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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 |

    Global 100: Emerging markets

    From Russia's grey gloom to Brazil's red-hot ambitions, a look at the state of five emerging legal markets

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  • October 1, 2009 |

    Stars at the Bar

    Without the well-honed PR teams of many a law firm and legally unable to promote themselves, barristers rely to a great extent on the recommendations of peers and instructing solicitors for reputation and referral. Unlike the majority of their solicitor counterparts, many commercial barristers will turn their hand to several sectors of the law. And not only do they need to be team players, working closely with law firm partners, they also need to be savvy with strong client skills.

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  • September 30, 2009 |

    Deutsche relations in spotlight after White & Case departures

    White & Case is working to renew its relationship in London with key client Deutsche Bank, after six partners with links to the client left the firm's banking and capital markets practice in 18 months. Since key relationship partner Mike Goetz quit for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in March 2008, a further five partners linked with Deutsche have left in London - putting the connection under strain. At its height the relationship was thought to be worth around $25m (£16m) a year to the firm's London office.

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  • September 23, 2009 |

    Olswang eyes new US alliances as Greenberg tie-up winds down

    Olswang is on the hunt for new links in the US as referral partner Greenberg Traurig continues to expand in the UK. The UK firm is considering a number of options to secure ties with one or several US firms, as its formal referral relationship with Greenberg is due to wind down by the end of this year.

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  • September 23, 2009 | International Edition

    Commentary: Partner hires - the revolving door starts spinning again

    With the first half of 2009 defined by widescale redundancies and partnership restructurings at some of the City's top names, the fallout has meant the trend post-summer is equally clear: lateral hiring - and lots of it. Barely a day goes by without claim or confirmation of another partner move; generally someone heading out of a top 10 City firm for somewhere smaller, although not exclusively - as Linklaters' hire of Herbert Smith litigation partner Christa Band demonstrates.

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  • September 23, 2009 |

    Commentary: Partner hires - the revolving door starts spinning again

    With the first half of 2009 defined by widescale redundancies and partnership restructurings at some of the City's top names, the fallout has meant the trend post-summer is equally clear: lateral hiring - and lots of it. Barely a day goes by without claim or confirmation of another partner move; generally someone heading out of a top 10 City firm for somewhere smaller, although not exclusively - as Linklaters' hire of Herbert Smith litigation partner Christa Band demonstrates.

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  • September 23, 2009 |

    CC and Weil Gotshal land roles on $2.6bn Orangina Schweppes bid

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Weil Gotshal & Manges have taken lead roles on Japanese drinks company Suntory's offer to buy Orangina Schweppes Group from two high-profile private equity funds, Lion Capital Holdings and the Blackstone Group. Weil Gotshal is advising Blackstone and Lion Capital, which purchased Orangina from Cadbury in 2006 for $2.1bn (£1.3bn). London office managing partner Mike Francies is leading the firm's team on the deal.

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  • September 23, 2009 |

    Mayer Brown to boost City leveraged finance team with A&O partner hire

    Mayer Brown is set to make the second magic circle partner hire for its London leveraged finance practice since July. The international firm is set to bring in former Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Jacqui Evans to its City office, although the deal has not yet been completed.

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  • September 22, 2009 |

    Gide adds trio to Vietnam office in international reshuffle

    Gide Loyrette Nouel has moved to build up its Vietnam presence, adding three lawyers to its Ho Chi Minh City office this month. The French firm has relocated Jacques de Servigny to be the new partner-in-charge of the Vietnam practice, which also has an office in Hanoi.

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