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  • June 28, 2012 |

    Hogan Lovells, BLP and Freshfields top UK lawyer satisfaction rankings

    Hogan Lovells, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are leading their UK peers when it comes to lawyers' satisfaction with their work and choice of firm, according to a major research project from Legal Week. The 2012 Employee Satisfaction Report (ESR) from Legal Week Intelligence, which grades leading law firms according to the estimation of their lawyers across five 'core' areas (professional, personal, management, career & development, and salary & benefits) found Hogan Lovells had the most satisfied lawyers of the top 20 UK firms.

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  • June 27, 2012 |

    Bakers promotes trio of City lawyers in 63-strong partnership round

    Baker & McKenzie has announced its 2012 promotions round, with three London lawyers making the cut out of a global total of 63. The promotions, which bring the total number of partners in the firm to 1,400, will take effect next month (1 July).

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  • June 25, 2012 |

    Norton Rose and A&O lead ranking of firms associates want to work for

    Norton Rose and Allen & Overy (A&O) have emerged as the law firms that associates at rival firms would most like to work for, according to new research from Legal Week. Legal Week Intelligence's flagship Employee Satisfaction Report 2012 found the pair ranked ahead of Slaughter and May, Clyde & Co and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) as the five most popular firms to work for, as rated by peers at other law firms.

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  • June 25, 2012 |

    Ex-Dewey partners pursued by banks over professional practice loans

    Former partners of bankrupt firm Dewey & LeBoeuf are being pursued by banks trying to reclaim money they lent through professional practice loans. Citi is among the lenders attempting to claw back loans made to both lateral hires and internal partner promotions at Dewey to fund their capital contributions to the firm, according to ex-partners.

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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Ex-Dewey team lead on $1.1bn Kazakh oil deal for Morgan Lewis

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Baker & McKenzie have taken lead roles on the $1.1bn (£713m) financing of Kazakhstan state oil and gas company, KazMunaiGas, by the Export-Import Bank of China.

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  • June 13, 2012 |

    Freshfields, CC and Bakers lead on €1.8bn Euro private equity deal

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance (CC) are among a number of firms advising on Swedish private equity group EQT's €1.8bn (£1.5m) purchase of Germany's BSN medical, reports The Am Law Daily. EQT secured the deal after reaching an agreement with company management and Montagu Private Equity, which acquired the medical device company for roughly €880m (£700m) in 2005.

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  • June 11, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including CMS, Shoosmiths and K&L

    CMS Cameron McKenna has appointed Rita Lowe as its new UK head of banking and finance, replacing Will Meredith in the role. Lowe, whose practice focuses on advising distressed companies and investors, is currently leading the Camerons team advising Dewey & LeBoeuf's UK LLP on its wind-down proceedings, which is expected to take up to 12 months to complete.

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  • June 1, 2012 |

    Australia unveils new 68-firm government super-panel

    The Australian Government has slashed its legal panel to 68 firms, with Clifford Chance (CC) emerging as the only UK adviser with an Australian presence not included on the line-up. The panel - known as the legal services multi-use list (LSMUL) - is the first time national government agencies have been required to use the streamlined roster for legal services purchasing, with the aim driving cost efficiencies...

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  • June 1, 2012 |

    Bird & Bird sees turnover grow 10%; Taylor Wessing posts 7% firmwide hike

    Bird & Bird has announced double-digit revenue growth for 2011-12, while partner profits are set to return to the pre-recession highs of 2007-08. The UK top 20 firm has posted turnover of £235m for the year, up 10% from the figure of £214.6m took in during 2010-11.

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  • May 31, 2012 |

    Bakers, A&O advise as Saudi sukuk lists on London Stock Exchange

    Baker & McKenzie has advised Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) on a $2bn (£1.3bn) deal which marks the first-ever London-listed sukuk programme by a Saudi bank.

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