of Paris-based Jones Day partner Pierre-Nicolas Ferrand, it was announced yesterday (2 July). Ferrand, who focuses on banking and structured finance, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters, joins Shearman in the French capital as a partner.

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  • June 21, 2007 |

    Nine bluechips sign up 60 firms for cutting-edge legal network

    A group of the world's leading companies, led by Cisco, have developed an innovative networking website that will give them free access to major law firms' precedents. The computer company is joined by Microsoft, General Motors and investment banking giants Citi and Merrill Lynch in the venture, dubbed Legal OnRamp, which will offer clients access to legal advice, precedents and updates as well as networking facilities such as 'wikis' and online chatrooms.

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  • June 20, 2007 |

    The Diary on tour, part 643: Barcelona

    Last week El Diary was in the Catalonian capital for sun, sangria and structured finance as 4,000 delegates descended on the catchily-named Annual Global Asset-Backed Securities Conference, which was every bit as fun as it sounds.

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  • June 15, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 15/6/2007

    The five most popular stories on legalweek.com today; the pick of readers' comments; and the best of the blogs.

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  • June 14, 2007 | International Edition

    Orrick fights back in Paris with Shearman raid

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Paris tax offering following a raid on US rival Shearman & Sterling. Tax partner Isabelle Chauvet joins the West Coast giant as a partner in the French capital, following the departure last month of Orrick's respected local tax head, Stephane Salou, who moved to Norton Rose.

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  • June 14, 2007 |

    Orrick fights back in Paris with Shearman raid

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Paris tax offering following a raid on US rival Shearman & Sterling. Tax partner Isabelle Chauvet joins the West Coast giant as a partner in the French capital, following the departure last month of Orrick's respected local tax head, Stephane Salou, who moved to Norton Rose.

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Dewey taps former suitor Orrick for Beijing hire

    Dewey Ballantine has hired Beijing corporate partner Hugh Scogin from former merger suitor Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, the New York firm announced today (17 May). The arrival of Scogin - who focuses on transactional work and was formerly a partner in the China practice group of the now-defunct Coudert Brothers takes the lawyer headcount in the office to four.

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  • May 3, 2007 |

    Milan finance partner latest to leave Freshfields

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer finance partner Franco Campomori is set to become the latest partner to leave the firm following a wave of recent departures. Milan-based Campomori is understood to be joining US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, with the West Coast giant's executive committee expected to announce the hire in the coming days.

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