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  • October 26, 2007 |

    US Briefing: Sullivan settles with former associate

    Sullivan & Cromwell said on Thursday (25 October) it had reached a settlement with former associate Aaron Charney, who sued the law firm earlier this year for sexual orientation discrimination. The settlement, the terms of which are confidential, brings to a close a dispute that had fascinated the New York legal community over the past several months, both with its allegations concerning partners at one of the city's most prestigious firms and its bizarre twists and turns in the courtroom.

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  • October 23, 2007 |

    Bakers nips in for £285m Nike-Umbro tie-up

    Baker & McKenzie has scooped Nike as a new client as the world's largest sportswear company gears up to buy rival kit-maker Umbro in a £285m takeover bid. City-based corporate partner Tim Gee is leading the Bakers team after winning the mandate to advise Nike on its first major acquisition in the UK. He is joined by corporate partner Tim Sheddick, competition partner Helen Bardell and Jeremy Edwards for human resources matters.

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  • October 22, 2007 |

    Bakers partner charged with stock fraud

    A partner at Baker & McKenzie has been indicted on charges that he participated in a stock fraud scheme that netted two overseas short-sellers $55m (£27m), writes the New York Law Journal. According to an indictment unsealed on Friday (19 October) by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, Martin Weisberg, an M&A partner in Bakers' New York office, helped Israeli investors Zev Saltsman and Menachem Eitan gain access to hundreds of millions of discounted but restricted shares in two companies he represented.

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  • October 22, 2007 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 22/10/07...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; the pick of the day's posts; and a new Career Clinic to brighten up the Monday gloom

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  • October 19, 2007 |

    Its good to talk

    "People increasingly ask employers 'what can you do for me?'" says Clare Roberts, a human resources (HR) consultant with PA Consulting. "Ten years ago, that would have been unheard of. They have a different attitude to work and employers are having to rethink their proposition to potential recruits."

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  • October 18, 2007 |

    Bakers aims to break $1.5m PEP by 2010

    Baker & McKenzie is aiming to break the $1.5m (£738,000) mark for partner profits by 2010, as the firm unveils its new three-year plan in London this week. The global law firm has seen profits rise by 63% over the last three years from $654,000 (£322,000) in 2004 to $1.063m (£523,000) for the most recent 12-month period and is budgeting to continue on a similar growth-track for the next three years.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Nottingham awaits Freshfields' decision as firm considers LLM contract renewal

    Nottingham Law School is on tenterhooks with the news that high-profile client Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is reviewing a contract it has with the education provider.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Conroy re-elected as Bakers' global head

    Baker & McKenzie has re-elected global chairman John Conroy for a second term at the helm following a partnership vote in London, where the firm is holding its partnership conference. Chicago-based Conroy took on the role in 2004. During his tenure he has overseen significant growth at Bakers, with partner profits last year breaking the $1m (£502,000) mark for the first time.

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  • October 17, 2007 | International Edition

    Three's the word: a Legal Week Evening With...

    Some of the City's leading figures gathered earlier this month to hear three of commercial law's leading figures discuss the state of the legal profession at a Legal Week event.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Three's the word: a Legal Week Evening With...

    Some of the City's leading figures gathered earlier this month to hear three of commercial law's leading figures discuss the state of the legal profession at a Legal Week event.

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