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  • November 15, 2012 |

    Black Solicitors Network names UK's most diverse law firms

    Shoosmiths has been named as the UK's most diverse law firm for the second year running by the Black Solicitors Network (BSN) Diversity League Table. A total of 50 law firms, including 30 top 100 UK firms, took part in the research, with participants marked out of 500 in two key areas - demographics and policy and practice.

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  • September 26, 2012 |

    Sidley hires CC Abu Dhabi partner for City finance team

    Sidley Austin has strengthened its structured finance practice with the appointment of Clifford Chance (CC) partner Matthew Cahill to its London office. Cahill, whose practice focuses on structured finance, restructuring, securitisation and capital markets, will join Sidley at the start of November. He is moving from CC's Abu Dhabi office, where he has been based since 2011, having joined the magic circle firm in 1992, making partner in 1999

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  • September 20, 2012 |

    K&L Gates adds Sidley Austin partner trio to City finance practice

    K&L Gates has completed the hire of a three-partner London team from Sidley Austin, in a major boost for the US firm's City finance practice.

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  • September 20, 2012 |

    An island without water - law firms protect home interests in Switzerland

    While boundaries between the once-distinct Geneva and Zurich markets continue to blur and Switzerland's famed private client business gets ever more global, Helen Mooney finds the country's top law firms intent on preserving as much of the old order as possible

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  • September 10, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Pinsents, DLA and FFW

    Pinsent Masons has recruited a new head of litigation in Manchester with the hire of Julian Diaz-Rainey from Hill Dickinson. Diaz-Rainey, whose practice has a particular focus on the sports sector, has acted for a number of big-name clients including Premier League giants Manchester United and Manchester City, while he has also been involved in high-profile public inquiries such as the Shipman Inquiry and Baha Mousa Inquiry.

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  • August 28, 2012 |

    Milbank returns to Linklaters as City projects partner joins US firm

    Linklaters has lost its second partner this year to Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, with the appointment of projects heavyweight Clive Ransome to the US firm. Ransome, who specialises in energy and infrastructure, finance and banking law, had his appointment approved at a Milbank partnership vote in May, but served out his notice period at Linklaters.

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  • July 26, 2012 |

    Math test - are law schools fixing their graduate employment figures?

    Are law schools inflating their graduate employment statistics? Students at several schools claim they are. A series of suits is forcing the American Bar Association to re-examine its reporting requirements. Irene Plagianos reports

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  • July 18, 2012 |

    A&O and Freshfields take top roles on €4.3bn Euro real estate refinancing

    Allen & Overy (A&O), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Sidley Austin have advised on the €4.3bn (£3.4bn) refinancing of German property portfolio Deutsche Annington, in what is thought to be the largest-ever European real estate refinancing. A&O led for Terra Firma-owned Deutsche Annington with a team including global restructuring and insolvency head Mark Sterling, City restructuring partner Ian Field and Frankfurt banking partners Mark Manson-Bahr and Olaf Meisen.

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  • July 5, 2012 |

    Linklaters partner joins hedge fund manager as first head of legal

    Linklaters equity capital markets partner Brigid Rentoul is leaving the firm after almost 20 years to join UK hedge fund manager Winton Capital as head of legal. Rentoul, who made partner at the magic circle firm in 1997, focuses on international equity offers, domestic equity issues and takeovers.

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  • June 29, 2012 |

    SJ Berwin bolsters City finance team with former Herbert Smith partner hire

    SJ Berwin has expanded its finance practice in London with the hire of former Herbert Smith partner Chris Fanner.Fanner left Herbert Smith earlier this year and will join SJ Berwin on Monday (2 July). He has a practice focusing on leveraged finance, structured emerging markets and infrastructure finance and his clients include banks, financial institutions, funds, as well as corporate borrowers.

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