• June 29, 2005 |

    Analysis: All being equal

    A number of UK law firms have entered Race for Opportunity's latest diversity report, but the pressure to demonstrate action on diversity is not coming from general counsel, as it is in the US. Ed Thornton reports on who is putting the pressure on law firms and companies to recognise the business case for racial and social diversity

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  • June 29, 2005 |

    Italy: Reasons to take AIM

    With a dearth of public and private investment sources, a growing number of small to medium-sized companies in Italy are considering a listing on AIM or its rivals as a way of raising capital. Anthony Indaimo and Ben Simpson review the options

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  • June 29, 2005 |

    Stemming the decline

    News that prestigious Italian firm Pavia & Ansaldo is to split into two has shaken up the Italian market, presenting a dilemma for many mid-tier firms. Antony Collins surveys the new Italian legal landscape and predicts where Pavia's future lies

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  • June 22, 2005 |

    Morgan Cole Makes Up Cardiff Pair

    In Brief

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  • June 22, 2005 |

    The arbitration question

    The complex web of multilateral investments across the world can sometimes become tangled, resulting in a choice between litigation or arbitration to resolve a dispute. A recent roundtable discussion revealed what in-house lawyers believe to be the pros and cons of using arbitration, especially in an international forum. Ed Thornton reports

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  • June 22, 2005 |

    Hengeler secures landmark bond role with Davis Polk

    Top German firm advises Government on first foreign currency bond since 1945

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  • June 22, 2005 |

    Winston & Strawn prepares to launch office in Moscow

    Chicago firm boosts European network with Russian office and shake-up of Paris team

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  • June 22, 2005 |

    Davis Polk partner quits for Citigroup

    Legal Week Reports

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  • June 15, 2005 |

    Morgan Lewis hires Lovells tax partner

    Legal Week Reports

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  • June 15, 2005 |

    Chicago firm hires third BLG partner

    Legal Week Reports

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