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  • September 23, 2009 |

    Commentary: Partner hires - the revolving door starts spinning again

    With the first half of 2009 defined by widescale redundancies and partnership restructurings at some of the City's top names, the fallout has meant the trend post-summer is equally clear: lateral hiring - and lots of it. Barely a day goes by without claim or confirmation of another partner move; generally someone heading out of a top 10 City firm for somewhere smaller, although not exclusively - as Linklaters' hire of Herbert Smith litigation partner Christa Band demonstrates.

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  • September 23, 2009 |

    Camerons to take on KPMG immigration team

    CMS Cameron McKenna is set to take over KPMG's specialist business immigration team in the City. The accountancy giant has opted to pull out of the advisory area, with the team transfer agreed by both firms. The agreement will see four immigration specialists join Camerons, with the move expected to be completed by mid-October.

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  • September 21, 2009 |

    Beyond virtual data rooms – Legal Week Web Seminar, in association with IntraLinks

    Barclays' legal head of operations, Andrew Dey, discusses sharing critical information with Wragge & Co's head of strategic development, Derek Southall, and Meirion Jones, Reed Smith's director of clients and markets.

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  • September 16, 2009 |

    Mayer Brown and Reed Smith set to champion fixed fees

    Mayer Brown is looking to move away from traditional hourly billing models, with plans to bring in fixed or capped fees for transactional work. Mayer Brown's senior management is in the process of reviewing how the firm bills clients and is considering proposals to overhaul fee structures for core transactional practices including corporate, banking and real estate.

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  • September 9, 2009 |

    Reed Smith hires Addleshaws duo for finance push

    Reed Smith has bolstered its financial industry group (FIG) in the UK with the hire of two banking partners from Addleshaw Goddard. Phillip Slater and Lucy Newcomb are set to join Reed Smith's City acquisition finance practice. Slater has been a partner with Addleshaw since 2005 while Newcomb was promoted last year.

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  • September 9, 2009 |

    Laying down the law

    David Cambria, straight-talking director of operations for Aon's legal department, tells Reed Smith clients and markets head Meirion Jones how IT investment can promote productive relationships with law firms

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  • July 31, 2009 |

    CC, Freshfields head up publishing giant's £824m equity raising

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed lead roles on publishing giant Reed Elsevier's £824m equity raising. CC has stepped in to advise the bookrunners JP Morgan Cazenove and UBS and joint lead manager RBS on the deal, with London capital markets partner Adrian Cartwright leading a team which included Amsterdam partner Hans Beerlage.

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  • July 20, 2009 |

    Reed Smith and Olswang lead on C4/BBC joint venture talks

    Reed Smith and Olswang have landed plum roles advising on talks between Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide. The two broadcasters are in advanced talks to set up a joint venture intended to secure the future of Channel 4.

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  • July 9, 2009 | International Edition

    International law firms: Batten down the hatches

    If ever there was a market to test the commitment of international firms to their London office, this would be it. Plummeting workloads and high operating costs have meant more so than ever the City is proving an expensive toehold.

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  • July 9, 2009 |

    International law firms: Batten down the hatches

    If ever there was a market to test the commitment of international firms to their London office, this would be it. Plummeting workloads and high operating costs have meant more so than ever the City is proving an expensive toehold.

    1 minute read