Legal Week

May 07, 2008 | International Edition

National firm HBJ Gately Wareing has announced a merger with leading maritime and commercial law firm Holmes Hardingham to create a specialist shipping and transport practice in London. HBJ Gately chairman Bijan Sedghi commented: "Our shipping and transport capability will be enhanced both in London and internationally by the Holmes Hardingham team."

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May 01, 2008 | International Edition

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is setting its sights on the highly competitive London private equity market. The Boston firm, which launched in London at the beginning of this year through its merger with UK firm Kendall Freeman, is already on the lookout for its first hires in the mid-tier private equity market.

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April 02, 2008 | International Edition

Middle Eastern pioneer, extreme sports fanatic and pretty decent securities lawyer, Camille Abousleiman currently practises at the London arm of Dewey & LeBoeuf

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March 27, 2008 | International Edition

So after just the seven years of claims that he is leaving White & Case, Maurice Allen finally confirmed that he is to head for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer along with fellow banking heavyweight Mike Goetz. It's an understatement to say White & Case-watchers were not surprised; the intensity of rumours regarding the US firm's most high-profile UK lawyer had picked up over the last two years. But it was in January when the claims for the first time appeared to be something more substantive than standard City gossip.

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March 26, 2008 | International Edition

And there is no doubt that Allen and Goetz deserve substantial credit for these successes. Indeed, despite initially making an odd pairing – the more reserved Goetz was cut from different cloth to the gregarious sports fanatic Allen – the pair became close colleagues and an effective team. Indeed, in many ways his work at White & Case has proved Allen's vindication, disproving critics that argued that a career built on his early success at CC had long been sustained by spin.

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February 28, 2008 | International Edition

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) is facing a multimillion-pound negligence claim relating to its involvement in a £60m case brought by Standard Life.The firm has found itself linked to a dispute after the High Court ruled earlier this month (13 February) that Standard Life Assurance could not recover damages from its insurers - Oak Dedicated - but could claim against its insurance broker Aon.

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February 20, 2008 | International Edition

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has expanded its construction group with the hire of Dan Preston. Preston joins the City law firm's construction, engineering and projects group, marking the fourth addition to the transactional team over the last year. Preston was most recently with Surrey-based niche property firm Mundays, where he advised developers and banks on construction projects.

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February 01, 2008 | International Edition

Manchester law firm Rowe Cohen is one of almost 600 personal injury firms to have agreed a settlement in their high-profile litigation following the collapse of The Accident Group (TAG). Insurers Winterthur and National Insurance Group (NIG) had brought the negligence claim against TAG, Rowe Cohen and another 597 firms in 2005 following TAG's administration in 2003 but a settlement was reached in the last few days.

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January 30, 2008 | International Edition

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has hired Addleshaw Goddard senior associate Iain Simmons as a senior lawyer in its intellectual property and technology team. Simmons, who specialises in licensing, advertising, marketing, sponsorship and copyright issues, has worked for Guardian Newspapers and Harbottle & Lewis. The RPC department acts for clients including HMV, Associated Newspapers and Sports Direct. The team now comprises 12 lawyers, three of whom are partners.

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January 09, 2008 | International Edition

Last year a cluster of law firms focused their attention on Bristol and Cardiff. Is the southwest and Wales now viewed as one region by clients, or does regional loyalty still count? Ed Thornton reports

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