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  • October 12, 2007 |

    US Briefing: West Coast salaries hold steady

    Earlier this year, rumors were swirling that some New York firms would raise first-year salaries to $200,000. But with deal activity slowing down, associates at California's largest firms may have to hold tight at $160,000. The Recorder's annual salary survey reveals most firms have adopted a lockstep scale for base compensation, but are showing some creativity when it comes to bonus structures. "That is what the big debate has been 'what is the best bonus system?'" said O'Melveny's Luann Simmons.

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Gide votes new senior partner in and Bird & Bird boosts real estate

    France's Gide Loyrette Nouel has voted in its new management; with litigation head Pierre Raoul-Duval taking over the reins from Gerard Tavernier as senior partner of the Paris giant.

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Online Education: Group learning

    Lawyers may be highly competitive, even confrontational, but when necessary they can get together voluntarily to co-operate on issues of professional interest. In 2004, 14 large law firms got together to start a co-operative online training venture, known as the Online Compliance Consortium (OCC). The OCC first developed training on anti-money laundering (AML) which has proved to be very successful and now has nearly 100 leading firms using the fee earner and support staff versions.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Bird & Bird recruits Links Brussels IP chief

    Bird & Bird has strengthened its Brussels office with the hire of Linklaters' local intellectual property (IP) head Jean-Christophe Troussel. Troussel, who joined the firm as a partner on 3 September, has more than 17 years' experience working on litigation in patent, trademark, domain name and unfair competition disputes, as well as IP-related issues on M&A transactions.

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Reed Smith continues Paris growth with Bird & Bird hires

    Reed Smith has snared rated life sciences co-head Paule Drouault-Gardrat and a two-lawyer team from the Paris arm of Bird & Bird.

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Bird & Bird wins iSOFT takeover role

    Bird & Bird has scored its first deal for Australian client Allco Equity Partners, advising on the £166m bid for iSOFT.

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 5/9/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Travers Smith, DLA Piper and Camerons among the movers and shakers

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  • August 28, 2007 |

    New TfL panel gifts Eversheds top role

    Eversheds has emerged as the big winner on the new-look panel unveiled by Transport for London (TfL) and London Underground, with the national giant picking up a prized four-year mandate for mainstream work. Twelve firms won places on the panel, with new appointments handed to Clifford Chance, Wragge & Co, K&L Gates and Travers Smith, while Bird & Bird picked up a place on the roster for disputes and technology-related matters.

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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Ex-Garretts partners face £300k London Eye claim

    Tourist attraction the London Eye has launched a negligence claim against the legacy partners of defunct law firm Garretts over advice it provided back in 2000.

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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Mid-tier join chasing pack in LW £100m club

    Legal Week has grouped firms with turnover topping £100m in this year's top 50 to reflect the fact that the financial performance of mid-tier City firms has converged with that of larger, international rivals. The group replaces the previous category of 'chasing pack' firms.

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