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  • November 7, 2011 |

    K&L Gates makes South America entrance with Sao Paulo launch

    K&L Gates has secured its first presence in South America with the launch of an office in Sao Paulo. Corporate partner Alan Berkeley, who currently divides his time between London and Washington DC, and New York finance partner Marc Veilleux will head up the launch, which marks the US firm's first office in South America and its 39th worldwide.

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  • November 7, 2011 |

    Linklaters and Latham among firms on Virgin Media's debut legal panel

    Linklaters, Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell are among a raft of firms to have won roles on Virgin Media's inaugural legal panel. The new panel, which will take effect from next year, also includes Ashurst and US firm Fried Frank, both of which are existing advisers to the company.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    Minter Ellison recruits Mayer Brown corporate partner for London base

    Australia's Minter Ellison has added a third partner to its London office with the hire of Mayer Brown corporate specialist Michael Wallin. Wallin, who will join the firm next month (1 November), is Australian-qualified and will work with Minter's clients in the UK and across Europe. His arrival will take the number of partners in Minter's London office to three, alongside corporate partner Michael Whalley and finance partner Nigel Clark.

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  • October 19, 2011 |

    Eversheds sets sights on Brazil as UK firms continue to eye up BRIC benefits

    Eversheds is planning to join the growing rank of international firms launching in Brazil, with the firm becoming the latest to eye up opportunities in the BRIC economy. The top 10 UK law firm has confirmed that it is looking at opening in the country, joining a lengthening list of those either launching or considering doing so.

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  • October 19, 2011 |

    Giant - will size make Clydes and Barlows the future of insurance law?

    The beginning of the end of 170 years of legal history happened on 15 March 2011, the day Barlow Lyde & Gilbert's highly-rated aviation team handed in its notice to move to Holman Fenwick Willan. Until that point, Barlows had looked as if it was finally turning the corner after nearly a decade dominated by partner departures, poor financials and management inertia to regroup around its core insurance practice, a business the firm had hopes of rapidly taking international.

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  • October 12, 2011 |

    Proposed bill gives lenders' rights in the real estate sector platform for discussion

    "The Bill is intended 'to re-balance the law in favour of enterprise'..." Mayer Brown's Jayne Backett and Shaeron Yapp on a private member's bill of interest to the banking sector

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  • October 12, 2011 |

    Global 100: Empire builders - does globalisation equal profit?

    Since the early days of the Global 100 survey, globalisation and profit have seemingly grown hand in hand. For the top 50 firms in 1999 – the first year that The American Lawyer published profits per equity partner (PEP) for what was then the Global 50 – the proportion of lawyers employed outside each firm's home country doubled, while PEP more than doubled. But whether there is a causal relationship between global expansion and financial success is unclear, whether one charts the performance of individual firms in a single year or over time. Star performers may be found among the most stubborn homebodies, like Slaughter and May, and the most persistent imperialists, like Allen & Overy (A&O).

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  • October 5, 2011 | International Edition

    Linklaters and Freshfields top Euro M&A rankings amid tough market

    Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have topped Mergermarket's European M&A rankings for the first three quarters of 2011 – with the new research demonstrating the impact of the global sovereign debt crisis as deal volumes plummeted during 
the third quarter. Linklaters held onto the top spot in the European volume rankings, working on 161 deals worth a total of $164.9bn (£107bn), placing the firm ahead of Freshfields, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper.

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  • October 5, 2011 |

    Linklaters and Freshfields top Euro M&A rankings amid tough market

    Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have topped Mergermarket's European M&A rankings for the first three quarters of 2011 – with the new research demonstrating the impact of the global sovereign debt crisis as deal volumes plummeted during 
the third quarter. Linklaters held onto the top spot in the European volume rankings, working on 161 deals worth a total of $164.9bn (£107bn), placing the firm ahead of Freshfields, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper.

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  • October 5, 2011 |

    Eversheds adds partner to City regulatory team with FSA hire

    Eversheds has boosted its City contentious regulatory practice with a partner hire from the Financial Service Authority's (FSA) enforcement and financial crime division. Greg Brandman joined the firm's London office on Monday (3 October) in its financial services dispute resolution team.

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