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  • March 5, 2007 | International Edition

    Fulbright raids Ashurst for energy partner

    Fulbright & Jaworski has bolstered its London office with the hire of Ashurst energy partner Jeremy Sheldon. Sheldon left Ashurst on Friday (2 March) and is expected to join Fulbright in mid-March. Sheldon became a partner in 2000 and has a particular focus on domestic and international electricity and oil and gas deals both from a corporate and infrastructure perspective. He spent part of his time with Ashurst in India.

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  • March 5, 2007 |

    Fulbright raids Ashurst for energy partner

    Fulbright & Jaworski has bolstered its London office with the hire of Ashurst energy partner Jeremy Sheldon. Sheldon left Ashurst on Friday (2 March) and is expected to join Fulbright in mid-March. Sheldon became a partner in 2000 and has a particular focus on domestic and international electricity and oil and gas deals both from a corporate and infrastructure perspective. He spent part of his time with Ashurst in India.

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  • February 28, 2007 |

    Corporate Counsel: Local bank, local lawyers

    HSBC law chief Richard Bennett explains why his team thinks local and avoids empire-building. Michelle Madsen reports Soaring up over Docklands and boasting one of the best views in London, HSBC's glittering City headquarters are not what you would immediately imagine when thinking of your local bank.

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  • February 20, 2007 |

    Lovells adds to Amsterdam arm with A&O associate

    Lovells has strengthened its Dutch corporate capabilities with the hire of Allen & Overy senior associate Victor de Vlaam as a partner. Vlaam, who will join Lovells' Amsterdam office on 1 March, focuses on a range of corporate and commercial work. He joined the magic circle firm's Amsterdam arm in 1998.

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  • February 19, 2007 |

    Lovells leads advisers on new John Lewis panel

    Lovells has retained its place on John Lewis' advisory panel as the UK retailer completes a review of its external legal services. The City giant, which has historically been the group's lead adviser, is named alongside Travers Smith and national duo Eversheds and Pinsent Masons on the all-purpose panel. Beachcroft has been appointed to deal with real estate matters while Wragge & Co will handle property litigation for the group.

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    EU and Competion: Who guards the guardian?

    Most large companies only tend to deal with regulators and competition authorities when they need a merger cleared, or are fending off investigations of their activities. Few companies complain about their competitors' conduct when they are convinced that they are being excluded from a market, or otherwise being disadvantaged by anti-competitive conduct.

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  • February 8, 2007 |

    A week is a long time in Lovells

    It has certainly been an eventful week for Lovells. On Monday legalweek.com broke the news of the firm’s long-awaited Dubai launch before two days…

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  • February 8, 2007 |

    Law firms braced as five top banks review panels

    UK firms are gearing up for a surge of panel reviews by major financial institutions, with a number of Europe's biggest banks set to review their advisers in the coming months.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Dentons secures BHB appeal court victory

    Denton Wilde Sapte has secured a significant Court of Appeal victory for the British Horseracing Board (BHB) in relation to its ability to charge fees for 'pre-race' information on horses and riders.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Lovells set to secure Middle East launch with Dentons Dubai team

    Lovells is set to launch in the Middle East with the hire of Denton Wilde Sapte global Islamic finance head Rahail Ali, despite a last-ditch attempt by Dentons to hold on to the partner.

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