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  • March 7, 2007 |

    Deals: Finance 08/03/2007

    Slaughter and May is acting for Shire on a placing and new debt facilities to finance the pharmaceutical company's $2.6bn (£1.33bn) acquisition of NASDAQ-listed…

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  • February 14, 2007 | International Edition

    Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results

    The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results

    The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Davis Polk in China push with Beijing office launch

    Davis Polk & Wardwell is to launch an office in mainland China, with the elite Manhattan firm yesterday (13 February) announcing plans to open in Beijing. The office becomes the firm's third in Asia alongside existing operations in Hong Kong and Tokyo. It will be headed up by Hong Kong corporate partner Show-Mao Chen, who is relocating to Beijing.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Simpson Thacher boosts NQ pay by 10%

    UK firms look set to come under renewed pressure to boost salaries following news that US leveraged buy-out leader Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is raising its newly-qualified salaries by 10% to $160,000 (£81,000).The firm-wide move is expected to stoke pay pressure in the US as it sets a new bar for associate pay rates at New York's leading firms, which previously sat at $145,000 (£73,400).

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  • January 23, 2007 |

    Simpson Thacher sparks US pay war with 10% rise

    Elite New York firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has raised its associate base salaries 10% to $160,000 (£81,000), according to US reports, in a move that looks likely to spark another pay war.

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  • January 3, 2007 |

    Softly, softly Sullivan raises old questions for Slaughters with Emmerson hire

    Nobody can accuse Sullivan & Cromwell of rushing headlong into the UK corporate market. Indeed, the phrase 'softly, softly' could have been invented…

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  • December 4, 2006 |

    Independent Law Firms In Europe: Swede Dreams

    Stockholm's full-service firms claim to be holding on to lead adviser roles; while Delphi takes on two new partners from international firms. Lauren Milner reports

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  • December 4, 2006 |

    Independent Law Firms In Europe: Staying Alive

    After withstanding the late-nineties invasion of UK and US law firms, Europe's independents are basking in revived commercial markets and a flood of cross-border referrals. Dominic Carman examines whether they are taking the chance to modernise or just enjoying the last of the good times

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  • November 29, 2006 |

    Wall Street securities lawyers pin hopes on moves to ease post-Enron audit rules

    Legal Week reports

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