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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Connolly to take reins as Mayer Brown City chief

    Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw litigation partner Sean Connolly is set to replace Paul Maher as the new head of the Anglo-American giant's London arm.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Commentary: CC crusades to protect Middle Eastern interests

    The question now is how long until a top City firm drafts in one of its unalloyed corporate stars to Dubai.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Slaughters and Linklaters lead on $1.1bn Shire convertible bond deal

    Linklaters and Slaughter and May have acted on a $1.1bn (£555m) convertible bond issue by the UK's third-largest drugmaker, Shire.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Corporate Counsel: A winning formula

    Building and retaining a winning legal team is getting tougher as private practice pushes up competition for the best recruits. Delegates at this month's Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum addressed the issue. Michelle Madsen reports

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    A very long Citi break

    Much has been made of late of the desire of the banking community to recruit lawyers from private practice but the ongoing restructuring at Citi is a reminder…

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Bristol: Going Places

    With more big-ticket work heading its way, Bristol is far from being a 'two firm town' writes Andrew Curtis

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Middle East: Souk it and See

    For decades, British expats have headed for the Gulf. Now, a wave of lawyers is heading east to take advantage of the region's booming economy. Mark Anderson and Louise Wall report

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  • May 16, 2007 |

    CC transfers Hunter to Middle East as battleground steps up

    Clifford Chance (CC) is to transfer corporate partner Iain Hunter to its Dubai arm in a bid to win investment mandates from the region as the Middle East fast becomes a key battleground for the City elite.

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  • May 16, 2007 |

    Olswang boosts Berlin with Freshfields recruits

    Olswang has beefed up its fledgling Berlin operation with the addition of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer associates Istvan Szabados and Johannes Kramer. Szabados focuses on transactional property work and has advised a number of investors, including Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund, Merrill Lynch and Blackstone, while Kramer specialises in privatisations and public procurement procedures. Olswang opened its Berlin branch in January with around 13 lawyers.

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  • May 4, 2007 |

    White & Case nabs McDermott City duo

    White & Case has beefed up its London capital markets practice with hire of McDermott Will & Emery partners Andrew Croxford and Andrew Caunt. The duo advise on all aspects of equity capital markets transactions while Croxford has also done stints in-house with Nomura International and Morgan Stanley.

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