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  • January 23, 2008 |

    DLA taps Dentons as Paris push picks up pace

    DLA Piper has bagged two partners for its rapidly expanding Paris practice after a raid on the local arm of City firm Denton Wilde Sapte. Dentons corporate partners Francois Serres and Lionel Koehler-Magne have joined DLA Piper's office in the French capital, becoming the latest in a string of partner-level appointments made by the transatlantic giant in recent months.

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  • January 21, 2008 |

    SJs, Eversheds miss out on slimline Sainsbury's panel

    Sainsbury's has finalised its first-ever formal roster of legal advisers, with the supermarket giant gifting mandates to a panel of 11 firms. Head of legal Nick Grant led the review, which saw historic advisers Eversheds, Dickinson Dees, SJ Berwin, Biggart Baillie and McDermott Will & Emery struck off the FTSE 100 retailer's list of preferred firms.

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  • January 17, 2008 | International Edition

    UK trainees avoid crunch fallout as top firms' retention soars above 90%

    Trainee retention rates across the UK's elite legal profession have remained steadfast, with many firms keeping hold of more than 90% of their intake despite a sharp dip in City lawyers' overall business confidence. Eighteen out of 25 of the UK's top firms are holding on to more than 90% of their March class of qualifying lawyers, including six firms with a 100% retention rate.

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  • January 17, 2008 |

    UK trainees avoid crunch fallout as top firms' retention soars above 90%

    Trainee retention rates across the UK's elite legal profession have remained steadfast, with many firms keeping hold of more than 90% of their intake despite a sharp dip in City lawyers' overall business confidence. Eighteen out of 25 of the UK's top firms are holding on to more than 90% of their March class of qualifying lawyers, including six firms with a 100% retention rate.

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  • January 15, 2008 |

    Bar's Vos takes access charity chairman role

    Former Bar Council chairman Geoffrey Vos QC has taken up a role as chairman of the trustees of the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF). The charity, which aims to help youngsters from underprivileged backgrounds enter major professions, named Vos to replace Conservative MP Oliver Letwin at the helm of its board of trustees.

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  • January 11, 2008 |

    Dentons joins southwest pair on Met Office panel

    The Met Office has confirmed its line-up of external advisers, with Denton Wilde Sapte joined on the roster by southwest duo Bevan Brittan and Michelmores. Dentons will advise the body on real estate matters. Real estate partner and former chief executive Virginia Glastonbury led the team pitching for the work alongside procurement solicitor Mark Bassett.

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  • December 17, 2007 | International Edition

    MoD hands Wragges £1.2bn Navy ports project

    Wragge & Co has scored its latest major mandate from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a longstanding client of the Birmingham-based law firm, advising on a £1.2bn Royal Navy ports project. Wragges projects partner Michael Whitehouse is advising the MoD on a 15-year contract with Serco Denholm Marine Services to provide services to the Royal Navy's three UK ports.

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  • December 17, 2007 |

    MoD hands Wragges £1.2bn Navy ports project

    Wragge & Co has scored its latest major mandate from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a longstanding client of the Birmingham-based law firm, advising on a £1.2bn Royal Navy ports project. Wragges projects partner Michael Whitehouse is advising the MoD on a 15-year contract with Serco Denholm Marine Services to provide services to the Royal Navy's three UK ports.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Leading lawyers lay predictions bare as year of the credit crunch comes to a close

    Leading partners sum up the year just gone and the year ahead: will 2007 be remembered for anything other than the credit crunch?

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  • December 10, 2007 |

    Norton Rose seals Saudi tie-up in Gulf push

    Norton Rose has secured an alliance with Saudi Arabian practice Abdulaziz Al-Assaf in a move set to boost the top 10 City law firm's profile in the Middle East. The deal with Riyadh-based Abdulaziz, which has 15 lawyers, hands Norton Rose a presence in a third Middle Eastern jurisdiction alongside existing bases in Dubai and Bahrain. The deal goes live on 1 January, 2008, with Norton Rose having previously acted alongside the Saudi outfit on a number of occasions.

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