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  • December 16, 2013 |

    Debevoise leads on newly merged American Airlines jet purchase deal

    Debevoise & Plimpton and US firm Katten Muchin Rosenman are advising American Airlines on a deal with plane manufacturers Bombardier and Brazil's Embraer to buy 90 new regional jets.

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  • December 12, 2013 |

    Ropes & Gray hires Weil Gotshal tax partner Brenda Coleman

    Ropes & Gray has hired Weil Gotshal & Manges highly-ranked tax partner Brenda Coleman in London. Coleman, who moved to Weil from Allen & Overy (A&O) in 2009, advises on all areas of corporate tax, including private equity, restructuring, funds and finance matters. At Weil she worked on a part-time basis however at Ropes, she will return to full-time practice.

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  • December 12, 2013 |

    British Legal Awards 2013: who won what - and why...

    A run-down of all the winners at this year's British Legal Awards, including full details of the judging panel's reasoning for each award.

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  • December 6, 2013 |

    Cravath freezes end-of-year bonus round with associate pay-outs of up to $60,000

    Cravath Swaine & Moore has become the first of the white shoe firms to announce its end-of-year associate bonus round, with junior lawyers at the firm receiving up to $60,000 on top of base salaries.

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  • December 5, 2013 |

    Law firms set for payouts in wind-down of Lehman's Europe operations

    More than 30 law firms owed money by Lehman Brothers International Europe (LBIE) are in line for a payout, after the bank's administrators PwC confirmed a group of creditors would be entitled to distributions in the New Year.

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  • December 4, 2013 |

    Weil, Kirkland and Links act on RBS's disposal of WorldPay

    Linklaters, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Kirkland & Ellis have secured roles on Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) sale of its remaining 20% stake in WorldPay to private equity firms Advent International and Bain Capital. RBS was advised on the disposal of the payment processing operator by Linklaters corporate partner Anne Drummond.

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  • November 22, 2013 |

    Weil Gotshal makes up four female partners in nine-strong promotion round

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has made up nine new partners, including four women, in its latest global promotions round. The promotions - which will take effect from January 2014 - see two lawyers made up in London including litigator Hannah Field-Lowes and Mark Lawford who is part of Weil's business finance & restructuring department.

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  • November 14, 2013 |

    The art of the matter – law firm art is more important than just decorating the walls

    To hear David Stone describe the London office of Simmons & Simmons, he could easily be talking about the nearby Whitechapel Gallery or the Tate Modern across the Thames. "Clients arriving in the building are immediately confronted with the collection," says Stone, a partner in the firm's intellectual property practice, making reference to a huge paper art work of a black road stretching to the horizon flanked by towers of stereo speakers. "Then as you walk to a meeting room, you pass works by Chris Ofili, Rachel Whiteread, Gary Hume, and Jake and Dinos Chapman."

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  • November 13, 2013 |

    Weil and Taylor Wessing deliver eBay's Shutl deal

    Taylor Wessing and Weil Gotshal & Manges have won the mandates on eBay's takeover of delivery start-up Shutl. The London-based online courier company will form part of eBay's bid to extend its 'eBay now' one-hour local delivery service, which launched in San Francisco and New York last year. The internet giant is planning to roll the service out to 25 US cities by the end of this year, with London following in 2014. Weil advised eBay with teams based in its London and Silicon Valley offices. The City team included corporate partner Jonathan Wood and intellectual property (IP) partner Barry Fishley, while the California office fielded M&A partner Jane Ross and technology and IP partner John Brockland.

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  • October 24, 2013 |

    Location, location, location still key as law firms see offices as vital in attracting clients

    The latest Big Question survey shows that 91% of respondents feel that a law firm's office space significantly influences how clients perceive it, with fewer than one in 10 disagreeing. The vast majority of respondents also regard office space as important in attracting and retaining talent, with 96% describing it as either very (39%) or quite (57%) important. "The location and feel of the office is much more important than you might otherwise think," said Norton Rose Fulbright global head of corporate Martin Scott (pictured, right). "It is essential to have a space that people want to be in. It's been five years since we moved but the building still feels cutting edge.

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