Pui Guan Man

February 05, 2014 | International Edition

Pinsent Masons' latest limited liability partnership (LLP) filing shows the firm spent £20.6m on its merger with Scottish firm McGrigors in 2012. The transaction incurred costs of £2.5m related "reorganising, restructuring and integrating the acquisition", according to the accounts filed with Companies House.

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4 minute read

February 03, 2014 | International Edition

Legacy SJ Berwin's highest paid member took home £834,000 during 2012-13, according to the firm's latest limited liability partnership (LLP) filing.

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2 minute read

February 02, 2014 | International Edition

Norton Rose Fulbright has launched a global regulatory and investigations practice to help businesses navigate matters relating to risk and enforcement.

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2 minute read

January 31, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters has scored a role advising on the UK's first Islamic bond issue, which could take place as early as this year. Government body HM Treasury has appointed the magic circle firm as its legal adviser, while HSBC has been named as the economic and finance ministry's financial adviser.

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2 minute read

January 30, 2014 | International Edition

US firm Vedder Price has raided Norton Rose Fulbright to hire its aviation chief Neil Poland. Banking partner Poland will join Vedder Price's highly regarded transportation finance practice in London as a partner next month.

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2 minute read

January 30, 2014 | International Edition

Fee income at Taylor Wessing grew to £101.7m for the 2012-13 financial year, according to the firm's latest limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts. The accounts, filed with Companies House, show that fee income rose 4.4% against the previous year's equivalent, when the firm brought in £97.4m.

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2 minute read

January 30, 2014 | International Edition

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has scored roles on a brace of deals for Google, including the internet search giant's proposed €3bn (£1.8bn) sale of Motorola Mobility to Lenovo.

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2 minute read

January 29, 2014 | International Edition

Clifford Chance corporate rainmaker Guy Norman has made a bid for the global corporate chief spot as current postholder Matthew Layton prepares to take up the global managing partner role.

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2 minute read

January 28, 2014 | International Edition

Wragge & Co is firming up plans to shift Lawrence Graham (LG) partners into an all-equity structure, with the firm set to vote in members of a new remuneration committee to oversee the transition.

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3 minute read

January 28, 2014 | International Edition

Bird & Bird's net debt grew 20% during the 2012-13 financial year, according to the firm's latest limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts.

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2 minute read