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  • August 31, 2011 |

    Partners fear takeover phobia will hamper M&A recovery

    Last month's £7.1bn bid for UK software company Autonomy by Hewlett-Packard has led to renewed calls for the Government to bring in new laws protecting UK businesses from the threat of overseas takeovers. The political flare-up following the largest overseas takeover of a UK company since last year's controversial acquisition of Cadbury by US food group Kraft has prompted collective eye-rolling among corporate partners across the City.

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  • August 26, 2011 |

    Clifford Chance appoints new Tokyo corporate head to replace Kitchin

    Clifford Chance (CC) has named Andrew Whan as the firm's new Tokyo corporate head, following the departure of partner Alan Kitchin.Corporate finance partner Whan has relocated to Tokyo from Hong Kong to take up the new post.

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  • August 23, 2011 |

    Ashurst partner takes up two-year secondment at Takeover Panel

    Ashurst corporate partner Tom Mercer has begun a two-year secondment at the Takeover Panel, becoming the latest City partner to take up a role at the regulator. Mercer, who is based in London and was promoted to Ashurst's partnership earlier this year, has been appointed by the panel as a new secretary for a period of two years beginning next month (12 September).

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  • August 17, 2011 |

    Squire Sanders set for Perth launch as Minter Ellison tie-up agreed

    Squire Sanders & Dempsey's partnership has approved plans to acquire the majority of Minter Ellison's Perth office. The partnership voted in favour of the deal on Tuesday (16 August), with the acquisition set to gift the transatlantic firm around 80 lawyers in Australia - including 14 partners.

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  • August 12, 2011 |

    Allens Arthur Robinson expands Perth office with Ashurst hire

    Ashurst energy partner Anthony Patten is leaving the firm to join the Perth office of Australia's Allens Arthur Robinson.The move means a return to Australia for Patten, who is a partner in Ashurst's City headquarters, having started his career in Allens' Melbourne office.

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  • August 10, 2011 |

    Salans appoints new global COO with hire of ex-Ashurst man

    Salans has turned to the London office of Ropes & Gray for its new global chief operating officer. Peter Griffith, who joined Salans' London office on 8 August, will be responsible for all the firm's global support services, including finance, IT, business development and marketing. He replaces Neil Woodcock, who retired earlier this year.

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  • August 4, 2011 |

    Squire Sanders set for Australia with 'majority' of Minter's Perth office

    Squire Sanders Hammonds is set to launch in Australia with the acquisition of the majority of Minter Ellison's Perth office. The transatlantic firm is currently finalising discussions with a group of partners from Minter Ellison's Perth base, with 15 of the office's 19 partners understood to be in talks over a move after four decided to stay with the Australian firm.

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  • August 3, 2011 |

    Dealmaker: Stuart Brinkworth

    Hogan Lovells banking partner on a sneaky bankrupt client and a golfing marathon...

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  • August 3, 2011 |

    Is anyone listening? In the post-LSA era, the recourse for legal complaints is unclear

    In the post-Legal Services Act era, the recourse for complaints for larger law firms and their clients is not clear. Caroline Hill reports

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  • August 2, 2011 |

    Firms line up on Hong Kong group's £4.7bn Northumbrian Water takeover

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells and Ashurst have taken lead roles on the £4.7bn takeover bid for Northumbrian Water by a Hong Kong consortium. Freshfields has won the lead role for the consortium - which is led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) - and is fielding a London-based team headed by corporate partners Piers Prichard Jones and Edward Braham (pictured), working alongside Hong Kong corporate partner Simon Weller.

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