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  • April 18, 2007 |

    Dealmaker's PA: Karen Bertram

    From the people who brought you the Cheese Survey (and Nigel Boardman)...

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  • April 16, 2007 | International Edition

    Linklaters leads as RBS closes in on ABN

    Linklaters is acting for longstanding client RBS on the bank's approach for Dutch rival ABN Amro. The magic circle firm - the bank's main corporate counsel for a number of years - is understood to be fielding a team that includes Dutch corporate partner Peter Goes. The firm's main relationship partner for RBS in London is restructuring head Robert Elliott, while corporate partners Matthew Middleditch and Anne Drummond also handle work for the client.

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  • April 16, 2007 |

    Linklaters leads as RBS closes in on ABN

    Linklaters is acting for longstanding client RBS on the bank's approach for Dutch rival ABN Amro. The magic circle firm - the bank's main corporate counsel for a number of years - is understood to be fielding a team that includes Dutch corporate partner Peter Goes. The firm's main relationship partner for RBS in London is restructuring head Robert Elliott, while corporate partners Matthew Middleditch and Anne Drummond also handle work for the client.

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  • April 10, 2007 | International Edition

    Top marks for City Law School in SRA test

    London's City Law School has been given the highest possible ranking for its legal practice course (LPC) after an inspection by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA). The school was given the grade of 'commendable practice' across all categories - the SRA's top grade under its new monitoring scheme. The school's grading is now subject to approval by the SRA's quality assurance sub-committee.

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  • April 10, 2007 |

    Top marks for City Law School in SRA test

    London's City Law School has been given the highest possible ranking for its legal practice course (LPC) after an inspection by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA). The school was given the grade of 'commendable practice' across all categories - the SRA's top grade under its new monitoring scheme. The school's grading is now subject to approval by the SRA's quality assurance sub-committee.

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  • April 4, 2007 |

    Freshfields to advise on Hamburg's 30% stake flotation of port business HHLA

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has bagged a plum role advising on the float of the city of Hamburg's port business in what is set to be one of the biggest German initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year.

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  • April 4, 2007 |

    An eye for talent

    More than a few eyebrows were raised in Dublin's close-knit legal market when Matheson Ormsby Prentice (MOP) unveiled plans in February to introduce tiered salaries for its newly-qualified lawyers.

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  • April 4, 2007 |

    Corporate Counsel: Private equity, public scrutiny

    Lawyers who make the move from private practice to industry often say that they want to be 'in the thick of it', but the growing band of senior corporate counsel operating in private equity must sometimes wonder whether you can have too much of a good thing.

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  • April 2, 2007 | International Edition

    Linklaters 'yes' to LLP as massive 38 are promoted

    Linklaters is to promote 38 lawyers to its partnership, as partners at the magic circle firm give the go-ahead to plans to convert to a limited liability partnership (LLP). Partners voted on Saturday (29 March) to approve the new promotions, as well as rubber-stamping the move to convert to an LLP from 1 May, 2007.

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  • April 2, 2007 |

    Linklaters 'yes' to LLP as massive 38 are promoted

    Linklaters is to promote 38 lawyers to its partnership, as partners at the magic circle firm give the go-ahead to plans to convert to a limited liability partnership (LLP). Partners voted on Saturday (29 March) to approve the new promotions, as well as rubber-stamping the move to convert to an LLP from 1 May, 2007.

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