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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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  • October 4, 2012 |

    Addleshaws and Hogan Lovells act on pharma company AIM IPO

    Addleshaw Goddard and Hogan Lovells have advised on Clinigen's £135m initial public offering (IPO) on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), thought to be the first float of a UK pharmaceutical company on the junior market for five years.

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  • September 23, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including OC, DLA and Ashurst

    Paul Hastings has recruited Clifford Chance (CC) securitisation and structured finance partner Neil Hamilton for the US firm's London office. Hamilton, whose recent work has included leading a CC team advising Deutsche Bank on a €900m (£720m) collateralised loan obligation, is set to start at Paul Hastings on 1 October.

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  • September 20, 2012 |

    Supreme Court president calls for more partners to serve as part-time judges

    Outgoing Supreme Court president Lord Phillips has called for leading law firms to encourage more partners to sit as part-time judges, in a bid to increase the number of solicitors in the judiciary.

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  • September 20, 2012 |

    In-house legal teams get on board PRIME diversity initiative

    Yahoo!, Vodafone, Lloyds Banking Group and the Financial Times are among a number of big-name businesses signing up to social mobility scheme PRIME, as in-house legal teams get on board the much-touted diversity initiative.

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  • September 19, 2012 |

    Linklaters launches new initiative to develop talented female lawyers

    Linklaters has launched an initiative to develop the talents of its top female lawyers, in an effort to overcome the challenges of attracting and retaining female associates. The firm has teamed up with Cranfield School of Management for the pilot of the scheme - dubbed the Women's Leadership Programme - which will initially target its offices in London and continental Europe.

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  • September 13, 2012 |

    Litigation broker launches new funding price comparison service

    Litigation broker TheJudge has launched a new price comparison service intended to speed up the process of selecting third-party litigation funding for cases.

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