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  • May 15, 2008 |

    Norton Rose reaches new high in latest bumper results round

    A raft of firms including Norton Rose, Shoosmiths, Pinsent Masons and Ashurst have posted bumper revenue results for 2007-08. Norton Rose saw the most significant growth, with the firm posting a 27% increase in revenues, taking turnover at the top 10 City firm to a new high of £297m. The increase is significantly up on last year, when the firm posted an 11% rise, taking revenues to £233m while profits per partner rose by 15% to £512,000.

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  • May 15, 2008 |

    Pinsents, DLA latest firms to join City-wide hunt for new premises

    Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper are on the hunt for new London premises, becoming the latest national law firms to review their City presence.The two firms are actively looking for new premises in the City, with Pinsents hoping to unite its two offices - currently in Finsbury Square and Clerkenwell - under one roof, while DLA Piper is looking at a number of options for its London presence, including new office space. It is understood that if the firm does not go for entirely new premises it would have to have two locations in the City.

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  • May 12, 2008 |

    Pitmans picks up Nabarro pensions partner

    Pitmans is launching a London pensions team after the hire of a partner from City firm Nabarro. Ian Flowers joins the Thames Valley leader's City office as a partner from Nabarro, where he headed up the pensions team at the firm's outpost in Sheffield.

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  • May 12, 2008 |

    Pinsents posts 11% fees boost to break £200m

    Pinsent Masons has smashed through the £200m barrier after recording double-digit growth in turnover for the third consecutive year, the national giant announced today (12 May). Fee income at the top 15 UK firm was up by 11% over the last 12 month, reaching a new high of £213m - up from £192m last year.

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  • May 8, 2008 | International Edition

    Field Fisher builds up franchising practice with Eversheds triple-lawyer appointment

    Field Fisher Waterhouse has bagged a three-lawyer team from Eversheds, taking respected franchising head Chris Wormald to co-head its practice.Wormald joins Field Fisher along with consultant and former franchising head Martin Mendelsohn and senior associate Shelley Nadler.

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    Nabarro hires in pensions and environment

    Nabarro has announced the arrival of two new partners to bolster its environment and pensions practices. Clare Deanesly joins the City outfit from US firm Jones Day, where she headed up the London environment group. Her practice has a focus on waste management, contaminated land and renewable energy.

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    Pinsents scraps Dubai JV to go it alone

    Pinsent Masons is overhauling its Middle East operation with the top 15 law firm pulling out of its joint venture in Dubai - Masons Galadari - to go solo in the region. The national heavyweight is planning to end its joint venture with the construction practice of Galadari & Associates from next month to launch alone in Dubai.

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    UK trio become LLPs with only two top 10 firms yet to convert

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Macfarlanes and Hammonds have become the latest law firms to convert to limited liability partnership (LLP) status. All three firms converted with effect from 1 May, leaving just a handful of top City players to convert - with Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons now the only top 10 City firms not operating as LLPs.

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    Hemscott: Norton Rose remains AIM leader despite drop in market activity

    Norton Rose and DLA Piper have maintained their positions as the law firms with the broadest base of Alternative Investment Market (AIM) clients despite the drop in activity on the market, according to quarterly client rankings released this week.The latest figures from Hemscott reveal Norton Rose has held on to its ranking as the firm with the highest number of AIM-listed clients even after losing three clients over the three-month period from January to April this year.

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    Field Fisher builds up franchising practice with Eversheds triple-lawyer appointment

    Field Fisher Waterhouse has bagged a three-lawyer team from Eversheds, taking respected franchising head Chris Wormald to co-head its practice.Wormald joins Field Fisher along with consultant and former franchising head Martin Mendelsohn and senior associate Shelley Nadler.

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