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• How much would that firm be worth on the stock market? New report makes a guess

  Mar 02 2012 A new report estimates the value of leading UK law firms to be somewhere between $711 million to $4.1 billion, with Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy leading among the... more

• PE firm Duke Street buys controlling interest in London law firm

  Feb 06 2012 Private equity firm Duke Street has taken a stake of just over 50 per cent in London-based law firm Parabis. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval and is... more

• London firm Wiggin adds non-lawyer CEO to partnership

  Jan 26 2012 London media boutique Wiggin has announced the addition of a non-lawyer CEO to its partnership, a move that is now permitted under the Legal Services Act. The firm’s... more

• Hill Dickinson and Kennedys announce plans to convert to alternative business structures

  Jan 20 2012 Hill Dickinson and Kennedys have both announced plans to convert to an alternative business structure, joining a host of other leading firms that are making the move.... more

• The Death Penalty Dilemma Facing California

  Jan 12 2012 Should capital punishment in California be streamlined or abolished. That is the question that is reaching critical mass in this budget crunching climate. As a long... more

• The legal services market in India - bird's eye view

  Nov 15 2011 Here is a very interesting article providing a kind of anatomy of the Indian legal services market, ad touching upon the major players, changes, and the nature of the... more

• SNR Denton calls for cash contributions from salaried partners

  Jul 11 2011 SNR Denton has called on non-equity partners to contribute capital to the firm for the first time ever, asking for contributions of between £10,000 and £20,000. The... more

• Jacoby & Meyers challenges partnership model in US courts

  May 20 2011 Jacoby & Meyers is making a challenge to state laws that prevent non-lawyers from owning stakes in law firms. According to the firm, the restrictions have restricted... more

• Simmons introduces junior equity rank

  May 18 2011 Simmons & Simmons has announced the introduction of a new tier of fixed-share partners. Under the three-tier partnership structure, salaried partners will be... more

• Khaitan and Amarchand advise on Eton Park’s investment

  Feb 07 2011 Eton Park Capital Management LLP, a hedge fund based in the US has invested $125 million (Rs. 560 crore) for 10 percent equity stake in JSW Infrastructure Limited, for... more

• Link Legal absorbs Zenith India to boost its Mumbai Capital Markets

  Jan 13 2011 Link Legal has absorbed Zenith India Lawyers, to focus on its Capital Markets practice in its Mumbai office. Co-founder of Zenith India Lawyers Raj Rani Bhalla joins... more

• Lawyers protest deregulation of UK legal industry

  Sep 23 2010 A protest outside London’s High Court yesterday saw lawyers handing out cans of baked beans branded with the slogan “Legal services by supermarkets is as ridiculous as... more

• Cleary and Freshfields take lead on €9.8bn Deutsche Bank deal

  Sep 17 2010 Deutsche Bank has called upon Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to advise on its project of raising €9.8 billion to bolster the balance sheet and complete the proposed... more

• Juridical Handbook of Brazilian Investment Funds

  Aug 25 2010 THE JURIDICAL HANDBOOK OF BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT FUNDS Second Edition. The Handbook aims, precisely, present the general normative structure and the mechanisms by... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf raises $125 million bond

  Apr 20 2010 US law firms generally have conservative borrowing habits, looking to major banks and partners’ contributions to raise capital. But Dewey & LeBoeuf has bucked the... more

• UK firms increase borrowing, rather than asking partners to pitch in

  Mar 16 2010 Top UK law firms have increased borrowing by 40 per cent in response to the financial crisis, according to an article published in Times Online today. The legal... more

• >> Newsletter 02-2010 of Brazilian Business Law

  Mar 02 2010 >> Newsletter 02-2010 of Brazilian Business Law NEWSLETTER 02-2010 OF BRAZILIAN BUSINESS LAW __________________________________________________ by Rafael De Conti... more

• Mayer Brown: Banks to face heavy capital burdens under Basel II

  Jan 19 2010 According to a release by global law firm Mayer Brown, a recent proposal by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to create significant capital reforms under the... more

• Clifford Chance hires Linklaters partner Reiko Sakimura for Tokyo office

  Sep 26 2008 Clifford Chance has hired a Linklaters capital markets partner Reiko Sakimura for its Tokyo office. Sakimura became a Linklaters partner in 2005 after spending four... more

• Cleary and Ropes & Gray on latest Lehman sale

  Sep 24 2008 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Ropes & Gray have secured the key roles on the joint acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ investment management unit by Bain Capital... more

• Clifford Chance adds capital markets specialist Guptan to target Indian market

  Aug 25 2008 Clifford Chance has hired Indian capital markets expert Rahul Guptan from Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co in India. Guptan will be based in Clifford... more

• Linklaters tops European equity capital markets rankings

  Aug 11 2008 Linklaters has held on to the top spot in the Thomson Reuters European equity capital markets rankings. The latest figures show the firm advised managers on 20... more

• Clifford Chance targets India-related work with Singapore securities team

  Apr 18 2008 Clifford Chance is set to form a capital markets group in its Singapore office, which will focus solely on Indian clients, later this year. Capital markets partner... more

• Paul Hastings resignations follow client collapse

  Apr 13 2008 The London office of US giant Paul Hastings was left licking its wounds this week after one of its clients collapsed amidst allegations of fraud - and two of its... more

• Sidley taps SJ Berwin for hedge funds expert

  Apr 05 2008 Hedge funds and financial markets partner Bruce Gardner has left SJ Berwin after eight years to join the London office of US firm Sidley Austin. He joins Sidley as a... more

• Official: Allen, Goetz quit White & Case

  Mar 12 2008 The co-head of global banking at White & Case, Maurice Allen along with banking and capital markets London co-head, Mike Goetz, have resigned. New York-based... more

• Davis Polk and White & Case advise on blockbuster Visa IPO

  Mar 03 2008 Davis Polk & Wardwell and White & Case have landed plum roles on the $19bn Visa IPO, the largest ever in US history. Davis Polk head of capital markets Richard Sandler... more

• Allen & Overy Claims Pole Position in 2007 Debt Capital Markets Tables

  Feb 11 2008 Allen & Overy has held on to the top spot in the latest international debt capital markets rankings, with the Magic Circle firm seizing an 8 percent market share for... more

• Shearman anchors capital markets team in Germany

  Dec 05 2007 Shearman & Sterling has appointed head of Frankfurt office Stephan Hutter as the firm's new head of Asia and Europe capital markets. The move will see the capital... more

• Lovells taps Freshfields for German ECM chief

  Oct 16 2007 Lovells has strengthened its German capital markets practice with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Karsten Mueller-Eising. Mueller-Eising joins the... more