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  • June 6, 2007 |

    Of mice and Mullen

    Spotted at last month's Modest Mouse gig at the Royal Albert Hall - a certain Chris Mullen, senior partner of Pinsent Masons, with two children in tow (as cover in case he was spotted by any well-heeled clients passing through Kensington at the time). For those of you who haven't heard of this zany outfit, they are an up-and-coming combo with strong links to the West Coast. They are currently working hard to raise their UK profile, with sales set to soar this year. And as for Modest Mouse...

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Pinsent Masons review of US links considers ditching Thelen Reid JV

    Pinsent Masons is to shake up its US referral relationships in a move that could see it scrap its joint venture (JV) with US firm Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steinwer.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Bakers appoints new finance chief with Camerons UK hire

    Baker & McKenzie's London arm has appointed its first chief financial officer by making an unusual hire from CMS Cameron McKenna.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Cobbetts and Dickinson Dees cut in Housing Corporation panel review

    Field Fisher and Addleshaws secure places on government housing agency's new-look legal roster

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Dentons and Freshfields kick off £133m Newcastle Utd takeover bid

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Denton Wilde Sapte have bagged plum roles on the latest takeover attempt of a major English football club, with Newcastle United the target of a £133m bid by UK billionaire Mike Ashley. Freshfields corporate partner Christopher Mort led a team advising Ashley on his acquisition last week of a 41.6% stake in the Premiership club from president Sir John Hall.

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  • May 30, 2007 | International Edition

    Bakers calls on Camerons for first City CFO

    Baker & McKenzie's London office has appointed its first chief financial officer after staging an unusual raid on CMS Cameron McKenna. Arthur Ferry is set to join Bakers later this year and will report directly into the firm's newly-reappointed City managing partner, Gary Senior He will fill the void left by Bakers finance director John Raimbach, who is understood to be leaving the firm in August to take a career break. Raimbach joined in October 2001 from Lovells where he spent seven years as financial controller.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Bakers calls on Camerons for first City CFO

    Baker & McKenzie's London office has appointed its first chief financial officer after staging an unusual raid on CMS Cameron McKenna. Arthur Ferry is set to join Bakers later this year and will report directly into the firm's newly-reappointed City managing partner, Gary Senior He will fill the void left by Bakers finance director John Raimbach, who is understood to be leaving the firm in August to take a career break. Raimbach joined in October 2001 from Lovells where he spent seven years as financial controller.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Buncefield fire aftermath set to generate big-ticket disputes work

    A raft of major UK firms are squaring up in the aftermath of the Buncefield disaster, Legal Week has learned, in what promises to spark one of the largest pieces of commercial litigation ever seen in the UK.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Pinsents boosts pensions with Eversheds hire

    Pinsent Masons has hired a senior lawyer for its Birmingham pensions team. Nick Stones joins the UK giant as a senior associate from national rival Eversheds, where he was an associate. Stones specialises in trustee and corporate advisory work, including scheme change, merger projects and public sector outsourcing. The hire is a boost to Pinsents' Birmingham pensions team, which is headed up by partner Simon Laight and recently posted a 40% income hike for 2006-07.

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    McGrigors hire continues Cohen Milstein City push

    McGrigors dispute resolution partner Anthony Maton is to quit the Scots firm's City arm to help establish the new London office of US class action giant Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll, Legal Week has learned. Maton, who specialises in contract, banking, fraud and energy litigation, is to quit after nearly seven years with the 77-partner big four Scots firm.

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