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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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  • July 18, 2007 | International Edition

    A&O lands top role on record Metronet insolvency

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has landed the key role advising Ernst & Young (E&Y) on the £2.6bn restructuring of struggling transport group Metronet. The role is a major boost for the magic circle law firm, which is advising E&Y as administrator on the largest formal insolvency procedure ever seen in the UK. Insolvency head Mark Sterling and restructuring partner Katrina Buckley are leading the team for A&O.

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  • July 18, 2007 |

    A&O lands top role on record Metronet insolvency

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has landed the key role advising Ernst & Young (E&Y) on the £2.6bn restructuring of struggling transport group Metronet. The role is a major boost for the magic circle law firm, which is advising E&Y as administrator on the largest formal insolvency procedure ever seen in the UK. Insolvency head Mark Sterling and restructuring partner Katrina Buckley are leading the team for A&O.

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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 18/7/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with Ashurst, Wragges and Norton Rose among the deal-doers.

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  • July 12, 2007 |

    Credit Agricole cuts costs with first-ever formal panel

    Baker & McKenzie, Norton Rose and De Pardieu Brocas Maffei have won spots on Credit Agricole's first formal panel.

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  • July 12, 2007 | International Edition

    Travers tops £800k PEP with 15% growth spurt

    Travers Smith has posted a solid set of results for the past financial year, with preliminary figures putting the firm above the £800,000 profits per equity partner (PEP) point for the first time. Partner profits, turnover and total profits at the bellwether City law firm are all up by 15%, with PEP up from £705,000 to £810,000. Fee income climbed from £68.1m last year to a new mark of £78.3m, while total profits jumped from £33m to £38.1m.

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  • July 12, 2007 |

    Travers tops £800k PEP with 15% growth spurt

    Travers Smith has posted a solid set of results for the past financial year, with preliminary figures putting the firm above the £800,000 profits per equity partner (PEP) point for the first time. Partner profits, turnover and total profits at the bellwether City law firm are all up by 15%, with PEP up from £705,000 to £810,000. Fee income climbed from £68.1m last year to a new mark of £78.3m, while total profits jumped from £33m to £38.1m.

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