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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Ashurst's Australian tie-up includes option to split in event of US merger

    Ashurst has the option of walking away from its deal with legacy Australian firm Blake Dawson if it agrees a tie-up with a US law firm before the planned merger with Blakes is approved, Legal Week has learned. Terms of the tie-up, finalised in September last year, specify that during the two-year period between Blakes rebranding as Ashurst at the start of this month and the proposed merger between the two firms going live in 2014, Ashurst has the option of abandoning the Australian deal in preference of a US tie-up.

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  • March 22, 2012 | International Edition

    Funds promises to be the fertile ground that has long eluded US law firm leaders

    Funds proves the rare City practice line that really goes with US invaders' flow. Georgina Stanley reports

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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Top law firms redouble efforts to boost female representation

    Herbert Smith, Hogan Lovells and Addleshaw Goddard are among a host of firms rolling out new initiatives to help retain and promote more female lawyers, with the moves coming as businesses face increasing pressure to up the number of women on boards.

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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Funds promises to be the fertile ground that has long eluded US law firm leaders

    Funds proves the rare City practice line that really goes with US invaders' flow. Georgina Stanley reports

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  • March 22, 2012 |

    Norton Rose and A&O among 13 firms named on Qatari Diar's debut panel

    Middle East real estate company Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company has appointed 13 law firms its first ever legal panel, with a raft of UK firms winning roles. The line-up, selected from 46 firms invited to tender, includes Norton Rose, Allen & Overy (A&O), Ashurst, Herbert Smith, Simmons & Simmons, Eversheds and Nabarro.

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  • March 21, 2012 |

    Ashurst hands managing partner role to Paris banking lawyer

    Ashurst has appointed Paris-based banking partner James Collis as its new managing partner, following Simon Bromwich's decision last month to step down from the role ahead of schedule. Collis, who will relocate to London to take up the role in the new financial year (1 May), has had a key role in shaping the firm's European banking strategy alongside banking chief Mark Vickers.

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  • March 21, 2012 |

    Budget ushers in key changes for private client and property lawyers

    Private client lawyers are set to see a significant increase in work over the coming months as measures affecting high net worth individuals take centre stage in this year's Budget, which was unveiled today (21 March). Chancellor George Osborne has put measures targeting the wealthy at the core of a budget that is also set to cut tax for business and clamp down on tax avoidance by corporates and individuals.

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  • March 21, 2012 |

    Links and Ashurst among 10 law firms on $6.2bn Glencore Canada deal

    Linklaters and Ashurst are among a raft of firms taking roles on Glencore International's $6.2bn (£3.9bn) purchase of Viterra, Canada's largest grain-handler, reports The Am Law Daily. Glencore has turned to Linklaters for legal advice in Europe and Asia, with King & Wood Mallesons handling Australian aspects of the deal for the commodities trading giant.

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  • March 20, 2012 |

    CC, White & Case and WilmerHale join advisers on £500m-plus GlobeOp bidding

    Clifford Chance (CC), White & Case and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have won roles on the bidding battle for hedge fund administrator GlobeOp, after US software company SS&C Technologies last week trumped an earlier offer from buyout house TPG Capital. CC corporate partner Steven Fox, who joined the magic circle firm last year from Ashurst, is leading the firm's team advising SS&C on UK law alongside CC partners Lee Coney (corporate), Roderick McGillivray (finance), Simon Crown (regulatory) and Sonia Gilbert (employment).

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  • March 15, 2012 |

    Partners believe fragmented legal industry is set for intense merger run

    "Definition of law firm merger - poorly managed; driven largely by overpaid incumbent management with little real support from grass roots; justifed rarely on good logic but instead on catch words like 'scale', 'footprint' and 'globalisation'...

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