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  • January 31, 2007 |

    First among equals

    The news that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to shed some 50 or so partners in the next year may have surprised a few at the firm's Fleet Street HQ, but at Linklaters the shock was that its arch rival had not acted sooner. Over at Silk Street, they have long shed the softly, softly approach to partnership that used to characterise the profession and managing partner Tony Angel has taken the firm in hand with obvious results.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    This week in publicity stunts...

    Some firms sponsor sports teams or events. Others go for cultural happenings - exhibitions, seasons at the opera, other elitist be-ins that just wouldn't look the same without a law firm plastering its ultra-modern orange-and-lime livery all over the Grade One-listed decor.

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  • January 31, 2007 | International Edition

    Slaughters leads on M&S pensions deal

    Slaughter and May and Linklaters are advising on Marks & Spencer's (M&S) pensions restructuring, as the retailer pours £500m into its pension pot via a property partnership. Slaughters corporate partner Andy Ryde advised the UK retail giant along with finance partner Marc Hutchinson, tax partner Steve Edge, property partner David Waterfield and pensions partner Roland Doughty. Linklaters managing associate Isabel France advised the pensions fund trustees.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Slaughters leads on M&S pensions deal

    Slaughter and May and Linklaters are advising on Marks & Spencer's (M&S) pensions restructuring, as the retailer pours £500m into its pension pot via a property partnership. Slaughters corporate partner Andy Ryde advised the UK retail giant along with finance partner Marc Hutchinson, tax partner Steve Edge, property partner David Waterfield and pensions partner Roland Doughty. Linklaters managing associate Isabel France advised the pensions fund trustees.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Smooth, clever and baggage-free

    As numerous law firm elections have shown, there’s always something to be said for being an unknown quantity. Less time to make enemies, less time…

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Deals: M&A 01/02/2007

    Osborne Clarke corporate partner Jonathan King has advised communications software company Ubiquity Software Corporation on its £76m takeover by telecoms network company Avaya. Simmons & Simmons corporate partner Alistair Bird advised Avaya.

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  • January 30, 2007 |

    Slaughters joins Linklaters for £575m Egg sale

    Slaughter and May has landed a lead advisory role opposite Linklaters on Prudential's £575m sale of internet banking business Egg to Citigroup. Slaughters is advising Prudential on the sale, while magic circle rival Linklaters is acting on behalf of US financial services giant Citigroup.

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  • January 25, 2007 | International Edition

    Camerons U-turn introduces salaried partners

    CMS Cameron McKenna is to introduce a non-equity tier to its partnership in a major U-turn by the City firm. The firm, which became an all-equity partnership in 2003, has introduced a tier of salaried partners who will not be able to vote on major strategic decisions.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Camerons U-turn introduces salaried partners

    CMS Cameron McKenna is to introduce a non-equity tier to its partnership in a major U-turn by the City firm. The firm, which became an all-equity partnership in 2003, has introduced a tier of salaried partners who will not be able to vote on major strategic decisions.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Veil Jourde name partners brother among recruits as Paris boutique restructures

    Veil Jourde is set to take on an extra four partners as the Paris independent goes through a major period of restructuring.The firm has bolstered its litigation offering with the hire of Dubarry Le Douarin Veil name partner Pierre-Francois Veil, who joined the firm at the beginning of the year. The firm is also set to recruit Bredin Prat counsel Yves-Charles Zimmermann as a partner in the coming weeks.

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