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  • February 21, 2007 |

    Iberia: Beyond borders

    Where would you rank Spain in a league table of the world's largest economies? Having been in 16th place 10 years ago, it now sits at number eight, according to World Bank research. Last year, Spain also joined an elite group of the 10 countries that boast the most dollar millionaires; according to a wealth report produced by investment bank Merrill Lynch, there are now 148,600 of them.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Deals: Property 8/02/2007

    Olswang has acted for a joint venture between Benchmark and JER Partners on the sale of 90 Long Acre in Covent Garden, Olswang's old London premises, to a joint venture between Witkoff Group and DCD Group for £175m. The team at Olswang was led by real estate partner Liz Goss. Jones Day's real estate partner, Andrew Gumpert, led the team acting for the Witkoff Group/DCD joint venture.

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  • February 7, 2007 | International Edition

    Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo

    Lovells is set to lose the bulk of its US restructuring practice after two partners, including its US restructuring head, Gary Lee, handed in their notice. Lee, who leads the firm's US insolvency and restructuring practice and is one of the firm's best-known US partners, and Karen Ostad are both understood to have handed in their notice within the last week.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo

    Lovells is set to lose the bulk of its US restructuring practice after two partners, including its US restructuring head, Gary Lee, handed in their notice. Lee, who leads the firm's US insolvency and restructuring practice and is one of the firm's best-known US partners, and Karen Ostad are both understood to have handed in their notice within the last week.

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Macfarlanes makes lateral partner hire

    Macfarlanes has made a rare lateral partner hire, bringing in Jones Day partner Ian Ginbey to joins its public law and planning group.Ginbey advises on all areas of planning work, including High Court planning actions, and has particular expertise in the airport sector.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Diary Book Club

    Your guide to the best in legal fiction (not including certain City firms' financial results).

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Middle East client hands Jones Day $128m role on Mauritania oil deal

    Jones Day has acted opposite Linklaters on a $128m (£65m) acquisition of the entire Mauritania interests of BG Group to the Kuwait Foreign Exploration Company (KUFPEC).Jones Day's London arm represented existing client KUFPEC, with the head of its oil and gas practice, Peter Roberts, leading the team along with associate Mai Al-Matrook.

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  • January 25, 2007 | International Edition

    Jones Day hire marks rare Macfarlanes lateral

    Macfarlanes has made a rare lateral partner hire, bringing in Jones Day partner Ian Ginbey to joins its public law and planning group.Ginbey advises on all areas of planning work, including High Court planning actions, and has particular expertise on the airport sector.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Jones Day hire marks rare Macfarlanes lateral

    Macfarlanes has made a rare lateral partner hire, bringing in Jones Day partner Ian Ginbey to joins its public law and planning group.Ginbey advises on all areas of planning work, including High Court planning actions, and has particular expertise on the airport sector.

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  • January 10, 2007 |

    Professional Negligence: New Year, New Lessons

    Every solicitor's list of resolutions for the new year should include steering clear of professional negligence claims. Nick Bird offers some liability lessons from 2006 to help stay out of trouble

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