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  • May 10, 2012 |

    Ashurst wins debut role alongside firms on SocGen's UK roster

    Ashurst has secured a first-time appointment to Societe Generale's UK panel as the French banking giant has moved to expand its City adviser relationships. Ashurst joins SNR Denton, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, White & Case and Linklaters on the line-up, which was drawn up two months ago.

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  • May 2, 2012 |

    Skadden strengthens Hong Kong corporate with Paul Hastings hire

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has moved to restock its Hong Kong corporate practice with the hire of Paul Hastings partner Christopher Betts. Betts joined Skadden this month after just over two years with Paul Hastings, where he was promoted to partner in September 2010.

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  • April 24, 2012 |

    CC and DLA among firms on $11.9bn Pfizer baby food sale to Nestle

    Clifford Chance (CC) and DLA Piper are among a raft of firms to have taken roles on Pfizer's $11.9bn (£7.4bn) sale of its baby food business to Nestle, reports The Am Law Daily. The purchase of the infant nutrition unit, which will give Nestle a bigger foothold in China and other emerging markets, has seen the Swiss food company turn to a Mayer Brown deal team led by M&A partners David Carpenter and John Boelter in New York and Chicago.

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  • April 22, 2012 |

    Drinks giant names ex-Halliwells lawyer as new UK & Ireland GC

    Anheuser-Busch InBev has appointed ex-Halliwells lawyer Anna Tolley as its new UK & Ireland GC following the departure of Claude Bahoshy earlier this year. Tolley, a litigator who joined the company in 2009 from Halliwells, will now oversee the company's UK legal team...

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  • April 17, 2012 |

    Skadden makes up London duo to partnership among 11 promotions

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has appointed two London lawyers to its partnership as part of a global promotions round of 11. The promotions, which will take effect next month, include Scott Hopkins - an M&A lawyer who has spent two years on secondment at the Takeover Panel - and Penny Madden - an international arbitration lawyer. The new additions take the number of partners in the London office to 31.

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  • April 16, 2012 |

    WilmerHale handed lead role on Best Buy CEO misconduct probe

    Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has been appointed by Best Buy's directors to launch an investigation into allegations of personal misconduct by the company's former CEO Brian Dunn, reports The Am Law Daily. Best Buy, the largest consumer electronic retailer in the US, announced Dunn's resignation last week, with allegations subsequently emerging that Dunn, who is married, was having a relationship wth a 29-year-old woman who worked at the company.

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  • April 16, 2012 |

    Freshfields scores dispute double with roles on two key Apple cases

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has won key roles on two high-profile disputes involving US tech giant Apple, as the company goes head-to-head with both Samsung and the US Department of Justice (DoJ). The magic circle firm is advising Apple on its design infringement claim against Samsung, as it attempts prevent its tech rival from selling its Galaxy tablet across Europe in light of alleged similarities to its iPad.

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  • April 3, 2012 |

    Elite US duo lead as Coty comes calling for Avon with $10bn bid

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have taken the lead roles on beauty products company Coty's unsolicited $10bn (£7.5bn) bid for Avon Products, reports The Am Law Daily. Skadden is advising Coty - the company behind branded perfurmes from celebrities including Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Kate Moss - on its bid, with a team led by New York M&A partners Paul Schnell and Neil Stronski.

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  • March 29, 2012 |

    Dealmaker: David Kavanagh

    "How does the average litigator differ from a deal lawyer? Litigators have much more fun doing the job and often have a better relationship with the clients..."

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  • March 29, 2012 |

    Freshfields lines up alongside five top US firms on $10bn Tyco deal

    Freshfields has taken a role alongside five US firms on the $10bn (£6.3bn) sale of Tyco International's Flow Control business, reports The Am Law Daily. US water pump and filter company Pentair is acquiring Tyco Flow Control six months after Tyco announced plans to split into three independent companies, each focusing on one of the conglomerate's three main products: home security systems, flow control equipment, and commercial fire and security systems.

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