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  • September 9, 2009 |

    RBS puts select firms on fast track; Nestle unveils UK counsel

    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has invited a handful of its closest legal advisers to 'fast-track' its general legal review, it has emerged, guaranteeing a group of core firms places on its coveted panel. The bank contacted a number of its key advisers earlier this summer inviting them to join the panel early providing they agreed to basic terms on fees, rather than waiting until the full review is completed later this year. It is thought Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters, Ashurst and Denton Wilde Sapte are among those invited to take part.

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  • September 9, 2009 |

    Sodexo unveils nine firm roster

    Nine law firms have scored roles on food and facilities management services group Sodexo's new legal panel. Top 25 firms Ashurst, Eversheds, DLA Piper, SJ Berwin and Beachcroft have all won spots on Sodexo's UK & Ireland panel, while Davenport Lyons, Devonshires, Lindsays and Shadbolts have also won roles.

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  • September 4, 2009 |

    Latham seals hire of former Ashurst partner duo in Milan

    Latham & Watkins has boosted its Italian practice with the hire of Ashurst's former Milan managing partner Riccardo Agostinelli. Agostinelli, who was office managing partner until his departure, left Ashurst last month together with finance partner Lorenzo Vernetti. Both are now set to join Latham in Milan.

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  • September 4, 2009 |

    Linklaters matches Slaughters at top of FTSE 100 client rankings

    Linklaters has joined Slaughter and May at the top of the Hemscott rankings of legal advisers to FTSE 100 companies, with both firms listed as advising 25 of the UK's biggest companies. Hemscott's Q3 rankings put the firms neck-and-neck for the first time. Slaughters has dominated the list since the rankings were first released in 2005, at which point it had 10 more FTSE 100 clients than Freshfields.

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  • September 1, 2009 |

    DLA Piper signs up Linklaters partner for EMEA corporate team

    DLA Piper has bolstered its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) corporate practice with the addition of Linklaters partner Jon Hayes. Hayes, who trained at the magic circle firm and became a partner in 2001, joins DLA today (1 September) with the aim of boosting client ties with London corporates and international clients. He will work alongside DLA's EMEA corporate head Juan Picon. Hayes said: "The practice has a strong, upper mid-market reputation in London and fantastic international capabilities that will provide me with a great platform from which to develop relationships with clients whose legal needs extend beyond single transactions or are truly global."

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  • September 1, 2009 |

    From herded cats to well-drilled troops

    Slaughters, Linklaters and BLP are praised for quality leadership as partners become late converts to the value of management in the legal profession. Claire Ruckin reports

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  • September 1, 2009 |

    Pinsents hires Ashurst vet for transport push

    Pinsent Masons has strengthened its international projects team with the hire of Ashurst head of transport Raymond Beven. Beven, who will join the national law firm as a partner in its London office later this month, will lead Pinsents' transport team, which sits within the projects and international construction group.

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  • September 1, 2009 |

    Ashurst and A&O win lead roles on CVA rescue deal for ailing retailer Focus DIY

    Ashurst and Allen & Overy (A&O) are among a raft of firms advising as home improvement retailer Focus DIY moves to secure a rescue deal through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). Ashurst has been advising Focus DIY on the proposed CVA, which received more than 90% backing from creditors last month (24 August). It will see landlords of some 38 closed stores agreeing to waive rent liabilities in return for a share of a pot of money thought to be worth around £3.7m.

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  • August 26, 2009 |

    Ashurst restructuring chief Angel quits to join Milbank's City base

    Ashurst's head of restructuring Nick Angel is set to leave the City firm to join US player Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Angel, who has been a partner with Ashurst since 1997, is expected to leave Ashurst this week, although it is unclear when he will formally join Milbank.

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  • August 11, 2009 |

    Ashurst set to lose senior partner quartet from Milan office

    Ashurst is set to lose four partners in Milan, including the local office's two leaders. Daniele Raynaud, who heads the Milan office, and Riccardo Agostinelli, Milan managing partner, are both set to leave the top 10 City firm. In addition, finance partner Lorenzo Vernetti and corporate partner Stefano Roncoroni are also departing. According to Ashurst, Agostinelli and Vernetti are leaving to join one firm, while Raynaud and Roncoroni will join another, although their destinations are unknown.

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