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  • November 15, 2006 | International Edition

    Dentons goes pro bono to aid immunisation drive

    Denton Wilde Sapte has taken a role alongside a trio of magic circle firms advising on the UK Government's $1bn (£524m) bond issue to finance child immunisation in developing countries. Dentons banking partner James Curtis gave pro bono advice to the Government on the establishment of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) bond programme, which raised about $1bn from investors.

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  • November 15, 2006 |

    Deals: M&A

    In Brief

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  • November 7, 2006 | International Edition

    Dentons advises pro bono on $4bn bond issue for Third World

    By Charlotte Edmond

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  • November 1, 2006 | International Edition

    McDermott gels with explosives leader after £343m mining deal

    Chicago-based firm's London office picks up second acquisition instruction from Orica

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  • November 1, 2006 |

    Commentary: Calculated risk - firms hope to avoid online gaming claims

    Though the end of the online gaming boom has long been predicted, advisers in the sector will surely have spent recent nights worrying about the fallout hitting them in some way. With Hammonds' £142m dispute with the Football League still fresh in many minds, firms that set out their stall in this risky area will know how damaging even a failed claim can be. Understandably, some firms appear to be now trying to sell the line that they had 'decided' to avoid gaming all along; claims which usually refer to banking clients heading for the hills, not strict ethical standards from law firms. Forget the revisionist puff, there wasn't a single major City practice that intentionally avoided the gaming sector.

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  • October 18, 2006 |

    Reed Smith builds City arm with PI specialist hire

    Legal Week reports

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  • October 16, 2006 |

    Reed Smith targets Chicago with latest tie-up

    By James Illman

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  • October 12, 2006 |

    Know Your Stuff

    Any interview for a training contract will require you to demonstrate your knowledge of what's going on in the profession you aspire to join. Legal Week Student rounds up the important developments in the industry to help you clear this hurdle

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  • October 11, 2006 |

    Reed Smith managing partner wins third term

    In Brief

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  • October 11, 2006 |

    Offshore: Alternative Economy

    A stream of legislation has deprived offshore financial centres of large chunks of business; but they have proved their resilience by coming up with new ways to maintain growth. Meanwhile, consolidation among their law firms continues apace, as Derek Bedlow and Charlie Wright report

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