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  • April 27, 2007 | International Edition

    Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

    Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

    Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.

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  • April 24, 2007 | International Edition

    SJs promotes record 16 as Dentons adds a dozen

    SJ Berwin has become the latest firm to announce a bumper crop of new partners, with the top 20 firm making up 16 new partners effective from 1 May. The City firm is making up its largest number of new partners to date, with nine of the promotions coming in London. Germany dominates the promotions on the Continent, with four lawyers being made up, while there are two new partners in Spain and one in Paris. The promotions mark an increase on last year, when SJ Berwin make up 13 new partners, eight of whom were in London.

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  • April 13, 2007 | International Edition

    City giants continue record year for promotions

    Ashurst and Norton Rose have both announced a bumper crump of new partners, with Ashurst promoting 20 associates to partner from 1 May and Norton Rose making up 23. The number of promotions constitutes a record for Ashurst, which made up just 15 new partners globally last year, while Norton Rose promoted 22 lawyers to its partnership in 2006.

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  • April 13, 2007 |

    City giants continue record year for promotions

    Ashurst and Norton Rose have both announced a bumper crump of new partners, with Ashurst promoting 20 associates to partner from 1 May and Norton Rose making up 23. The number of promotions constitutes a record for Ashurst, which made up just 15 new partners globally last year, while Norton Rose promoted 22 lawyers to its partnership in 2006.

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  • April 12, 2007 | International Edition

    US duo land latest Nestle-Novartis deal

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw and Cravath Swaine & Moore have landed lead roles on the $5.5bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Novartis' baby food brand by foodstuffs giant Nestle - the second major deal between the two companies in recent months.Mayer Brown is advising regular client Nestle as it agreed to acquire the Gerber baby food brand from Swiss drug maker Novartis - a deal announced earlier today (12 April). Corporate partner David Carpenter is leading the Mayer Brown team from the firm's Chicago hub.

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  • April 2, 2007 | International Edition

    Linklaters 'yes' to LLP as massive 38 are promoted

    Linklaters is to promote 38 lawyers to its partnership, as partners at the magic circle firm give the go-ahead to plans to convert to a limited liability partnership (LLP). Partners voted on Saturday (29 March) to approve the new promotions, as well as rubber-stamping the move to convert to an LLP from 1 May, 2007.

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  • March 6, 2007 | International Edition

    Lovells partners back LLP switch for May 2007

    Lovells partners have voted to convert the firm to a UK limited liability partnership (LLP) from 1 May, 2007. Voting closed yesterday (5 March), with partners showing overwhelming support for the proposals. The top 10 City firm had been forced to delay its plans to convert to the structure due to uncertainty over how French offices of UK LLPs would be treated by French tax authorities.

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  • March 5, 2007 | International Edition

    Fulbright raids Ashurst for energy partner

    Fulbright & Jaworski has bolstered its London office with the hire of Ashurst energy partner Jeremy Sheldon. Sheldon left Ashurst on Friday (2 March) and is expected to join Fulbright in mid-March. Sheldon became a partner in 2000 and has a particular focus on domestic and international electricity and oil and gas deals both from a corporate and infrastructure perspective. He spent part of his time with Ashurst in India.

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  • March 5, 2007 | International Edition

    Simmons broadens reach in Spain and Dubai

    Simmons & Simmons has boosted its international offering after securing a merger with Spanish firm Mochales & Palacios and hiring a new practice head in the Middle East. The top 10 City firm has agreed a merger with Madrid-based Mochales, with the move adding four partners to a combined Spanish practice that now numbers 27 lawyers. Simmons has transferred City-based projects head Richard Armitage to Madrid to become Spanish managing partner.

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