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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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  • May 24, 2012 |

    The long run - a 25-year view of the Am Law 100

    "The profit increases by non-New York firms are just enormous. They are encroaching on the New York firms' historic position alone at the top..." - 25 years since the first Am Law 100 table, some fundamental patterns in the world's largest legal market can be seen...

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  • May 21, 2012 |

    Jefferies Group hires ex-GTM restructuring partner Norley

    Ex-Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) former UK restructuring chief Lyndon Norley has resurfaced at US investment bank Jefferies Group, as a managing director and head of European restructuring & recapitalisation investment banking.

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  • May 13, 2012 | International Edition

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 13, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • April 16, 2012 |

    Freshfields scores dispute double with roles on two key Apple cases

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has won key roles on two high-profile disputes involving US tech giant Apple, as the company goes head-to-head with both Samsung and the US Department of Justice (DoJ). The magic circle firm is advising Apple on its design infringement claim against Samsung, as it attempts prevent its tech rival from selling its Galaxy tablet across Europe in light of alleged similarities to its iPad.

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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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