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  • October 22, 2012 |

    Nationwide to kick off review of legal panel

    Nationwide is gearing up to launch a panel review of its group-wide advisers in the New Year. The building society will start the review in early 2013, marking the first time it has been looked at since its launch in July 2009.

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  • October 18, 2012 | International Edition

    New world orders: the 2012 Global 100

    At first glance the 2012 Global 100 rankings, which show revenues for the world's largest law firms rising to an all time high of $81.9bn (£50.8bn) during the last financial year, do much to prove the well-coined expression that, rain or shine, people (or at least major public companies) always need lawyers.

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  • October 18, 2012 |

    New world orders: the 2012 Global 100

    At first glance the 2012 Global 100 rankings, which show revenues for the world's largest law firms rising to an all time high of $81.9bn (£50.8bn) during the last financial year, do much to prove the well-coined expression that, rain or shine, people (or at least major public companies) always need lawyers.

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  • October 17, 2012 |

    Jordan to serve fifth term as Reed Smith managing partner

    Reed Smith has re-elected veteran managing partner Greg Jordan to serve a fifth term, following an uncontested vote. The three-year term will take Jordan through to the end of 2015 and, having been first elected in 2001, makes him the longest-serving leader in the firm's history. He also sits as the chair of the top 25 US law firm's senior management team and executive committee.

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  • October 15, 2012 |

    McDermott bolsters London private client team with Withers partner hire

    McDermott Will & Emery has sealed the hire of Withers partner Astrid Owen for the firm's private client practice in London. New York-qualified Owen joined McDermott last Thursday (11 October) after ten years as a partner at Withers, one of the UK's leading private client firms.

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  • October 14, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Reed Smith, Linklaters and RPC

    Reed Smith has added a partner to its London media team with the hire of Askandar Samad from DLA Piper. Samad's practice focuses on film and media financing, structured finance, co-production funding and tax. The hire for Reed Smith comes after the firm recruited Nick Swimer from Channel 4 - where he was head of legal for governance, regulatory and trading - in November last year.

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  • October 9, 2012 |

    Reed Smith recruits Holman Fenwick partner duo for Singapore launch

    Reed Smith has opened a four-partner office in Singapore, with two lateral hires from Holman Fenwick Willan and a number of relocations. The new office is Reed Smith's fourth in Asia, and adds to its presence in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. It will be headed by arbitration partner Gautam Bhattacharyya, who relocates from London.

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  • October 2, 2012 |

    CC, Mishcons and BBC up for prizes at 2012 British Legal Awards

    Clifford Chance (CC), Mishcon de Reya and Latham & Watkins are among the leading law firms in contention for this year's British Legal Awards. Shortlists unveiled today (2 October) reveal that the trio will go up against Berwin Leighton Paisner, Olswang and Travers Smith for the flagship Law Firm of the Year award, while the BBC, Everything Everywhere, Marks & Spencer and Nationwide are shortlisted for Legal Department of the Year.

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  • September 24, 2012 |

    Reed Smith seals strategic alliance with Athens law firm

    Reed Smith is strengthening its presence in Greece via an alliance with Athens law firm Papapolitis & Papapolitis (P&P). The non-exclusive alliance, which took effect earlier this month, extends an informal working relationship between the pair which started two years ago. The US firm decided to formalise the alliance in anticipation of large projects and transactions resulting from the country's economic crisis and structural reforms in Greece.

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  • September 20, 2012 |

    SJ Berwin City disputes partner duo exit to join US firms in London

    SJ Berwin's London disputes partners Justin Michaelson and Tim Beale are set to depart for two US firms. Michaelson, who is head of the firm's international arbitration practice in London, has resigned to take up a position at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson.

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