Norton Rose freezes NQ, trainee salaries
Norton Rose has frozen salaries for all trainees and newly-qualified lawyers.
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Skadden appoints new top dog
16-May-2008Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom announced today (Friday 16 May) that M&A partner Eric Friedman is to succeed Bob Sheehan as the firm's executive partner.
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Dorsey & Whitney set for Australian launch
16-May-2008Minneapolis-based US firm Dorsey & Whitney is planning to launch an office in Sydney as its base for the Asian market.
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Kent ‘in-house private practice’ smashes £1m
Dewey & LeBoeuf gifts amputee an Olympic chance
DWF turnover up nearly 11 per cent
SJ Berwin PEP growth stalled
Eversheds turnover and PEP up 10 per cent
White & Case boosts London salaries
Lovells revenues up 13 per cent
City firms rally to aid banks as credit crunch bites
City litigation teams are battling to win financial institution clients as the credit crunch leads to an upturn in disputes.
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Mid-market results buoyed by insurance and litigation
12-May-2008A rebound in the insurance and litigation markets helped Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC), Nabarro and Weightmans cushion against a second-half market downturn.
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Linklaters unveils head of emerging markets
12-May-2008Linklaters capital markets chief Nick Eastwell is set to become head of the firm's new Emerging Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EEMENA) group.
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Freshfields aligns client service levels
New-look legal team at Thomson Reuters
Macfarlanes replaces international chief
2Birds migrates to CEE with Prague launch
Rouse & Co founder in 7 Bedford Row move
15 New Bridge St-Lombard tie-up collapses
Shearman & Sterling: Shear drop?
Shearman senior partner Rohan Weerasinghe insists that his firm's elite status is not under threat - despite losing partners, offices and clients
In corporate, one mid-market firm continues to punch above its weight
While some corporate lawyers have reportedly been twiddling their thumbs since the credit crunch took hold, Macfarlanes started 2008 with a couple of stellar deals.
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Middle East: Sovereign rights
After running to Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds for help, the West is now calling for regulation. Hypocrisy is an understatement.
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Dorsey & Whitney set for Australian launch
SJ Berwin PEP growth stalled
SJ Berwin PEP growth stalled
Beachcroft set to make redundancies
Beachcroft set to make redundancies
A&O creates new Abu Dhabi boss post
Canon Europe to size up legal panels
Dorsey & Whitney set for Australian launch
K&L Gates merges with Taiwan firm
Skadden appoints new top dog
Dorsey & Whitney set for Australian launch
A record year for Appleby's women
Mourant ramps up Cayman dispute practice
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