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  • September 19, 2007 |

    US firms in London: The right fit

    At the time of the near-unanimous 'yes' vote to merge with Reed Smith in June 2006, the Richards Butler board was well experienced in dealing with diverse management challenges. Strategic business planning and analysis, client development and brand differentiation - you name it, we had done it. In contrast, the board went into the merger with little practical experience of the challenges, both organisational and cultural, of successfully integrating two large international businesses. Now, more than a year after the vote, eight months into the formal merger and with the benefits of the combination being realised, it is clear that early steps taken by the constituent firms have been critical to the success of the merger. These steps are considered below.

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  • September 14, 2007 |

    Reed Smith takes Mayer Brown duo in Chicago push

    Reed Smith has bagged five new partners for its Chicago arm, including taking two partners from the head office of US rival Mayer Brown. Mayer Brown partners John Vishneski and Russell Eggert join Reed Smith Sachnoff Weaver - the name under which Reed Smith practises in Chicago - as partners in the insurance recovery and environment groups respectively.

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  • September 13, 2007 |

    Partner alternatives gaining acceptance at top City firms

    Nearly two-thirds of major City firms have introduced partnership alternatives, according to Legal Week research, which shows many law firms are still wrestling with 20%-plus associate attrition rates.

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  • September 13, 2007 |

    Links tops law firms in graduate employer poll

    Law firms continue to lag accountancy giants and corporate employers in the opportunities they offer UK graduates, according to a recent poll by The Times. Linklaters was placed highest of 11 law firms to feature in the newspaper's latest annual top 100 list of the UK's leading graduate employers, compiled from interviews with more than 17,000 new graduates to leave university this summer.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Data protection: Clarity for data laws

    The decision of the Court of Appeal in Johnson v Medical Defence Union (MDU) [2007] has established a limit on the extent to which data protection principles will be allowed to affect decision-making processes that involve a mix of human judgement and computerised systems.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 13/9/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and the latest regional feature looks at the problems recruiting top legal talent up north

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  • September 12, 2007 | International Edition

    Reed Smith settles on new City home

    Reed Smith Richards Butler is to move into British Land's new 35-storey Broadgate Tower after signing a major pre-let agreement to take almost 40% of the building. The firm is to take 155,000 sq ft on the top 10 floors of the tower as well as a further floor lower down, totalling 39% of the total floor-space.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Reed Smith settles on new City home

    Reed Smith Richards Butler is to move into British Land's new 35-storey Broadgate Tower after signing a major pre-let agreement to take almost 40% of the building. The firm is to take 155,000 sq ft on the top 10 floors of the tower as well as a further floor lower down, totalling 39% of the total floor-space.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 12/9/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Osborne Clarke, Wragges and Norton Rose among the movers and shakers

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Reed Smith continues Paris growth with Bird & Bird hires

    Reed Smith has snared rated life sciences co-head Paule Drouault-Gardrat and a two-lawyer team from the Paris arm of Bird & Bird.

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