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  • May 5, 2011 |

    A&O beats City rivals to lead in Q1 bank roles for Euro capital markets

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped Thomson Reuters' EMEA debt capital markets rankings for the first quarter of the 2011 calendar year by manager, with US firm Sidley Austin topping the equivalent table by issuer. A&O was the most active adviser to managers on international bond issues, advising underwriters on 129 deals generating proceeds of $92.8bn (£56bn). The tally gave the firm a 7% share of the market by volume, ahead of Linklaters, Clifford Chance (CC), Cahill Gordon & Reindel and Davis Polk & Wardwell.

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  • March 15, 2011 |

    Then we take Manhattan - can Norton Rose really take on the world?

    Not too long ago, Norton Rose looked like an also-ran. The London firm, known for its financial institutions practice, stumbled badly after its offices were bombed - twice - by IRA terrorists in the early 1990s. It jumped belatedly on the global bandwagon, establishing a network of European offices that did not turn a profit for half a decade. By the early 2000s, key partners were running for the exits. The magic circle, formerly Norton Rose's closest rivals, had pulled far ahead.

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  • March 9, 2011 |

    Hogan Lovells recruits Linklaters asset finance partner duo in London

    Hogan Lovells has strengthened its London asset finance practice with the hire of two partners from magic circle firm Linklaters. The transatlantic firm is set to bring in Linklaters' head of asset finance, Robert Fugard, and fellow asset finance partner Simon Gwynne on 1 May.

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  • March 9, 2011 |

    Sidley partner takes new role as European trade head for Crowell & Moring

    Crowell & Moring has recruited Sidley Austin international trade partner Laurent Ruessmann to head up the US firm's European trade practice in Brussels. Ruessmann joined the firm this week as the first partner in Crowell's local European trade group.

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  • February 22, 2011 |

    Gide and Salans - the French empires

    Gide Loyrette Nouel is the pinot noir of law firms. The most exquisite of wine grapes, pinot grows in small quantities in many regions around the world and sometimes fails to flourish - but always thrives best in its native France. With 19 offices, Gide is one of only two firms with French roots and international ambitions. About half of its approximately 650 lawyers are based in France and half abroad, mostly practising civil law for French clients. As Samantha Campbell, the firm's Vietnam practice leader, notes: "If you want a French cultural connection and an international experience, then Gide is the only choice."

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  • February 7, 2011 |

    Travers recruits first US-qualified partner with CC capital markets hire

    Travers Smith has made its first US-qualified partner hire, bringing in Clifford Chance (CC) Milan partner Charles Casassa for its City practice. Casassa is due to join Travers' London corporate practice next month from the Milan office of CC, where he has been a partner since 2008. Casassa specialises in capital markets transactions and also has experience of M&A, structured finance, and acquisition finance.

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  • February 2, 2011 |

    Shearman makes up seven to partnership outside of the UK

    Shearman & Sterling has made up seven lawyers to its partnership, equalling the number the firm promoted last year. The new partners are spread scross the firm's Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, New York and Washington DC offices. In the US, Paula Howell Anderson and David Connolly have been made up in the firm's New York litigation and M&A practices respectively, while Christopher Ryan has joined the partnership in Washington in the international arbitration group.

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  • January 31, 2011 |

    Sidley adds partner to City antitrust team with hire of ex-BT lawyer

    Sidley Austin has strengthened its London antitrust practice with the hire of former BT Global Services general counsel and commercial director Tim Cowen. Cowen, who has joined Sidley as the third partner in the London antitrust practice, left BT in 2009 after 18 years with the company. He was recently appointed to the panel of members of the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal and is the immediate past chairman of both the Competition Panel at the Confederation of British Industry and the International Association of Commercial and Contract Management.

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  • January 26, 2011 |

    Linklaters, A&O top volume charts for EMEA debt and equity capital markets

    Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) have topped Thomson Reuters' EMEA equity and debt capital markets rankings for the full 2010 calendar year. Linklaters has held its spot at the top of the equity capital markets (ECM) rankings by manager, advising underwriters on 57 deals worth a total of $39.2bn (£24.8bn). The tally equates to four more deals than in 2009 – although the value is down from last year's figure of $53.3bn (£33.7bn) – putting it significantly ahead of its nearest rival by volume, Davis Polk & Wardwell, which advised on just 14 deals.

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  • January 25, 2011 |

    Sidley makes up London quartet in 28-strong global promotions round

    Sidley Austin has announced the details of its latest global partnership promotions, with four appointments in the US firm's 120-lawyer London office. The City promotions, which came into effect on 1 January, comprise finance lawyer John McGrath, restructuring specialist Phillip Taylor, employment lawyer Nicholas Turner, as well as barrister and competition counsel David Went.

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