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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Candidates in short supply as Bird & Bird prepares for leadership vote

    Bird & Bird is gearing up for top-level management elections in a process that is expected to see its incumbent heads retain their places. The firm is due to vote on the roles when the terms of current chief executive David Kerr and chairman Hamish Sandison expire in April this year.

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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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