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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Property and Construction Team of the Year: Pinsent Masons

    The judging panel was impressed with Pinsent Masons' work advising China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC) on the engineering, procurement and construction of the Habshan-Fujairah Pipeline, which runs from Habshan, in Abu Dhabi, to Fujairah.

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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year: Allen & Overy

    The Government of Dubai's request in November 2009 for a six-month standstill agreement on Dubai World's debt repayments heralded a new phase of the global credit crisis.

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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Learning the ropes - reflections on entering the London legal market

    Ropes & Gray's Maurice Allen reflects on how the London legal market has changed since the firm's entry

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  • June 7, 2012 |

    Partners cite leadership failures as main contributor to Dewey demise

    Partners believe more law firm collapses are on the cards as Dewey's failure is put down to bad management decisions rather than the state of the global economy. Alex Novarese reports

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  • May 30, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Shearman, Shoosmiths and DLA

    Shearman & Sterling has strengthened its London finance practice with the hire of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partner James Duncan. Duncan, who focuses on derivates and structured products, has been at BLP since 2010 after joining as a partner from Linklaters, where he was of counsel. He spent 13 years at the magic circle firm before joining BLP to help the firm launch a standalone derivatives practice.

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  • May 30, 2012 |

    Gide promotes City capital markets lawyer in seven-strong partnership round

    Gide Loyrette Nouel has made up seven lawyers to partner in its 2012 promotions round, expanding the French firm's partnership in Europe, Asia and the US. Banking and finance specialist Melinda Arsouze has been made up in the firm's London base, where she will co-lead the firm's US capital markets practice alongside Christopher Mead.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    The long run - a 25-year view of the Am Law 100

    "The profit increases by non-New York firms are just enormous. They are encroaching on the New York firms' historic position alone at the top..." - 25 years since the first Am Law 100 table, some fundamental patterns in the world's largest legal market can be seen...

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Have QFLPs worked for Singapore?

    Singapore is to award more licences, but many still question the value of practising local law. Jessica Seah reports

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  • May 17, 2012 |

    NY duo act on first Brazilian investment bank float

    Shearman & Sterling and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are among a raft of firms to have advised on the recent initial public offering (IPO) of BTG Pactual – the first-ever float by a Brazilian investment bank.

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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Ashurst wins debut role alongside firms on SocGen's UK roster

    Ashurst has secured a first-time appointment to Societe Generale's UK panel as the French banking giant has moved to expand its City adviser relationships. Ashurst joins SNR Denton, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, White & Case and Linklaters on the line-up, which was drawn up two months ago.

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