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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Hammonds

    The national giant continues to wrestle with the consequences of its over-expansion in the 1990s.

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Halliwells

    The now-defunct firm completed the break-up and sale of its business in July 2010, with the majority of staff transferring to Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, HBJ Gateley Wareing, Hill Dickinson and Kennedys...

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Cobbetts

    With the bruising partnership restructuring of 2006 now in the past, it's a make-or-break period for this emerging national player.

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Eversheds

    Sprawling national giant that seems to be slowly gaining a bit more direction. One to watch.

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  • December 10, 2009 |

    Addleshaws to retain fixed-share rank after review of partnership

    Addleshaw Goddard has opted against a move to an all-equity model after a review of the firm's partnership structure. The decision, announced today (10 December), will see the firm retain its 74-strong fixed-share partner rank.

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  • December 8, 2009 |

    Addleshaws senior partner set to step down after 12 years at the top

    Addleshaw Goddard senior partner Paul Lee has announced that he is to step down at the end of his current term. Lee told the firm today (8 December) that intends to step down at the end of April after 12 years at the firm's helm.

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  • December 8, 2009 |

    Property team of the year

    The judges singled out SJ Berwin's work advising on the £127m acquisition of Milton Gate in the City of London for the complexity of the work and its unusual financing. The team, which was led by partner David Ryland, advised investment house Evans Randall on its joint venture with Al Salam Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic bank, to acquire and finance Addleshaw Goddard's new 200,000 sq ft City offices. It was one of the largest City of London office transactions this year.

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  • December 2, 2009 |

    LLP filings show nearly 400 partners left UK top 20 firms in 2009

    The UK's top 20 law firms have seen nearly 400 partners leave since the beginning of 2009, with Clifford Chance (CC), Eversheds and Allen & Overy (A&O) topping the departure rankings. Limited liability partnership (LLP) filings with Companies House show that 384 partners have left the UK's largest 20 firms by revenue since 1 January – in a year in which many firms have been actively restructuring their partnerships and managing out partners. This figure rises to 496 including partners resigning from the LLP but remaining with the firms as consultants or offices outside the LLP.

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  • December 2, 2009 |

    Taylor Wessing posts 15% turnover fall for first half of financial year

    Taylor Wessing has become the latest firm to reveal its half-year financials, posting a 15% drop in revenues. Global fee income for the period ending 31 October fell to £77m, down 15% from the figure of £84.7m the firm took in in 2008-09.

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  • December 2, 2009 |

    Linklaters and Addleshaws head up building society merger deal

    Linklaters and Addleshaw Goddard have taken the lead roles on the proposed merger of Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies. Linklaters advised Yorkshire, with City corporate partner Stephen Blackshaw leading on corporate aspects while capital markets partner Richard Levy led on the capital exchange.

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