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  • April 16, 2010 |

    A&O, Pinsents and Freshfields check in for new BAA legal panel

    BAA has completed a tender process to cut back the number of external firms it uses, with seven appointed to the airport operator's first formal legal panel. Magic circle duo Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have been appointed to the roster alongside Herbert Smith, Pinsent Masons, Blake Lapthorn and Scots duo McGrigors and Brodies.

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  • April 13, 2010 |

    Freshfields, Pinsents go nuclear with roles on slimmed-down NDA panel

    The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has unveiled its new-look legal panel, with the number of external firms the organisation uses cut back from nine to five. The nuclear clean-up group has signed up Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Pinsent Masons to its roster for the first time, while DLA Piper, Burges Salmon and Field Fisher Waterhouse have all been retained.

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  • April 8, 2010 |

    Nabarro misses out as Yorkshire development agency completes panel review

    Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward has completed an adviser review which has seen Nabarro lose its place on the organisation's legal panel. The agency has split its adviser roster in two, with Eversheds, Hammonds, Pinsent Masons, Cobbetts, Walker Morris and Addleshaw Goddard appointed to the main legal panel. The six firms were reappointed following a competitive tender process, with Nabarro the only former panel firm not to be reappointed.

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  • March 29, 2010 |

    Howard Kennedy expands projects with Simmons and Pinsents hires

    Howard Kennedy has moved to expand its projects practice with partner hires from Simmons & Simmons and Pinsent Masons. Jacqui O'Keeffe and Edward Butler joined the firm today (29 March). O'Keeffe has been head of the international environmental group at Simmons for the past four years, prior to which she was head of environment and safety at Denton Wilde Sapte.

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  • March 23, 2010 |

    Halliwells real estate chief quits for Pinsents

    Pinsent Masons has recruited Halliwells national head of real estate Mike Edge to fill the newly-created role of Manchester head of property. Edge is still negotiating his departure terms with Halliwells, where he has led the national firm's property group since 2001. He will be replaced by planning partner Andrew Piatt, who takes over leadership of the group nationally and is also based in Manchester.

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  • March 22, 2010 |

    - Partnership Round 2010 -

    Welcome to Legal Week's 2010 partner promotions round-up. Here you'll find all the latest news stories about partner promotions gathered in one place, as well as links to relevant blog entries and any other bits and pieces we think might be of interest.

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  • March 17, 2010 |

    Addleshaws heads up 2010 trainee retention rankings with 89% of March intake kept on

    Addleshaw Goddard retained the highest number of March 2010 qualifying trainees in the UK top 30, with the national law firm keeping 89% of its intake. The firm kept on eight of the nine trainees qualifying and 100% of those applying for jobs, putting its retention rate narrowly ahead of those recorded by Nabarro and Wragge & Co and significantly above the 75% average across the top 30 as a whole.

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  • March 12, 2010 |

    Pinsents insurance chief joins Sidley in double partner hire for US firm

    Sidley Austin has boosted its London insurance capability with a double partner hire in the City. Martin Membery and Matthew Griffith both join the US firm from Pinsent Masons. Membery was the head of the national firm's insurance practice, specialising in non-contentious insurance and reinsurance projects, while Griffith was made up to partner in 2004.

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  • March 10, 2010 |

    Trainee retention at UK top 30 falls below 80%

    Trainee retention rates across the UK's top 30 law firms have been hit by the ongoing economic downturn, with most firms with March 2010 intakes retaining under 80% of their newly-qualified lawyers. Legal Week research shows the average retention rate for March 2010 stood at 75%, comparing acceptances with the number of qualifiers, a drop of nearly 10% on the 83% retention rate reported in March 2009.

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  • March 3, 2010 |

    Department of defence

    BAE Systems general counsel Philip Bramwell likes to delegate. Last year he charged UK chief counsel Roger Wiltshire with handling the defence company's recently concluded review of its UK legal advisers - its first panel review in 12 years. And he has just handed the job of re-assessing the group of law firms BAE uses for its international work to Andrew Guest, chief counsel for Saudi Arabia.

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