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Bakers leads UPS-TNT deal challenge as €5.2bn takeover collapses

Baker & McKenzie has successfully challenged the proposed €5.2bn (£4.3bn) takeover of delivery giant TNT Express by United Parcel Service (UPS), which has collapsed after the European Commission moved to block the deal. FedEx challenged the merger on competitive grounds after UPS's bid was announced in early 2012, with the European Commission subsequently opening an investigation into the proposed deal in July.
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Long-serving A&O antitrust partner takes IBA presidency

Allen & Overy (A&O) antitrust partner Michael Reynolds has been appointed as the new president of the International Bar Association (IBA). Reynolds, who launched A&O's Brussels office in 1979, where he has since been based, will now hold the position for two years.
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Ofcom head of legal and BLP partner join SJB in double competition hire

SJ Berwin has recruited Ofcom head of legal Sarah Turnbull in a double partner hire for the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice alongside Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) Elaine Whiteford. Turnbull, who will join SJ Berwin in April next year, returns to the firm after leaving as a senior associate in 2005 to join the media regulator.
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Field Fisher seals senior hire for City competition with Clydes partner hire

Field Fisher Waterhouse has sealed the hire of respected EU and competition partner Philippe Ruttley from Clyde & Co. Ruttley, who joined Clydes as a partner in 2001 from Mayer Brown legacy firm Rowe & Maw, has joined Field Fisher's four-partner competition and EU regulatory practice in London along with Clydes senior associate Solange Leandro.
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Twelve-partner China group forms new Beijing spinoff

A group of 12 partners from several top Chinese law firms have joined forces to launch a new outfit in Beijing. The new firm will be known as Anjie and will open in the Chinese capital next month with a total of approximately 60 lawyers.
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DWF signs up Cobbetts head of EU competition to lead firm's practice

DWF has made a senior hire from Cobbetts with the addition of the firm's head of EU competition, Jonathan Branton. Branton is joining the Manchester office of DWF and will take up the role of national head of EU competition at the firm.
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International Edition

Competitive edge – the impact of new competition legislation in Guernsey

The Competition (Guernsey) Ordinance 2012, which came into effect on 1 August, is modelled largely on the Jersey legislation and is designed to facilitate a common approach to implementation. However, Guernsey has taken note of some of the more contentious aspects of the Jersey law – which has been in force since 2005 – and has chosen to adopt a different approach on some issues.
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International Edition

Competition lawyers welcome OFT bid to improve investigations

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced an overhaul of its decision-making processes for Competition Act investigations, with the changes receiving a positive response from competition lawyers. The shake-up, part of an effort to boost the speed and robustness of cases, follows an internal consultation launched in March.
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International Edition

Freshfields and Linklaters lead on Barclays takeover of ING Direct UK

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won lead roles on Barclays' takeover of ING Direct UK, the British online banking arm of Dutch company ING.
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International Edition

Eversheds signs up SJ Berwin partner in competition boost

Eversheds is set to strengthen its EU, competition and regulatory group with the appointment of SJ Berwin competition partner Lesley Farrell. Farrell, who is highly rated by Chambers & Partners for contentious competition and European law, will leave SJ Berwin on 31 October and is expected to join her new employers early next year following a break.
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