Pui Guan Man

September 12, 2012 | International Edition

Addleshaw Goddard, Simmons & Simmons and Weil Gotshal & Manges have confirmed their autumn 2012 retention rates, with the US firm's result falling to 69%. Addleshaws is keeping on 27 of its 32 newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers, resulting in an 84% retention rate. The September qualifiers are split across the firm's offices in London, Leeds and Manchester.

By Pui-Guan Man

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September 11, 2012 | International Edition

Locke Lord has turned to Salans for another partner hire, recruiting corporate specialist Rob Askew for the firm's London office. Askew, who joins the Texan firm's City base after four years at Salans, focuses on corporate and cross-border transactional work. Locke Lord's London corporate group is currently manned by one other partner, Graham Spitz, who was also previously at Salans.

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September 07, 2012 | International Edition

Norton Rose has secured a high-profile hire from CMS Cameron McKenna, recruiting the firm's former head of commercial regulatory and disputes Liam O'Connell.O'Connell, who specialises in insurance work became a partner at CMS in 2001 after rejoining the firm in 1997 from insurance broking company Sedgwick.

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September 06, 2012 | International Edition

Weil Gotshal and Manges, Olswang and Taylor Wessing have taken roles on the high-profile sale of TV presenter Graham Norton's production company to ITV.

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September 06, 2012 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) is embroiled in a legal dispute with two French members of staff following accusations of psychological harassment in the firm's Paris office.

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2 minute read

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

In July, British Waterways went from being a state-run body to a new charitable entity, the Canal & River Trust. Pui-Guan Man looks at what the change has meant for its in-house team

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September 06, 2012 | International Edition

The 10 largest law firms in France saw average turnover growth of more than 4% during the 2011-12 financial year, with international practices such as Clifford Chance (CC) and Baker & McKenzie among the fastest growers in the local market.

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3 minute read

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

Norton Rose has won a key role on the C$3.1bn (£2bn) acquisition of ING's Canada arm by Scotiabank, in what is understood to be the largest bank M&A deal in the country for more than a decade.

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2 minute read

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) has advised on two major Asia deals that have seen longstanding client Permira sell a HK$5.85bn (£475m) stake in a casino operator while acquiring a sushi chain for $1bn (£630m).

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September 03, 2012 | International Edition

Field Fisher Waterhouse is launching a representative base in Silicon Valley in a drive to boost the firm's US business. The Palo Alto office, which is set to open today (3 September), will be helmed by London privacy and information partner Phil Lee. The West Coast practice, which will not offer local law advice, is intended to strengthen relationships between local clients and the firm's European teams.

By Pui-Guan Man

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