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Magic circle duo land Dutch energy mega-merger

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have scooped lead roles on the latest major merger deal in the European energy sector as Dutch utilities giants Essent and Nuon tie the knot in a €24bn (£16bn) deal. Freshfields is advising longstanding client Essent on the merger - the largest-ever M&A deal in the Netherlands - with Amsterdam-based corporate partner Steven Perrick and competition partner Winfred Knibbeler heading the team.
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Spanish leader loses litigation head

Gomez-Acebo & Pombo has lost its head of litigation and arbitration, citing client conflicts. Miguel Angel Fernandez-Ballesteros is leaving Gomez-Acebo to set up his own independent arbitration practice, it was announced last week (22 January).
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Simmons seals Dutch shift with Amsterdam launch

Simmons & Simmons has opened a new office in Amsterdam as the City firm looks to move its Dutch financial markets practice from Rotterdam to the Netherlands' financial hub, it was announced today (29 January). The office - Simmons' second base in the Netherlands - will be headed by financial markets partner Gerhard Gispen and will initially be staffed by 13 lawyers.
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International Edition

CC loses Frankfurt public law team to Goerg

Clifford Chance (CC) has lost a five-lawyer public law team in Frankfurt to German independent Goerg, it was announced today (29 January).Public procurement partner Lutz Horn is leaving the magic circle giant along with associates Kai-Uwe Schneevogl, Steffen Amelung, Petra Keckemeti and Nancy Faeser.
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International Edition

AOL halves Euro legal team in reshuffle

AOL has shed half of its 22-strong European legal team as it sells off the internet access side of its business to Neuf Cegetel in France, Carphone Warehouse in the UK and Telecom Italia in Germany.
2 minute read

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Bulgarian and Romanian judges join EU courts

New judges have been appointed to the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance of the European Communities following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on 1 January, 2007. Alexander Arabadjiev and Camelia Toader have been appointed to the Court of Justice until October 2012 and October 2009 respectively. Teodor Tchipev and Valeriu Ciuca were appointed as judges at the Court of First Instance until August 2007 and August 2010 respectively.
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International Edition

View from here: Redefining competition

Changes to competition law in Russia are set to throw the spotlight on key industry players. Maxim Scherbakov reports on how the new legislation will help to ward off criticism from foreign investors and re-focus antimonopoly control
6 minute read

International Edition

Class of their own

Do class action proposals signify a trend towards the Americanisation of the French legal system?France is generally regarded as a not too unfriendly Continental European forum in which to litigate, although - quite unfairly - it is sometimes regarded as chauvinistic. As a country of civil law tradition, it is still inclined towards maintaining a balance of interests between the parties so that plaintiffs (including individuals) and defendants (including corporations) can litigate on an equal footing.
6 minute read

International Edition

Equal opportunities

A raft of legislation being passed throughout Europe is meeting EU guidelines on employment law reformAll people are equal, but some are more equal than others. While this Orwellian aphorism still holds sway in many spheres of society, if the lawmakers have their way it will soon become a relic of the past, in the workplace at least. A wave of employment legislation that is surging around the world seeks to sweep away prejudices and evoke a sea change in policies and attitudes, with employers placed at the helm of the reforms. If the efforts pay off, they will ensure that everyone gets a fair bite of the employment apple.
5 minute read

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Switzerland: Home Front

Switzerland will soon lift restrictions on foreign nationals owning property in the country. Daniel Peregrina and Olivier Ducrey say consequent investment in Swiss real estate will have an big impact on the country
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