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Does the 'pro-business' US Supreme Court really favour corporations?

The US Supreme Court's recent rulings call into question whether it really favours corporations. Tony Mauro reports
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A higher calling - the hotline to ex-GCs helping in-house lawyers find their feet

A hotline to former general counsel is helping new in-house lawyers find their feet. Sue Reisinger reports
5 minute read

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Addleshaws and Linklaters take lead roles on Citi's Egg sale

Addleshaw Goddard is advising Yorkshire Building Society on its acquisition of internet bank Egg's mortgage and savings business from Citigroup. The deal will see the UK's second largest mutual lender acquire Egg's £2.5bn savings book and a £430m mortgage book, as well as the Egg brand.
2 minute read

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Australia's Mallesons in talks to tie up with China leader King & Wood

Australia's Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese leader King & Wood are in talks about forming an alliance, in what would mark a significant tie-up in the Asia-Pacific market. The pair have discussed creating some sort of link or alliance, with one possibility a combination through a verein structure - as used by firms including Norton Rose - which would allow the firms to keep separate finances while centralising some functions.
3 minute read

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Ropes & Gray opens third base in Asia with Shanghai launch

Ropes & Gray has launched an office in Shanghai, marking the US firm's third presence in Asia. The office, which went live today (21 July), will be headed by private equity partner Arthur Mok. Prior to his move to Shanghai, Mok worked in the firm's Hong Kong and Washington DC offices.
2 minute read

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Five US firms land roles on record-setting $38bn plane purchase

Five US firms are advising on the largest aircraft order in history after AMR Corporation, the owner of American Airlines, agreed to acquire a total of 460 planes from Airbus and Boeing in a transaction worth more than $38bn (£23.5bn), reports The Am Law Daily. American Airlines is being advised by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher corporate partner Robert Little in Dallas and Debevoise & Plimpton aviation chair John Curry in New York as co-counsel on the Airbus negotiations.
2 minute read

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Macfarlanes, Herbert Smith lead as BPO buys marketing company

Macfarlanes and Herbert Smith have lined up to advise on the acquisition of marketing company Tag by business process outsourcer Williams Lea. Macfarlanes advised Williams Lea led by corporate partner Stephen Drewitt, while Herbert Smith advised Tag, led by corporate partner James MacArthur. Drewitt previously advised private equity group 3i on the £110m sale of its 38% stake in Williams Lea to Deutsche Post in 2006.
2 minute read

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Hogan Lovells strengthens Berlin corporate with five-lawyer hire

Hogan Lovells has bulked up in Germany with the hire of a five-lawyer corporate team from local outfit Broich Bezzenberger. The team, which is led by partners Karin Arnold and Thomas Keul, joined Hogan Lovells' Berlin office earlier this week, alongside of counsel Gerold Bezzenberger and two associates.
2 minute read

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Egorov Puginsky and Magisters join forces to create 300-lawyer CIS firm

Russia's Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners and leading CIS firm Magisters are set to merge, creating the biggest firm in the region. The merger, which was announced today, will create a law firm with combined revenues of around £101m and more than 300 lawyers - including 27 partners - with a launch date yet to be announced.
2 minute read

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Linklaters corporate veteran Barnes retires after 36-year career at firm

Long-serving Linklaters corporate partner David Barnes has retired after a 36-year career at the magic circle firm. Barnes, one of five candidates who contested the Linklaters senior partner role earlier this year, took retirement at the end of last month.
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