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  • April 11, 2008 |

    A&O promotes City eight to counsel role

    Allen & Overy has announced that eight of its senior associates have been promoted to the role of counsel in London. The promotions take effect from 1 May, with Deepa Nathan in employment and Jane Dale in pensions given the nod. International capital markets also gets two new counsel, with Francois Gilbert and Christopher Hardingham handed promotions.

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  • April 10, 2008 | International Edition

    Simmons and Reed Smith swoop in to land roles on Airbus finance panel

    Simmons & Simmons and Reed Smith have joined a raft of firms appointed to the new Airbus financing panel. Simmons, Reed Smith, Norton Rose, White & Case and Allen & Overy (A&O) have all been given places on the panel, which provides legal advice on issues relating to the financing of new Airbus aircraft.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    High Court: dropping BAE bribery probe 'unlawful'

    The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted "unlawfully" in dropping its investigations into alleged bribery and corruption involving BAE Systems and Saudi Arabian arms dealings, the High Court ruled today (10 April). A judgement handed down this morning by Lord Justice Moses and Mr Justice Sullivan ruled in favour of claimants - Corner House Research and the Campaign Against Arms Trade - who argued commercial interests were behind the controversial decision to drop the probe into BAE's £43bn Al Yamamah arms contract with Saudi Arabia.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    CC edges rivals for students' top employer gong

    Clifford Chance (CC) has been awarded Employer of Choice for Law in The Times Graduate Recruitment Awards for 2008, ahead of magic circle rivals Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters. CC was identified as the employer of choice by 15,000 students applying for jobs in the legal sector who were interviewed by the newspaper.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    Bloody Sunday inquiry 10 years on: £182m in costs and no end in sight

    The Bloody Sunday inquiry faced its 10-year anniversary this month with a scathing verdict from the profession after senior lawyers strongly criticised the inquiry for waste, having swallowed nearly £100m in legal costs. The Saville Inquiry, which this month marked the 10th anniversary of its 1998 opening statement by Lord Saville, has generated mounting disquiet in the profession, including from many who have worked on the process.

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  • April 10, 2008 | International Edition

    Slaughters: 75% female promotions but lean partnership round

    Slaughter and May has come out in support of woman in the City - but not the deal economy - after announcing that three of its four newly-promoted partners this year are women. As of 1 May, Slaughters is promoting four associates to its notoriously selective partnership, bringing the overall partner numbers at the firm to 132.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    Slaughters: 75% female promotions but lean partnership round

    Slaughter and May has come out in support of woman in the City - but not the deal economy - after announcing that three of its four newly-promoted partners this year are women. As of 1 May, Slaughters is promoting four associates to its notoriously selective partnership, bringing the overall partner numbers at the firm to 132.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    Sullivan's Euro drive continues with senior Shearman tax hire

    Sullivan & Cromwell has made a high-profile lateral hire for its London office, bringing in tax partner Michael McGowan from the London arm of New York rival Shearman & Sterling. The appointment of a senior tax partner in London will be viewed as further evidence of Sullivan's ambitions to substantially expand its transactional practice in Europe.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    A&O, CC underline global focus with more overseas promotions

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have unveiled their new partner promotions, with both firms seeing a decline in the overall number of partner promotions compared with last year, but an increase in promotions in overseas offices. A&O promoted 28 associates to partner, down from 32 last year, while magic circle rival CC named 35 new partners, down from 38 in last year's promotion round.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    Simmons and Reed Smith swoop in to land roles on Airbus finance panel

    Simmons & Simmons and Reed Smith have joined a raft of firms appointed to the new Airbus financing panel. Simmons, Reed Smith, Norton Rose, White & Case and Allen & Overy (A&O) have all been given places on the panel, which provides legal advice on issues relating to the financing of new Airbus aircraft.

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