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  • December 14, 2007 |

    Cadwalader bolsters fledgling IP practice

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has added three lawyers to its intellectual property (IP) practice. Bartholomew Verdirame, Tony Pezzano and Michael Dougherty were all previously partners at the New York office of IP firm Morgan & Finnegan.

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  • December 13, 2007 | International Edition

    Travers takes lead on £360m palm oil IPO

    Travers Smith has snared New Britain Palm Oil (NBPO) as a client after advising on the company's £362.5m admission to the London Stock Exchange. Travers corporate finance partner Alasdair Steele led the team advising NBPO, which is based in Papua New Guinea, on the initial public offering (IPO) - its first role for the client. Also advising for the top 40 UK law firm were tax partner Simon Yates and corporate finance assistant James Middleton.

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  • December 13, 2007 |

    Travers takes lead on £360m palm oil IPO

    Travers Smith has snared New Britain Palm Oil (NBPO) as a client after advising on the company's £362.5m admission to the London Stock Exchange. Travers corporate finance partner Alasdair Steele led the team advising NBPO, which is based in Papua New Guinea, on the initial public offering (IPO) - its first role for the client. Also advising for the top 40 UK law firm were tax partner Simon Yates and corporate finance assistant James Middleton.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Firms braced as Welsh Assembly's first-ever adviser review nears completion

    The Welsh Assembly is in the final stages of the first-ever review of its legal advisers, with the body set to unveil its debut law firm roster in the new year.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Frankfurt merger hands Paul Hastings long-awaited German debut

    US firm Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker has made its long-awaited German debut after brokering a deal to absorb respected 27-lawyer Frankfurt boutique Smeets Haas Wolff. All five Smeets Haas partners will join the Los Angeles-based firm as equity partners when the combination goes live on 3 January, 2008.

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  • December 12, 2007 | International Edition

    Shearman hires Latham City finance partner

    Shearman & Sterling has boosted its City corporate finance practice taking on partner Jacques McChesney from US rival Latham & Watkins. McChesney is based joins Shearman from Latham's City office. He moved to London from Latham's New York office in 1999.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Shearman hires Latham City finance partner

    Shearman & Sterling has boosted its City corporate finance practice taking on partner Jacques McChesney from US rival Latham & Watkins. McChesney is based joins Shearman from Latham's City office. He moved to London from Latham's New York office in 1999.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    'NatWest Three' deal re-ignites plea bargain debate in the UK

    Lawyers are debating the benefits of introducing US-style plea bargaining in UK fraud cases following the guilty pleas of three former NatWest bankers last week.

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  • December 5, 2007 | International Edition

    Travers and Macs bag £350m Record IPO

    Travers Smith and Macfarlanes have scooped lead roles on the initial public offering of investment adviser Record as it lists for £354m on the London Stock Exchange. Corporate partners Tim Lewis and Rachel Bond took the lead for Macfarlanes advising new client Record on its placing of shares to raise £88.6m for selling shareholders.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Travers and Macs bag £350m Record IPO

    Travers Smith and Macfarlanes have scooped lead roles on the initial public offering of investment adviser Record as it lists for £354m on the London Stock Exchange. Corporate partners Tim Lewis and Rachel Bond took the lead for Macfarlanes advising new client Record on its placing of shares to raise £88.6m for selling shareholders.

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