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  • May 31, 2007 |

    City firms push early offers in drive to retain trainees

    City firms have started responding to London's competitive recruitment market by offering their trainees jobs months ahead of schedule. Denton Wilde Sapte has already made offers to all of its 32 trainees for September 2007, with many having accepted positions, while CMS Cameron McKenna expects to offer permanent places to all of its 29 trainees shortly.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Dentons and Freshfields kick off £133m Newcastle Utd takeover bid

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Denton Wilde Sapte have bagged plum roles on the latest takeover attempt of a major English football club, with Newcastle United the target of a £133m bid by UK billionaire Mike Ashley. Freshfields corporate partner Christopher Mort led a team advising Ashley on his acquisition last week of a 41.6% stake in the Premiership club from president Sir John Hall.

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  • May 24, 2007 |

    Freshfields, Dentons lead on Toon takeover bid

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Denton Wilde Sapte has bagged lead roles on the latest takeover attempt at a major English football club, as billionaire Mike Ashley prepares a £133m offer for Newcastle United. Freshfields corporate partner Christopher Mort led a team advising Ashley on his acquisition of a 41.6% stake in the club from Newcastle United president Sir John Hall. Ashley bought the stake through special-purpose vehicle St James' Holdings for £55m, it was announced yesterday (23 May).

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Dentons' PEP breaks £400,000 as strong UK results flood in

    Denton Wilde Sapte has broken the £400,000 mark for partner profits for the first time, as the City's legal elite continue to make hay during a busy 2006-07.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Top firms maintain lockstep but usher in more power to intervene

    Top commercial law firms are increasingly turning to performance-based pay packages as the UK's legal elite looks to reward its outstanding performers.

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Overview: A Whirlwind Tour

    The intense focus on pay rises at the top London firms may have stolen the headlines of late, but the truth is that there is just as much happening in the regional, offshore and international legal markets as in the City - as Legal Week's editorial team demonstrates in this round-up of events from Nottingham to New York.

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Dentons and DLA square up for Tevez dispute

    Denton Wilde Sapte and DLA Piper have bagged roles on the high-profile dispute between Sheffield United Football Club and the FA Premier League after the club today (16 May) filed arbitration proceedings against the league. Dentons dispute resolution partner John Rosenheim is advising Sheffield United, while DLA Piper and former Dentons sports law partner Mark Gay is acting for long-term client the Premier League.

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  • May 9, 2007 |

    City elite set to unveil explosive fee growth for 2007

    The UK's top firms are set for a record year of financial results on the back of double-digit hikes in revenue.

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  • May 9, 2007 |

    EasyJet to launch first panel review as nationals land EasyGroup roles

    EasyJet has announced that is to embark upon its first-ever panel review in the same week as it emerged that easyGroup has reviewed its advisers, naming mostly national firms on its new roster.

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  • May 9, 2007 |

    Jones Day's City arm ties up Dana pensions restructuring

    Jones Day's London office has completed a controversial restructuring of car part manufacturer Dana's UK pension liabilities.

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