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  • June 16, 2010 |

    International firms in London: Swoop to conquer

    June 2009, and it was just another not-so-hectic day in the finance department of Addleshaw Goddard's London office - which, after some busy years in the middle of the decade, had slowed dramatically following the onset of the credit crunch in 2007. The firm had recently posted its annual financial results, announcing a fall in revenue of 11.4% and a 30.9% decline in profits per equity partner (PEP), having earlier that year cut 10% of its partnership. Needless to say, acquisition finance partner Phil Slater was on hand to answer his phone when it rang that morning.

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  • June 15, 2010 |

    Dealmaker: Matthew Dening

    Sidley structured products partner and tragic Wolves reject Matthew Dening counts the 'colleague cost'...

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  • June 10, 2010 |

    A&O advises alongside US trio on $1.3bn software company stake sale

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken a lead role alongside a trio of US firms on a $1.3bn (£900m) deal which will see tech company Misys offload its healthcare software portfolio in the US. The deal, which also handed roles to US firms Sidley Austin, King & Spalding and Winston & Strawn, will see Misys sell the majority of its 55% stake in US healthcare software company Allscripts to rival provider Eclipsys.

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  • June 1, 2010 |

    Ashurst private equity partner duo set to join Kirkland in the City

    Kirkland & Ellis has hired highly-rated private equity partners Gavin Gordon and David Arnold from Ashurst, Legal Week can reveal. The duo are set to join Kirkland's City office, marking the US firm's first major investment in London since 2008. It is understood that Kirkland has offered seven-figure pay deals to the pair, who are expected to be tied into a six-month notice period at Ashurst.

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  • May 26, 2010 |

    White & Case restocks City banking team with hire of Gide partner duo

    White & Case has made a double partner hire from Gide Loyrette Nouel's London office as the firm continues to rebuild its banking and capital markets practice in the City. Gide partners Michael Doran and Christopher Czarnocki are set to join the US firm's banking and capital markets practice.

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  • May 19, 2010 |

    Citigroup names 'golden nine' line-up of UK firms in two-tier EMEA panel

    Citigroup has overhauled its external legal arrangements, creating two new panels of preferred law firms. The banking giant has unveiled new panels of advisers in the Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) region and the US, formalising its previous roster of law firms.

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  • April 21, 2010 |

    Media and internet: The content business

    Once, life was simple in the media business. Media companies produced content - though they didn't call it that - for the masses. Film studios, record companies, publishers and broadcasting groups either owned or had significant control over distribution channels for that content. Life was also much simpler for media lawyers. Work was filled with low-level litigation, turning out fairly standard copyright agreements and, if you worked for one of the acquisitive media conglomerates, bringing in external counsel for intermittent bouts of empire building

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  • March 30, 2010 |

    Kirkland restructuring partner aborts plan to join GTM

    Kirkland & Ellis restructuring partner Paul Atherton has backed out of a move to Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) and is set to continue at Kirkland's London arm. Last week (25 March) the ambitious City start-up announced Atherton was set to join its team alongside fellow Kirkland restructuring partner Jason Salman. However, Atherton has subsequently decided to stay at the firm after considering his options. Salman is still set to make the move across the City.

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  • March 25, 2010 |

    GTM bulks up restructuring with hire of Kirkland London partner duo

    Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) has significantly boosted its City restructuring practice with a double partner hire from Kirkland & Ellis. Jason Salman and Paul Atherton are set to join the US firm's London base along with one associate in the coming weeks, taking partner count to 19, less than 12 months after the firm's City launch.

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  • March 12, 2010 |

    Pinsents insurance chief joins Sidley in double partner hire for US firm

    Sidley Austin has boosted its London insurance capability with a double partner hire in the City. Martin Membery and Matthew Griffith both join the US firm from Pinsent Masons. Membery was the head of the national firm's insurance practice, specialising in non-contentious insurance and reinsurance projects, while Griffith was made up to partner in 2004.

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