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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Weil London team leads on major Israel investment for US industrial company

    Weil Gotshal & Manges is among a trio of law firms advising on Access Industries' purchase of a controlling stake in Israel's Clal Industries and Investments (CII), in a deal which values the Tel Aviv-listed holding company at $665m (£423m). The deal has seen Israeli business group IDB Development sell 49.9% of its 60.5% stake in CII to Access, receiving 16.19 Israeli shekel (£2.70) per share.

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  • May 22, 2012 |

    Dewey London partners to vote on administration; US nears bankruptcy

    Dewey & LeBoeuf's London arm could file for administration as early as tomorrow (23 May) as partners prepare to vote on winding down operations in a meeting expected to take place at 10am. The news comes as the stricken firm has brought in global restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper in the US, where it is moving closer to filing for bankruptcy.

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  • May 21, 2012 |

    Dewey restructuring duo join Proskauer as two more City partners find homes

    Dewey & LeBoeuf's London arm has seen a further four partner departures, including restructuring duo Mark Fennessy and Hazel Miller who are set to join their New York counterparts at US rival Proskauer Rose. Fennessy and Miller's forthcoming departures come just days after New York bankruptcy chief Martin Bienenstock announced his departure for Proskauer alongside a six-partner team.

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  • May 15, 2012 |

    SJB, Paul Hastings, Jones Day and Simmons sign up Dewey departees

    Simmons & Simmons, SJ Berwin, Jones Day and Paul Hastings have become the latest firms to take on teams of lawyers from Dewey & LeBoeuf, as the exodus from the faltering US giant continues. Simmons and SJ Berwin have both picked up lawyers from Dewey's Frankfurt base, with Simmons hiring a seven-lawyer team, including three partners - corporate partner Volker Holl, tax partner Bernulph von Crailsheim and energy-focused corporate finance partner Jochen Terpitz.

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  • May 13, 2012 | International Edition

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 13, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Ashurst wins debut role alongside firms on SocGen's UK roster

    Ashurst has secured a first-time appointment to Societe Generale's UK panel as the French banking giant has moved to expand its City adviser relationships. Ashurst joins SNR Denton, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, White & Case and Linklaters on the line-up, which was drawn up two months ago.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Freshfields and Travers advise on Clinton Cards collapse

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Travers Smith have taken lead roles on the high-profile administration of high street retailer Clinton Cards. The greeting card retailer went into administration yesterday (9 May), placing 8,000 jobs at risk, after defaulting on a loan payment to its largest supplier, American Greetings.

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  • May 9, 2012 |

    Taylor Wessing makes up six new partners across UK and Germany

    Taylor Wessing has announced its annual partner promotions for its UK and German arms, with the firm making up six new partners including one in the City. Mustafa Hussain, a corporate lawyer with a special focus on private wealth and the Middle East, has become the only new partner in the London office in this year's round, with employment and immigration specialist Charlie Pring becoming a senior counsel.

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  • May 3, 2012 |

    Escaping groundhog law - can Simmons break the cycle of disappointment?

    As its key rivals bet on aggressive global expansion, Simmons is continuing its efforts to be a top-tier player under its own steam. Sofia Lind asks if the firm has the drive and ambition to avoid being the City's perennial also-ran

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