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  • March 14, 2007 |

    Kaplan LPC marketing blitz sidelines Nottingham

    The success of Nottingham Law School's much-hyped London launch has been questioned after it emerged that its joint venture partner - US education giant Kaplan - is leaving the law school out of some of its marketing. Kaplan's latest marketing materials refer to the joint venture as Kaplan Law School, referring to Nottingham only as the course provider. Some current marketing targeted at the legal profession, including the Kaplan Three Peaks Challenge charity event, make no reference to Nottingham at all.

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  • March 14, 2007 |

    Deals: Property 15/03/2007

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw has advised global energy advisory firm Tristone Capital on the acquisition of a lease for its new European headquarters at 77 Grosvenor Street, London, for an undisclosed sum. Real estate partner James Dodsworth led the team advising Tristone, which took the lease from Norwich Union Life & Pensions, which was represented in-house.

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  • March 8, 2007 | International Edition

    Cadwalader City chief Wilkinson quits for Goldman

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is set to lose its London managing partner after high-profile restructuring partner Andrew Wilkinson quit to join client Goldman Sachs. Wilkinson is expected to join the bank later this summer as co-head of restructuring alongside Lachlan Edwards.

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  • March 8, 2007 |

    Cadwalader City chief Wilkinson quits for Goldman

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is set to lose its London managing partner after high-profile restructuring partner Andrew Wilkinson quit to join client Goldman Sachs. Wilkinson is expected to join the bank later this summer as co-head of restructuring alongside Lachlan Edwards.

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  • March 7, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown London office avoids brunt of 45-partner de-equitisation

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw's London arm looks set to come away largely unscathed from the firm's restructuring, in which 45 partners will be axed from its equity - equivalent to around 10% of its equity partnership. The firm, which announced the cuts last week as part of a drive to boost profits, will remove 42 US partners from its equity partnership, with only three further cuts coming elsewhere. This means the 104-partner London office is unlikely to see many departures.

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  • March 7, 2007 | International Edition

    Commentary: US City results: for whom the bellwether tolls

    If there is one theme emerging from the figures for US firms' London outposts in 2006, it is just how divergent this amorphous group has become - particularly the more established players. On paper, 2006 should have been a great year: markets booming, M&A activity up and UK firms of all sizes mostly announcing record results.

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  • March 7, 2007 |

    Commentary: US City results: for whom the bellwether tolls

    If there is one theme emerging from the figures for US firms' London outposts in 2006, it is just how divergent this amorphous group has become - particularly the more established players. On paper, 2006 should have been a great year: markets booming, M&A activity up and UK firms of all sizes mostly announcing record results.

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  • March 7, 2007 |

    EMI reshuffles legal team

    Music giant EMI reshuffled its legal team last month, promoting Chris Ancliff to the top legal job as veteran general counsel Charles Ashcroft stepped down from the role. Ashcroft, who had been general counsel at EMI for more than 10 years, said he was making the move for health reasons but would remain at the music group as company secretary.

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  • March 5, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown cull is long overdue

    When Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw took the unusual step of appointing what was effectively a three-man committee to run the firm on the impending retirement…

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  • March 5, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown set for 10% equity cull

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw has drawn up plans to axe 45 partners from its equity - equivalent to around 10% of its equity partnership - in a bid to boost profitability at the Chicago giant. Most of the de-equitisations are likely to take place across the firm's US offices, although it is not yet known which offices and practice groups will take the biggest hit.

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