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  • February 6, 2008 |

    Hiring trends at US firms in London fail to match 2005 five-year high

    US firms hired 67 partners across the City in 2007 - a slight dip on the recruitment peak of 2005, despite last year's booming markets. Legal Week research into hiring trends at 24 of the US' biggest players in the UK found that while recruitment activity was up on 2006 - when 60 partners joined US practices - it failed to match 2005's five-year high of 72.Much of the activity came in the mid-market. Mayer Brown was the biggest lateral recruiter of 2007, with the firm bringing in nine partners, including two high-profile names - McDermott Will & Emery corporate partner William Charnley and Ashurst real estate partner Gary Watson.

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  • January 31, 2008 | International Edition

    Elite US firms struggle to attract senior partner hires in the City

    Lateral partner hires among elite US firms in London have slowed during the last year, according to research from Legal Week, which illustrates the uphill struggle faced by US firms attempting to recruit leading names in the City.The survey of hiring trends at 23 US firms in London found they made a total of 65 lateral hires in 2007, up from 58 the previous year but down on 2005, when hiring activity peaked and 70 lawyers were recruited.Significantly, some of the US' top firms saw a fall in partner-hiring activity with 10 firms, including Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Baker & McKenzie, all reporting a drop in lateral appointments.

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  • January 31, 2008 |

    Elite US firms struggle to attract senior partner hires in the City

    Lateral partner hires among elite US firms in London have slowed during the last year, according to research from Legal Week, which illustrates the uphill struggle faced by US firms attempting to recruit leading names in the City.The survey of hiring trends at 23 US firms in London found they made a total of 65 lateral hires in 2007, up from 58 the previous year but down on 2005, when hiring activity peaked and 70 lawyers were recruited.Significantly, some of the US' top firms saw a fall in partner-hiring activity with 10 firms, including Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Baker & McKenzie, all reporting a drop in lateral appointments.

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  • January 30, 2008 |

    Kirkland plans autumn Palo Alto launch

    Kirkland & Ellis is planning to launch a new office in Palo Alto later this year, writes the National Law Journal, as US firms continue to target Silicon Valley. Kirkland's management committee has approved plans for the office to open in the autumn, with partners set to vote on the move in the spring.

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  • January 16, 2008 |

    London lawyers fare well in US firms' latest partnership promotions round

    London lawyers have made up around 10% of US firms' overall partnership additions in the latest promotions round. The latest firms to announce their promotions are Dechert, Jones Day and McDermott Will & Emery, which between them have named 98 lawyers as partners worldwide, although only nine of those are London based.

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  • January 16, 2008 |

    Long-awaited Stoneridge ruling boosts US advisers

    US advisers are celebrating a key ruling by the Supreme Court yesterday (16 January) that protects third-party defendants in securities litigation - including law firms, accountants and bankers - from so-called 'scheme liability' over their role in corporate fraud, writes the Legal Times.

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  • January 16, 2008 | International Edition

    LawSoc gives Nottingham-Kaplan LPC top marks

    The London branch of Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Law at Kaplan Law School, has been given the Law Society's highest rating for its Legal Practice Course (LPC) in all assessment categories. Kaplan Law School's City campus was awarded top marks in each of the six categories after a three-day assessment carried out by Chancery Lane.

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  • January 16, 2008 |

    LawSoc gives Nottingham-Kaplan LPC top marks

    The London branch of Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Law at Kaplan Law School, has been given the Law Society's highest rating for its Legal Practice Course (LPC) in all assessment categories. Kaplan Law School's City campus was awarded top marks in each of the six categories after a three-day assessment carried out by Chancery Lane.

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  • January 14, 2008 | International Edition

    Lovells veteran Nineham in McDermott City move

    Lovells corporate finance partner Hugh Nineham is to leave the firm to join McDermott Will & Emery. Nineham, who headed the City firm's corporate practice for 10 years until 2005, currently leads the corporate finance group. He will be joining McDermott as head of its London and European corporate practice.

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  • January 14, 2008 |

    Lovells veteran Nineham in McDermott City move

    Lovells corporate finance partner Hugh Nineham is to leave the firm to join McDermott Will & Emery. Nineham, who headed the City firm's corporate practice for 10 years until 2005, currently leads the corporate finance group. He will be joining McDermott as head of its London and European corporate practice.

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