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  • May 18, 2007 |

    Weil Gotshal hires former NY Solicitor General

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has strengthened its litigation practice with the hire of former New York State Solicitor General Caitlin Halligan, the Manhattan firm announced yesterday (17 May). Halligan, who will head Weil Gotshal's appellate practice and becomes the group's sixth partner, spent more than five years under former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

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  • May 18, 2007 | International Edition

    Connolly succeeds Maher as Mayer Brown City chief

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw is set to confirm London litigation partner Sean Connolly as its new London chief. Connolly will replace Paul Maher as London senior partner on 1 June, when Maher officially takes on the role of global vice-chairman.

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  • May 18, 2007 |

    Connolly succeeds Maher as Mayer Brown City chief

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw is set to confirm London litigation partner Sean Connolly as its new London chief. Connolly will replace Paul Maher as London senior partner on 1 June, when Maher officially takes on the role of global vice-chairman.

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Beachcroft bounces back to break £100m barrier

    Beachcroft has unveiled robust financial results for 2006-07, breaking the £100m barrier for the first time, as the national firm looks to reap the benefits of its recent restructuring. Results released today (17 May) show average profits per equity partner (PEP) at the top 25 UK outfit hitting £320,000 - an increase of 19% on last year's disappointing figure of £270,000.

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  • May 8, 2007 | International Edition

    Slaughters hits headlines with media merger

    Slaughter and May is leading a raft of international firms advising Reuters Group on its merger talks with Canadian financial data company Thomson, valued at $17.6bn (£8.8bn). Rainmaker Nigel Boardman is leading the team advising Reuters, which this morning (8 May) confirmed it had received a takeover bid from Thomson. If successful, the deal would create the world's biggest news and financial data company.

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  • May 8, 2007 |

    Slaughters hits headlines with media merger

    Slaughter and May is leading a raft of international firms advising Reuters Group on its merger talks with Canadian financial data company Thomson, valued at $17.6bn (£8.8bn). Rainmaker Nigel Boardman is leading the team advising Reuters, which this morning (8 May) confirmed it had received a takeover bid from Thomson. If successful, the deal would create the world's biggest news and financial data company.

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Weil Gotshal hires Mayer Brown employment chief

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has beefed up its New York employment team with the hire of a senior partner from US rival Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw. Gary Friedman was previously head of employment at Mayer Brown, where he was based in New York. He joins Weil Gotshal's Manhattan hub as a partner.

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  • April 25, 2007 | International Edition

    College of Law's Proctor to head Nottingham at Kaplan

    Nottingham at Kaplan Law School has appointed a new chief executive after hiring a professor from rival legal education provider the College of Law. Giles Proctor is due to join Nottingham at Kaplan on 11 June to head up the new London school, which opens in September.

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    College of Law's Proctor to head Nottingham at Kaplan

    Nottingham at Kaplan Law School has appointed a new chief executive after hiring a professor from rival legal education provider the College of Law. Giles Proctor is due to join Nottingham at Kaplan on 11 June to head up the new London school, which opens in September.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    US Top 50/New York: The bigger picture

    Legal Week's top 50 US results show plenty of firms excelling in 2006. But, finds Paul Hodkinson, there is nervousness behind the numbers

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