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  • October 18, 2007 |

    Norton Rose joins A&O for £7.5bn drinks bid

    Allen & Overy and Norton Rose have got the nod from respective clients Heineken and Carlsberg as the European brewing giants circle Edinburgh-based rival Scottish & Newcastle. Although no bid has yet been formally made, Scottish & Newcastle - the UK's largest brewer - is expected to be the subject of a joint approach by the Dutch and Danish producers, likely to value the target at around £7.5bn.

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  • September 24, 2007 | International Edition

    BPP handed degree-giving breakthrough

    BPP Law School has been granted degree-awarding status in a move that makes the group the UK's first private-sector company able to award the qualification. The school, together with BPP Business School, was awarded the powers by the Privy Council after an 18-month review by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.

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  • September 3, 2007 | International Edition

    Norton Rose leads on $6.3bn HSBC Asia deal

    Norton Rose has won a leading role on HSBC's acquisition of a controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB). The City giant is advising HSBC on its purchase of a 51% stake in the Korean bank, worth around $6.3bn (£3.12bn), in what will be viewed as a key mandate from one of Norton Rose's most important clients.

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  • September 3, 2007 |

    Norton Rose leads on $6.3bn HSBC Asia deal

    Norton Rose has won a leading role on HSBC's acquisition of a controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB). The City giant is advising HSBC on its purchase of a 51% stake in the Korean bank, worth around $6.3bn (£3.12bn), in what will be viewed as a key mandate from one of Norton Rose's most important clients.

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  • August 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Fulbright takes Hart for latest City lateral

    Fulbright & Jaworski has made its second lateral partner hire in London in a month, as the Texan firm prepares to move to new offices with space to more than quadruple its City lawyer count. The firm has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer projects partner Andrew Hart, who is thought to have handed in his notice last week. Hart, who made partner at the magic circle firm in 1999, specialises in energy and infrastructure work and has worked with clients including the International Finance Corporation - also a client of Fulbright in London - as well as ExxonMobil and Ashmore.

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  • August 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Fulbright moves to regain Middle East initiative

    Fulbright & Jaworski has bolstered its presence in the Middle East after relocating a partner from the US to Dubai and hiring a number of lawyers in the region. Energy partner Randel Young, who joined Fulbright in 2004, has moved to the firm's Dubai office after splitting his time between Houston and London for several years. His practice focuses on energy and natural resources project finance and development matters in the Middle East and North Africa.

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  • August 23, 2007 | International Edition

    Shearman boosts Abu Dhabi with Fulbright raid

    Shearman & Sterling has expanded its Abu Dhabi projects team with the hire of a partner from rival US firm Fulbright & Jaworski. Mathew Kidwell, who focuses on the oil and gas sector and has experience across all aspects of the petroleum industry, is understood to have handed in his notice at Fulbright yesterday.

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  • August 17, 2007 | International Edition

    Future is Fulbright for senior Barlows partner

    Fulbright & Jaworski has boosted its London operation with the hire of a senior partner from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Chris Warren-Smith, who headed up Barlows' City financial regulatory team, is set to join Fulbright shortly. He will oversee the US firm's financial services disputes practice, working closely with office managing partner and disputes partner Lista Cannon.

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  • August 15, 2007 | International Edition

    London partner becomes Fulbright arbitration head

    US law firm Fulbright & Jaworski has appointed London partner David Howell as the new co-head of its international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution practice. Howell, who is UK-qualified and has practised in London, Dubai and Singapore, will co-head the 30-lawyer practice group with Fulbright Houston partner Mark Baker. Howell joined from Baker & McKenzie in 2003 and has more than 25 years experience working in international commercial investment, construction and engineering disputes.

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  • August 9, 2007 | International Edition

    BPP law school outpaces group in H1 results

    BPP Law School has outperformed the rest of the BPP training group over the first half of this year, announcing a 17% increase in turnover and an increase in profitability of nearly 50%. The school released its unaudited results for the first six months of this year ending 30 June today (9 August), with turnover up from £16.65m for the equivalent period last year to a new mark of £19.5m.

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