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  • August 24, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown cuts back name in firm rebranding

    US firm Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw has become the latest in a string of firms to rebrand and will now practice under the banner Mayer Brown. The name change, which goes live on 1 September, sees the firm ditch the name of legacy mid-tier City firm Rowe & Maw, which it merged with in 2002.

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  • August 23, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown named in new $2bn Refco claim

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw has been hit with another lawsuit regarding its role in the collapse of defunct futures and commodities broker Refco. The new action was filed earlier this week (21 August) by Refco trustee Marc Kirschner and aims to recoup $2bn (£1bn) for creditors from a number of the company's advisers.

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  • August 23, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 23/8/07

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments and all the usual fun

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  • August 21, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 21/8/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments and a new in-house dilemma with Corporate Counsel Q&A

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  • August 20, 2007 |

    A&O takes NY finance duo from Mayer Brown

    Allen & Overy's (A&O) has boosted its New York finance team with the hire of a senior duo from Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw. Leveraged finance specialists Mark Wojciechowski and Andrew Mattei join A&O's Manhattan outpost as partners. Wojciechowski, who had been a partner at the Mayer Brown since 1988, becomes North American head of leveraged finance at the magic circle firm.

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  • August 16, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 16/8/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments and all the usual fun

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  • August 15, 2007 | International Edition

    Jones Day adds Mayer Brown partner to City team

    Jones Day has bolstered its London finance team with the hire of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw partner Michael Pabst. Pabst, who is qualified in England and Australia, joined Jones Day on Monday (13 August) after 10 years with Mayer Brown.

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  • August 15, 2007 |

    Jones Day adds Mayer Brown partner to City team

    Jones Day has bolstered its London finance team with the hire of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw partner Michael Pabst. Pabst, who is qualified in England and Australia, joined Jones Day on Monday (13 August) after 10 years with Mayer Brown.

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  • August 14, 2007 |

    Chemicals combination might not be deadly for Freshfields

    It was refreshing to hear an honest assessment of how a lawyer feels about advising the target of a multibillion-pound takeover this week.“These…

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  • August 9, 2007 |

    Bristol law institute puts London plans on hold in wake of BPP's City LPC win

    The Bristol Institute of Legal Practice looks set to delay plans to open in London after missing out on the City Legal Practice Course (LPC) consortium contract last week.

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