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  • September 18, 2007 |

    Bonelli revamps pay as new chief Saravalle steps in

    Slaughter and May ally Bonelli Erede Pappalardo has overhauled its payment structure and appointed a new managing partner, as the Italian independent moves to resolve succession issues. The remuneration changes, which were voted in at a partnership meeting last week (10 September), will see the Italian leader change its profit-sharing model to place less emphasis on individual performance and institutionalise its structure.

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  • September 13, 2007 |

    Partner alternatives gaining acceptance at top City firms

    Nearly two-thirds of major City firms have introduced partnership alternatives, according to Legal Week research, which shows many law firms are still wrestling with 20%-plus associate attrition rates.

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  • September 13, 2007 |

    Links tops law firms in graduate employer poll

    Law firms continue to lag accountancy giants and corporate employers in the opportunities they offer UK graduates, according to a recent poll by The Times. Linklaters was placed highest of 11 law firms to feature in the newspaper's latest annual top 100 list of the UK's leading graduate employers, compiled from interviews with more than 17,000 new graduates to leave university this summer.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    A word in your year

    The Museum of London was this month celebrating the success of a new ruse to wrangle cash from culture-phobic companies - a scheme not every City law firm proved impervious to.

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Editor's Comment: New battleground

    Law firms should get ready for globalisation proper

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Commercial Bar: Holy Cow

    Having been involved in the case, Maya Lester recounts the true story of the temple bullock, Shambo, and the legal legacy of his slaughter

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Searching questions

    Launched from a garage by two students, Google has grown to become the internet's biggest success story. Michelle Madsen talks to European general counsel Nigel Jones about the paradox at his company's heart

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  • September 4, 2007 |

    Links leads way as GdF-Suez saga nears end

    Linklaters has joined French firms Bredin Prat and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier among the beneficiaries of the protracted €70bn (£47bn) merger saga involving Gas de France (GdF) and Suez, which was finally approved yesterday (3 September). Bredin Prat, the French ally of Slaughter and May, advised Suez alongside City giant Linklaters, while Darrois Villey acted for GdF on a deal that was originally announced in February 2006.

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Sullivan instructs US firms to defend BA executives in price-fixing scandal

    Paul Hastings and Covington lead raft of US firms advising embattled BA execs in $300m price-fixing case

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    SJs checks in with Hilton on hotel sale

    SJ Berwin has cemented its ties with the Hilton Hotels Group, advising it on the sale of Edinburgh hotel The Caledonian.

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