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  • April 25, 2008 |

    US Briefing: Ex-clients sue Howrey after patent 'deal' sours

    Two former clients have sued Howrey partner Michael Dowler and the firm, alleging breach of fiduciary duty after an alleged deal to buy a patent for $1m went sour. The plaintiffs allege that Dowler was their lawyer in a variety of patent matters and that he brought a patent to them for potential purchase, demanded an "under the radar" verbal deal for 50% of net profits to be derived from the patent and breached his fiduciary duty by "misrepresent[ing] the value of the patent".

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  • April 17, 2008 | International Edition

    Camerons recruits ex-Dechert telecoms partner for TMT push

    CMS Cameron McKenna has hired former Dechert competition partner Chris Watson. Watson is set to join Camerons as a partner in its telecoms, media and technology (TMT) group, having left the US firm at the end of February after just two years. The hire will take Camerons' TMT practice to 12 partners in the UK and Central and Eastern Europe.

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  • April 17, 2008 |

    Camerons recruits ex-Dechert telecoms partner for TMT push

    CMS Cameron McKenna has hired former Dechert competition partner Chris Watson. Watson is set to join Camerons as a partner in its telecoms, media and technology (TMT) group, having left the US firm at the end of February after just two years. The hire will take Camerons' TMT practice to 12 partners in the UK and Central and Eastern Europe.

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  • April 16, 2008 |

    Duck the downturn

    Legal Week's career clinic recently received an anxious message from a newly-qualified corporate associate at a US firm. No doubt having heard stories of the gruelling hours put in at such firms, the associate expressed surprise - and concern - that they were not exactly run off their feet. "I am concerned that the lack of work coming into the department will mean that heads will start to roll and I may be picking up my P45 sooner or later."

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  • April 9, 2008 | International Edition

    Macfarlanes advises Pernod on €5.6bn Vin & Spirit acquisition

    Macfarlanes has secured a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a number of international firms on Pernod Ricard's E5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees the company buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 9, 2008 |

    Macfarlanes advises Pernod on €5.6bn Vin & Spirit acquisition

    Macfarlanes has secured a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a number of international firms on Pernod Ricard's E5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees the company buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 9, 2008 |

    Ex-Coudert partners face $12m bill to settle bankruptcy

    Former partners at Coudert Brothers will need to pay about $12m (£6.02m) to help liquidate the defunct law firm according to a plan produced by an examiner in the firm's bankruptcy, writes the National Law Journal. In a report issued on 27 March, court-appointed examiner Harrison Goldin determined that former Coudert partners should pay $11.8m (£5.92m) in exchange for liability release from creditors and the firm itself, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a mass exodus of partners.

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  • April 4, 2008 | International Edition

    Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal

    Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 4, 2008 |

    Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal

    Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • March 28, 2008 |

    Beachcroft partner hire builds property litigation

    National firm Beachcroft and West End outfit Howard Kennedy have both bulked up their property litigation practices with partner hires. Lesley Hughes joined Beachcroft as a partner in its real estate litigation group earlier this month (3 March) from Walker Morris, where she was an associate.

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