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  • September 27, 2007 |

    Links and Freshfields brands rising in US: AmLaw on the magic circle

    In June, shortly before becoming Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced, "[This is] an era that history will record as the beginning of a new golden age…

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  • September 27, 2007 |

    Legal Week Assistant: The full story

    Legal Week's in-depth survey of the country's top law firms offers the big picture on just what law firms offer their assistants and associates - from salary, to soft benefits, to career progression. Read on to find out how your law firm fares and how the competition stacks up. Derek Bedlow and Sophie Evans report

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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Just one in four City firms train partners in line management

    Almost three-quarters of top City firms offer no formal training for managing assistants, despite junior lawyers labelling the assistant-line manager relationship as crucial for retention.

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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Spain: By royal decree

    On 27 July, the Spanish Government approved a new regime for public tender offers, enacted by Royal Decree 1066/2007. These new rules - implementing European Directive 2004/25 on tender offers - apply to all tender offers authorised by the Spanish authorities after 13 August this year.

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    Camerons, Bakers take pole position on F1 'spying' dispute

    CMS Cameron McKenna and Baker & McKenzie bagged the plum roles advising on the high-stakes dispute between Formula One rivals McLaren and Ferrari, Legal Week has learned, in what led to one of the biggest fines in sporting history. Camerons advised Ferrari on the dispute, which saw the specialist car maker secure a record-breaking $100m (£50m) fine for McLaren last week (13 September) after a hearing held by the sport's governing body - the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC).

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    US firms in London: Friends in the City

    Almost half the respondents to this years' US firms in London survey would consider a tie-up with a UK firm. Helen Mooney reports on London's enduring appeal

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    Summer re-jig for legal in-housers

    Tyco recruits from within for healthcare and electronics division legal heads; Starbucks hires Thurston as first ever UK-based legal chief; and former Alcatel-Lucent GC becomes Motorola head of legal. Michelle Madsen reviews the latest key in-house moves

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  • September 19, 2007 |

    LA's Paul Hastings picks up Asia partner trio

    Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker has strengthened its Asia practice with the hire of three new partners in Japan and Hong Kong, the Los Angeles-based law firm announced today (19 September). Baker & McKenzie project finance partner David Vance and Latham & Watkins finance counsel Joseph Kim both join Paul Hastings' Tokyo office as partners.

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  • September 17, 2007 |

    Hunton hits Simmons with Brudenall hire

    Hunton & Williams has boosted its City arm after poaching rated Simmons & Simmons outsourcing partner Peter Brudenall, the US law firm announced today (17 September). Brudenall, who is both UK and Australian-qualified, joins Hunton's global technology and outsourcing practice in London, where he will work alongside fellow outsourcing partner Bridget Treacy.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    White & Case expands office space in London

    White & Case has expanded its presence in London, taking an additional 12,000 sq ft of floor space at its Old Broad Street base, giving it room for nearly 100 more staff. The US firm currently has 566 employees in the City and the extra space will give the firm room for a total of around 670. White & Case's London office has seen rapid growth this year, including the hire of two capital markets partners from McDermott Will & Emery in London and a third from Baker & McKenzie.

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