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  • December 8, 2009 |

    Litigation and regulatory team of the year

    Jones Day's work advising AIM-listed Sibir Energy in relation to allegations of fraud against two former directors has attracted glowing praise from the company's board. "Under the inspired leadership of Craig Shuttleworth the tactics have been impeccable," said director and former chief executive Stuard Detmer.

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  • December 8, 2009 |

    RBS solidifies legal panel with 18 firms given three-year terms

    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has finalised a review of its legal panel, with at least 18 law firms making the grade. The bank, which kicked off a review of its external advisers in the spring, is in the process of formalising the appointments, with firms waiting for written confirmation.

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  • December 7, 2009 |

    Legal consultants seal merger deal to create Hildebrandt Baker Robbins

    Hildebrandt International, one of the top legal consulting firms in the US, is set to merge with tech consultancy Baker Robbins & Company, reports The Am Law Daily. Both companies are units of Thomson Reuters, which last Thursday (3 December) announced plans to lay off 240 employees in its legal businesses.

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  • December 4, 2009 |

    Stephenson Harwood, Linklaters and Abbey honoured at British Legal Awards

    Stephenson Harwood, Linklaters and Abbey National were among the winners at the 2009 British Legal Awards. Stephenson Harwood secured the coveted Law Firm of the Year award, with the judging panel - which included several senior general counsel - praising the firm for the dramatic turnaround in its fortunes.

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  • December 2, 2009 |

    LW research highlights top client performers

    Lovells, Wragge & Co and Travers Smith are among 14 firms to be named as best performers in Legal Week research. The trio head their respective categories of international, national and City firms within the legal adviser rankings compiled by Legal Week's Client Satisfaction Report.

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  • November 26, 2009 |

    Leading firms act on largest UK pre-pack deal for Wind Hellas

    A raft of UK and US firms, including White & Case, Bingham McCutchen, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May, are advising on the UK's largest ever pre-pack administration. Wind Hellas, one of Greece's largest mobile phone operators, filed for administration with the English High Court earlier this month, with parent company Weather Investments set to rescue the business.

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  • November 25, 2009 |

    Quinn Emanuel raises stakes in Lehman-Barclays dispute

    The official creditors committee in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy fired the latest shot on Tuesday (24 November) in the dispute between Lehman and Barclays over whether Barclays received an improper 'windfall' in its purchase of Lehman's North American assets and liabilities last September. The dispute has been brewing for months and has resulted in several motions for discovery and at least three lawsuits. In short: Lehman, its creditors and the trustee of its estate allege that certain higher-ups at both Lehman and Barclays arranged - without the knowledge of Lehman's counsel at Weil Gotshal & Manges - to sell most of Lehman's North American assets to Barclays in late September 2008 under terms that were far too favourable to the buyer.

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  • November 18, 2009 |

    Jones Day leads as Lehman files suit against Barclays over $5bn 'windfall'

    Jones Day has won a lead role on the latest lawsuit to arise from the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Lehman Brothers Holdings has filed suit against Barclays, claiming the bank received an undeserved windfall of at least $5bn (£3bn) when it purchased much of Lehman's North American operations after Lehman's collapse last September.

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  • November 13, 2009 |

    Jones Day demotes five London partners to of counsel rank

    Jones Day has demoted a number of London partners over the last year, with five former partners now serving as of counsel at the firm. The demotions, first reported on legal blog RollOnFriday, equate to nearly 10% of the US firm's London partnership, which currently lists 48 partners on its website. The office also lists 16 of counsel and one counsel, in addition to assistants.

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  • November 11, 2009 |

    US Briefing: Mayer without Maher

    In the seven years after Paul Maher helped wed his firm, London's Rowe & Maw, to Chicago-based Mayer Brown & Platt, he established a reputation as the firm's best strategist. He pushed his partners to open a Hong Kong office, which was later used to open the door to a merger with Johnson Stokes & Master, a Hong Kong firm with 300 lawyers in Asia. As vice-chairman, he argued for strengthening Mayer Brown's wilting New York office - a perpetual work-in-progress - and for boosting profitability, which has sagged in recent years.

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