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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Reed Smith recruits GC relations director

    Reed Smith has selected Martha Candiello as its new director of general counsel relations. Candiello will work in the clients and markets group, working with Meirion Jones, who heads the group in the firms London office. She will be resident in Reed Smiths Philadelphia office and will communicate directly with the general counsel and in-house attorneys atReed Smiths clients. Prior to joining Reed Smith she was general counsel at Sunoco Chemicals.

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  • January 24, 2007 |

    Email therapy

    Change brings its own challenges, as early visitors to the new legalweek.com will be able to confirm. Following Reed Smith's takeover of - sorry, merger with - Richards Butler, there have (unsurprisingly) been a few teething problems, not least with synchronising the two firms' IT systems.According to one legacy Richards Butler partner, the IT crowd battled day, night and weekend throughout the first week of the merger to eliminate any unforeseen technical glitches."They really worked hard and I have no doubt they're a bit traumatised by it all," the partner said admiringly. "In fact, now we're part of a US firm, they'll probably all get therapy."Now if only that pesky Hong Kong office could be integrated so easily...

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  • January 12, 2007 |

    Reed Smith's pre-merger PEP up 17%

    Reed Smith revenue up 14% in last results before Richards Butler tie-up

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  • January 10, 2007 |

    Legacy Richards Butler lawyers hit out at promotions process

    Reed Smith Richards Butler denies claims its internal promotions were influenced by transatlantic merger

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  • December 11, 2006 |

    Holman Fenwick raids Richards Butler for HK hire

    By Claire Ruckin

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  • December 6, 2006 |

    US trio dine out on $18bn Mellon sale

    In Brief

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  • December 6, 2006 |

    International Firm of the Year Winner: Clifford Chance

    To be back in contention with the very best is a remarkable achievement for one of the UK's most remarkable firms

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  • December 4, 2006 |

    Independent Law Firms in Europe: Joint Account

    Leading independents face off for the largest ever takeover of a Swiss company by an overseas investor, while Richards Butler secures a local tie-up. Lindsey Phillips on the Swiss legal market

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  • December 3, 2006 |

    Barlows taps Richards Butler for second partner

    By Caroline Grimshaw

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  • November 30, 2006 | International Edition

    Battersea sale hands roles to Ashurst and Richards Butler

    By Georgina Stanley

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