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  • March 19, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: latest moves including BLP, Mayer Brown and DLA

    Simmons & Simmons has hired another partner from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in London, with the recruitment of real estate specialist John Kelsey taking the number of partners the firm has hired from BLP to seven in less than a year. Kelsey specialises in real estate investment and development work as well as real estate finance and restructuring advice.

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  • March 18, 2012 |

    Linklaters rated as top law firm brand in 2012 Superbrands rankings

    Linklaters has overtaken Clifford Chance (CC) as the top-ranked law firm in this year's Superbrands index of leading UK business brands. The firm rose 13 places on last year to reach 175th place, three spots ahead of CC, the highest-ranked law firm in 2011's list.

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  • March 15, 2012 |

    Partners believe fragmented legal industry is set for intense merger run

    "Definition of law firm merger - poorly managed; driven largely by overpaid incumbent management with little real support from grass roots; justifed rarely on good logic but instead on catch words like 'scale', 'footprint' and 'globalisation'...

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  • March 14, 2012 |

    Maclay Murray and Bond Pearce call off talks over £95m merger

    Scotland's Maclay Murray & Spens and southwest firm Bond Pearce have called off talks over a merger that would have created a firm just outside the UK top 30 with turnover of around £95m. The firms are understood to have started discussing a merger last summer before deciding in the middle of February not to pursue a union at this time.

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  • March 12, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SNR Denton, Jones Day and Dickinson Dees

    SNR Denton has seen the departure of its London telecoms head Rod Kirwan, who has left to take up a new role as regional general counsel for the Caribbean at Cable & Wireless Communications. Kirwan left SNR Denton in January this year and will now be based in Barbados with Cable & Wireless. TMT partner Jan Willem van den Bos has taken over the leadership of SNR's City telecoms team.

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  • March 12, 2012 |

    McGrigors construction team joins Eversheds ahead of Pinsents tie-up

    Eversheds is adding to its Manchester construction team with the hire of an eight-strong team of lawyers from McGrigors led by partners David Moss and Paul Giles. The group, which is being joined by Addleshaw Goddard partner Nigel Proctor, has opted to leave the Scottish firm ahead of its forthcoming merger with Pinsent Masons due to client conflicts.

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  • March 11, 2012 |

    Stephenson Harwood wins lead on £3bn London waste-to-energy project

    Stephenson Harwood has won the key role to advise the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) on a £3bn waste-to-energy procurement project, after a competitive tender which saw the firm see off former adviser Eversheds. The project will see the creation of new waste treatment facilities in north London and a new fuel use facility to optimise energy recovery from solid recovered fuel. By 2045, the facilities are expected to handle around 3% of the UK's municipal waste tonnage.

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    UK duo lead on £300m refinancing for student housing company

    Pinsent Masons and Olswang have advised on HSBC's and the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS') £300m refinancing of student accommodation provider Liberty Living. Pinsents acted for the banks, with London real estate chief William Oliver heading up the firm's efforts with support from a team of banking and property lawyers. Olswang acted for Liberty Living, fielding a team led by real estate finance head Eleni Skordaki and property partner Tim Westhead.

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    City firms foresee slow growth but Q3 revenues rise 7% at top 100

    The UK's top 100 law firms saw fee income increase by 7.2% year-on-year during the third quarter of 2011-12 according to new research, which shows firms are predicting slower growth for the coming financial year due to the ongoing economic uncertainty in the eurozone. Deloitte's latest legal sector survey, covering the three-month period ending 31 January, shows that while fee income increased in Q3 this year compared with 2011, the growth is down on last quarter, when the same firms reported an increase in turnover of nearly 10%.

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    Dundas set for new leadership as managing partner Shaw steps down

    Dundas & Wilson managing partner Donald Shaw has resigned from his position, it was announced yesterday (7 March). The reasons for the move remain unclear, but a firm spokesperson confirmed that Shaw will remain with the firm and return to full-time client work.

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