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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Taylor Wessing secures lead role in £622m property coup

    Taylor Wessing has pushed ahead of City rival Olswang to land a lead role on the £622m property acquisition of some of the UK's most famous tourist attractions, including Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds.

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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Commentary: SJ Berwin gets set to repulse the British Land grab

    Ten years ago the idea of a firm other than SJ Berwin winning a major instruction for property giant British Land would have seemed unthinkable.

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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Ashurst's emotional rollercoaster

    Tales among deal lawyers of lost weekends, cancelled holidays and days on end without sleep are far from rare, so it is encouraging to hear that not all City big-shots take things quite so seriously.

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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 25/7/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with Allen & Overy, Dentons and Gibson Dunn among the deal-doers.

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  • July 23, 2007 |

    A&O takes lead role on record £2.6bn Metronet restructuring

    Allen & Overy (A&O) looks set for a fees windfall after landing the mandate to advise the administrator on the £2.6bn restructuring of struggling transport group Metronet.

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  • July 19, 2007 |

    Big four secure world-beater status as top 50 breaks £10bn

    London's big four have secured their place among the emerging global elite after what will be seen as a breakthrough year for the UK's leading law firms.

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  • July 19, 2007 |

    Legal Week Top 50: Views from the Market

    The top names in the legal industry give their thoughts on the financial year and what lies ahead

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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Mid-tier join chasing pack in LW £100m club

    Legal Week has grouped firms with turnover topping £100m in this year's top 50 to reflect the fact that the financial performance of mid-tier City firms has converged with that of larger, international rivals. The group replaces the previous category of 'chasing pack' firms.

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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Commentary: White & Case City push will have to beat image problem

    White & Case's European practice continues to be one of the most distinctive and promising teams yet put together by a US-based firm. A confident showing from the firm's finance team has helped to drive forward UK revenues by 38% in 2006 to hit $172m. The London office has also increased its fee earners from 64 to nearly 350 in the UK.

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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Fried Frank wins mandate on Virgin Media cable buy-out

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson's UK arm has secured a big-ticket M&A mandate after being instructed by Virgin Media on its prospective £11.5bn takeover by private equity giant Carlyle.

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