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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Ashurst's charm school

    Just as important for any wannabe rainmaker as being able to shout at trainees and discreetly knife colleagues squarely between the scapulas is the noble art of schmoozing. To some it comes as easily as taking candy from an investment-banking baby, while others find it more tortuous than an hour discussing the finer points of Polish law.

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Lord of the non-flyers

    With firms such as Simmons & Simmons increasingly bragging about their carbon-neutral status, The Diary is impressed with those partners shunning the overseas sun and refusing to clock up the air-miles by taking their summer break in places like Devon or Cornwall. Not that they've all clocked up good karma for their troubles.

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  • September 3, 2007 | International Edition

    Proskauer awaits as Hudson makes O'Melveny exit

    O'Melveny & Myers' former London head, Matthew Hudson, has handed in his notice at the Los Angeles-based firm, clearing the path for Proskauer Rose to launch its City office. Hudson, a private equity specialist, told O'Melveny today (3 September) that he would be leaving to join Proskauer at its new London arm, although his start date is yet to be confirmed.

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  • September 3, 2007 |

    Proskauer awaits as Hudson makes O'Melveny exit

    O'Melveny & Myers' former London head, Matthew Hudson, has handed in his notice at the Los Angeles-based firm, clearing the path for Proskauer Rose to launch its City office. Hudson, a private equity specialist, told O'Melveny today (3 September) that he would be leaving to join Proskauer at its new London arm, although his start date is yet to be confirmed.

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  • September 3, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 3/9/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and an all-new Career Clinic dilemma

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  • September 3, 2007 |

    Ashurst hires first India chief from US firm

    Ashurst has hired Arnold & Porter corporate partner Mureli Neelakantan to head up its India practice, the top 10 City firm announced today (3 September). Neelakantan, who is dual-qualified in India and the UK, begins in the newly-created role this week.

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  • August 31, 2007 |

    Ashurst lures Freshfields partner in German push

    Ashurst is set to bolster its German practice with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Matthias Kuhn. Kuhn, who became a partner at Freshfields in 1996, is due to join Ashurst's Frankfurt arm on 10 September.

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  • August 31, 2007 | International Edition

    Ashurst lures Freshfields partner in German push

    Ashurst is set to bolster its German practice with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Matthias Kuhn. Kuhn, who became a partner at Freshfields in 1996, is due to join Ashurst's Frankfurt arm on 10 September.

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Proskauer closes in on long-awaited London debut

    Proskauer Rose is set to make its entrance into the London market with the New York law firm in talks to recruit the former head of O'Melveny & Myers' City arm to launch its UK law practice.

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  • August 29, 2007 |

    Fulbright London growth drive continues with second City lateral hire in a month

    Fulbright & Jaworski has made its second lateral partner hire in London in a month, as the Texan firm prepares to move to new offices with space to more than quadruple its City lawyer count.

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