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  • March 5, 2008 |

    New LA addition for Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired outsourcing partner Bill Peters for its Los Angeles office. Peters, who co-chaired O'Melveny's transactional intellectual property practice, previously worked at Shaw Pittman and Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Ken Doran, Gibson Dunn's managing partner, commented: "With Bill, we will be positioned to handle complex outsourcing arrangements for our clients."

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  • March 3, 2008 |

    Wall Street Journal parts ways with GC

    The Wall Street Journal has parted company with general counsel Stuart Karle, writes the Legal Times, following the change of ownership at the iconic business publication. Karle, vice president and of the Journal since 1992, was asked to leave the publication on Thursday (28 February).

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  • February 20, 2008 |

    Up from the ashes

    The ladies' room at Clifford Chance's (CC's) New York office is replete with small luxuries usually found in the dressing rooms of private clubs - moisturising lotion, hair spray, mouthwash and fragrance, among other niceties. But what really stands out are the bottles of Molton Brown soap perched to the right of each basin. Fine English soap gracing the counters of a washroom in midtown Manhattan is a minor yet telling detail. Like Molton Brown, CC is an institution that has transformed itself into an international brand - albeit one that has had a hell of a time keeping some of its US partners in line since a messy 2000 merger with New York's Rogers & Wells.

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  • February 13, 2008 |

    Commentary: Sovereign wealth funds set to reign on international stage

    Ask top buy-out advisers if they have considered tapping into sovereign wealth funds and many will explain that they have been 'monitoring' these bodies for years. But the current indications are that 'monitoring' is swiftly about to become code for 'aggressively targeting' as M&A advisers scramble to get in on the ground floor with clients who look unaffected by the credit squeeze. As such, it is little surprise that private equity leader Clifford Chance (CC) has set up an informal cross-practice covering the area while sector rival Ashurst is considering setting up a similar team.

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  • February 12, 2008 |

    Gibson Dunn gains Jones Day LA corporate chief

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has boosted its Los Angeles corporate practice with the hire of a senior partner from Jones Day. Jai Pathak joined Gibson Dunn as partner on Monday (11 February). His practice focuses on cross-border M&A, as well as infrastructure development and private equity. He has advised clients including Goldman Sachs, Motorola and the Indian Government.

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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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