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  • October 18, 2007 |

    McDermott IP veteran quits to join Latham

    McDermott Will & Emery is set to lose another partner from its London arm with intellectual property (IP) head Larry Cohen leaving to join rival US practice Latham & Watkins. Cohen, whose practice covers contentious IP, including patent and trademark work, handed in his notice at McDermott earlier this week. McDermott today (18 October) confirmed the departure of Cohen, who is still in discussions over its leaving date.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Barlows gives top brass more power in bid to streamline decision-making

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is set to substantially overhaul its management structure, handing more operational power to its senior partner and chief executive, as it attempts to regain the initiative after a difficult few years.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    SJ Berwin wins first debt role on a US buy-out thanks to BoS links

    SJ Berwin has landed its first-ever finance role on a US buy-out after advising Bank of Scotland (BoS) on financing for the acquisition of Trilogy Health Services.

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  • October 14, 2007 |

    SJ Berwin wins first debt role on a US buy-out thanks to BoS links

    SJ Berwin has landed its first-ever finance role on a US buy-out after advising Bank of Scotland (BoS) on financing for the acquisition of Trilogy Health Services.

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Democracy White & Case-style leaves London with uncertain constituency

    Judged by a hatful of metrics, White & Case’s London office is an undoubted success. Revenue of $172m (£84.3m) last year, up 38% since…

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Cobbetts turns to Barlows to help fight against £10m property negligence claim

    Cobbetts has instructed Barlow Lyde & Gilbert to defend it from a £10m negligence claim brought by Cheshire Building Society.

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown associate joins Noerr as partner

    German independent Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz has hired Mayer Brown capital markets associate Ingo Wallenborn as a salaried partner. Wallenborn has advised on the Nationwide Building Society's structured real estate financing, the stock exchange listings of Fraport and Thielert, and Fujitsu's public takeover of TDS and ABN Amro.

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Reuters strives to maintain proud history in face of Thomson union

    Reuters has built a strong reputation as a go-to employer for ambitious corporate counsel. Michelle Madsen investigates whether the respected news provider can maintain its focus in the wake of its recent merger with Thomson

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  • September 28, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 28/9/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and a new query in the Legal Week Wiki Swapshop

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  • September 27, 2007 |

    Barlows litigation team defects to Mayer Brown

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has been hit by the departure of head of commercial litigation Clare Canning and two junior litigation partners for US firm Mayer Brown, Legal Week can reveal. Canning leaves the top 40 UK firm alongside commercial litigation partners Simon Willis and Matthew Lawson.

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