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  • January 16, 2008 |

    Restructuring leads US lateral round in early '08

    The first two weeks of 2008 already have marked an abundance of lateral hires among partners making a switch for better opportunities - or so they hope - at some of the US' biggest law firms, writes the National Law Journal. Each January, law firms issue a deluge of announcements that tout the successes of incoming lateral partners wooed from competitors. The first month of the year is particularly popular for such moves, since those lawyers have closed out the previous year at their old firms and can start fresh at their new firms.

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  • January 9, 2008 |

    Jones Day makes corporate hire from Cadwalader in London expansion push

    Jones Day has coaxed Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft London corporate partner Peter Baldwin over to its City operation.

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  • January 9, 2008 |

    Southwest and Wales: A region redefined

    Last year a cluster of law firms focused their attention on Bristol and Cardiff. Is the southwest and Wales now viewed as one region by clients, or does regional loyalty still count? Ed Thornton reports

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  • January 9, 2008 |

    General counsel divided on threat of the long arm of US regulators

    Many corporate counsel remain relaxed over the threat of cross-border regulation from the US, despite the growing impact of tough anti-bribery and corporate governance laws. Michelle Madsen reports

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  • December 20, 2007 |

    Skadden snares German Shearman partner

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has strengthened its German offering with the hire of banking partner Johannes Kremer, who joins from US rival Shearman & Sterling. Kremer - who focuses on banking and acquisition finance work - will join Skadden's Frankfurt office in February.

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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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