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  • July 14, 2009 |

    Nationwide completes first UK legal panel

    Nationwide Building Society has completed its first ever UK panel, with five firms making the grade. Allen & Overy (A&O) is the only magic circle firm to have been appointed to the roster, joining Eversheds, Burges Salmon, Olswang and Nabarro on the panel.

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  • July 9, 2009 |

    GE appoints CC and Ashurst to Europe adviser roster

    General Electric (GE) has finalised its European non-M&A legal panel, with a clutch of UK firms winning roles including Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy (A&O), Ashurst and Norton Rose.

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  • July 9, 2009 |

    Santander and JP Morgan put legal advisers under review

    Banco Santander is finalising a shake-up of its external advisers in the UK, as JP Morgan has launched a review of its preferred law firms. Santander has turned to procurement company Aquanima for the first review of its merged UK panel, which covers the legacy Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley brands.

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  • July 8, 2009 | International Edition

    Ashurst partner profits down by more than a third for 2008-09

    Ashurst has seen profits per equity partner (PEP) drop by more than a third during 2008-09. The top 10 City firm has reported PEP of £673,000 for the last financial year, a 35% drop on 2007-08 figure of £1.04m.

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  • July 8, 2009 |

    Ashurst partner profits down by more than a third for 2008-09

    Ashurst has seen profits per equity partner (PEP) drop by more than a third during 2008-09. The top 10 City firm has reported PEP of £673,000 for the last financial year, a 35% drop on 2007-08 figure of £1.04m.

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  • July 8, 2009 |

    Deals hit a low but M&A lawyers wary of predicting turning point

    Freshfields and Links top UK and Euro tables, but overall figures fell

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  • July 6, 2009 |

    Bingham McCutchen acquires McKee Nelson

    Bingham McCutchen is to acquire McKee Nelson , with the two firms to merge from the start of next month, writes The American Lawyer. Partners at both firms were told of the merger this morning (6 July), with the combined firm, which will be called Bingham McCutchen, to take on all of McKee Nelson's lawyers.

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  • July 2, 2009 |

    GE appoints CC and Ashurst to Europe adviser roster

    General Electric (GE) has finalised its European non-M&A legal panel, with a clutch of UK firms winning roles, including Clifford Chance and Ashurst. DLA Piper, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Baker & McKenzie are also among the firms appointed to GE's 80-firm roster.

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  • July 2, 2009 |

    Addleshaws wins Barclays role as bank confirms new panel line-up

    Barclays has completed its panel review, with Addleshaw Goddard winning a coveted spot on the bank's main panel. The national firm joins Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance , DLA Piper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Lovells and Simmons & Simmons on the bank's general advisory roster, with Barclays also appointing a string of firms to 10 specialist panels.

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  • June 25, 2009 |

    Ashurst to refer litigation to German independent

    A senior German partner has left Ashurst as former Munich head Karl Wach sets up his own litigation boutique alongside senior associate Frank Meckes. The top 10 City law firm said the move came as part of a bid to refocus its Munich office around corporate and finance law. Wach was the only litigation partner in the office, although there are still three associates.

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