• September 8, 1999 |

    Separating the good from the bad in Germany

    Following last weekend's positive merger votes by Deringer Tessin and Puender Volhard to join with Freshfields and Clifford Chance, UK firms have found themselves in an unprecedented position of power within the German legal market. With Boesebeck Droste set to vote on whether to tie up with Lovells and Oppenhoff & Raedler already committed to Linklaters & Alliance, Richard Tyler reports on the cultural difficulties that lie ahead and assesses the next best targets for expansion-hungry City firms

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  • September 8, 1999 |

    Separating the good from the bad in Germany

    Following last weekend's positive merger votes by Deringer Tessin and Puender Volhard to join with Freshfields and Clifford Chance, UK firms have found themselves in an unprecedented position of power within the German legal market. With Boesebeck Droste set to vote on whether to tie up with Lovells and Oppenhoff & Raedler already committed to Linklaters & Alliance, Richard Tyler reports on the cultural difficulties that lie ahead and assesses the next best targets for expansion-hungry City firms

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  • September 1, 1999 |

    UK, US, French firms advise on $5bn sell-off

    Legal Week reports

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  • August 11, 1999 |

    B&M eyes Baku after downturn in Almaty

    USA

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  • August 11, 1999 |

    Dresdner Kleinwort appoints global markets legal head

    In-house

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  • August 11, 1999 |

    B&M London set for Elite move

    Practice management- World's largest law firm continues international roll-out of software to create fully-integrated global IT system

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  • August 11, 1999 |

    Derivatives

    Market report

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  • August 4, 1999 |

    Australia's Arthur Robinson to open Cambodian operation

    Cambodia -Member of Asian alliance wins right to open office after helping government with Thai sovereignty dispute

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  • August 4, 1999 |

    Accountants have lost their way

    It has been 14 months since Arthur Andersen stunned the legal profession by pulling out of its proposed merger with Wilde Sapte, and since then the accountancy firms have moved backwards in the legal marketplace, says Robert Lindsay

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  • June 30, 1999 |

    McDermotts makes second Bakers raid

    Partner moves

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