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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Freshfields and Slaughters take key roles on Royal Mail pension shake-up

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May are both advising on the restructuring of Royal Mail as the Government prepares to take on the postal operator's multibillion-pound pension deficit.

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  • March 21, 2012 |

    CC and Travers advising as GAME Group confirms administration plan

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Travers Smith are advising GAME Group as the video games retailer confirmed today (21 March) that it has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The confirmation comes after the company announced that trading in its shares had been suspended pending clarification of its financial position.

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  • March 20, 2012 |

    Slaughters continues Asia push with City corporate partner transfer to HK

    Slaughter and May is set to relocate another City partner to Hong Kong as the firm continues to grow its capacity in the region. Corporate partner Peter Brien will move to Slaughters' Hong Kong office in August this year, taking the firm's total number of partners on the ground to eight.

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  • March 18, 2012 |

    Linklaters rated as top law firm brand in 2012 Superbrands rankings

    Linklaters has overtaken Clifford Chance (CC) as the top-ranked law firm in this year's Superbrands index of leading UK business brands. The firm rose 13 places on last year to reach 175th place, three spots ahead of CC, the highest-ranked law firm in 2011's list.

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  • March 13, 2012 |

    Linklaters and Allen & Gledhill end Singapore joint venture as A&O talks progress

    Linklaters and Allen & Gledhill are to officially end their alliance as the Singapore firm continues its tie-up talks with magic circle rival Allen & Overy (A&O). The firms have reached a decision to formally terminate the joint venture, which has been in place since 2000, over the last few days, with one Linklaters' partner suggesting the venture will be wound down before the end of the financial year in April.

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    Apocalypse now(ish) – a matter-of-fact response to legal Armageddon in Europe

    "We were very concerned about treating this like the Millennium Bug – it's easy for lawyers to drum up hysteria..." - advisers strike a low-key note as clients' eurozone event preparations quietly unfold. Alex Novarese reports...

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    Travers targets new US links as referral partners bulk up in the City

    Travers Smith is reviewing its US relationships in the wake of a number of its referral firms bulking up their UK law offerings in the City. The top 50 UK law firm has traditionally worked with US institutions such as Ropes & Gray, Goodwin Procter and Proskauer Rose – all of which have expanded in London in recent years.

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    Clydes advises Liverpool FC's former owners on RBS lawsuit

    Clyde & Co and 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB) have won roles on the multimillion-pound dispute between Liverpool FC's former owners and RBS. Clydes is advising US businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillet, who claim that they lost around £140m when they were pushed into the sale of Liverpool FC by RBS in 2010, arguing that the club was sold at a significant undervalue.

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  • March 6, 2012 |

    A&O and Simmons advise as Walkers sells off fiduciary business to focus on law

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Simmons & Simmons have taken lead roles on offshore firm Walkers' sale of its fiduciary business. Walkers said that the sale had come after a strategic review which will now see it focus solely on legal services.

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  • March 1, 2012 |

    Slaughters advises as Chinese online shopping giant goes private

    Slaughter and May has taken the lead role on the $2.5bn (£1.6bn) privatisation of Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba.com. The magic circle firm is advising Alibaba on its withdrawal from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, fielding a team led by Hong Kong capital markets partner Benita Yu (pictured). The privatisation, announced on 21 February this year, has seen Alibaba Group offer HK$13.50 (£1.10) per share, a 60% premium on the 60-day average closing price.

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