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  • April 3, 2008 | International Edition

    City partnership rounds hold up despite financial market fears

    Herbert Smith and Olswang have both announced bumper crops of new partners, as the UK's top law firms cast aside fears about the credit crunch to announce their latest round of partnership promotions. The pair join firms including Macfarlanes, CMS Cameron McKenna and Wragge & Co to increase their tallies on last year, with Trowers & Hamlins the only firm to date to see a significant drop in its number of new partners.

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  • April 3, 2008 |

    City partnership rounds hold up despite financial market fears

    Herbert Smith and Olswang have both announced bumper crops of new partners, as the UK's top law firms cast aside fears about the credit crunch to announce their latest round of partnership promotions. The pair join firms including Macfarlanes, CMS Cameron McKenna and Wragge & Co to increase their tallies on last year, with Trowers & Hamlins the only firm to date to see a significant drop in its number of new partners.

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  • April 2, 2008 |

    Dundas half-dozen get partnership nod

    Dundas & Wilson has made up half a dozen lawyers to its partnership, the big four Scots firm announced today (2 April). The new appointments, which are effective from 1 May and match last year's total of six, grow the Scots leader's all-equity partnership to 86. The firm's London and Edinburgh offices each received three new partners, with Glasgow missing out altogether.

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  • April 1, 2008 |

    Ashurst promotions add 17 to partnership

    Ashurst has announced its partner promotions for 2008, with the City giant making up 17 new partners from 1 May. Eight promotions come in the firm's London hub across a range of practices, while three in Paris get the nod alongside two in Frankfurt and one apiece in Brussels, Dubai, Madrid and Stockholm.

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  • April 1, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 1/04/08...

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  • March 31, 2008 |

    Pinsent Masons makes up 17 to partnership

    Pinsent Masons has made up 17 lawyers to its partnership, the national heavyweight announced today (31 March). The new appointments, which are effective from 1 May, grow the national firm's total partnership to 301. The number falls just short of last year's record total of 20 new partners.

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  • March 19, 2008 |

    HBJ Gateley picks up Pinsents' Pigden

    HBJ Gateley Wareing has hired the head of commercial at Pinsent Masons, Simon Pigden, to lead its own commercial department, it was announced today (19 March). Pigden, who was based at Pinsents' Birmingham office, joins HBJ Gateley as a partner and will oversee the Anglo-Scots firm's national commercial practice.

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  • March 13, 2008 |

    Pinsents loses out as National Grid completes panel review

    FTSE 100 energy giant National Grid has finalised its UK-based general commercial and disputes panel with historic adviser Pinsent Masons missing out on a place on the main roster. Wragge & Co and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have won places as general advisers to National Grid, with Eversheds mandated to advise on commercial litigation and construction work. National rival Hammonds will advise on general commercial and health and safety matters. Pinsents, while missing out on a formal place on the panel, will continue to provide competition advice.

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  • March 10, 2008 |

    City giants top slashed LS Trillium panel

    Land Securities Trillium (LST) has slashed its roster of external advisers, with two-thirds of its previously preferred firms missing out, following the property outsourcing giant's first-ever formal panel review. Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are handed coveted roles as LST's main strategic advisers at the top of a three-tier panel system.

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  • March 6, 2008 |

    LLP status goes live as Pinsents taps Eversheds for property duo

    Pinsent Masons has hired two property partners from rival Eversheds as the top 20 UK firm last week went live with its conversion to a limited liability partnership (LLP).

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