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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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  • December 16, 2013 |

    CC off Nomura EMEA panel as Osborne Clarke wins spot

    Clifford Chance has missed out on a reappointment to Japanese investment bank Nomura's updated EMEA panel. The bank has named seven firms on its EMEA roster, with Osborne Clarke (OC) included after having been left off the list when the panel was last reviewed in 2010.

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  • December 12, 2013 |

    HSF bolsters Australia employment team with three promotions

    Herbert Smith Freehills has taken steps to bolster its employment practice in Australia by adding three senior workplace lawyers to its partnership ranks. Michael Gonski, Sonia Millen and Drew Pearson, all of whom are based in Sydney, have been promoted with immediate effect and outside of the firm's annual promotions round, which happens mid-year.

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  • December 12, 2013 |

    TSB names former Post Office GC as new legal chief

    TSB Bank has appointed former Post Office general counsel (GC) Susan Crichton as its new head of legal. Crichton will lead the legal function at TSB Bank, which split off from Lloyds earlier this year, plans an initial public offering (IPO). She will join TSB in January next year.

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  • December 12, 2013 |

    British Legal Awards 2013: who won what - and why...

    A run-down of all the winners at this year's British Legal Awards, including full details of the judging panel's reasoning for each award.

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  • December 11, 2013 |

    Tullow Oil general counsel Graham Martin to step down as legal chief

    Graham Martin, the general counsel (GC) of Tullow Oil is to step down as legal chief in the New Year, as part of a re-shuffle at the top of the energy giant's legal team.

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  • December 11, 2013 |

    A&O partners vote through hire of ex-Ashurst corporate head Lloyd

    Partners at Allen & Overy (A&O) have approved the hire of former Ashurst corporate head Stephen Lloyd. The vote, news of which was first revealed last week, was largely seen as a formality after the magic circle firm successfully courted the private equity star, despite interest from US outfits including Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

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  • December 11, 2013 |

    DLA Piper names new UK real estate chief

    DLA Piper has appointed Ian Brierley as its new UK head of real estate, replacing Simon Cookson in the role. Cookson has held the role for two years after he joined the firm from Ashurst to lead the real estate practice.

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  • December 9, 2013 |

    Ashurst appoints Simon Beddow as co-head of corporate practice

    Ashurst has appointed Simon Beddow as co-head of the firm's global corporate, commercial and competition practice, following the resignation of Stephen Lloyd last month. Beddow will work alongside Sydney-based co-head Phil Breden. Beddow became a partner at Ashurst in 1998 and was appointed managing partner in Germany in 2005 before returning to London in 2009. He was appointed as European managing partner of corporate in 2010.

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  • December 6, 2013 |

    A&O and CC advise on Merck's £1.6bn takeover of AZ

    Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and Ashurst have landed the leading roles on Merck's proposed £1.6bn takeover of London-listed chemical company AZ Electronic Materials. The German drugs and chemicals company has agreed to acquire AZ in an all-cash deal, in a bid to access more growth areas in the electronics industry.

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