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  • August 9, 2007 |

    CC's US growth drive accelerates with DC litigation partner quartet

    Clifford Chance (CC) has continued its aggressive growth drive in the US with the hire of a three-partner litigation team from Sidley Austin and a senior appointment from the US Government.

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  • August 6, 2007 |

    CC's US push accelerates with new DC partner quartet

    Clifford Chance (CC) has continued its aggressive lateral recruitment drive in the US with the hire of four new litigation partners in Washington DC. The magic circle giant has drafted in a three-partner team from the local office of Chicago giant Sidley Austin as firm bids to develop its contentious US practice.

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  • August 3, 2007 |

    Linklaters tops rivals in capital markets tables

    Linklaters has significantly extended its lead in the equity capital markets rankings, with the firm now $30bn (£14.8bn) and 35 deals ahead of the nearest competition. The magic circle giant, which rose to the top of the tables in the first half of 2007 after being placed third at the end of 2006, has for the first half of 2007 accumulated 56 deals worth $41.9bn (£20.6bn), according to research compiled by Thomson Financial

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 1/8/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with DLA Piper, Macfarlanes and Herbert Smith among the deal-doers.

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  • July 31, 2007 |

    Sidley makes up City structured finance trio

    Sidley Austin has promoted 36 associates to its partnership, three of whom are based in its London office, the Chicago giant announced yesterday (30 July). City-based structured finance and securitisation trio Jonathan Edge, Theresa Kradjian and Paul Matthews all join the firm's partnership. Their promotions take the number of partners at Sidley's City arm to 41.

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  • July 31, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 31/7/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers comments; and Legal Week editor Alex Novarese on Camerons' international change of tack

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  • July 17, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 17/7/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and another law firm leader gets the Herding Cats treatment

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  • July 16, 2007 |

    Sidley strengthens in City with insurance hire

    Sidley Austin has strengthened its London office with the hire of Kendall Freeman contentious insurance partner Dorothy Cory-Wright, the firm announced today (16 July). Cory-Wright, who had been a partner at the City firm since 1991, will head up Sidley's fledgling London insurance and reinsurance disputes practice, which was formed earlier this year.

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  • July 6, 2007 |

    Barclays review keeps faith with familiar faces

    Barclays has unveiled its eagerly awaited new panel, with all the bank's main panel firms reappointed to its coveted main roster. Mandates for the bank's general advisory panel, which are set to run for two years, have been handed out once again to historical advisers to Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Lovells, DLA Piper and Simmons & Simmons.

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  • July 2, 2007 |

    Manhattan duo lead latest monster take-private

    Manhattan rivals Sullivan & Cromwell and Weil Gotshal & Manges have bagged lead roles on the latest mega buy-out as communications group Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) is taken private in a C$51.7bn (£24.2bn) deal. Weil Gotshal is advising the purchasing consortium, which is being led by Teachers Private Capital and includes Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners. Sullivan is acting for the target, with M&A partners James Morphy, George Sampas and Donald Crawshaw spearheading the team.

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