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  • November 17, 2011 |

    Addleshaws announces 11% increase in revenues for H1 2011-12

    Addleshaw Goddard has announced an 11% increase in turnover for the first half of the 2011-12 financial year, taking fee income to £86.6m for the six month period. The figure compares with £78.1m for the equivalent 1 May-31 October period in 2010-11, which marked a 4% dip on the previous year.

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  • November 16, 2011 |

    Bright lights, big city - meet the young barristers making their mark

    Ben Rigby profiles 10 promising junior barristers singled 
out as some of the best in the profession

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  • November 9, 2011 |

    Rise of iPad generation sees firms face up to mobile working demands

    Many of the UK's leading law firms are overhauling their IT strategies as the rapid rise of mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad and increased demand for mobile working pushes firms to rethink the way their lawyers use technology. The proliferation of mobile technology has blurred the distinction between professional and personal for many lawyers, prompting firms to look at ways to boost their mobile working capacity as increasing numbers of lawyers use their own devices for work purposes.

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  • November 9, 2011 |

    British Airways calls for alternative fees in first post-Iberia panel review

    British Airways (BA) has kicked off its first panel review since its merger with Spanish airline Iberia went live at the beginning of the year (24 January). The review is being overseen by head of legal Andrew Fleming, who was promoted to the role earlier this year after his predecessor Maria da Cunha took up a new post as director of people, legal and government affairs in the wake of the merger.

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  • November 1, 2011 |

    Ex-Herbert Smith senior partner Gold brought in on Abramovich lawsuit

    Former Herbert Smith senior partner Lord David Gold has been brought in to advise Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich on the multibillion-dollar lawsuit brought against him by Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky. Gold is understood to have been brought onto the case after Abramovich's second attempt to have the proceedings struck out was rejected in the Court of Appeal in February this year.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    Addleshaws and Slaughters advise on creation of property advisory giant

    Addleshaw Goddard and Slaughter and May have advised on the merger of Dutch consulting and management services company Arcadis with UK property management company EC Harris. The deal creates one of the largest property advisory and project services companies in the world with a global turnover of €2.3bn (£2bn) and almost 19,000 staff across Europe, the US and Brazil.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    Addleshaws' Devitt tipped for second term as firm begins managing partner nominations

    Addleshaw Goddard is gearing up for a management election with managing partner Paul Devitt's three-year term in office set to conclude at the end of April next year. The firm's partnership is set to start preparing for a formal nomination process which will take place in the New Year.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    Nabarro wins multiple roles for betting company Sportingbet

    Nabarro has taken a hat-trick of corporate roles for Sportingbet, including advising on the company's high-profile takeover approach from betting rival Ladbrokes. Corporate partner Graham Stedman advised the online betting company – a longstanding client of the firm – on Ladbrokes' 75p-a-share offer, which was withdrawn earlier this month (10 October). The initial approach was first made in June.

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  • October 26, 2011 |

    All for one – DLA Piper revives plans to move to all-equity partnership

    "Our remuneration system aims to reward partners for performance, not status, and that will continue" - Will an all-equity model overhaul galvanise DLA Piper's partnership? Georgina Stanley and Simon Petersen report...

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  • October 19, 2011 |

    What I wish I knew when I left uni - the profession's finest offer some life advice

    They say hindsight is 20/20 – London's senior lawyers offer their very best advice to Legal Week readers...

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