Georgina Stanley

August 03, 2009 | Legal Week

Clifford Chance (CC) is refocusing its business around 13 key sector groups in a bid to strengthen client relationships and increase referral work across different practices.

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3 minute read

August 03, 2009 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) is refocusing its business around 13 key sector groups in a bid to strengthen client relationships and increase referral work across different practices.

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2 minute read

July 30, 2009 | International Edition

As if regulatory lawyers weren't getting enough attention, controversial proposals to rip apart the tripartite system of market regulation look set to keep this breed in the limelight for months to come. And the proposal by shadow chancellor George Osborne to reverse the most famous policy of then incoming Labour chancellor Gordon Brown by abolishing the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has certainly got regulatory lawyers talking.

By Legal Week

3 minute read

July 30, 2009 | Legal Week

As if regulatory lawyers weren't getting enough attention, controversial proposals to rip apart the tripartite system of market regulation look set to keep this breed in the limelight for months to come. And the proposal by shadow chancellor George Osborne to reverse the most famous policy of then incoming Labour chancellor Gordon Brown by abolishing the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has certainly got regulatory lawyers talking.

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9 minute read

July 29, 2009 | International Edition

Lawyer headcount has yet to drop across the top 50 despite a series of unprecedented job cuts as expansion at some firms offsets plunging headcount at others. Legal Week research shows there were 33,886 lawyers working in top 50 UK firms on 30 April 2009, excluding trainees and paralegals. This compares with 33,109 on the same date the previous year. Total staff numbers across the group fell by around 1,600 to 78,675.

By Legal Week

2 minute read

July 29, 2009 | Legal Week

Lawyer headcount has yet to drop across the top 50 despite a series of unprecedented job cuts as expansion at some firms offsets plunging headcount at others. Legal Week research shows there were 33,886 lawyers working in top 50 UK firms on 30 April 2009, excluding trainees and paralegals. This compares with 33,109 on the same date the previous year. Total staff numbers across the group fell by around 1,600 to 78,675.

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6 minute read

July 23, 2009 | International Edition

It's not easy to write about private equity right now – half of London's buyout partners seem to have headed to the beach early and, in the current market, who can blame them? With deal volumes plummeting and brand name houses including Candover, Permira and Terra Firma going through very public difficulties, there does not seem much reason to stay in the office.

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3 minute read

July 23, 2009 | Legal Week

It's not easy to write about private equity right now – half of London's buyout partners seem to have headed to the beach early and, in the current market, who can blame them? With deal volumes plummeting and brand name houses including Candover, Permira and Terra Firma going through very public difficulties, there does not seem much reason to stay in the office.

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15 minute read

July 23, 2009 | International Edition

Linklaters is to substantially bolster its German restructuring practice after recruiting Clifford Chance's (CC's) best-known local insolvency lawyer. Linklaters announced the appointment of Kolja von Bismarck last week (16 July), with von Bismarck to join the magic circle firm's Frankfurt arm.

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2 minute read

July 23, 2009 | Legal Week

Linklaters is to substantially bolster its German restructuring practice after recruiting Clifford Chance's (CC's) best-known local insolvency lawyer. Linklaters announced the appointment of Kolja von Bismarck last week (16 July), with von Bismarck to join the magic circle firm's Frankfurt arm.

By Legal Week

5 minute read