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  • October 10, 2007 |

    New funding tactics emerge in LSB push

    Investment houses have been repeatedly visiting top 50 legal practices since the beginning of the year to discuss a variety of new methods of investing in law firms.

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  • October 10, 2007 |

    O'Melveny secures London corporate boost with Kirkland private equity hire

    O'Melveny & Myers has bolstered its London corporate practice with the hire of a partner from US rival Kirkland & Ellis' City base.

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  • October 9, 2007 |

    GE unveils new European corporate advisers

    General Electric (GE) has named five firms on its first-ever European M&A panel, handing out lucrative mandates to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Slaughter & May, Allen & Overy and Ashurst. The quintet, which have all advised GE in the past, will look after its major transactional work in Europe after winning out in the latest plank of a sweeping review of the US company external legal advisers.

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  • October 9, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 9/10/07

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus focus on Freshfields and the pick of the posts

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  • October 8, 2007 |

    Ashurst tries on Herbies' elephant trap for size

    What is it about Herbert Smith’s elephant trap that seems so tempting to other law firms? Despite recent years giving repeated proof that, for quality…

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  • October 5, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 5/10/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and former Olswang top man Jonathan Goldstein is the latest big-name blogger to join Legal Village

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Herbies wins mega private equity role on Northern Rock bid

    Herbert Smith has secured one of its highest-profile roles to date - advising private equity group JC Flowers on its potential approach for beleaguered bank Northern Rock. The firm, which is not a traditional adviser to JC Flowers, is fielding a team including corporate partner Anthony Macaulay and securitisation partner Dina Albagli.

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Top partners face cuts as Ashurst overhauls lockstep

    Around 75 of Ashurst's most senior partners will see their position at the top of the lockstep come under intense scrutiny as part of a radical overhaul of the City firm's remuneration system.

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 4/10/07

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and a Legal Village debut for new Law Society president Andrew Holroyd

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Middle East expansion for Ashurst and Dentons

    Ashurst and Denton Wilde Sapte have taken steps to bolster their operations in the Middle East, with Ashurst launching in Abu Dhabi and Dentons chairman James Dallas relocating to Dubai.

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