April 07, 2014 | International Edition
Cleary, Homburger and Links cement key roles as Lafarge and Holcim agree €32bn mergerCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Linklaters are among a clutch of firms acting on the €32bn merger of cement giants Lafarge and Holcim.
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April 07, 2014 | International Edition
Weil seals hire of restructuring star Andrew Wilkinson from Goldman SachsWeil Gotshal & Manges has secured the hire of Goldman Sachs restructuring heavyweight Andrew Wilkinson in a boost for its European practice.
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April 07, 2014 | International Edition
Linklaters promotes seven London lawyers in 21-strong roundLinklaters has made up seven City lawyers to partner as part of a 21-strong promotion round.
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April 04, 2014 | International Edition
Ince confirms job losses following redundancy consultationInce & Co has confirmed it has cut 16 roles in London after concluding its redundancy consultation with legal and support staff.
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April 03, 2014 | International Edition
Linklaters among firms winning spots on Times list of best employers for womenLinklaters and Olswang are among the six law firms ranking in a list of top 50 female employers for women in the UK.
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April 03, 2014 | International Edition
Simpson Thacher tops Q1 global M&A rankings as deal value rockets up by a thirdSimpson Thacher & Bartlett has emerged as the highest-ranked global M&A adviser by deal value for the first quarter of 2014, as global Q1 deal values increase by 33%.
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April 03, 2014 | International Edition
Unilever: top M&A advisers emerge as law firms scramble for first-time panel rolesThe battle to win a spot on consumer goods giant Unilever's first-time global panel of legal advisers has thrown the company's law firm relationships into the spotlight.
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April 03, 2014 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells salaried partners to put in up to £100k each as firm prepares for HMRC changeHogan Lovells has asked its non-equity partners to contribute up to £100,000 in capital to the firm in response to limited liability partnership (LLP) tax changes being brought by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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April 03, 2014 | International Edition
Clifford Chance pilots stress programme with senior associatesClifford Chance (CC) is trialling a work-related stress programme for its senior associates, extending its trainee psychological well-being scheme to more employees.
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April 03, 2014 | International Edition
DLA and Cleary tap into TPG's £200m investment in Victoria PlumbDLA Piper and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's London office have advised as US-based private equity giant TPG Capital buys a majority stake in Hull-based bathroom retailer Victoria Plumb.
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