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  • February 28, 2012 |

    Hunton London partner joins Hong Kong oil company as CEO after surprise departure

    Former Hunton & Williams partner Jonathan Simpson has taken up a new role as CEO of Hong Kong-based Standard Oil International. Simpson informed The Am Law Daily of his move after leaving Hunton's London office last week.

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  • February 23, 2012 |

    Credit Suisse appoints line-up of top UK law firms to new EMEA roster

    Clifford Chance (CC), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) are among a raft of firms to have been appointed to Credit Suisse's EMEA panel. The trio have been reappointed to the roster alongside firms including Herbert Smith, Simmons & Simmons and Ashurst. Linklaters, which still has a close relationship with Credit Suisse, is not on the EMEA roster. It is unclear whether the magic circle firm was appointed to the panel during its last review in 2009.

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  • February 22, 2012 |

    A&O, White & Case take key roles as Greece agrees new €130bn bailout

    Allen & Overy, White & Case and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have all taken key roles on a new €130bn (£109bn) Greek bailout agreement in the country's latest attempt to avoid a catastrophic default, reports The Am Law Daily. The new bailout deal has seen private sector investors holding portions of the country's sovereign debt agree to take further losses in return for government-imposed austerity measures.

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  • February 19, 2012 |

    Skadden, Shearman and NCTM line up on latest Italian fashion IPO

    A trio of law firms have won roles on the latest listing of an Italian fashion brand as luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli gears up to launch a Milan initial public offering (IPO). Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Shearman & Sterling and NCTM are all advising on the proposed listing of the cashmere clothing fashion brand, which comes after Italian brands Salvatore Ferragamo and Prada concluded listings last year in Italy and Hong Kong respectively.

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  • February 16, 2012 |

    Abramovich battle is fitting launch as Rolls Building bolsters City's dispute credentials

    Litigators are optimistic that flagship court will help lure big-ticket disputes to London. Suzanna Ring reports

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  • February 15, 2012 |

    Kirkland announces 8% revenue hike as partner profits hold steady at $3m

    Kirkland & Ellis has posted firmwide revenue growth of 8% for the 2011 financial year, reports The Am Law Daily. The US firm, which in 2010 reported double-digit rises for both revenue and profits per equity partner (PEP), saw revenue increase 8% to $1.75bn (£1.1bn) during 2011, while PEP dipped by 1% to a still-impressive figure of $3.05m (£1.94m).

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  • February 13, 2012 |

    Linklaters and Skadden take top roles on major LatAm banking merger

    Linklaters and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken lead roles on a $600m (£380m) merger deal set to create the largest investment bank in Latin America, reports The Am Law Daily. The combination of Brazil's BTG Pactual and Chile's Celfin Capital has seen Linklaters take the lead for Celfin, with New York corporate partner Alberto Luzarraga heading up the firm's team.

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  • February 6, 2012 |

    Skadden boosts Germany with double partner hire from Shearman

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is set to launch a dedicated capital markets practice in Germany, with the hire of two partners from US rival Shearman & Sterling. The New York firm has hired Shearman's European capital markets head Stephan Hutter and fellow partner Katja Kaulamo for its Frankfurt office, taking its partner count in Germany to nine, including six in Frankfurt.

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  • January 23, 2012 |

    Links, White & Case and Skadden make SocGen's French line-up

    Societe Generale has drawn up a roster of law firms to provide advice in France, with Linklaters, White & Case and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom among those making the cut. CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre; Linklaters; White & Case; De Pardieu Brocas Maffei and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel have all been selected to provide general legal advice to SocGen in France.

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  • January 23, 2012 |

    Freshfields recruits first-ever COO for Stateside operations

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed its first-ever chief operating officer for its US arm, with the hire of Sullivan & Cromwell's former chief legal personnel and development officer. Andrea Locklear started at the magic circle firm this month. She was most recently managing director of New York corporate recruitment firm FPC, prior to which she was at Sullivan for 10 years.

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