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  • January 24, 2013 |

    Links, A&O lead bank-side DCM rankings as year-on-year proceeds grow 11%

    Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) have dominated Thomson Reuters' global legal rankings for bank roles on debt capital markets transactions in 2012, as the value of debt deals grew by 11.3% over the period. The data, cut off at 21 January, shows Linklaters toppling A&O from the global top spot after advising managers on 524 straight debt deals globally in the 2012 calendar year, generating proceeds of $394bn (£248bn).

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  • January 23, 2013 |

    Reed Smith enters coveted Houston market with local office launch

    Reed Smith has opened an office in Houston, handing it direct access to the highly prized Texan energy market. The firm said no formal appointments had so far been made, and declined to offer an official projection for growth in the coming year, but a spokesperson said it was expecting to "expand aggressively".

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  • January 2, 2013 |

    Sidley makes up two London lawyers in 26-strong partnership round

    Sidley Austin has become the latest US law firm to announce its annual partner promotions, with 26 lawyers across nine offices made up including two in the City. The promotions, which came into effect yesterday (1 January), include lawyers in the US firm's corporate, litigation and regulatory practices.

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  • November 15, 2012 |

    Law firms line up on US private equity house's £900m UK purchase

    Kirkland & Ellis, Mayer Brown, Sidley Austin and Allen & Overy (A&O) have taken roles on the £900m acquisition of UK insurance premium finance provider Premium Credit by US private equity firm GTCR. Premium Credit has been sold by Bank of America subsidiary MBNA Europe as part of a push to focus on its consumer credit card business.

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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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