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  • January 25, 2007 |

    LawSoc, Bar Council end deadlock with fees deal

    The Law Society and Bar Council have struck a deal to make fee arrangements between barristers and solicitors contractually binding by October.The changes, which come as the Bar moves to reposition itself ahead of impending Clementi legal service reforms, will enable barristers to suesolicitors for non-payment off the back of a legally-binding invoice.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Skadden surges ahead of US rivals to take M&A top spot

    Manhattan leader Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has topped the US M&A rankings after acting on $540bn (£274bn) worth of deals in a blockbuster year for US deal lawyers. The New York firm rose one place to take top spot after advising on 237 deals, according to figures from Mergermarket. Sullivan & Cromwell came second, acting on 136 deals worth a total of $504bn (£255bn).

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  • January 17, 2007 |

    Green around the gills

    Eco-friendly market-watchers will have been glad to see law firms such as SJ Berwin and Simmons & Simmons jumping on the carbon-neutral bandwagon with a disarming earnestness that would make David Cameron turn (physically) green with envy.

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  • January 11, 2007 | International Edition

    Freshfields powers ahead of rivals in top M&A league

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has increased its dominance in top-tier European M&A, outstripping its rivals in Legal Week's 2006 primary adviser rankings

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  • January 11, 2007 |

    Euro muscle gives edge as top trio open M&A lead

    Magic circle trio carve up M&A market with roles on half of Europe's top 200 deals

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  • January 11, 2007 | International Edition

    Euro muscle gives edge as top trio open M&A lead

    Magic circle trio carve up M&A market with roles on half of Europe's top 200 deals

    1 minute read

  • January 11, 2007 |

    Freshfields powers ahead of rivals in top M&A league

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has increased its dominance in top-tier European M&A, outstripping its rivals in Legal Week's 2006 primary adviser rankings

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  • January 8, 2007 |

    Sidley Austin

    The US giant is best known in the UK for its securitisation expertise.

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  • January 8, 2007 |

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

    How does the US giant measure up to its rivals in the City elite? Is Skadden just about M&A?

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  • January 8, 2007 |

    Travers Smith

    First it dropped the 'Braithwaite', then it dropped Berlin. Without either, the famously independent - and impressively profitable - City firm continues to be a bellwether for mid-tier rivals in the capital.

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