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  • April 24, 2007 |

    Slaughters' Aussie friend enters Singapore

    Slaughter and May's Australian ally, Allens Arthur Robinson, is set to launch in the Singapore market after brokering a joint venture with local firm TSMP Law Corporation (TSMP). The venture, which was announced today (23 April), goes live on 1 June and will practise under the banner Allens Arthur Robinson TSMP. The new office, which will have around 50 lawyers, is the latest addition to the firm's extensive South East Asia network and will focus primarily on corporate work.

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  • April 24, 2007 |

    No big pay hike expected after A&O announces salary increase

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has raised its salary rates in a move that is thought to take the firm above its magic circle rivals but falls short of a predicted pay surge. The firm announced today (24 April) that its associate salaries have risen by an average of 18% since last October, but refused to give exact figures until it has consulted with associates individually later this week.

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  • April 23, 2007 |

    NY elites lead ABN's $21bn LaSalle sell-off

    Elite Manhattan firms Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Davis Polk & Wardwell have bagged plum roles on Bank of America's $21bn (£10.5bn) bid for ABN Amro subsidiary LaSalle Bank. Wachtell is representing the buyer, while Davis Polk picked up the lead role for ABN Amro on its sale of the Chicago-based bank.

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  • April 20, 2007 |

    2007 pay round: a Legal Week Wiki special

    As more City firms show their hands in the salary stakes, the Legal Week Wiki brings you the chance to post your views, pass on the latest gossip and help fill out our salary table.

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  • April 20, 2007 |

    A&O bags Macquarie role on £2bn comms deal

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has landed a high-profile corporate mandate advising two Macquarie infrastructure funds on their £1.9bn acquisition of UK public safety communications network Airwave 02 from Telefonica. The acquisition by Guardian Digital Communications, a company wholly owned by Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group and Macquarie European Investment Fund II, was announced yesterday and completed today (20 April).

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  • April 19, 2007 |

    Ashurst raids Orrick for Paris projects boost

    Ashurst has strengthened its French projects practice with the hire of Orrick Rambaud Martel finance partner Sylvie Perrin. Perrin, who joined the French arm of the City firm on Monday (16 April), focuses on project finance as well as asset finance and tax leasing. Prior to joining legacy firm Rambaud Martel - which merged with San Francisco giant Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe in January 2006 - Perrin was an associate with Watson Farley & Williams. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1997.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    Shell names 11-firm line-up for global mandates

    Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has overhauled its top-tier legal panel, awarding coveted places to 11 firms for international work.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    Linklaters edges ahead of A&O and CC with 16% salary boost

    Linklaters is to increase its associate salaries by around 16%, overtaking magic circle rivals Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) as a pay war looks increasingly likely.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    Rival ABN bid hands trophy roles to host of top firms

    A raft of European firms have secured new roles on the £40bn bidding war for Dutch bank ABN Amro.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    US Top 50/New York: What Marty says...

    Corporate legend Wachtell Lipton has defined individualism and innovation in Manhattan's legal community for two decades. James Illman asks what the future holds as the architect of its rise nears retirement

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