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Dentons, Fulbright and Ashurst dig deep into E647m oil and gas buyout

Denton Wilde Sapte, Fulbright & Jaworski and Ashurst have played key roles in the E647m (£556m) consortium acquisition of the oil and gas division of Oranje-Nassau Groep.
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Public and regulatory law: Global thinking

How are businesses reacting to the downturn in economic activity? Will they be tempted to 'green-wash' through the recession, will they genuinely try to make sense of the 'green is good for business' argument, or will they simply not bother to do either?
8 minute read

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Northern Ireland

L'Estrange & Brett and A&L Goodbody address the practice issues facing the Northern Irish legal market.
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International Edition

Northern Ireland: The north/south connect

Energy has come to the forefront of economic and environmental attention globally, and Ireland north and south is no exception to this trend. The energy sector in Ireland has remained driven North by an all-island agenda and ern Ireland, in particular, has seen ongoing development in energy matters. Much emphasis has been on the development of renewables and achieving cost savings and efficiencies through the development of an all-island energy market.
10 minute read

International Edition

Burges Salmon completes top-level overhaul

Burges Salmon has overhauled its management structure, splitting its partnership committee in two. The regional heavyweight has divided its main management group, creating a smaller partnership committee, which will concentrate on long-term strategic issues, while department heads will now sit in a separate group focusing on operational short-term objectives, rather than sitting on the partnership committee.
2 minute read

International Edition

Brit Energy GC resigns as EDF takeover finalised

British Energy general counsel Robert Armour has resigned after 20 years with the company, as the organisation nears the end of an overhaul of its legal function in the wake of its takeover by EDF. Armour has been replaced by British Energy's former head of legal Jean MacDonald, who becomes general counsel and company secretary at the newly-merged EDF Energy.
2 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates hires Ashurst partner for Dubai debut

K&L Gates has launched an office in Dubai with the hire of Ashurst energy and transport partner Paul de Cordova. Senior dispute resolution partner Neal Brendel will relocate from K&L Gates' Pittsburgh office to co-found the Dubai base, which will focus on corporate and projects work.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dentons acquires Almaty outpost

Denton Hall has set up an office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after acquiring the only foreign office of US firm Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley. The firm has also applied for a licence to open up in Tashkent in Uzbekistan. US lawyer Marla Valdez, who set up Denver-based Welborn Sullivan's office in 1993, will be managing partner in Almaty.
2 minute read

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