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Sidley hits Sydney with Pillsbury raid
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 24, 2007
Sidley Austin is to open in Australia after hiring the managing partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman's Sydney office, Bob Meyers, to lead the venture. The office, due to open on 1 May, will be Sidley's sixth office in the Asia Pacific region, alongside bases in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore.
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Sidley hits Sydney with Pillsbury raid
By Georgina Stanley | April 24, 2007
Sidley Austin is to open in Australia after hiring the managing partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman's Sydney office, Bob Meyers, to lead the venture. The office, due to open on 1 May, will be Sidley's sixth office in the Asia Pacific region, alongside bases in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore.
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US duo land latest Nestle-Novartis deal
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 12, 2007
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw and Cravath Swaine & Moore have landed lead roles on the $5.5bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Novartis' baby food brand by foodstuffs giant Nestle - the second major deal between the two companies in recent months.Mayer Brown is advising regular client Nestle as it agreed to acquire the Gerber baby food brand from Swiss drug maker Novartis - a deal announced earlier today (12 April). Corporate partner David Carpenter is leading the Mayer Brown team from the firm's Chicago hub.
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US duo land latest Nestle-Novartis deal
By Charlotte Edmond | April 12, 2007
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw and Cravath Swaine & Moore have landed lead roles on the $5.5bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Novartis' baby food brand by foodstuffs giant Nestle - the second major deal between the two companies in recent months.Mayer Brown is advising regular client Nestle as it agreed to acquire the Gerber baby food brand from Swiss drug maker Novartis - a deal announced earlier today (12 April). Corporate partner David Carpenter is leading the Mayer Brown team from the firm's Chicago hub.
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DLA Piper mourns loss of US co-head
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 22, 2007
DLA Piper is mourning the loss of its US co-managing partner, Jeffrey Liss, who died last weekend (17 March). Liss, who was 55, died of cancer. Until his death he was co-managing partner of the firm's US operations with Terry O'Malley.
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DLA Piper mourns loss of US co-head
By Georgina Stanley | March 22, 2007
DLA Piper is mourning the loss of its US co-managing partner, Jeffrey Liss, who died last weekend (17 March). Liss, who was 55, died of cancer. Until his death he was co-managing partner of the firm's US operations with Terry O'Malley.
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Mayer Brown targets £1m PEP in the City
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 22, 2007
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw has finalised a new strategy for its London office intended to bump its profits per partner (PEP) to between £800,000 and £1m within the next three years.The transatlantic firm's London PEP currently stands at around £650,000 - behind many of its UK rivals but ahead of the firm-wide average of $1m (£543,000).
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Mayer Brown targets £1m PEP in the City
By Georgina Stanley | March 22, 2007
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw has finalised a new strategy for its London office intended to bump its profits per partner (PEP) to between £800,000 and £1m within the next three years.The transatlantic firm's London PEP currently stands at around £650,000 - behind many of its UK rivals but ahead of the firm-wide average of $1m (£543,000).
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King & Spalding doubles City revenues
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 26, 2007
King & Spalding has more than doubled its City revenues for its last financial year, with the US firm posting London turnover of $21.88m (£11.16m) for 2006. The result marks an increase of 135% on 2005, when the firm recorded revenues of just $8.6m (£4.4m). They also mark the second year running that the London office has been profitable.
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King & Spalding doubles City revenues
By Georgina Stanley | February 26, 2007
King & Spalding has more than doubled its City revenues for its last financial year, with the US firm posting London turnover of $21.88m (£11.16m) for 2006. The result marks an increase of 135% on 2005, when the firm recorded revenues of just $8.6m (£4.4m). They also mark the second year running that the London office has been profitable.
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