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  • May 17, 2012 |

    Slaughters and A&O win top roles on £1.4bn Thomas Cook refinancing

    Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won lead roles to advise on the £1.4bn refinancing of UK travel giant Thomas Cook.

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  • May 16, 2012 |

    Lawyers on much-touted Facebook float set to share fees of $2.6m

    Lawyers on Facebook's looming float are set to share a $2.6m (£1.6m) fee from advising on the hotly anticipated public offering, writes the Am Law Daily. The social media giant specified the $2.6m in legal fees and expenses related to its initial public offering (IPO), according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday (15 May). The fees are a rough estimation and not a precise gauge of invoices related to the myriad legal costs in bringing a company public.

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  • May 15, 2012 |

    Ropes & Gray recruits senior lawyer duo to break into Hong Kong law

    Ropes & Gray has become the latest US firm to break into Hong Kong law with the appointment of two senior lawyers. The firm has recruited Norton Rose corporate and securities partner Julian Chung to launch the local law practice at its Hong Kong branch. Chung has been a partner with Norton Rose since 2005 when he joined the UK firm along with a team from the now-defunct local arm of Seattle-based practice Perkins Coie.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Preparation and perseverance are key to negotiating a settlement through mediation

    Few disagree that mediation is a sensible and effective concept. The courts, the Government and, increasingly, clients agree with lawyers that it should be used where possible. But how can a lawyer make a mediation most effective for his/her client? Mediators hover in between parties (privy to confidential information from each) and have a fascinating insight into the workings of negotiations between commercial parties. Mediators see firsthand what experienced lawyers can do to maximise the chance of favourable settlement.

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  • April 19, 2012 |

    A heavy burden - the huge US pension plans weighing down on younger partners

    A remnant of a simpler time, the generous pension plans at many Am Law 100 law firms place an increasing weight on younger partners. Is a generational battle looming? Julie Triedman reports

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  • April 10, 2012 |

    Orrick in the picture as Facebook snaps up Instagram in $1bn deal

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Fenwick & West have taken the lead roles on Facebook's $1bn (£630m) acquisition of photo-sharing site Instagram, reports The Am Law Daily. The deal, Facebook's largest acquisition to date, has seen the company turn once again to Fenwick, the California-based firm which is also working on its $5bn (£3.1bn) initial public offering.

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  • March 29, 2012 |

    The teeming crowd - is India's dynamic legal elite built to last?

    Riding a dynamic private sector in one of the world's most touted emerging economies, Indian law firms have rapidly evolved in recent years. Friederike Heine asks if this legal elite is ready to compete on the global stage

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  • March 29, 2012 |

    Freshfields lines up alongside five top US firms on $10bn Tyco deal

    Freshfields has taken a role alongside five US firms on the $10bn (£6.3bn) sale of Tyco International's Flow Control business, reports The Am Law Daily. US water pump and filter company Pentair is acquiring Tyco Flow Control six months after Tyco announced plans to split into three independent companies, each focusing on one of the conglomerate's three main products: home security systems, flow control equipment, and commercial fire and security systems.

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  • March 22, 2012 | International Edition

    Funds promises to be the fertile ground that has long eluded US law firm leaders

    Funds proves the rare City practice line that really goes with US invaders' flow. Georgina Stanley reports

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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Freshfields, A&O, Simpson Thacher win roles on £1.2bn Center Parcs refinancing

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have all taken roles on the £1.2bn refinancing and development financing of Center Parcs. The deal has seen the UK holiday company complete a £740m refinancing of its existing debt and secure a £150m loan to finance the construction of its fifth site in Woburn, Bedfordshire.

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