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  • February 23, 2012 |

    Slaughters retains 90% of March NQs; Eversheds, Simmons confirm figures

    Slaughter and May, Simmons & Simmons and Eversheds have unveiled the retention rates for their March trainee intakes, with the magic circle firm taking on 90% of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. Twenty-six of Slaughters' 29 NQs are being kept on by the firm, with the healthy retention rate coming after the firm kept on 100% of its 59-strong intake in September last year.

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  • February 23, 2012 |

    CC and LG lead on $1.6bn Shell bid as oil giant targets East Africa

    Clifford Chance (CC) and LG have secured lead roles on Royal Dutch Shell's $1.6bn (£1bn) bid for oil exploration company Cove Energy, reports The Am Law Daily. Cove, which is based in London and holds oil and gas assets in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, is being advised by LG, with corporate partners Geoff Gouriet and John Reed heading up the firm's team.

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  • February 20, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: latest moves including Akin Gump and Addleshaws

    Former Slaughter and May Beijing head George Goulding has been appointed as a consultant to the management committee of the firm's Indian best friend Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. Goulding will join the committee alongside Boston Consulting Group's former New Delhi head James Abraham. The duo will be expected to spend at least 40 days a year with the firm to help the Indian outfit with management and strategy.

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  • February 19, 2012 |

    Skadden, Shearman and NCTM line up on latest Italian fashion IPO

    A trio of law firms have won roles on the latest listing of an Italian fashion brand as luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli gears up to launch a Milan initial public offering (IPO). Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Shearman & Sterling and NCTM are all advising on the proposed listing of the cashmere clothing fashion brand, which comes after Italian brands Salvatore Ferragamo and Prada concluded listings last year in Italy and Hong Kong respectively.

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  • February 16, 2012 |

    BLP and Slaughters lead on $1bn sale of stake in Indonesian mining firm Bumi

    Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Slaughter and May have advised on the $1bn (£632m) sale of a 24% stake in Indonesian mining company Bumi. BLP advised the sellers, commodities trader Bakrie & Brothers and Indonesian investment company Long Haul Holdings, with a team led by City corporate finance partner Benjamin Lee, Singapore head Alistair Duffield and Singapore banking partner Tahirah Ara.

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  • February 16, 2012 |

    Change in the air - the lawyers helping poorer countries to plug into the UN

    A band of lawyers are putting their heads together to help the world's least developed countries understand the impact of UN talks. Sofia Lind reports,,,

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  • February 14, 2012 |

    Slaughters leads alongside US duo on $12.5bn Google/Motorola deal

    Slaughter and May has advised alongside Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz as Google's $12.5bn (£7.9bn) acquisition of Motorola Mobility yesterday (13 February) gained competition clearance in the US and Europe. Slaughters was brought in to advise Motorola on European competition matters after the acquisition was announced in August last year, with the firm understood to have fielded a team led by Brussels competition partner Claire Jeffs.

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  • February 9, 2012 |

    Outside the citadel - are you ready for a career after law?

    Despite mounting pressure to retire early, partners still struggle to forge fulfilling careers outside the legal profession. Friederike Heine reports

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  • February 9, 2012 |

    Technology feeds client demands but overload affects partner productivity

    City partners say managing the rising tide of modern communication hinders how effectively they work, but extol the benefits of improved technology for boosting flexibility...

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  • February 5, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Norton Rose, Orrick, Salans and Gide

    Former Slaughter and May partner Lucy Wylde has been appointed as general counsel of the Government's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG). Wylde left Slaughters in April last year to take up a position as GC of the Asset Protection Agency, which was set up by HM Treasury in the wake of the credit crunch to stabilise financial institutions affected by the downturn.

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