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  • February 9, 2007 |

    Latest Lovells lockstep review introduces few changes

    Lovells is to close the door on its controversial lockstep review with the firm deciding against changes to the top end of its lockstep. Senior partner John Young told partners today (9 February) that the firm will not be making radical changes to its lockstep, despite a protracted review lasting nearly a year.

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  • February 7, 2007 | International Edition

    Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo

    Lovells is set to lose the bulk of its US restructuring practice after two partners, including its US restructuring head, Gary Lee, handed in their notice. Lee, who leads the firm's US insolvency and restructuring practice and is one of the firm's best-known US partners, and Karen Ostad are both understood to have handed in their notice within the last week.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo

    Lovells is set to lose the bulk of its US restructuring practice after two partners, including its US restructuring head, Gary Lee, handed in their notice. Lee, who leads the firm's US insolvency and restructuring practice and is one of the firm's best-known US partners, and Karen Ostad are both understood to have handed in their notice within the last week.

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  • February 2, 2007 |

    Latest Dewey departure is for Milbank NY

    Dewey Ballantine has been hit by another partner departure with the news that compensation and benefits head Paul Wessel is to join Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Wessel, who had been a member of Dewey's management committee, joins Milbank in New York as a partner.

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Young gunning for private equity

    Another week, another Linklaters magic circle partner hire.The impending end of Tony Angel’s managing partner term seems to have given the City giant…

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Sonnenschein recruits for Silicon Valley launch

    Chicago firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal is to open in Silicon Valley in mid-March as the firm bids to expand into the technology sector. The firm has drafted in Weil Gotshal & Manges intellectual property partner Yar Chaikovsky to spearhead the operation alongside venture capital partners Jason Altieri, William Choe and Tarek Fahmi, who currently reside in the firms San Francisco arm.

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  • January 29, 2007 |

    Camerons installs Placha as new Czech chief

    CMS Cameron McKenna has appointed a new managing partner for its office in the Czech Republic, with the top 20 UK firm naming real estate partner Iveta Placha in the role.

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  • January 29, 2007 | International Edition

    Apax hands Ashurst Swedish healthcare sale

    Ashurst has won the lead role on a €2.85bn (£1.87bn) disposal of Swedish healthcare company Molnlycke for private equity house Apax.The top 10 City firm ran two separate teams with one advising Apax on the exit and another acting for Molnlycke on a listing on the London Stock Exchange proposed as an alternative exit option.

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  • January 29, 2007 |

    Apax hands Ashurst Swedish healthcare sale

    Ashurst has won the lead role on a €2.85bn (£1.87bn) disposal of Swedish healthcare company Molnlycke for private equity house Apax.The top 10 City firm ran two separate teams with one advising Apax on the exit and another acting for Molnlycke on a listing on the London Stock Exchange proposed as an alternative exit option.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Skadden surges ahead of US rivals to take M&A top spot

    Manhattan leader Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has topped the US M&A rankings after acting on $540bn (£274bn) worth of deals in a blockbuster year for US deal lawyers. The New York firm rose one place to take top spot after advising on 237 deals, according to figures from Mergermarket. Sullivan & Cromwell came second, acting on 136 deals worth a total of $504bn (£255bn).

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