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  • December 17, 2012 |

    Eleven firms appointed to debut Ofgem environmental panel

    Addleshaw Goddard, Pinsent Masons and SNR Denton are among a clutch of 11 firms appointed to a debut legal panel to handle advice relating to Ofgem's environmental efforts.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    'Like something out of a movie' – key players recount the dramatic Berezovsky-Abramovich face-off

    In 2009, a hacker known as 'Igor' managed to get hold of some highly sensitive documents that have gone on to play a crucial part in one of the most headline-grabbing disputes of recent times – Boris Berezovsky's multi-billion dollar battle with business rival and Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich. Igor delivered the documents to a flat in Sloane Square belonging to Abramovich where, in his absence, a servant opened the package.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    London Office of the Year: Edwards Wildman Palmer

    A series of strategic mergers helped Edwards Wildman Palmer stand out in a field in which Baker & McKenzie, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and NCTM also caught the judges' attention. Following the combination of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge with Kendall Freeman in 2008, in 2011 the firm went on to merge with Chicago firm Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    Litigation and Regulatory Team of the Year: Stephenson Harwood

    This was one of the strongest fields in this year's awards, with many firms standing out. Jones Day was praised for its proactive advocacy for Duff & Phelps as liquidators of Weavering Capital on the largest-ever hedge fund fraud in Europe. The law firm not only achieved success in a $450m (£283m) damages claim but effectively ensured that a criminal investigation and prosecution would take place, despite resistance from UK prosecutors.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    Partners scale back hopes for year ahead as economic woes hit business confidence

    The prolonged eurozone downturn and economic stagnation in the UK are continuing to dent business confidence within the legal profession, with one in three partners expecting revenues to fall or remain static at their firm over the coming year. Legal Week's latest business confidence survey found 28% of respondents forecasting static revenues for 2013 – almost double the proportion making the same prediction in July, when the survey was last conducted – while a further 7.5% expect revenues at their firm to drop next year.

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  • December 12, 2012 |

    Paul Hastings eyes Sao Paulo and Singapore launches

    Paul Hastings is weighing up launches in both Brazil and Singapore as the US firm looks to grow its international presence. The US firm expects to open a base in Sao Paulo next year, and is also looking at opportunities in Singapore to build on its existing five-office Asia practice.

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  • December 11, 2012 |

    SNR Denton and Pinsents on board £1.2bn MoD-BAE submarine deal

    SNR Denton and Pinsent Masons have taken advisory roles on the negotiation of a £1.2bn contract between BAE Systems Marine (BAE) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the fourth of the Royal Navy's Astute Class nuclear-power submarines.

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  • December 10, 2012 |

    Debevoise takes Rolls-Royce role on SFO bribery and corruption probe

    Debevoise & Plimpton is advising Rolls-Royce on a probe by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into bribery and corruption allegations involving intermediaries in overseas markets. Last week the company confirmed it had passed on information to the SFO regarding alleged malpractice in Indonesia, China and other countries.

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  • December 9, 2012 |

    Addleshaws London energy and infra partner exits firm to join Simmons

    Simmons & Simmons has boosted its London projects team with the hire of Addleshaw Goddard energy and infrastructure partner Andrew Petry. Petry, who joined Addleshaws from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2008, spent five years from 2001 to 2006 in the magic circle's Amsterdam office, where he helped establish a finance practice in the region.

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  • December 9, 2012 |

    Stephenson Harwood and BPP sign exclusive training deal with new international element

    Stephenson Harwood has signed an exclusive deal with BPP Law School to provide the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) for its London trainees, in an agreement which marks the firm's first exclusive deal with an LPC and GDL provider. The firm's tailored LPC course will also include an exclusive module focusing on international trade and transactions, which will come into effect for its trainees on the LPC from March 2013.

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