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  • December 11, 2007 |

    Latham lands lead on Singapore's £5bn UBS deal

    Latham & Watkins and Swiss leader Homburger have picked up the lead roles on the acquisition of a 9% stake in UBS by the investment arm of the Government of Singapore - a deal worth CHF11bn (£4.8bn). Latham is advising the sovereign wealth fund on the deal, fielding teams out of its Singapore and London offices, respectively headed by corporate partners Michael Sturrock and Olof Clausson. London associate Scott Colwell is also advising.

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  • December 6, 2007 |

    Young Solicitor of the Year

    Winner: Nicole Kar, Linklaters

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  • December 6, 2007 |

    Litigation and Regulatory Team of the Year

    British Legal Awards 2007: Litigation and Regulatory Team of the Year. Winner: Clifford Chance. Finalists: Baker & McKenzie, Herbert Smith, Irwin Mitchell, Linklaters and Nabarro.

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  • December 6, 2007 |

    Private Client Team of the Year

    British Legal Awards 2007: Private Client Team of the Year. Winner: Withers. Other finalists: Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie, Harcus Sinclair, LG, Mishcon de Reya.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Managing a Law Firm: The talent show

    He was recruited as a very senior director in a very large City law firm. His work went well but the thing that really bugged him was the pass he had to show every time he went into the staff restaurant. The words 'non-lawyer' were printed on the face of it (for non-lawyer, read 'second-class citizen').

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  • November 29, 2007 |

    The long return

    There is a growing split between the domestic commercial work and finance-driven specialist services that the Republic of Ireland's elite band of commercial firms are offering to an international client base, drawn by the country's low corporate taxes.

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  • November 29, 2007 |

    A new phase

    Despite political uncertainty and a limited supply of lawyers, Ukraine's firms are on the up, says Sophie Evans

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Sullivan, Skadden top US firms in Europe tables

    Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have emerged as the top US law firms in European M&A over the last three years, according to research produced for Legal Week that show the pair have worked on the highest value of deals over the period.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Private Client: Business and pleasure

    It would appear that the perks associated with advising the world's super-rich do not extend to regular trips on private jets. That, at least, was the impression gleaned from an informal survey of the delegates who gathered in Venice on 15-17 November to attend the fifth annual Legal Week Private Client Forum, which was chaired by Macfarlanes' John Rhodes and Jeremy Arnold of Barclays Wealth.

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  • November 26, 2007 |

    Google UK search ends with Expedia's Edwards

    Internet giant Google has appointed its first-ever UK head of legal, with the European general counsel of holiday company Expedia, Luisa Edwards, named in the high-profile role. Edwards takes up her new post on 3 December and will report in to Google's European legal chief, Nigel Jones. She will be based in Google's UK offices in central London and will be tasked with building the online giant's domestic legal team.

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