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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Skadden surges ahead of US rivals to take M&A top spot

    Manhattan leader Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has topped the US M&A rankings after acting on $540bn (£274bn) worth of deals in a blockbuster year for US deal lawyers. The New York firm rose one place to take top spot after advising on 237 deals, according to figures from Mergermarket. Sullivan & Cromwell came second, acting on 136 deals worth a total of $504bn (£255bn).

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  • January 24, 2007 |

    New York rivals rush to match Simpson salaries

    A clutch of leading Manhattan firms, including Sullivan & Cromwell, have moved to match competitor salary rates in New York as a new US pay war gathers momentum.

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  • January 23, 2007 |

    Simpson Thacher sparks US pay war with 10% rise

    Elite New York firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has raised its associate base salaries 10% to $160,000 (£81,000), according to US reports, in a move that looks likely to spark another pay war.

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  • January 10, 2007 |

    Trophy private equity client calls in DLA Piper for £267m restaurant group deal

    DLA Piper's property team has secured a trophy private equity mandate after being instructed to act as UK counsel to buy-out giant Blackstone on its £267m acquisition of restaurant group Tragus.The national firm landed the mandate on the back of a referral and worked with the London arm of Blackstone's lead US corporate adviser, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

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  • January 3, 2007 |

    Softly, softly Sullivan raises old questions for Slaughters with Emmerson hire

    Nobody can accuse Sullivan & Cromwell of rushing headlong into the UK corporate market. Indeed, the phrase 'softly, softly' could have been invented…

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  • December 13, 2006 |

    Freshfields and CC poised for EMI deal leads

    Legal Week reports

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  • December 13, 2006 |

    Benelux: A tale of two cities

    Simmons has finally capitulated and launched an Amsterdam office, adding to the barrage of mixed messages coming from Dutch practices on their respective reasons for being - or not being - in Rotterdam. James Illman reports from the Netherlands

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  • December 12, 2006 |

    Cadwalader keeps lid on 2006 bonuses

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has joined the ranks of Manhattan firms to freeze its end of year bonuses at 2005 levels, offering first-years $30,000 (£15,000) and senior associates $65,000 (£33,000).The bonuses, which apply to Cadwalader lawyers in the City as well as the US, were announced by the firm yesterday (12 December).

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  • December 6, 2006 | International Edition

    US firms feel the squeeze as two-dollar pound looms

    Legal Week reports

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  • December 6, 2006 |

    US trio dine out on $18bn Mellon sale

    In Brief

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