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  • October 4, 2007 |

    City set for bank vs bank credit crunch clashes

    Top City law firms are preparing themselves for an unprecedented surge in litigation between banking giants as a result of the credit crunch, in what looks set to be the biggest client dilemma to hit the UK's commercial legal industry in years.

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Editor's Comment: Divided loyalties

    "The situation is rather difficult," says one corporate partner, with considerable understatement. The situation, in the broadest sense, is the current turmoil in the global credit markets, which is fast turning lawyer/client dynamics on their head.

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Freshfields leads on E60m Deutsche pro bono initiative

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has acted on a pro bono basis for Deutsche Bank on an ethical investment portfolio designed to make small loans available to people in developing countries.

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Slaughters wins Treasury role in Northern Rock saga

    Slaughter and May has joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as the latest firm to cash in on the ongoing Northern Rock saga, with the elite law firm instructed on behalf of the Treasury to advise on options for the beleaguered bank. Slaughters will advise the Treasury alongside Goldman Sachs in the high-profile crisis surrounding the UK mortgage lender.

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Legal Week Litigation Forum: Death of generalist to breed hyper-focused litigator

    Barristers have long been cast as dinosaurs, but solicitors are realising that they have to adapt to the demand for specialist disputes lawyers - and the decline of generalists. John Malpas and Claire Ruckin report from the Legal Week Litigation Forum

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Reuters strives to maintain proud history in face of Thomson union

    Reuters has built a strong reputation as a go-to employer for ambitious corporate counsel. Michelle Madsen investigates whether the respected news provider can maintain its focus in the wake of its recent merger with Thomson

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Silky PR skills can't quite cover the embarrassment of Links' Cologne withdrawal

    Linklaters has clearly been taking lessons on managing tricky news, but there is such a thing as being too cute. Buried away at the bottom of a press release…

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  • September 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Bingham set for Northern Rock bondholder role

    Bingham McCutchen is set to secure a major role in the Northern Rock saga with the US restructuring leader being instructed to advise a group of bondholders on their position. The top 50 US law firm has been approached alongside investment boutique Houlihan Lokey by a number of the mortgage-lenders' junior bondholders to offer advice on their investments.

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  • September 28, 2007 |

    Bingham set for Northern Rock bondholder role

    Bingham McCutchen is set to secure a major role in the Northern Rock saga with the US restructuring leader being instructed to advise a group of bondholders on their position. The top 50 US law firm has been approached alongside investment boutique Houlihan Lokey by a number of the mortgage-lenders' junior bondholders to offer advice on their investments.

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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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