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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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  • 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 |

    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 1, 2007 |

    US alliance exposed BLP's image problem

    Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has an image problem. Given the number of firms struggling to differentiate themselves in the the City's crowded legal market,…

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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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