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  • March 20, 2014 |

    Staying power: why going global is not on the menu for Jun He

    Ever since the merger of China's King & Wood and Australia's Mallesons, the Asian legal market has been rife with speculation about how local independents might respond.

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  • March 19, 2014 |

    Slaughters makes up seven associates in biggest round since boom years

    Slaughter and May has made up seven London associates to partner in its largest promotion round since the downturn. The promotions mark the biggest batch of new partners the firm has made up since 2006 when it made up eight lawyers. The round is significantly up on last year's equivalent, when the firm made up two partners in the London office.

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  • March 17, 2014 |

    Slaughters, Links and Hengeler advise RWE AG on €5.1bn sale of oil and gas arm

    Slaughter and May, Hengeler Mueller and Linklaters have acted on the €5.1bn (£4.3bn) sale of RWE AG's oil and gas business to Russian investment vehicle LetterOne Group. RWE - one of Europe's five leading energy companies – has agreed to sell the holding company for its oil and gas unit, RWE Dea, to LetterOne Group, which was set up by Russian private investment group Alfa. RWE Dea has interests in 14 countries including Germany, the UK, Norway, Denmark and Egypt.

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  • March 17, 2014 |

    DLA and Weil lead on Vodafone's €7.2bn acquisition of Spain's Ono

    DLA Piper and Weil Gotshal & Manges have landed key roles on Vodafone's acquisition of Spanish cable operator Ono, in a deal worth €7.2bn (£6bn). DLA Piper is acting for Vodafone, led by senior partner of DLA Piper Spain, Juan Picon, with Weil acting for Ono's private equity shareholders. The deal marks the first significant mandate for DLA in Spain for Vodafone, which has frequently turned to Linklaters for advice on major corporate matters worldwide. In 2011 DLA joined Olswang winning first-time appointments to Vodafone's group and UK legal panel.

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  • March 13, 2014 |

    Milbank still has big plans for Asia despite bucking trend by giving up local HK practice

    When Slaughter and May cast aside 125 years of tradition to make its first lateral partner hire in Hong Kong earlier this year it said something about the market in the Asian city. But as growing numbers of firms – both UK and US – pile into the region or bolster their ranks in a bid to capture a share of the coveted market, competition for talent, work and on fees is immense. Against this backdrop it is unsurprising that some firms are now reappraising their strategy, with it emerging this week that Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy is planning on winding up its local practice in the city. Having had a Hong Kong law practice for less than four years, the suggestion is that the firm is refocusing on international work and looking to adopt a similar model to the one it employs in Singapore, where it partners with top-tier local firms rather than hiring its own local lawyers. Given Milbank's profitability and the recent hires of two senior partners from Allen & Overy (A&O) in Hong Kong and Japan, as well as this week's capture of Stephenson Harwood aviation finance head Paul Ng in Singapore, the firm certainly seems to be evolving rather than downsizing.

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  • March 11, 2014 |

    Managing type 1 diabetes and life as a magic circle partner

    Slaughter and May partner James Cripps recently retired after over 35 years at the firm. Together with his former boss, Jonathan Haw, and their wives, Margaret and Hélène, they helped to establish the type 1 diabetes charity JDRF in the UK. In this article, Cripps recounts how he learned to balance the demands of his condition with the demands of his legal career

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  • March 10, 2014 |

    A&O, Slaughters power up as Taqa buys Indian hydroelectric plants for $1.6bn

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have won the leading roles on the proposed $1.6bn (£961m) sale of two Indian hydro-power plants to a group led by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA).

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  • March 7, 2014 |

    Slaughters extends PRIME social mobility partnership with inner-city school

    Slaughter and May is extending its career advice and tutorial programme with a North London school as part of the PRIME social mobility initiative. The magic circle firm will fund its programme of weekly one-to-one tutorials, workshops and career events at Islington's Central Foundation Boys' School for a further three years when the current two-year arrangement comes to an end in the summer.

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  • March 7, 2014 |

    Slaughters reveals strongest magic circle retention rate for spring 2014 intake

    Slaughter and May has given jobs 95% of its March-qualifying trainees, marking an increase on last year's retention rate. Of Slaughters' 40-strong intake, 38 trainees accepted a position at the firm to become newly qualified (NQ) lawyers

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  • March 5, 2014 |

    Slaughters elects new corporate and financing heads

    Slaughter and May has voted in two new practice heads in its latest leadership reshuffle. Andy Ryde is set to take over as head of corporate from Frances Murphy, while Andrew McClean will replace Paul Stacey in as head of financing. Andy Ryde is set to take over as head of corporate from Frances Murphy, while Andrew McClean will replace Paul Stacey in his role as head of financing.

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