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  • February 7, 2008 |

    Gibson Dunn moves to secure arbitration chief from Herbert Smith after City hire

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired Herbert Smith's head of international arbitration, Laurence Shore, in a significant boost for its dispute resolution practice.The dual-qualified lawyer will leave his role at the top 10 London firm and relocate to Gibson Dunn's New York office in April. It is understood he was keen to move back to the US.

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  • February 6, 2008 |

    Dealmaker: Alan Samson

    Confirmed deal junkie Alan Samson co-heads Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's highly rated real estate team

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  • February 6, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox 7/02/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; the pick of the day's posts; a new Career Clinic dilemma; and more

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  • February 4, 2008 |

    Dewey City man in Gibson Dunn Dubai switch

    Dewey & LeBoeuf has lost City-based corporate finance partner Mitri Najjar to rival US law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. Najjar will now divide his time between Gibson Dunn's offices in London and Dubai. Najjar - who becomes one of the first partners to leave Dewey & LeBoeuf following its merger last year - has previously advised a number of clients in the Gulf region.

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  • February 1, 2008 |

    New York giants lead on $19bn Citi fundraising

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Sullivan & Cromwell are among a clutch of US firms to have claimed advisory roles on a major finance deal that will see sovereign funds totalling $12.5bn (£6.3bn) dispensed to US banking giant Citigroup. Cleary and Sullivan acted as counsel to Citigroup, which has raised $12.5bn through private placements with investors including the investment arms of the Singapore and Kuwaiti governments.

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  • January 17, 2008 |

    JJB price-fixing case prompts calls for group action revamp

    Senior litigation lawyers have called for major revisions to the UK's group action regime following a low-key outcome to the pioneering JJB Sports price-fixing case. The case, which settled last week (9 January), saw the sports retailer set aside more than £100,000 in compensation for consumers who had suffered as a consequence of illegally fixing the prices of replica football shirts. The groundbreaking claim, which was pursued by consumer group Which? and legal adviser Clyde & Co, marks the first successful action brought under new powers that allow 'representative claims' on behalf of consumers.

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  • January 16, 2008 |

    Heller seals hospitality cred with hire of Sidley veteran

    Top 50 US law firm Heller Ehrman has cemented its standing in the hospitality sector after recruiting a veteran partner from the London arm of Sidley Austin. Sidley corporate partner Robert Asher will join the San Francisco-based firm's nine-partner City arm, working alongside Heller's London managing partner, Brian Smith, who specialises in the same sector.

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  • January 9, 2008 |

    Major US law firms bet on Obama to win 2008 presidential election race

    US law firms are throwing their financial muscle behind the Democrats' attempts to reach the White House, with the legal sector providing more funding to the party's leading candidates than any other industry.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Online special: Negligence claims could spell the end for a large law firm, say top lawyers

    Partners warn that litigation risks for law firms are mounting in the global marketplace in the wake of a spate of negligence claims, but firms have beefed up their risk management procedures. Michelle Madsen reports on the latest Big Question survey

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Corporate Counsel: Still worlds to conquer

    Barclays' much-vaunted legal team has followed its ambitious parent through a turbulent year. Michelle Madsen finds general counsel Mark Harding unbowed

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