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  • June 20, 2007 |

    Employment: Gainful employment

    "Employment practices and employment lawyers used to be the poor cousins in the legal world, servicing law firms' corporate departments. That has changed. Now we have a seat at the table," says Edward Goodwyn, employment partner at Pinsent Masons. Just 15 years ago, former Simmons & Simmons partner Janet Gaymer founded the Employment Lawyers Association, having already set up Simmons' own employment department and begun the long process of raising the profile of her chosen practice area.

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  • June 20, 2007 |

    News in pictures

    London was calling City firm Clashurst this week at familiar-sounding charity do Party Near The Park (lucky no IP lawyers were present, eh?). Folk from the party-hard world of commercial property gathered to dress up as elderly rockers and prove it's not just Mick Jagger who'll surrender his creaking dignity on stage to drum up a few quid.

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  • June 20, 2007 |

    The Diary on tour, part 643: Barcelona

    Last week El Diary was in the Catalonian capital for sun, sangria and structured finance as 4,000 delegates descended on the catchily-named Annual Global Asset-Backed Securities Conference, which was every bit as fun as it sounds.

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  • June 20, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 20/6/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with Freshfields, Ashurst and Wragges among the runners and riders.

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  • June 19, 2007 |

    Bevan Brittan builds City housing team

    Bevan Brittan has lured a new partner for its burgeoning City property team, the Bristol-based firm announced today (18 June). Charlie Proddow joins Bevan Brittan's London arm this week from local practice Devonshires, where he was a partner.

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  • June 18, 2007 | International Edition

    LA's O'Melveny makes City disputes move

    O'Melveny & Myers is launching a London litigation and arbitration practice with the hire of two partners from Watson Farley & Williams. The US firm is bringing in Watson Farley international litigation head David Kavanagh, together with fellow contentious partner David Foster.

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  • June 18, 2007 |

    LA's O'Melveny makes City disputes move

    O'Melveny & Myers is launching a London litigation and arbitration practice with the hire of two partners from Watson Farley & Williams. The US firm is bringing in Watson Farley international litigation head David Kavanagh, together with fellow contentious partner David Foster.

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  • June 14, 2007 | International Edition

    Orrick fights back in Paris with Shearman raid

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Paris tax offering following a raid on US rival Shearman & Sterling. Tax partner Isabelle Chauvet joins the West Coast giant as a partner in the French capital, following the departure last month of Orrick's respected local tax head, Stephane Salou, who moved to Norton Rose.

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  • June 14, 2007 |

    Orrick fights back in Paris with Shearman raid

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Paris tax offering following a raid on US rival Shearman & Sterling. Tax partner Isabelle Chauvet joins the West Coast giant as a partner in the French capital, following the departure last month of Orrick's respected local tax head, Stephane Salou, who moved to Norton Rose.

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  • June 12, 2007 | International Edition

    Dentons hikes NQ pay 17% but still lags rivals

    Denton Wilde Sapte has unveiled double-digit pay rises for its trainees and associates, bringing the firm closer to the rates recently announced by City rivals. The top 20 UK firm today (12 June) confirmed it has lifted its salaries for newly-qualified lawyers from £53,000 to a new mark of £62,000 - an increase of nearly 17%.

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