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• Freshfields makes up 11 to counsel role

  Nov 05 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made its third round of counsel promotions this year. The firm's German offices have been gifted almost half of the promotions this... more

• Freshfields advises German Government on rescue fund

  Oct 25 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the German Government on the set-up of a €500bn rescue fund, established earlier this week. The magic circle firm’s team was led... more

• Magic circle firms head up £37bn bank bailout

  Oct 14 2008 Allen & Overy, Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among the top City firms winning roles on the UK Government’s £37bn bailout of three of the... more

• Freshfields bags lead role for BAA's Gatwick sale

  Oct 10 2008 The magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will provide corporate advice on the sale of the UK’s second-largest airport Gatwick. more

• Homburger, Freshfields handle €1.51bn General Dynamics Purchase

  Aug 29 2008 Zurich law firm Homburger is leading the mandate, together with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, for US manufacturing and defence powerhouse General Dynamics on its... 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

• Freshfields and Allen & Overy lead on € 11.2bn Continental Sale in Germany

  Jul 23 2008 The German practices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy are working on either side of the controversial €11.2bn investment by the Schaeffler Group in... more

• Law firms defy downturn to post bumper results

  Jul 14 2008 As investment banks continue to announce widespread redundancies, the largest global law firms are turning in double-digit revenue increases despite the credit crunch... more

• Magic circle trio break into profits top 10 as City firms move up Global 100

  Jul 11 2008 Figures compiled by Legal Week and The American Lawyer show that three UK firms make it into the global top 10 by PEP — Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Freshfields... more

• Magic circle firms strengthen their diversity and pro bono efforts

  Jul 04 2008 If you're visiting Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's London office, don't expect to see anyone carrying a Styrofoam coffee cup. Mugs are now the order of the day. Ask... more

• Trainee retention defies crunch

  Jun 17 2008 The credit crunch has failed to have an impact on trainee retention rates, with early indications from a cross-section of leading firms such as Freshfields Bruckhaus... more

• Freshfields, Clifford Chance, Shearman lead €2.4 bn Evonik sale in Germany

  Jun 09 2008 International trio Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance (CC) and Shearman & Sterling are leading the €2.4bn sale of a 25.01% stake in Evonik Industries; the... more

• Freshfields to Open in Abu Dhabi

  Jun 04 2008 U.K. law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will open in Abu Dhabi now that its application has been fast-tracked. The law firm already has offices in Dubai and Bahrain. more

• Freshfields shakes off tough year to break £1bn barrier for first time

  Jun 03 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has broken the billion-pound revenue mark for the first time. One week after its "magic circle" rival Clifford Chance announced a... more

• Freshfields offers German students UK/US opportunity

  Jun 01 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched an initiative to send German LLM students to the UK and US as part of their training. Students can apply for a €5,000... more

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer promotes nine to counsel

  May 29 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted nine associates to counsel. Konstantin Mettenheimer, joint senior partner at Freshfields commented: ‘We are delighted... more

• Freshfields increases activity in Middle East

  May 28 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's finance partners Bob Charlton and Charles July, and corporate partner Ian Poynton, have recently relocated to the region. To date the... more

• Freshfields seals Saudi ties with local firm

  May 23 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has formalised its presence in Saudi Arabia by setting up an association with local firm Salah Al-Hejailan. The tie-up, which will... more

• Long road to the top for associates as partner track continues to grow

  May 22 2008 Despite significant drops in the partnership track this year for the London offices of a number of firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance,... more

• UK law firm salary reviews: a bit of an anticlimax

  May 21 2008 There were several pay-freezes and a couple of modest increases in this year's first round of associate salary reviews, unlike during the previous downturn there have... more

• Top city law firms convert to LLPs

  May 08 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Macfarlanes and Hammonds have become the latest law firms to convert to limited liability partnership (LLP) status. All three firms... more

• Freshfields advises Deutsche Bahn on IPO

  May 02 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising state-owned Deutsche Bahn, the leading railway and logistics company in Germany, on the initial public offering (IPO) of its... more

• Freshfields strengthens corporate team in China

  Apr 20 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced the appointment of Calvin Lai and Antony Dapiran as partners in the firm’s corporate practice group. They will be based in... more

• Freshfields leads promotions round with 25 new partners

  Mar 18 2008 The London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been the biggest beneficiary in the firm's annual round of promotions, securing nearly half of a total of 25... more

• Allen and Goetz to Exit White & Case's London Office

  Mar 11 2008 Senior White & Case finance partners Mike Goetz and Maurice Allen are set to quit the firm's London office by the end of the week, it has emerged. Global banking... more

• Linklaters ranked as 'superbrand' law firm

  Mar 10 2008 In a new study by Superbrands, Linklaters appears as the highest law firm on the list of best brands at 259. Clifford Chance is ranked at 296 and national firm... more

• Latham and Freshfields Make Middle East Push as Firms Target New Markets

  Feb 15 2008 Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are set for key strategic initiatives in the Middle East as top law firms move to ramp up their practices in the... more

• Nestlé bars Freshfields over Mars connection

  Feb 05 2008 Nestlé has cut loose Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer following its first European panel review in almost five years because of a business conflict of interest with... more

• Freshfields report: 'More female partners and pro bono'

  Jan 31 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is aiming to boost its number of female partners and up its pro bono commitments by a third following the publication of the firm’s... more

• London Firms to Redeploy Lawyers as Markets Shift

  Jan 27 2008 Allen & Overy is attempting to usher in a new era of flexibility among its lawyers, partly to prepare for fluctuating market conditions, marking the strongest evidence... more

• UK trainees avoid crunch fallout as top firms’ retention soars above 90%

  Jan 17 2008 Trainee retention rates across the UK’s elite legal profession have remained steadfast, with many firms keeping hold of more than 90% of their intake despite a sharp... more

• A&O scoops Italian banking team from Freshfields

  Jan 12 2008 Allen & Overy partner Stefano Sennhauser has raided his former firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for a team of six banking associates in a move that heralds a... more

• Freshfields rainmaker spearheads Middle East push

  Jan 10 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will parachute its former London head of finance to the Middle East as part of a renewed focus on the region. Bob Charlton will become... more

• UK law firms bank on emerging markets to ride out credit crunch

  Jan 08 2008 Law firms at all levels of the market are bracing themselves for an uncertain year, with management looking at geographic diversification as a means of mitigating... more

• Magic circle dominates 2007 Thomson European M&A league

  Jan 05 2008 The magic circle have this year all but sewn up the European M&A market between them off the back of the $193bn Rio Tinto, $99bn ABN Amro and $19bn Boots KKR... more

• Ashurst, Freshfields lead Emap's £1bn B2B sell-off

  Jan 03 2008 Ashurst and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising Guardian Media Group and private equity house Apax on their £1bn takeover of the business-to business arm of... more

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Is Top Law Firm on 2007 European Mergers

  Dec 27 2007 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP was the top-ranked legal adviser on European mergers in 2007 with lawyers expecting the brisk pace of mid-sized corporate... more

• Freshfields Frankfurt partner defects to Bakers

  Dec 13 2007 A further corporate partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's German operation has left the magic circle firm, surfacing at Baker & McKenzie. Frankfurt-based... more

• Magic Circle Firms on Pace to Become Among World's Most Profitable

  Nov 14 2007 Six months into their current financial year, the United Kingdom's largest firms are continuing the impressive growth that characterized the 2006–07 financial year. In... more