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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Herbert Smith only top firm to hold market share in plc client rankings

    Herbert Smith has enjoyed a strong quarter in Hemscott's latest rankings of advisers to listed clients, finishing as the only top firm to improve its market share.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Milbank outsourcing veteran secures Misys as new client

    Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy's City arm has won worldwide software company Misys as a new client, acting on a major new strategic partnership with Indian IT company HCL Technologies.

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  • December 1, 2007 | International Edition

    Herbies only top firm to hold market share in client rankings

    Herbert Smith has enjoyed a strong showing in Hemscott's quarterly rankings of advisers to listed clients, finishing as the only top firm to improve its market share. The top 10 City firm managed to edge up its number of listed clients to 77 to finish eight in the UK rankings, while the rest of the top 15 firms saw their number of stock market clients drop.

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  • December 1, 2007 |

    Herbies only top firm to hold market share in client rankings

    Herbert Smith has enjoyed a strong showing in Hemscott's quarterly rankings of advisers to listed clients, finishing as the only top firm to improve its market share. The top 10 City firm managed to edge up its number of listed clients to 77 to finish eight in the UK rankings, while the rest of the top 15 firms saw their number of stock market clients drop.

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  • November 29, 2007 |

    Independents' Day

    At the turn of the century, the conventional wisdom was that commercial lawyers would be practising out of one of two structures: either multinational mega-firms - mostly headquartered in the UK or the US - or highly specialised local boutiques. Fast forward seven years and it is evident across Europe that the demise of the independent law firm was somewhat exaggerated. At the end of 2007, independent law firms are the most confident they have been in years.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    City firms scramble as Grid and Lehman review advisers

    Top UK law firms stand poised for a flurry of panel activity as two of Europe's most coveted clients launch reviews of their advisers. FTSE 100 energy company National Grid is set to overhaul its roster of external advisers for the first time in three years, while US investment banking giant Lehman Brothers is holding a review of its fee arrangements with outside counsel.

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  • November 22, 2007 |

    Whitehall links gift Pinsents £650m borders role

    Pinsent Masons has cashed in on its position on the Government's central legal panel by snaring a £650m mandate to advise the Home Office on a new 10-year programme to tighten security at the UK's borders. The national giant bagged the eye-catching instruction to advise on the hi-tech 'e-borders' system after winning a competitive tender process against other firms on the Government's Catalist panel.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Pinsents adds partner duo to regulatory team

    Pinsent Masons has hired a brace of new partners in a boost for its regulatory practice. Tim Dolan joined the national giant earlier this month from SJ Berwin, where he was an associate. Dolan has also previously worked for the enforcement arm of the Financial Services Authority. Meanwhile, Jacob Ghanty joins Pinsents as a partner after a spell at national rival Eversheds, where he was an associate. Both Dolan and Ghanty will be based in London.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Pinsents takes lead on £150m hospital PFI

    Pinsent Masons has won the headline role on a £150m private finance initiative at a West Midlands hospital.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Diary deal special: undress to impress

    Slicker-than-an-oiled-cormorant City outfit Travers Smith was last week celebrating its latest transactional coup as private equity pinch-hitters Chris Hale and David Innes advised long-time deal-date 3i on its purchase of high-end pants brand Agent Provocateur.

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