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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Law Society in the dark

    The legal profession was plunged into confusion this week (12 February) when a number of vital institutions were hit by a dramatic power cut in Holborn.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Bird & Bird continues continental M&A push

    Bird & Bird has made another European lateral hire with the appointment of corporate partner Harm van Berkum from Simmons & Simmons. Van Berkum, who focuses on the energy, infrastructure and telecoms sectors, spent several years at Simmons' Rotterdam arm, prior to which he led Loyens & Loeff's London-based corporate finance practice.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Grad-watch 2007: A&O goes bird-watching

    Last year, The Diary highlighted how Linklaters innovators were targeting the cream of the university crop with the use of the new-fangled information superhighway, with blogs by its trainees extolling the virtues of life in the hallowed halls of Castle Greyskull.

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Acrimony over Bird & Bird US client split

    Bird & Bird and IT client BEA Systems (BEA) have parted ways after an acrimonious row.The Nasdaq-listed software company received a call from Bird & Bird in late January in which the firm said it was ending the relationship, which has lasted for about 12 months.

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Bird & Bird swoops for Hammonds sports team

    Bird & Bird has bagged a four-lawyer sports team from Hammonds, including sports law head Jonathan Taylor. Taylor, who joins Bird & Bird as a partner,brings with him senior associate Max Duthie, who also joins as a partner.Iain Higgins and Anna-Marie Blakeley join the team as associates. The team join Bird & Birds London HQ.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Deals: M&A 01/02/2007

    Osborne Clarke corporate partner Jonathan King has advised communications software company Ubiquity Software Corporation on its £76m takeover by telecoms network company Avaya. Simmons & Simmons corporate partner Alistair Bird advised Avaya.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Barlows raids A&O and Latham & Watkins

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has hired Latham & Watkins commercial and technology associate Andrew Giverin and Allen & Overy commercial litigation associate Maurice Kenton to join the firm as partners. Giverin joins in the wake of the resignation of a four-partner outsourcing team which quit Barlows for Bird & Bird late last year. He specialises in the IT and financial services sectors. Kenton specialises in Lloyds and international markets and insurance disputes.

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  • January 23, 2007 |

    Barlows lands Gide aviation specialist McGilchrist

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has boosted its aviation insurance and litigation practice with the hire of Neil McGilchrist from Gide Loyrette Nouel.

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  • January 17, 2007 |

    Bird & Bird expands in Spanish capital

    Bird & Bird has launched a corporate finance practice in Madrid with the hire of a partner from Araoz & Rueda.Banking and finance partner Andres…

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  • January 17, 2007 |

    Deals: M&A 18/01/07

    Olswang corporate partners Simon Morgan and Stephen Rosen have advised pharmaceutical company Vectura Group on its £130m acquisition of Innovata to create one of the UK's largest biotech companies. Innovata was advised by Bird & Bird corporate partner Simon Allport. Simmons & Simmons, led by corporate partner Gavin Weir and senior associate Isabella Roberts, acted for Vectura's financial adviser, Piper Jaffray.

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