• September 8, 1999 |

    Separating the good from the bad in Germany

    Following last weekend's positive merger votes by Deringer Tessin and Puender Volhard to join with Freshfields and Clifford Chance, UK firms have found themselves in an unprecedented position of power within the German legal market. With Boesebeck Droste set to vote on whether to tie up with Lovells and Oppenhoff & Raedler already committed to Linklaters & Alliance, Richard Tyler reports on the cultural difficulties that lie ahead and assesses the next best targets for expansion-hungry City firms

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  • August 4, 1999 |

    Deals

    Mergers and acquisitions

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  • July 14, 1999 |

    Deals

    Financing

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  • July 14, 1999 |

    Shockwaves from the 'big bang'

    Clifford Chance mega-merger

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  • June 30, 1999 |

    NYC firms target Silicon Valley

    USA- Simpson Thacher; Davis Polk in IT epicentre move; NYC firms in area now total seven

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  • April 21, 1999 |

    Transatlantic marriage prospects look rosy

    Jeffrey Gordon says the case for a US-UK merger is compelling although the profits boom is cooling the ardour of some suitors

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  • April 1, 1999 |

    Bank deals top bill

    Ireland Deals

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  • March 24, 1999 |

    Firms facing culture shift

    Germany - Germany's law firms are enjoying a booming market but, increasingly, foreign firms and the accountants want a share. As clients demand more and more cross-border capacity, Derek Bedlow finds Germany's law firms keen to go international but reluctant to

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  • February 3, 1999 |

    Davis Polk takes first steps towards Blue Flag-style US virtual law system

    Online legal services

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  • February 3, 1999 |

    And then there were three

    US Firms - Sullivan & Cromwell has hired its first-ever English lawyer - why does this worry UK firms? Philip Hoult investigates

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