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  • October 26, 2012 |

    Addleshaws re-elects Burch as senior partner as challenger withdraws

    Addleshaw Goddard senior partner Monica Burch has been re-elected for a new term at the helm of the firm after litigation head Simon Kamstra decided to withdraw his candidacy. Kamstra had put himself forward to contest the role ahead of the conclusion of Burch's first three-year term next year; however, he has now decided to concentrate on leading the firm's litigation division, meaning Burch has been automatically relected.

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  • October 25, 2012 | International Edition

    The hard sell – profiling the mad men and women who strive to sell law

    "Procter & Gamble may have been created by soap makers, but their brands have been built by running them as a rounded business," argues Mishcon de Reya's iconoclastic business development director Elliot Moss. "You would have never heard of P&G if they had left just the soap makers in charge. Law firms are no different."

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  • October 25, 2012 |

    The hard sell – profiling the mad men and women who strive to sell law

    "Procter & Gamble may have been created by soap makers, but their brands have been built by running them as a rounded business," argues Mishcon de Reya's iconoclastic business development director Elliot Moss. "You would have never heard of P&G if they had left just the soap makers in charge. Law firms are no different."

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  • October 25, 2012 |

    PRIME time: training the legal stars of tomorrow

    Given the awful fact that it is now harder to enter the legal profession than it was 30 years ago, over the past few years many of the UK's largest law firms have set up schemes to reach out to schoolchildren to encourage them to apply for work experience.

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  • October 22, 2012 |

    Nationwide to kick off review of legal panel

    Nationwide is gearing up to launch a panel review of its group-wide advisers in the New Year. The building society will start the review in early 2013, marking the first time it has been looked at since its launch in July 2009.

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  • October 16, 2012 |

    Addleshaws' Berezovsky earnings reach £50m as Bar fees also emerge

    Addleshaw Goddard has received around £50m in fees from its representation of Boris Berezovsky over the last four years, as details of the Russian oligarch's £20m fees to the Bar have also emerged. The UK top 20 law firm has generated total fee income of £50m since taking on the mandate in January 2009, including a £15m success fee relating to Berezovsky's recent settlement with the family of now-deceased Georgian billionaire, Arkady 'Badri' Patarkatsishvili.

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  • October 16, 2012 |

    Addleshaws strengthens City finance with ex-Eversheds partner hire

    Addleshaw Goddard has strengthened its finance practice with the hire of Eversheds' former head of securitisation and structured finance Paul-Michael Rebus. Rebus, who left Eversheds in July after two years with the firm, took up his new post at Addleshaws on Monday (15 October). He joined Eversheds from the London arm of McDermott Will & Emery, having previously worked at Baker & McKenzie.

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  • October 16, 2012 |

    UK trio advise as William Hill nears £530m Sportingbet acquisition

    Nabarro, Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard are all working on an M&A deal that could see the UK's biggest bookmaker William Hill acquire gambling rival Sportingbet for £530m. After rejecting two earlier bids, the Sportingbet board has agreed to the terms of a fresh deal and are now waiting for a firm offer to be made by William Hill and deal partner GVC Holdings before recommending it to shareholders.

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  • October 12, 2012 |

    Berezovsky agrees to near-£40m payout of legal costs

    Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has agreed to pay £35m of Roman Abramovich's £40m legal costs today (12 October) following his high-profile litigation defeat to the Chelsea FC owner earlier this year. Berezovsky, who has been represented by Addleshaw Goddard on the long-running litigation since 2008, has agreed to pay the majority of Abramovich's costs after losing the $6bn (£3.8bn) court battle.

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  • October 5, 2012 |

    Berezovsky concludes last major disputes in Russian litigation saga

    Boris Berezovsky has dropped his legal action against Russian metal magnate Vasily Anisimov and agreed a settlement with investment company Salford Capital Partners, as the oligarch ties up his remaining litigation in the wake of his high-profile Roman Abramovich dispute defeat. Berezovsky's case against Anisimov involved a $2bn (£1.2bn) claim for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust over the Russian oligarch's interest in iron ore producer Metalloinvest.

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