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  • November 21, 2007 |

    That failed bid for Sainsbury's: making life taste bitter

    When Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom won the lead role on the Qatar Investment Authority's (QIA's) £10.6bn bid for Sainsbury's through Delta Two, the mandate was understandably seen as a coup for the US firm's City arm. But with the deal's last-minute implosion there are recriminations and some questioning of the tactics of the bidders; where did it all go wrong for what looked like one of the most daring European deals of the year?

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Bluechips recruit top GCs

    A&O heavyweight takes position as BG Group general counsel; US in-house trio cause waves in Silicon Valley; and 3i hires GE man Dunn to take over top legal role. Michelle Madsen reviews the latest key in-house moves

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  • November 15, 2007 | International Edition

    Freshfields and A&O latest to enter US bonus war

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy have become the latest firms to announce they will be paying one-off bonuses to their New York associates. Both firms have met market rates, with associates at Freshfields to be given from $10,000 (£4,900) to $50,000 (£24,400) depending on seniority, in addition to the firm's scheduled bonus of between $35,000 (£17,000) and $65,000 (£31,700). The special bonus will be paid at the end of this month, with a year-end bonus being paid on 31 December.

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  • November 15, 2007 |

    Freshfields and A&O latest to enter US bonus war

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy have become the latest firms to announce they will be paying one-off bonuses to their New York associates. Both firms have met market rates, with associates at Freshfields to be given from $10,000 (£4,900) to $50,000 (£24,400) depending on seniority, in addition to the firm's scheduled bonus of between $35,000 (£17,000) and $65,000 (£31,700). The special bonus will be paid at the end of this month, with a year-end bonus being paid on 31 December.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Linde prepares for second panel review of 2007

    Gas giant Linde is set to overhaul its roster of external counsel for the second time this year following the departure of general counsel Nick Deeming.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Nokia in international search for legal head

    Mobile phone giant Nokia has embarked upon a far-reaching search for its new head of legal, following the death of legal chief Carl Belding in September.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Freshfields celebrates second discrimination case victory as former partner drops claim

    Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Lois Moore has dropped her age discrimination case against the firm as the City giant pursues costs in a similar case brought by former restructuring head Peter Bloxham.

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  • November 12, 2007 |

    Shearman, Fried Frank follow suit on NY bonus

    Shearman & Sterling and Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson have announced their intention to give associates a "special" one-time bonus as well as the traditional year-end bonus, the New York Law Journal reports. The New York duo both said last week (9 November) that they will award special bonuses ranging from $10,000 (£4,800) up to $50,000 (£24,020). The payments come in addition to class-year bonuses of between $35,000 (£16,810) to $65,000 (£31,220).

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  • November 8, 2007 | International Edition

    Ex-partner Moore drops Freshfields age claim

    Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Lois Moore has unconditionally dropped her age discrimination case against the City giant, it emerged today (7 November). Moore - now a partner at the London arm of US giant Shearman & Sterling - had claimed that the introduction of a new, less generous pension scheme by the firm represented discrimination against its older partners.

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  • November 8, 2007 |

    Ex-partner Moore drops Freshfields age claim

    Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Lois Moore has unconditionally dropped her age discrimination case against the City giant, it emerged today (7 November). Moore - now a partner at the London arm of US giant Shearman & Sterling - had claimed that the introduction of a new, less generous pension scheme by the firm represented discrimination against its older partners.

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