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  • December 19, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown partner charged with securities fraud

    A senior Mayer Brown partner was indicted yesterday (18 December) on charges he helped Refco conceal from investors that a company owned by former chief executive Phillip Bennett owed Refco hundreds of millions of dollars, writes the New York Law Journal. Joseph Collins, head of the law firm's derivatives group, was charged in the Southern District of New York with securities fraud and a host of other counts in connection with the 2004 sale of a majority stake in the financial services company and a 2005 initial public offering.

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  • December 19, 2007 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox 19/12/07...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; the pick of the day's posts; and more

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown adds new co-director to tax team

    Mayer Brown has named Laurent Borey as co-director of its international tax practice. Borey becomes one of six directors of the Anglo-American firm's tax practice, and the only representative from Europe. He joins James Barry and Joel Williamson in Chicago, Kenneth Klein in Washington DC, Jeffrey Cantrell in Charlotte, and Larry Langdon in Palo Alto. Borey currently heads Mayer Brown's 13-strong tax team in Paris.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Online special: Negligence claims could spell the end for a large law firm, say top lawyers

    Partners warn that litigation risks for law firms are mounting in the global marketplace in the wake of a spate of negligence claims, but firms have beefed up their risk management procedures. Michelle Madsen reports on the latest Big Question survey

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  • December 10, 2007 |

    Ancliff to lead EMI post-takeover legal review

    The legal function of music giant EMI is set for a major overhaul in the wake of the company's acquisition by private equity group Terra Firma earlier this year. EMI general counsel Chris Ancliff, who took on the top legal job at the struggling entertainment company when former general counsel Charles Ashcroft stepped down from the role in February, is overseeing the review.

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  • December 7, 2007 |

    City rivals do battle on 3's £250m mobile claim

    A clutch of City firms have landed roles advising on 3 Mobile's £250m claim against four rival mobile phone operators, in one of the largest competition actions to hit the UK courts. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is advising 3 on its claim against rival operators O2, Vodafone and Orange, respectively advised by Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Field Fisher Waterhouse.

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  • December 6, 2007 |

    Barlows bounces back with senior Henmans hires

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has moved to bulk up its litigation practice with the hire of two rated professional liability partners from Oxford firm Henmans. Tony Nurse-Marsh, Henmans' head of professional negligence, and fellow partner Clive Brett both join the City firm as partners. Nurse-Marsh focuses on defending professional services workers while Brett works on similar issues and has significant mediation experience.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    DLA Piper hit by negligence claim over Northern Rock property advice dispute

    DLA Piper is facing a negligence claim from a property consultancy company relating to advice it gave to Northern Rock on fraudulent property transactions.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Fellowes quits Field Fisher for Mayer Brown

    Field Fisher Waterhouse construction partner Chris Fellowes has left to join the London office of Mayer Brown. Fellowes, who previously spent four years as a lawyer at Mayer Brown legacy firm Rowe & Maw, will join the US firm on 2 January. London senior partner Sean Connolly commented: "We are delighted to welcome Chris back to the firm."

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    CC gears up to fight $2bn claim over ex-client

    Clifford Chance (CC) has pledged to fight a $2bn (£966m) claim brought by the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the estate of DVI, a former US client of the magic circle firm.

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