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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Norton Rose bags SocGen private bank role

    Norton Rose has advised SG Hambros - part of Societe Generale's (SocGen's) private banking unit - on its eye-catching acquisition of ABN Amro's E1bn (£699m) London-based private banking business.

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  • September 22, 2007 |

    - The post-Lehman landscape: a Legal Week Wiki special

    The dramatic collapse of investment banking giant Lehman Brothers rocked financial markets around the world, as the credit crunch claimed its most high-profile victim to date. The days that followed saw a flurry of action as the financial world scrambled to make sense of events. Here's how Legal Week reported the post-Lehman fallout.

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    US firms in London: Friends in the City

    Almost half the respondents to this years' US firms in London survey would consider a tie-up with a UK firm. Helen Mooney reports on London's enduring appeal

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    Summer re-jig for legal in-housers

    Tyco recruits from within for healthcare and electronics division legal heads; Starbucks hires Thurston as first ever UK-based legal chief; and former Alcatel-Lucent GC becomes Motorola head of legal. Michelle Madsen reviews the latest key in-house moves

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  • September 6, 2007 | International Edition

    Davis Polk recruits Jeantet chief for renewed Paris push

    Davis Polk & Wardwell has recruited the managing partner of respected Paris independent Jeantet along with another partner, as the Wall Street leader boosts its only foreign law practice. Georges Terrier joins Davis Polk along with corporate partner Christophe Perchet in a significant boost to the top 25 US law firm's Paris arm.

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  • September 6, 2007 |

    Davis Polk recruits Jeantet chief for renewed Paris push

    Davis Polk & Wardwell has recruited the managing partner of respected Paris independent Jeantet along with another partner, as the Wall Street leader boosts its only foreign law practice. Georges Terrier joins Davis Polk along with corporate partner Christophe Perchet in a significant boost to the top 25 US law firm's Paris arm.

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 6/9/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and Dominic Carman on the possible introduction of trial fees in England and Wales

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  • September 4, 2007 |

    Links leads way as GdF-Suez saga nears end

    Linklaters has joined French firms Bredin Prat and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier among the beneficiaries of the protracted €70bn (£47bn) merger saga involving Gas de France (GdF) and Suez, which was finally approved yesterday (3 September). Bredin Prat, the French ally of Slaughter and May, advised Suez alongside City giant Linklaters, while Darrois Villey acted for GdF on a deal that was originally announced in February 2006.

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    UK firms bypassed as US associates rank Wachtell top of prestige tables

    US associate survey rates elite New York firms as most prestigious places to work; no UK firms make top 20

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Asia: Three's the charm

    With bulging workloads and a dearth of suitable lawyers, why are law firms stretching themselves to have a presence in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong? Dominic Carman speaks to China's top lawyers about the three-office debate

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