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  • March 17, 2010 |

    White & Case City base posts 20% drop in revenues for 2009

    White & Case's London office has emerged as the worst performing City arm of a US law firm in 2009 - a year in which results varied significantly between firms. White & Case saw London revenues plunge by just under 20% to $197m (£130m) during the 2009 calendar year, with profits per equity partner (PEP) dropping by 11% to $1.32m (£872,000).

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  • March 17, 2010 |

    Pharmaceuticals: The game changer

    The pharmaceutical industry is facing uncertain times as a once-lucrative business model buckles under a globalising world economy. Charlotte Edmond reports on the companies and lawyers battling to secure all-important intellectual property in a rapidly changing market

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  • March 16, 2010 |

    Skadden names new management for Asia-Pacific practice

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has appointed a new co-head of its Asia-Pacific practice. Tokyo partner Audrey Sokoloff has been named as joint head of the group alongside Alan Schiffman, with effect from today (16 March).

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  • March 9, 2010 |

    White & Case makes up five new partners in wake of recent losses

    White & Case has made an additional partner promotions round in a bid to rebuild its partnership following a number of high-profile departures in recent weeks. The US firm has made up five new partners with immediate effect.

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  • March 3, 2010 |

    White & Case rebuilds in London with Skadden restructuring hire

    White & Case has made its first hire in London since the loss of six City partners earlier this year. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom restructuring lawyer Chris Pilkington will join White & Case as a partner in April, having been at Skadden since October 2004. He was promoted to the rank of senior counsel in May 2008.

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  • March 2, 2010 |

    Skadden heads up trio of firms on $7.2bn Merck acquisition

    A trio of firms have advised on a $7.2bn (£4.8bn) deal that will see German pharma giant Merck acquire lab filter and purifier manufacturer Millipore, reports The Am Law Daily. Skadden took the lead role for Merck, fielding a team including M&A partners Peter Atkins, Hilary Foulkes and Margaret Brown, tax partner Sally Thurston, antitrust partners Frederic Depoortere, Benjamin Crisman and John Lyons, and intellectual property and technology partner Rita Rodin Johnston.

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  • February 26, 2010 |

    Skadden and Cleary take top roles on $12bn Coca-Cola buyout

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has advised Coca-Cola on its $12.2bn (£8bn) deal to acquire the North American operations of its largest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises, reports The Am Law Daily. The deal follows PepsiCo's move in August to take control of its two largest bottlers for $7.8bn (£5.1bn).

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  • February 19, 2010 |

    SJ Berwin and Freshfields head up $755m private equity group sale

    SJ Berwin and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have acted on the $755m (£490m) sale of UK private equity group Pantheon, a deal which has also handed roles to a trio of US firms. Freshfields advised acquisitive US money-holding company Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) on its proposed purchase of Pantheon - a private equity fund-of-funds manager - from Russell Investments.

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  • February 15, 2010 |

    Bingham sets standard for London salaries with £100,000 pay for NQs

    Bingham McCutchen has emerged as one of the best-paying firms for newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers in London with NQ salaries of more than £100,000. The firm said that it pays New York rates, which currently stand at around $160,000 (£102,000) for NQs.

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  • February 11, 2010 |

    Linklaters partner joins Darrois Villey in trio of hires for French leader

    Leading French law firm Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier has bolstered its practice with the hire of three new partners, including one from Linklaters. Corporate partner Bertrand Cardi joins Darrois, having been a partner at Linklaters in Paris since 2004. He joined the magic circle firm as an associate in 2000, having previously worked with Gide Loyrette Nouel.

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