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January 16, 2014 |
Drawing the battle lines – assessing the impact client conflicts have on top law firms
Client conflicts can scupper mergers and fuel rivalry between partners. With the Tomlinson report highlighting concerns that banks wield too much power over their advisers, Alex Newman charts recent conflicts flashpoints...
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January 15, 2014 |
Travers grabs major new client as PE giant Apollo reviews UK roster
US private equity house Apollo has carried out a review of its UK legal advisers, with Travers Smith on the roster for the first time alongside Slaughter and May, Ashurst and the London arm of Sullivan & Cromwell.
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January 14, 2014 |
Vodafone-Verizon mega-deal fuels M&A hopes as Macfarlanes' international plans come good
It was the moment when Macfarlanes' idiosyncratic international strategy paid off – and when Linklaters surprisingly lost out on a role on one of the biggest M&A deals of the decade. Vodafone's $130bn (£79bn) sale of its stake in Verizon – not only by far the biggest deal of the year but also the largest US-based corporate transaction since 2001 – was always likely to be a feeding frenzy for law firms. Accordingly, a number of the usual suspects landed roles on both sides of the Atlantic. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Debevoise & Plimpton acted for Verizon in the US, while Simpson Thacher & Bartlett took the Vodafone mandate.
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January 14, 2014 |
Co-op legal advisers expected to give evidence in Treasury investigation
Law firms that advised the Co-operative Bank prior to revelations about its governance and financial failings could be forced to give evidence before a Treasury investigation into the lender.
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January 14, 2014 |
On the right track – MTR's legal manager on the challenges of nurturing a growing railway network
As Hong Kong railway operator MTR Corporation spreads its wings internationally, the legal team is facing a new set of compliance challenges. Jeremy Bennett talks to Elizabeth Broomhall about managing his team's expanding remit...
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January 10, 2014 |
Slaughters, CC, HSF lead on Cineworld's £504m acquisition of Polish cinema chain
Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills have landed the starring roles on Cineworld Group's £504m acquisition of Poland-based Cinema City International (CCI).
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January 9, 2014 |
Clifford Chance moves into Indonesia with local tie-up
Clifford Chance has launched in Indonesia after entering into an association with local outfit Linda Widyati & Partners (LWP). The tie-up comes some months after the firm first began analysing the market, which it was previously servicing from Singapore.
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January 9, 2014 |
Freshfields boosts Paris corporate team with Bredin Prat hire
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Bredin Prat M&A and corporate partner Olivier Rogivue to join its Paris team. Rogivue has been a partner at Bredin Prat for the last six years. Prior to this he trained with Slaughter & May and worked there for 11 years in the firm's London and Paris offices.
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January 7, 2014 |
Deutsche Bank GC criticised by German banking regulator
Germany's financial regulatory body has singled Deutsche Bank general counsel Richard Walker in a report urging the bank to make senior management changes in the wake of the Libor scandal.
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December 18, 2013 |
A year in headlines - a look back at Legal Week's most-read articles of 2013
An end-of-year review of Legal Week's most-read articles of the last twelve months, including mergers, job cuts, panel reviews, partner moves promotions, pay rises and much more...
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