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  • November 21, 2013 |

    Gide, Norton Rose Fulbright and Bakers among firms winning spots on Credit Agricole's global roster

    Gide Loyrette Nouel, Baker & McKenzie and Norton Rose Fulbright are among a number of firms to have been appointed to Credit Agricole's global legal panel, following a competitive tender process led from Paris. The review concluded in the last few weeks after firms were invited over the summer to pitch for a slot on the roster. Other law firms understood to have been appointed include Ashurst, Hogan Lovells and Linklaters.

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  • November 21, 2013 |

    African Legal Awards 2013: who won what – and why...

    Two hundred lawyers gathered at the African Legal Awards in October to celebrate the achievements of the continent's leading business lawyers. The ceremony was hosted by Legal Week in association with the Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa (CLASA) and featured leading South African investigative journalist Derek Watts in the role of master of ceremonies.

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  • November 21, 2013 |

    Stronger economy and healthy half-year revenues fuel confidence boost at top firms

    Buoyed by a surge in transactional activity and a stronger economic outlook, business confidence among partners at the top law firms is at its highest point for several years. Results of Legal Week's latest Big Question survey show 94% of partners expect to see revenues climb at their own firm over the next 12 months, while just 4% anticipate a drop in turnover and 2% think it will remain static. Partners also expect revenue across the UK top 50 as a whole to grow in the coming year, with 50% predicting combined revenues will increase by up to 5%. Just 6% of respondents are anticipating a fall in revenue across the group, while 14% believe average turnover will be static. Almost three out of ten are even more optimistic and expect revenues across the group to grow by between 5% and 10%.

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  • November 21, 2013 |

    Elite firms line up on $11bn stock exchange M&A deal

    A clutch of firms including Shearman & Sterling, Sullivan & Cromwell, Slaughter and May and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have advised on IntercontinentalExchange's $11bn (£7bn) acquisition of NYSE Euronext.

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  • November 19, 2013 |

    Slaughters, A&O among firms on Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi's debut panel

    Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy and Linklaters are among a raft of firms to have won a spot on The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) first ever legal panel. The panel covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa and is split into a preferred firms' panel and a transactional panel.

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  • November 14, 2013 |

    Trainee retention rates at UK top 10's HK bases remain high as firms continue to invest in Asia

    Trainee retention rates at the Hong Kong offices of the UK's top 10 law firms have remained broadly static on last year as firms continue to invest in Asian markets, despite a comparatively uncertain year for the local economy. Ninety percent (55 out of 62) of newly qualified lawyers (NQs) at the UK's top firms in Hong Kong were offered jobs this September, all of whom accepted, according to research by Legal Week.

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  • November 7, 2013 |

    Slaughters consults over flexible working plans

    Slaughter and May is consulting over proposals to set up flexible working arrangements for partners and associates. The elite firm is discussing options with partners and reviewing the ways in which remuneration might be adjusted to factor in reduced working hours.

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  • November 7, 2013 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Taylor Wessing, Slaughters and Osborne Clarke

    The Transfer Window is a regular round-up of recent legal moves in the UK and abroad. Please send all announcements to [email protected].

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  • November 1, 2013 |

    A&O hikes associate salaries with raises of up to 5%

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has upped associate salaries at the financial half-year mark, with increased salaries for junior lawyers across the board. Associates with two year's PQE and three years' PQE have seen the largest salary increases, with the former taking home £78,500, which increased from £74,500. Those with three years' experience have seen salaries jump by £3,000 to £89,000.

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  • October 31, 2013 |

    Slaughters joins forces with African firms to target disputes work

    Slaughter and May has teamed up with a band of African law firms to target disputes work from overseas investors in the continent. The elite firm has joined forces with firms in 10 jurisdictions to advise companies investing in those markets on managing and mitigating the risks of disputes. Corporate partner Nigel Boardman, who heads the firm's Africa group, is leading the project alongside litigation partner James Stacey.

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