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  • April 9, 2008 |

    Macfarlanes advises Pernod on €5.6bn Vin & Spirit acquisition

    Macfarlanes has secured a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a number of international firms on Pernod Ricard's E5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees the company buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 7, 2008 |

    Field Fisher nets former Bird & Bird chair Sandison

    Field Fisher Waterhouse has hired former Bird & Bird chairman Hamish Sandison, the City firm announced today (7 April). Since joining Bird & Bird in 1992, Sandison has held several management roles with the top 30 UK firm, including a six-year stint as non-executive chairman. He stood down from that role last year and has also co-headed the firm's international IT sector group, as well as leading its international public procurement team.

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  • April 4, 2008 | International Edition

    Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal

    Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 4, 2008 |

    Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal

    Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • March 20, 2008 |

    Norton Rose a winner as Standard Chartered names new UK panel

    Standard Chartered Bank has unveiled its new panel of UK advisers, with Norton Rose making its debut on the roster and City rivals SJ Berwin and Bird & Bird among those to miss out. The new line-up, which follows the first review of the bank's domestic panel in four years, sees City firms Denton Wilde Sapte and Herbert Smith retained alongside southwest outfit Burges Salmon and national giants Addleshaw Goddard and DLA Piper.

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  • March 20, 2008 |

    Bird & Bird enters Finland after merger with Fennica

    Bird & Bird is to become the second major international firm to enter the Finnish legal market after securing a merger with Helsinki-based Fennica Attorneys. The move comes more than a decade after the only other leading international player in the market, White & Case, opened its doors in Helsinki in 1992.

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  • March 19, 2008 |

    Professional Negligence: A class act

    It couldn't have been any clearer. Professor Rachael Mulheron's report to the Civil Justice Council last month identified ample evidence of a need to reform collective redress procedures. Her core recommendation was for an 'opt-out' regime - one where the class members would have the ability to 'opt out' but would otherwise be 'in'. The design, cost and funding issues of such a regime fell outside the scope of her report but it followed in the wake of a report to the Government last year recommending the legalisation of contingency fees in limited circumstances and the regulation of third-party funding of litigation.

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  • March 12, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 13/03/08...

    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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  • March 12, 2008 |

    Bird & Bird agrees tie-up with Finland's Fennica

    Bird & Bird is set to enter the Finnish legal market after securing a merger with Helsinki-based Fennica Attorneys. The top 20 City firm announced today (12 March) that Fennica will come under the Bird & Bird banner from 1 May. Fennica currently has 33 lawyers, including 10 partners, and focuses on sectors including IT and communications.

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  • February 28, 2008 |

    Halliwells set for job cuts in City restructuring

    Halliwells is set to restructure its London office in a move that will lead to a number of redundancies and the closure of two City teams. Halliwells this week confirmed that it has launched a formal consultation on redundancies at its City arm as part of a decision to refocus its London practice around property, corporate recovery and dispute resolution.

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