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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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  • January 9, 2008 |

    Olswang ramps up telecoms team with regulatory veteran from Mayer Brown

    Olswang has strengthened its telecoms practice with the hire of respected Mayer Brown partner Rob Bratby, who joined the firm on 1 January.

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  • January 9, 2008 |

    Jones Day makes corporate hire from Cadwalader in London expansion push

    Jones Day has coaxed Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft London corporate partner Peter Baldwin over to its City operation.

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  • January 9, 2008 |

    Mayer Brown heads trio of Christmas merger deals involving US law firms

    Mayer Brown's merger with leading Hong Kong firm Johnson Stokes & Master was the largest of three merger deals involving US law firms to be announced over the Christmas break, in the latest moves by America's top practices to expand beyond their domestic heartland.

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  • January 7, 2008 |

    BP bags GSK's Bondy to replace retiring GC Bevan

    Energy giant BP has bagged the high-profile general counsel of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Rupert Bondy, to replace veteran general counsel Peter Bevan when he retires later this year. Bevan joined BP's chemicals arm in 1970 and became group general counsel 22 years later, securing his position as one of the UK's best-known general counsel.

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  • January 2, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox 2/01/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; the pick of the day's posts; and the first new Career Clinic dilemma of 2008

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  • December 21, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown in Johnson Stokes Asia merger

    Mayer Brown is to merge with leading Hong Kong firm Johnson Stokes & Master. The deal, which will complete on 28 January, will dramatically increase the Anglo US firm's presence in Asia, handing it a seven-office network with more than 260 lawyers and a turnover of $160m (£80.5m).Talks between the two firms began four months ago after Johnson Stokes approached Mayer Brown. Johnson Stokes' 41 equity partners voted through the merger unanimously two days ago (26 January).Under the terms of the deal, Mayer Brown will practise as Mayer Brown JSM in Asia.

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