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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Hogan takes the driving seat on luxury Ford brand sell-off

    Hogan & Hartson's City arm has won a high-profile mandate to advise Ford on the planned disposal of its luxury car brands Jaguar and Land Rover.

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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Links cashes in on $4bn sale of Nordic exchange OMX

    Linklaters has become the latest firm to benefit from a complex deal that sees US exchange Nasdaq set to take charge of Nordic stock market operator OMX in a $4bn (£2bn) deal.

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    US firms target UK mergers as battle for London hots up

    US firms operating in London are increasingly willing to explore a UK merger, with nearly half now open to a tie-up; while the number looking to increase their headcount organically in the City has fallen.

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    US firms in London: Friends in the City

    Almost half the respondents to this years' US firms in London survey would consider a tie-up with a UK firm. Helen Mooney reports on London's enduring appeal

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  • August 30, 2007 |

    Cleary sanctioned by New York judge

    A Manhattan federal judge has sanctioned Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for improperly trying to dissuade a witness from testifying about his dealings with the Republic of Congo, writes the New York Law Journal. In an opinion issued last week, Southern District Judge Loretta Preska said Cleary had acted in "bad faith" by contacting witness Medard Mbemba, a French-Congolese businessman and one-time close friend of Congolese president Denis Sassou-Nguesso, telling him his participation in a deposition could "destabilize" or "hurt" Congo.

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 29/8/07

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Cleary, A&O and Ashurst among the movers and shakers

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  • August 22, 2007 | International Edition

    Shearman recalls ex-derivatives boss West

    The former head of Shearman & Sterling's derivatives and structured finance practice has rejoined the firm. Holland West, who retired from Shearman in 2005, has returned to the firm's New York office as of counsel. He advises on derivatives, structure products, capital markets and commodities work as well as a range of investment management issues.

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  • August 22, 2007 |

    Shearman recalls ex-derivatives boss West

    The former head of Shearman & Sterling's derivatives and structured finance practice has rejoined the firm. Holland West, who retired from Shearman in 2005, has returned to the firm's New York office as of counsel. He advises on derivatives, structure products, capital markets and commodities work as well as a range of investment management issues.

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  • August 14, 2007 | International Edition

    Quintet of firms ties up £8bn ICI takeover

    A raft of international firms has advised on the £8bn takeover of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) by Dutch rival Akzo Nobel. Sullivan & Cromwell has joined De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Slaughter and May advising Akzo.

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  • August 14, 2007 |

    Quintet of firms ties up £8bn ICI takeover

    A raft of international firms has advised on the £8bn takeover of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) by Dutch rival Akzo Nobel. Sullivan & Cromwell has joined De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Slaughter and May advising Akzo.

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