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  • November 23, 2011 |

    Hong Kong horizons - what will the Asian legal market look like in 2021?

    Key Asian economies have established themselves globally as the West falters. 
Sofia Lind asks what the regional economy will look like in 2021

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  • October 27, 2011 |

    CC, Jones Day and Fried Frank advise on $1.5bn private equity buyout

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Jones Day are among a trio of major firms to have won roles on the $1.5bn (£938m) sale of Alcatel-Lucent's Genesys business to European private equity house Permira. Alcatel-Lucent announced last week (19 October) that it has received a binding offer for its call-centre software company Genesys from Permira.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    Jones Day and Cleary advise on $1bn pharma notes offering

    Jones Day and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have won lead roles on a $1bn (£626m) US notes offering by pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi. Jones Day advised Sanofi with a team headed by Paris capital markets partner Linda Hesse. Meanwhile, Cleary advised the underwriters – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and Natixis – led by Paris capital markets partner Andrew Bernstein.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    'He's a human rights lawyer, you know' - barrister Adam Wagner on what drew him to a career in human rights law

    Barrister and leading blogger Adam Wagner explains what drew him to human rights law – apart, of course, from Bridget Jones's Diary – and offers a few tips for aspiring practitioners...

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  • October 14, 2011 |

    China's Jun He continues recent growth with Weil Gotshal hire

    Leading Chinese firm Jun He Law Offices has bolstered its Beijing corporate practice with a hire from Weil Gotshal & Manges, marking the firm's fourth new partner addition since August. Jasson Han is set to rejoin Jun He as a partner, after leaving in 1993 to pursue a degree in commercial law. Since then, he has worked at Simmons & Simmons in London and Hong Kong, and then in Weil Gotshal's Beijing and Hong Kong offices as a partner-level senior consultant.

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  • October 12, 2011 |

    Global 100: Empire builders - does globalisation equal profit?

    Since the early days of the Global 100 survey, globalisation and profit have seemingly grown hand in hand. For the top 50 firms in 1999 – the first year that The American Lawyer published profits per equity partner (PEP) for what was then the Global 50 – the proportion of lawyers employed outside each firm's home country doubled, while PEP more than doubled. But whether there is a causal relationship between global expansion and financial success is unclear, whether one charts the performance of individual firms in a single year or over time. Star performers may be found among the most stubborn homebodies, like Slaughter and May, and the most persistent imperialists, like Allen & Overy (A&O).

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  • October 12, 2011 |

    Jones Day, CMS and Linklaters lead on hotel restructuring

    Jones Day, CMS Cameron McKenna and Linklaters have taken lead roles on the restructuring and pre-pack administration of Jarvis Hotels by Royal Bank of Scotland's distressed property unit and buyout firm Patron Capital.

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  • October 10, 2011 |

    Slaughters and A&O lead on £472m private equity credit card sale

    Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy (A&O) are leading a four-firm line-up advising on the £472m private equity sale of credit card provider SAV Credit to investment manager Vaerde Partners. Slaughters advised SAV owner Palamon Capital Partners on the sale, with London corporate partner David Wittmann leading a team that also included tax partner Graham Iversen.

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  • October 5, 2011 |

    The thrill of the race - going offshore the old-fashioned way

    Sailing is a popular competitive sport and leisure activity for people living in the Channel Islands and, together with a longstanding but friendly rivalry between the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, the inter-island yacht race is a compelling event. Given the competitive nature of many of our colleagues and clients, together with widespread participation in sailing, it seemed only natural for Carey Olsen to begin sponsoring the Channel Islands' premier sailing event two years ago. Alternating in direction each year, the course this year ran from St Helier in Jersey to St Peter Port in Guernsey and saw almost 70 yachts compete for overall honours as well as many individual prize categories such as first bilge and long keel boat, first young skipper, first family crew and first non-Channel Islands yacht.

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  • October 5, 2011 |

    Top 50 German law firms post 8% hike in fees in 2010-11 but eurozone fears dampen mood

    CMS Hasche Sigle has overtaken Hengeler Mueller to emerge as the largest German law firm by revenue, with the 10 largest firms in the country seeing an average revenue rise of 4% during their last financial year, according to new research. The rankings, compiled by German legal publication Juve, show Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer retaining its position as the largest law firm in Germany with turnover of €334m (£286m), while CMS Hasche Sigle has passed Slaughter and May ally Hengeler with 3.9% revenue growth to rank second with revenues of €212m (£182m).

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