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  • May 3, 2012 |

    Escaping groundhog law - can Simmons break the cycle of disappointment?

    As its key rivals bet on aggressive global expansion, Simmons is continuing its efforts to be a top-tier player under its own steam. Sofia Lind asks if the firm has the drive and ambition to avoid being the City's perennial also-ran

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  • April 24, 2012 |

    CC and DLA among firms on $11.9bn Pfizer baby food sale to Nestle

    Clifford Chance (CC) and DLA Piper are among a raft of firms to have taken roles on Pfizer's $11.9bn (£7.4bn) sale of its baby food business to Nestle, reports The Am Law Daily. The purchase of the infant nutrition unit, which will give Nestle a bigger foothold in China and other emerging markets, has seen the Swiss food company turn to a Mayer Brown deal team led by M&A partners David Carpenter and John Boelter in New York and Chicago.

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  • April 19, 2012 |

    Making Mayer add up – can the Anglo-US challenger make the equation work out?

    "Maher's departure forced the US to take a closer look at the firm's remaining corporate clients in London, and it looked pretty grim. The City office had to redefine itself and change its client focus, which inevitably resulted in departures..."

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  • April 19, 2012 |

    Six firms appointed to US insurance giant's debut UK roster

    US insurance company WR Berkley has appointed its first-ever UK claims panel, with six firms handed places on the roster. Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), Kennedys, DAC Beachcroft, CMS Cameron McKenna and City disputes boutique Reynolds Colman Bradley have all been appointed to the new panel, with Clyde & Co also set to take a spot after terms have been finalised.

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  • April 19, 2012 |

    Dewey presses to secure debt terms as international losses escalate

    Turmoil at Dewey & LeBoeuf this week spread to the firm's international offices as it emerged that the new management team is pressing to restructure its debts. The firm's Dubai and London offices have seen a string of partner departures, with teams and individuals in countries including Italy and Russia also considering splitting away from the embattled US firm.

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  • April 16, 2012 |

    Dewey to lose recently-hired City private equity team to McDermott

    Dewey & LeBoeuf is set to lose its London private equity team to McDermott Will & Emery, less than a year after hiring a partner duo from Taylor Wessing to launch the practice. The firm launched the dedicated private equity team last summer with the hire of Taylor Wessing's private equity head Mark Davis and fellow partner Russell Van Praagh.

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  • April 13, 2012 |

    Dewey partner departures reach 52 this year as two more exit in the US

    Two more Dewey & LeBoeuf partners have left the firm in the US as the total number of partner departures so far this year reaches 52, reports The Am Law Daily. Los Angeles partner David Smith has left to join the Santa Monica office of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a 100-lawyer firm with five offices in California.

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  • April 10, 2012 |

    Top US firms saw China lawyer count grow 10% last year, research shows

    China lawyer headcount at the top 250 US law firms rose by almost 10% last year, as the region continues to grow in importance for international law firms. The largest 250 US-based law firms by lawyer headcount - as compiled by The National Law Journal - added 194 lawyers to their China offices during the past year to reach a total of 2,249, while the total number of offices grew from 124 to 132.

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  • April 5, 2012 |

    Dewey sees six more partner exits as departures this year reach 47

    Six more Dewey & LeBoeuf partners set to leave the embattled firm's insurance, intellectual property and bankruptcy practices, taking total partner exits from the firm to 47 since January, reports The Am Law Daily. The latest losses include a New York trio of partners led by John Nonna, the chair of the firm's insurance and reinsurance dispute resolution group. The team, which also includes one counsel, is leaving to join US rival Patton Boggs' commercial litigation practice in New York.

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  • April 4, 2012 | International Edition

    PRIME membership rises to 75 as firms push forward on diversity

    Weil Gotshal & Manges, Baker & McKenzie, White & Case, Reed Smith and Olswang are among a host of firms signing up to social mobility initiative PRIME, with 75 now committed to the scheme. The increased tally means PRIME - which is intended to raise the aspirations of students from under-privileged backgrounds by encouraging them to consider careers in the legal sector - has tripled the number of participating law firms since it launched in September last year.

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