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  • June 19, 2007 | International Edition

    City pair launch lawyer mentoring venture

    Former Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Jeremy Thomas and ABN Amro general counsel Laurie Adams are going into business together to create a mentoring firm for lawyers. Outside Insight will coach private practice lawyers and in-house counsel on dealing with pressure. Based in Canon Street, the duo will help firms and individuals develop a career path and ensure a good work-life balance.

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  • June 19, 2007 |

    City pair launch lawyer mentoring venture

    Former Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Jeremy Thomas and ABN Amro general counsel Laurie Adams are going into business together to create a mentoring firm for lawyers. Outside Insight will coach private practice lawyers and in-house counsel on dealing with pressure. Based in Canon Street, the duo will help firms and individuals develop a career path and ensure a good work-life balance.

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  • June 19, 2007 | International Edition

    Freshfields edges in opposite Slaughters on £7bn ICI bid

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have secured lead roles on Akzo Nobel's £7.2bn takeover approach for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Slaughters corporate partner Roland Turnill is advising paint and consumer chemical business Akzo. Its initial bid was rebuffed yesterday (18 June) after ICI's board said the offer undervalued the business but the Dutch company is expected to return with a higher offer.

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  • June 19, 2007 |

    Freshfields edges in opposite Slaughters on £7bn ICI bid

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have secured lead roles on Akzo Nobel's £7.2bn takeover approach for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Slaughters corporate partner Roland Turnill is advising paint and consumer chemical business Akzo. Its initial bid was rebuffed yesterday (18 June) after ICI's board said the offer undervalued the business but the Dutch company is expected to return with a higher offer.

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  • June 15, 2007 |

    A&O launches in Abu Dhabi with Simmons hires

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched in Abu Dhabi after poaching two local partners from Simmons & Simmons as the firm continues to expand its Middle East presence. Project finance and corporate partner Ibrahim Mubaydeen and corporate partner Francois Duquette will head up the office, which is expected to be open for business in September. They will be joined by A&O projects partner Jas Gillar, who will relocate from the firm's Singapore office.

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    Linklaters set to recruit senior M&A partner for Italian push

    Linklaters is set to boost its Italian arm with the high-profile hire of an equity partner from respected local M&A boutique Pedersoli.

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    Neverending M&S story throws fresh focus on conflicts

    The spectre of conflicts of interest has raised its ugly head again in recent weeks, with news that the interminable disciplinary investigation into two senior Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyers is likely to be hanging over the firm even longer than first thought.

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    Magic circle quartet plug in for Brit Energy deal

    Four of the five magic circle firms have secured substantial roles advising on the UK Government's £2.5bn disposal of a 25% share in utilities giant British Energy.

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    Jelly good show

    With countless City firms moving offices in recent months, The Diary has had a hard time keeping its War And Peace-sized contacts book up-to-date.

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  • June 12, 2007 |

    Government names record 48 firms on super-panel

    A record 48 firms have bagged places on the Government's legal panel, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) announced today (12 June). The OGC estimates the contracts will be worth a total of around £240m over the next four years.

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