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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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  • March 26, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 26/03/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; an updated Hit Parade; and more

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  • March 25, 2008 |

    Dechert taps Orrick for senior funds specialist

    Dechert has moved to strengthen its New York office with the addition of senior funds specialist Kevin Scanlan, it was announced today (25 March). Scanlan joins the firm's Manhattan arm as a partner from West Coast giant Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, where he was also a partner.

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  • March 25, 2008 | International Edition

    Fulbright's Dechert hire fuels Islamic finance focus

    Fulbright & Jaworski has bagged Dechert partner Michael McMillen to lead its global Islamic finance practice. McMillen, whose practice focuses on Islamic finance, projects and structured finance work, has joined Fulbright as a partner to head up the group, which sits within the corporate practice.

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  • March 25, 2008 |

    Fulbright's Dechert hire fuels Islamic finance focus

    Fulbright & Jaworski has bagged Dechert partner Michael McMillen to lead its global Islamic finance practice. McMillen, whose practice focuses on Islamic finance, projects and structured finance work, has joined Fulbright as a partner to head up the group, which sits within the corporate practice.

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  • March 20, 2008 |

    Advisers scramble as credit turmoil claims Carlyle fund and Bear Stearns

    Finance lawyers are scrambling to position themselves globally after renewed turmoil in credit markets led to the collapse of two hedge funds in Europe and the fire-sale of Wall Street giant Bear Stearns.First to secure lead roles were Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Linklaters as Carlyle Capital Corporation announced its liquidation after defaulting on debts of $16bn (£7.8bn).

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  • March 20, 2008 |

    Dechert loses competition partner as Watson quits for telecoms focus

    Dechert competition partner Chris Watson has left the firm's City office after just two years, it has emerged.Watson, who joined the US firm's London competition team in March 2006 from Allen & Overy (A&O), officially withdrew from Dechert's partnership on 29 February.

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  • March 20, 2008 |

    Dechert appoints ex-ICC lawyer as of counsel

    Dechert has hired former ICC International Court of Arbitration secretary general Anne Marie Whitesell to its US arbitration practice. Whitesell is due to join the firm as of counsel next month - joining in Paris before moving to Washington DC. She will help develop the firm's US arbitration team, headed by partners Robert Heim, Robert Cohen and Daniel Malone. Whitesell held her ICC role from 2001 until 2007.

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  • March 18, 2008 |

    JP Morgan sets aside $6bn to combat Bear Stearns claims as Wachtell secures trophy mandate

    JP Morgan Chase is setting aside $6bn (£2.9bn) to cover potential litigation as it agrees to buy stricken Wall Street giant Bear Stearns for just $240m (£119m). Following the announcement on 16 March that it is buying the bank for a fraction of its previous value, JP Morgan said it is estimating the cost of the transaction at around $6bn - taking into account the potential of litigation stemming from the drop in Bear Stearn's stock value and severance costs.

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