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  • March 23, 2012 |

    Stephenson Harwood hands senior partner role to commercial litigator Foord

    Stephenson Harwood has elected a new senior partner, with City commercial litigator Roland Foord replacing Andrew Sutch after ten years in the role. Foord's first five-year term will begin on 1 May, while Sutch will return to full-time fee-earning as corporate partner. Foord, who qualified at Stephenson Harwood in 1985 and made partner in 1989, has served on the firm's partnership council and also its partner review panel.

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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Top law firms redouble efforts to boost female representation

    Herbert Smith, Hogan Lovells and Addleshaw Goddard are among a host of firms rolling out new initiatives to help retain and promote more female lawyers, with the moves coming as businesses face increasing pressure to up the number of women on boards.

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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Cleary and Hengeler take lead on €500m Adidas bond issue

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Germany's Hengeler Mueller have landed roles on a €500m (£416m) convertible bond sale by sportswear giant Adidas. Banking partner Torsten Busch headed up the Hengeler team advising Adidas, supported by corporate partner Rainer Krause and associate Andreas Stoll.

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  • March 15, 2012 |

    CC, SJB and Addleshaws among firms on Aldgate real estate deal

    A quartet of City firms have scored roles on a major City real estate deal which has seen the Aldgate Place site in London's E1 area change hands. The deal, which closed last week (8 March), saw Winckworth Sherwood take the lead role for Barratt Developments on its purchase while Addleshaw Goddard, which acted on behalf of the organising bank, HSH Nordbank, advised the seller, Tishman Speyer.

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  • March 14, 2012 |

    Macfarlanes recruits Addleshaws partner for corporate team

    Macfarlanes has grown its corporate practice with the hire of Addleshaw Goddard partner James Dawson. Dawson is set to join the City firm in the coming weeks, with a start date yet to be confirmed. Prior to joining Addleshaws as a partner in 2006, Dawson was a senior associate at Linklaters. Clients he has worked with include RBS, Lehman Brothers, telecommunications company Tiscali and global brand management company Pentland Group.

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  • March 12, 2012 |

    McGrigors construction team joins Eversheds ahead of Pinsents tie-up

    Eversheds is adding to its Manchester construction team with the hire of an eight-strong team of lawyers from McGrigors led by partners David Moss and Paul Giles. The group, which is being joined by Addleshaw Goddard partner Nigel Proctor, has opted to leave the Scottish firm ahead of its forthcoming merger with Pinsent Masons due to client conflicts.

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  • March 6, 2012 |

    Raft of firms line up on private equity rescue of property manager Peverel

    Olswang, White & Case and Ashurst are among a raft of firms to have taken advisory roles related to the £62m rescue acquisition of property manager Peverel Group by a duo of private equity houses. The acquisition has seen Peverel - one of the UK's largest property management companies - taken out of administration, securing 4,200 jobs and reducing the group's debt from £125m to £25m.

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  • March 1, 2012 | International Edition

    The long, long haul - can the magic circle break America?

    As attention turns to emerging economies, London's top firms continue to press on in the US. Georgina Stanley asks whether a breakthrough is finally in sight

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  • March 1, 2012 |

    The long, long haul - can the magic circle break America?

    As attention turns to emerging economies, London's top firms continue to press on in the US. Georgina Stanley asks whether a breakthrough is finally in sight

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  • February 22, 2012 |

    Rolls-Royce recruits former BA legal chief as new general counsel

    Rolls-Royce has appointed a new general counsel with the hire of former British Airways GC Robert Webb QC. Webb joins Rolls-Royce after two and half years at Brick Court Chambers, where he took up door tenancy in July 2009.

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