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  • June 7, 2007 |

    US duo scoop latest mega buy-out

    East Coast firms Weil Gotshal & Manges and Ropes & Gray have bagged the lead roles on America's latest multi-billion dollar leveraged buy-out (LBO), advising on a $8.2bn (£4.1bn) consortium bid for electronic group Avaya. Boston private equity leader Ropes & Gray is advising the consortium which consists of Silver Lake and Texas Pacific Group, while Weil Gotshal is advising the target.

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  • June 6, 2007 |

    More senior lawyers quit Stroock as rivals target bankruptcy talent

    New York firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has fallen victim to the latest predatory hire in the US restructuring market with seven senior lawyers leaving its bankruptcy group in the last month alone.

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  • June 1, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 1/6/2007

    The five most popular stories on legalweek.com this sunny Friday; readers' comments; and the best of the blogs.

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  • May 31, 2007 |

    Skadden energised by $4bn Coke deal

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has acted for iconic brand Coca-Cola on its biggest acquisition to date, the $4.1bn (£2.1bn) purchase of energy drinks company Energy Brand. Skadden fielded a team out of its New York office led by M&A partners Martha McGarry and Sean Doyle.

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  • May 31, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 31/5/2007

    The five most popular stories on legalweek.com today; the best readers' comments and an exclusive scoop from The Daily Diary

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Linklaters scores $18bn IPO trio as Russia taps the market

    Linklaters underlines heavyweight Russian credentials with IPO mandate hat-trick

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Skadden all at sea

    As you can tell from the latest Quote of the Week (below), the relationship between lawyers and the fourth estate can occasionally get a little fractious.

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  • May 25, 2007 |

    Skadden leads on $3.7bn Nasdaq-OMX tie-up

    New York giants Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have bagged roles on the $3.7bn (£1.9bn) acquisition of Nordic exchange operator OMX Group by Nasdaq. Skadden has teamed up with local outfit Cederquist to advise Nasdaq, while Cleary and Swedish leader Vinge are advising the target.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Talkback special: Europe's class action revolution

    Is Europe set for a spate of US-style class actions? Some US firms certainly think so and are targeting London accordingly. Will you welcome them with open arms or do you dread the rise of a compensation culture?

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  • May 22, 2007 |

    A slippery slope to an unwelcome destination

    The class action – that most American of legal phenomena – seems to be the hot topic of the moment. Not a week goes by without numerous column…

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