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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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  • March 2, 2007 | International Edition

    BPP and College of Law to fight for City LPC deal

    BPP Law School is set to battle it out against the College of Law to keep the five-firm City Legal Practice Course (LPC) consortium as a client. The consortium has asked current provider BPP as well as the College, the Inns of Court School of Law and Nottingham at Kaplan this week to present their ideas for a revamped LPC.

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  • March 2, 2007 |

    BPP and College of Law to fight for City LPC deal

    BPP Law School is set to battle it out against the College of Law to keep the five-firm City Legal Practice Course (LPC) consortium as a client. The consortium has asked current provider BPP as well as the College, the Inns of Court School of Law and Nottingham at Kaplan this week to present their ideas for a revamped LPC.

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  • February 21, 2007 | International Edition

    Freshfields' radical restructure sees stream of equity partners move on

    The scale of the senior departures at Freshfields as the City giant restructures its partnership has confounded expectations that the firm would fudge the issue. Charlotte Edmond tracks the shake-up and impact on the firm's practice For a firm such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which is not used to either radical internal changes or partner departures, a partnership restructuring must be heavy work.

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  • January 11, 2007 | International Edition

    Freshfields powers ahead of rivals in top M&A league

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has increased its dominance in top-tier European M&A, outstripping its rivals in Legal Week's 2006 primary adviser rankings

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  • December 13, 2006 | International Edition

    King & Spalding to open in Dubai

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  • December 13, 2006 | International Edition

    SJ Berwin uses international network to win Star mandate

    SJs lands first UK deal for Star Capital partners as buy-out house sells recycling business

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