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  • May 6, 2008 |

    CC snaps up Norton Rose Singapore partner

    Clifford Chance (CC) has bolstered its Asian finance team with the addition of partner Simon Briscoe from City rival Norton Rose. Briscoe will join CC's Singapore asset finance team as a partner in the autumn and will head up the magic circle firm's Asian aviation practice.

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  • May 6, 2008 |

    Mayer Brown adds partner brace in London

    Mayer Brown has announced the addition of two new partners at its London arm, boosting the US firm's City pensions and finance teams. Martin Scott joined the firm on 1 May from City outfit Olswang, where he was a partner specialising in the pensions components of company purchase and sale transactions.

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  • May 1, 2008 |

    A&O names twin banking heads after Rushton

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has appointed Stephen Kensell and Andrew Trahair as joint managing partners of its banking practice. The news comes after former incumbent Chris Rushton saw his term come to an end yesterday (30 April).

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  • May 1, 2008 |

    Epic Talco battle gifts Herbies $100m in fees

    Herbert Smith has racked up $100m (£51m) in fees for work representing the Republic of Tajikistan in an ongoing legal battle with a group of aluminium traders. Costs disclosed in the High Court last month (April) in front of Mr Justice Tomlinson reveal the firm is set to bill approximately $100m on the case, which sees it advising Tajik Aluminium Company (Talco) as it seeks damages of more than $485m (£244m).

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  • May 1, 2008 |

    Linklaters legend Tony Angel takes a bow after 30-year spell at firm

    Tony Angel's 30-year stint at Linklaters officially came to an end this week (30 April), with Angel still to decide on his next move. Angel spent nearly 10 years as firm-wide managing partner at Linklaters - elected initially in 1998 before being reappointed for a second term in 2003.

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  • May 1, 2008 |

    Nabarro cheers with Heineken SA venture

    Nabarro has landed its first deal for new client Heineken International - advising on a joint venture in South Africa. The top 30 UK firm won the drinks giant as a client through corporate partner Patrick Speller, who joined Nabarro last summer from Allen & Overy (A&O).

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  • May 1, 2008 |

    UK firms eye Singapore opportunities as local-law licences go up for grabs

    A raft of City firms are hoping to expand their presence in Singapore by applying for licences to practise local law in the country. Legal Week has learned that DLA Piper, Lovells, Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Norton Rose are all planning to apply for licences to provide local-law advice in Singapore. However, Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have told Legal Week they have no plans to do so, while Clifford Chance (CC) is intending to hold off making a decision until it sees further details from the Singapore Government.

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  • April 30, 2008 |

    Training and education: Power play

    Is the Government's decision to allow private law schools to award degrees a controversial move, or a natural step in the institutions' educational evolution? Choongo Moonga reports

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  • April 30, 2008 |

    Wagner's ring-binder

    Whether it's one of those Channel Five '50 Most Embarrassing Celebrity Moments Featuring a Barnyard Animal... Ever!' clip-shows on a Sunday evening or The American Lawyer's slightly more reserved Dealmakers of the Year list, everyone loves a good countdown to get a bit of debate going.

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  • April 30, 2008 |

    Confident Linklaters lifts associate pay to £66k

    Linklaters has announced rises of nearly 4% for junior lawyers, Legal Week can reveal, in what will be seen as a confident move from the City giant. A newly-qualified solicitor (NQ) at the magic circle law firm is now set to earn £66,600, up from £64,000 in 2007.

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