• January 11, 2010 |

    A&O and Latham score top roles on £500m Manchester Utd bond issue

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Latham & Watkins have taken lead roles on Manchester United's £500m bond issue. A&O advised the Premier League club - a longstanding client of the firm - with a team led by recently recruited high yield partner Kevin Muzilla.

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  • January 7, 2010 |

    Pinsents recruits DLA partner to head up Manchester banking team

    Pinsent Masons has bolstered its Manchester banking and finance practice with the hire of Matthew Morgan from DLA Piper. Morgan joined Pinsents this week (4 January) to lead the national firm's banking team in Manchester.

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  • January 7, 2010 | International Edition

    Pinsents recruits DLA partner to head up Manchester banking team

    Pinsent Masons has bolstered its Manchester banking and finance practice with the hire of Matthew Morgan from DLA Piper. Morgan joined Pinsents this week (4 January) to lead the national firm's banking team in Manchester.

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  • December 15, 2009 |

    Simmons & Simmons

    To some a comeback king, to others still a firm with much still to prove...

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Charles Russell

    Not just for private client stuff, apparently.

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    One of the City's most established and respected firms, the ancient blueblood is regarded alongside Linklaters and Slaughter and May as part of the 'inner magic circle' of London's elite corporate firms.

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Hogan Lovells

    The 2010 merger of Lovells and Hogan & Hartson created a a top 10 global practice with 2,500 lawyers and revenues of around $1.8bn (£1.1bn)...

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Latham & Watkins

    A great US practice and renowned as a decent place to work. However, the London office still looks uneven, so approach very much on the basis of your practice area.

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Allen & Overy

    The magic circle firm remains among the City's true heavyweights, while its high-profile efforts to address associate attrition make A&O perhaps the most enlightened of the London elite.

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  • December 13, 2009 |

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

    The pushy Noo Yawk firm that other Manhattan outfits think should calm down a bit. Its City arm is known for its work-hard-then-work-some-more stance but remains a niche finance practice with real bite.

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