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  • May 16, 2007 |

    Bakers appoints Trappehl as new German head

    Baker & McKenzie has appointed Munich labour law partner Bernhard Trappehl as its new German managing partner. Trappehl takes over the reins from the previous incumbent, Frankfurt labour law partner Guenther Heckelmann, in July. The appointment follows the firm's announcement earlier this month that Gary Senior has been re-elected as London managing partner.

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  • May 9, 2007 |

    Senior wins second term as Bakers London chief

    Baker & McKenzie has re-appointed Gary Senior as its London managing partner. Senior's second term will start on 1 September and is due to last for three years. His reappointment was uncontested, with voting of the London partners closing on Friday (4 May). Senior was initially appointed for a three-year term in September 2003, replacing Russell Lewin, but he has already agreed to extend his initial term by one extra year.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Legal Week Student firm guide: Clifford Chance

    When people refer to global law firms they generally mean Clifford Chance (CC) - the world's largest law firm, with an annual turnover of more than £1bn. While other firms such as Baker & McKenzie have also spread out around the globe, CC is one of the few that can handle top-tier work through sizeable offices across Europe, the US and Asia.

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  • April 26, 2007 |

    Know your firm: Firm foundations

    Proving you have researched the firm you want to work for is crucial come interview time. Legal Week Student offers an insight into the top 10 UK firms - their top partners, their cultures and their biggest clients

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Simmons bags second lucrative deal for Telefonica in £2bn Airwave 02

    Simmons & Simmons has secured its second major instruction for Telefonica, advising the Spanish telecoms giant on its £2bn sale of emergency services network Airwave to Guardian Digital Communications.

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Strategy dispute hits Linklaters Brazil ally with 27-lawyer split

    Linklaters' Brazilian ally, Lefosse, is to split, with a significant number of lawyers leaving to create an independent firm after a strategy dispute.

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Bakers raises London profile with $7bn finance deal haul

    Baker & McKenzie's profile in structured finance has been boosted after the firm won a series of securitisation mandates worth a total of nearly $7bn (£3.5bn) in the first part of 2007.

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Energy client hands AIM leader Memery Crystal M&A boost on £208m oil sale

    Memery Crystal has closed one of its biggest ever M&A mandates after advising on RAK Petroleum's £208m acquisition of Gulf Keystone Petroleum.

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Holman Fenwick secures $1.3bn mining sell-off role with Indonesian energy giant

    Holman Fenwick & Willan has acted on a $1.3bn (£648m) energy deal for Indonesian-listed Bumi Resources, which has sold a stake in two mining companies to India's largest privately-owned utility company, Tata Power.

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  • April 20, 2007 |

    Linklaters Brazil ally Lefosse to split

    Linklaters' Brazilian ally, Lefosse, is set to split, with a significant number of lawyers leaving to create an independent firm after a what is believed to have been a dispute over strategy. Local competition partner Jose Orlando Lobo and corporate partner Valdo de Rizzo are leading a breakaway group, which is thought to comprise around 27 lawyers and will practise under the banner Lobo & de Rizzo from the end of the month.

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