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  • October 28, 2009 | International Edition

    A competitive revolution

    After years of stalemate and resentment, the debate regarding the regulation of the profession has been thrust into a brave new world. Georgina Stanley talks to the key players and assesses the potential outcome

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  • October 28, 2009 |

    A competitive revolution

    After years of stalemate and resentment, the debate regarding the regulation of the profession has been thrust into a brave new world. Georgina Stanley talks to the key players and assesses the potential outcome

    1 minute read

  • October 22, 2009 |

    Bakers elects duo to London management committee

    Baker & McKenzie has reshuffled its London management committee, with litigation partner Tom Cassels replacing Beatriz Araujo on the top-level board. Cassels, who has handed over his role as corporate responsibility partner to competition partner Ross Denton, will join the board for an initial two-year period.

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  • October 20, 2009 |

    Dentons and Travers take lead roles on Tootsies administration

    Denton Wilde Sapte has secured a lead role advising on the administration and pre-pack sale of parts of restaurant chain Tootsies. The top 20 UK law firm was drafted in to advise the administrators, BDO, on the deal, which will see 11 of Tootsies' 21 restaurants purchased by restaurant chain Giraffe Concepts.

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  • October 14, 2009 |

    NY firms dominate league of world's most profitable but UK trio retain top 10 status

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has maintained its position as the world's most profitable law firm, according to this year's Global 100, which also shows Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer entering the rank of the five most profitable firms.

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  • October 14, 2009 |

    Rivals back Hogan tie-up ahead of key meeting of Lovells executive

    City partners have had a largely positive reaction to news that Lovells and Hogan & Hartson are in early stage talks about a transatlantic tie-up. Legal Week revealed last Thursday (8 October) that the pair are in initial merger discussions, with Lovells' management set to consider the proposed union at a meeting of its international executive later this month (28 October).

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  • October 13, 2009 |

    Dentons set to cut up to 29 jobs in new redundancy round

    Denton Wilde Sapte has launched its second redundancy round this year, with 29 support and secretarial positions at risk. The top 50 firm announced the redundancy consultation today (13 October) with the bulk of the cuts expected to affect the London office, with the rest in Milton Keynes.

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  • October 6, 2009 |

    Four firms score lead roles on latest Portsmouth FC buyout

    A raft of City firms have scored roles advising on the sale of a majority stake in Portsmouth Football Club. Mayer Brown, Denton Wilde Sapte, Berwin Leighton Paisner and Taylor Wessing have all advised on Sulaiman Al Fahim's sale of a 90% stake in the football club to Saudi businessman Ali Al-Faraj.

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  • October 6, 2009 |

    Survey of UK lawyers identifies top-rated legal employers

    Linklaters, SJ Berwin and Berwin Leighton Paisner are among a select band of 16 law firms that have been named as Best Legal Employers by Legal Week. The grouping contains representatives from across the Legal Week UK top 50, ranging from international firms such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Norton Rose to regional firms including Hill Dickinson and Weightmans. The London office of New York-based Weil Gotshal and Manges is the only US firm on the list.

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  • October 2, 2009 |

    McDermott boosts London energy with Dentons partner hire

    McDermott Will & Emery has made its third lateral hire in a month, bringing in an energy partner from Denton Wilde Sapte. David Birchall, whose work focuses on deals in the electricity, trading and carbon sectors, will become the eleventh London partner in McDermott's global energy practice. His start date is yet to be confirmed.

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