• November 1, 2006 |

    New women GCs boost ranks

    Carlisle comes on board as London 2012 Olympics makes second major legal hire; ABB general counsel to sit on executive committee; and accountancy giant Ernst & Young appoints from within. Ed Thornton reviews the key in-house moves

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  • October 25, 2006 |

    Trio bag roles on Chicago futures exchange tie-up

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins and Cravath Swaine & Moore have all bagged roles in the $8bn (£4.3bn) tie-up between two of the largest futures and derivatives exchanges in the US. The agreement sees Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) acquire rival exchange the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) in the latest multi-billion-dollar deal in the booming US M&A market.

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  • October 17, 2006 |

    US giants lead on Chicago exchange 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 |

    Deals: M&A

    In Brief

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  • October 4, 2006 |

    Mayer Brown and Paul Hastings pick heads

    Legal Week reports

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  • October 2, 2006 |

    Mayer Brown names new management trinity

    By Ed Thornton

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  • October 2, 2006 |

    New GC for PwC as Rubinstein quits Mayer Brown

    By Ed Thornton

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  • October 2, 2006 |

    Maher Brown must wait...for now

    Ever since go-getting corporate lawyer Paul Maher was persuaded by what was then plain old Rowe & Maw not to join Clifford Chance (CC), the firm's…

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  • September 27, 2006 |

    Client block led to Mayer Brown move

    Legal Week reports

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