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  • June 11, 2008 |

    Additions take CEDR Solve direct panel to 50

    The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) has reached a landmark of 50 members on its panel following the addition of 16 new mediators. Eversheds partner Michael Ord, Joseph Tirado of Norton Rose and Steven Williams of Nabarro are among the latest names to join CEDR's Solve direct panel.

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  • June 4, 2008 |

    Hot topic

    Kenneth Berlin and his team at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have been working on climate-related matters for years. He headed the Justice Department's Environmental and Natural Resources Division, chaired the Environmental Law Institute and has shepherded a mountain of environmental litigation for major corporations. Skadden had not needed a climate change group before: it simply tapped environmental, energy regulatory, intellectual property and tax lawyers to help out when the need arose. Partners at the US's highest-grossing law firm have, however, changed their minds: this month, they were scheduled to launch a 23-lawyer group specifically devoted to climate change issues.

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  • May 29, 2008 |

    Bird & Bird flies high with 24% revenue rise

    Bird & Bird has reported a revenue hike of almost 25% for the last financial year, with the firm today announcing that fee income hit £143m for the year ending 30 April, 2008. The top 25 firm has posted a 24% hike in turnover, equating to a £27.4m increase on last year's figure of £115.6m.

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  • May 29, 2008 | International Edition

    Bird & Bird flies high with 24% revenue rise

    Bird & Bird has reported a revenue hike of almost 25% for the last financial year, with the firm today announcing that fee income hit £143m for the year ending 30 April, 2008. The top 25 firm has posted a 24% hike in turnover, equating to a £27.4m increase on last year's figure of £115.6m.

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  • May 22, 2008 | International Edition

    City leaders tough on promotions but expansive band powers forward

    Partner promotions across the top 10 City firms fell by 10% over the last financial year, according to Legal Week research which suggests law firms are already tightening their belts in preparation for a downturn.The group made up 207 partners in total compared with 231 in 2007, even though across the top 50 as a whole new partner promotions are marginally up on 2007.

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  • May 22, 2008 |

    City leaders tough on promotions but expansive band powers forward

    Partner promotions across the top 10 City firms fell by 10% over the last financial year, according to Legal Week research which suggests law firms are already tightening their belts in preparation for a downturn.The group made up 207 partners in total compared with 231 in 2007, even though across the top 50 as a whole new partner promotions are marginally up on 2007.

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  • May 21, 2008 |

    Partnership 2008: supersize vs size zero

    When you produce a piece of research covering 47 law firms and comprising more than 600 numbers there are, unsurprisingly, quite a few ways to work the…

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  • May 21, 2008 |

    Field Fisher nets Howrey litigation partner

    Field Fisher Waterhouse has moved to bolster its commercial litigation practice with the hire of Kit Jarvis from Howrey. Jarvis has joined from the London arm of the US firm, where he was also a partner.

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  • May 20, 2008 |

    2008 Assistant Pay League: a Legal Week Wiki special

    Who pays what and how. Your A-Z guide to the pay scales at the top UK and US firms.

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  • May 19, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 19/05/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; a new Career Clinic dilemma; and more

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