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  • May 14, 2008 | International Edition

    Hammonds tools up for £1bn Enodis bid

    Hammonds has scored a starring role on a £1bn deal - advising Illinois Tool Works' (ITW) on its takeover bid for kitchen equipment manufacturer Enodis. The firm is fielding a team led by corporate partners Giles Distin and Jane Haxby on the £1.03bn acquisition, acting alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Ropes & Gray, which are providing US advice on the deal.

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  • May 14, 2008 |

    Hammonds tools up for £1bn Enodis bid

    Hammonds has scored a starring role on a £1bn deal - advising Illinois Tool Works' (ITW) on its takeover bid for kitchen equipment manufacturer Enodis. The firm is fielding a team led by corporate partners Giles Distin and Jane Haxby on the £1.03bn acquisition, acting alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Ropes & Gray, which are providing US advice on the deal.

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  • May 13, 2008 |

    Norton Rose turnover soars 27% to near £300m

    Norton Rose has posted a dramatic rise in turnover in its financial results for 2007-08, with the top 10 City firm seeing revenue soar by more than a quarter to near the £300m mark. Turnover at the City heavyweight rose by 27% over the last 12 months, from a mark of £233m last to year to a new high of £297m.

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  • May 9, 2008 |

    Ashurst fees up 17% to smash £300m mark

    Ashurst has posted a 17% increase in turnover to smash through the £300m barrier, joining top 10 City rival Simmons & Simmons in announcing a double-digit increase in revenue. The firm raked in fees totalling £323m for 2007-08, during which time the firm has made a series of hires in Europe and Asia, overhauled its lockstep and converted to a limited liability partnership.

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  • May 9, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 9/05/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; news from the States in the latest US Briefing; and much more

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    UK trio become LLPs with only two top 10 firms yet to convert

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Macfarlanes and Hammonds have become the latest law firms to convert to limited liability partnership (LLP) status. All three firms converted with effect from 1 May, leaving just a handful of top City players to convert - with Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons now the only top 10 City firms not operating as LLPs.

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    Indian Bar to visit UK for reform talks as long-running foreign firm dispute delayed

    The Bar Council of India is set to visit the UK later this month, as the longstanding talks about opening up the country's legal market to foreign law firms continue. The news comes as it emerges that a crucial court case, scheduled to take place at the end of last month, has been pushed back until the summer.

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  • May 7, 2008 |

    Ashurst hires new risk management director

    Top 10 City firm Ashurst has appointed litigation partner Chris Vigrass to the newly-created role of director of risk management. His responsibilities will include overseeing the internal legal function. The position will eventually be full time, with Vigrass set to hand over his client responsibilities to fellow litigation partners Timothy Reid and Ronnie King. The three partners previously divided the internal risk responsibilities between them.

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  • May 2, 2008 | International Edition

    Freshfields finalises Euro LLP conversion

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has converted to limited liability partnership (LLP) status, with effect from yesterday (1 May). The move means Slaughter and May is now the only magic circle firm choosing not to operate as an LLP.

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  • May 2, 2008 |

    Freshfields finalises Euro LLP conversion

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has converted to limited liability partnership (LLP) status, with effect from yesterday (1 May). The move means Slaughter and May is now the only magic circle firm choosing not to operate as an LLP.

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