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McDermott gels with explosives leader after £343m mining deal

Chicago-based firm's London office picks up second acquisition instruction from Orica
2 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters secures Romanian float first

Legal Week reports
2 minute read

International Edition

Commentary: Calculated risk - firms hope to avoid online gaming claims

Though the end of the online gaming boom has long been predicted, advisers in the sector will surely have spent recent nights worrying about the fallout hitting them in some way. With Hammonds' £142m dispute with the Football League still fresh in many minds, firms that set out their stall in this risky area will know how damaging even a failed claim can be. Understandably, some firms appear to be now trying to sell the line that they had 'decided' to avoid gaming all along; claims which usually refer to banking clients heading for the hills, not strict ethical standards from law firms. Forget the revisionist puff, there wasn't a single major City practice that intentionally avoided the gaming sector.
3 minute read

Legal Week

Olswang hits corporate note on music marketing buy-out

Universal hands first corporate mandate to Olswang as firm pushes for media deal work
2 minute read

Legal Week

Magic circle duo plug into GE pensions sell-off

Legal Week reports
5 minute read

Legal Week

LG and Dicksons sign off £267m property sale

Legal Week reports
5 minute read

Legal Week

McDermott gels with explosives leader after £343m mining deal

Chicago-based firm's London office picks up second acquisition instruction from Orica
6 minute read

International Edition

Skyscraper mandate lifts Eversheds and Wragges

Two national firms retain lead roles for £400m 47-storey landmark in Birmingham
3 minute read

International Edition

Trio bag roles on Chicago futures exchange tie-up

Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins and Cravath Swaine & Moore have all bagged roles in the $8bn (£4.3bn) tie-up between two of the largest futures and derivatives exchanges in the US. The agreement sees Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) acquire rival exchange the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) in the latest multi-billion-dollar deal in the booming US M&A market.
1 minute read

International Edition

Key Japanese client opts for US rival over Lovells

Legal Week reports
2 minute read

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