• November 15, 2007 |

    Texan energy giant unveils Abu Dhabi launch

    US energy giant Vinson & Elkins has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi. The Texan-based law firm launched its first office in the region in 2003 when it opened in Dubai.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Four more major UK firms post double-digit H1 growth

    Four UK law firms - Clifford Chance (CC), Simmons & Simmons, Denton Wilde Sapte and Osborne Clarke - are the latest to announce double-digit turnover growth for the first half of the year.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Linklaters wins deal double for trophy Freshfields client

    Linklaters has acted on its first deals for regular Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer client Dubai International Capital (DIC) for several years.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Under the influence

    Projects lawyers at the City's biggest firms might not really be feeling the love these days, but there will have been at least one interested observer last month as news broke that infra king Graham Vinter was parting company with Allen & Overy (A&O).

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  • November 13, 2007 |

    Pro bono, pro-profile

    Few Legal Week stories have generated such fury as one written in June last year that noted how few of the large City firms were formally participating…

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  • November 12, 2007 | International Edition

    Norton Rose, LG top new AIM adviser rankings

    Norton Rose, LG, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and DLA Piper are among a clutch of UK firms to have cashed in on the rapid growth of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in recent years, according to new figures released today (12 November). Top 10 City firm Norton Rose advises more AIM-listed clients than any other UK practice, according to the Hemscott statistics, having acted for 64 businesses to have floated on London's junior stock exchange.

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  • November 12, 2007 |

    Norton Rose, LG top new AIM adviser rankings

    Norton Rose, LG, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and DLA Piper are among a clutch of UK firms to have cashed in on the rapid growth of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in recent years, according to new figures released today (12 November). Top 10 City firm Norton Rose advises more AIM-listed clients than any other UK practice, according to the Hemscott statistics, having acted for 64 businesses to have floated on London's junior stock exchange.

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  • November 9, 2007 |

    CC matches City pace with 18% H1 growth

    Magic circle giant Clifford Chance (CC) is the latest to report its half year results with the firm announcing an 18% rise in H1 turnover for 2007-08, taking its revenue for the period up to around £680m. The percentage increase matches that of fellow magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and is ahead of arch City rival Allen & Overy, which recorded a 16% increase in turnover. The results put those firms' revenues for the period at £560m and £456m respectively.

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  • November 9, 2007 | International Edition

    Linklaters wins DIC deal double

    Linklaters has pushed aside Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to sign its first deals for Dubai International Capital (DIC) in several years. The firm has advised DIC - the international investment arm of Dubai Holding - on its £600m acquisition of Alliance Medical from Bridgepoint, as well as its acquisition of aluminium producer Almatis for an estimated $1.2bn (£572m).

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  • November 9, 2007 |

    Linklaters wins DIC deal double

    Linklaters has pushed aside Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to sign its first deals for Dubai International Capital (DIC) in several years. The firm has advised DIC - the international investment arm of Dubai Holding - on its £600m acquisition of Alliance Medical from Bridgepoint, as well as its acquisition of aluminium producer Almatis for an estimated $1.2bn (£572m).

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