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  • August 8, 2007 |

    Linklaters management rated top of UK elite for second year running

    Peer group survey rates Linklaters as having the best management among the UK's top 10 firms, while lawyers also voice their faith in the improving standards of law firm leadership. Ben Mitchell reports on the results of the latest Big Question survey

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  • August 3, 2007 | International Edition

    Ashurst promotes lucky 13 to counsel role

    Ashurst has made its first round of counsel appointments with the top 10 City firm promoting 13 associates to the new role. The appointments were announced…

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  • August 3, 2007 |

    Ashurst promotes lucky 13 to counsel role

    Ashurst has made its first round of counsel appointments with the top 10 City firm promoting 13 associates to the new role. The appointments were announced…

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  • August 3, 2007 |

    Linklaters tops rivals in capital markets tables

    Linklaters has significantly extended its lead in the equity capital markets rankings, with the firm now $30bn (£14.8bn) and 35 deals ahead of the nearest competition. The magic circle giant, which rose to the top of the tables in the first half of 2007 after being placed third at the end of 2006, has for the first half of 2007 accumulated 56 deals worth $41.9bn (£20.6bn), according to research compiled by Thomson Financial

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Magic circle giants lead way in Deutsche Germany review

    Deutsche Bank has named magic circle quartet Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Slaughter and May best friend Hengeler Mueller on its German panel.

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Freshfields secures key BAE role on VT shipbuilding tie-up

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have landed the lead roles as defence contractors BAE Systems and VT Group merge their shipbuilding operations to create the UK's leading provider of surface warships.

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Camerons lands £163m projects purchase

    CMS Cameron McKenna has landed its first role for property outsourcing giant Land Securities Trillium (LST) on its acquisition of AMEC's Projects Investments business for £163.5m.

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  • July 30, 2007 | International Edition

    Emap calls in A&O to advise on sale options

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has won the lead corporate role advising Emap on a strategic review that could see the publishing company broken up. Corporate partners Don McGown and Richard Browne were instructed by Emap last week to advise on the review of the company's structure and assets, which include radio stations and consumer magazines including FHM and Grazia in addition to trade titles such as Retail Week and Nursing Times.

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  • July 30, 2007 |

    Emap calls in A&O to advise on sale options

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has won the lead corporate role advising Emap on a strategic review that could see the publishing company broken up. Corporate partners Don McGown and Richard Browne were instructed by Emap last week to advise on the review of the company's structure and assets, which include radio stations and consumer magazines including FHM and Grazia in addition to trade titles such as Retail Week and Nursing Times.

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  • July 30, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 30/7/72007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today, including a new Career Clinic dilemma to get the week started; plus the pick of readers' comments

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