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• Winston & Strawn boost Moscow office with Norton Rose hire

  Feb 13 2012 US firm Winston & Strawn has boosted its Moscow practice with the hire of Norton Rose finance partner Andrei Yakovlev. Yakovlev will divide his time between... more

• Bracewell & Giuliani and Duane Morris restructure to separate lobbying groups

  Dec 28 2011 The lobbying practice groups of Bracewell & Giuliani and Duane Morris are forming separate business units. The restructuring efforts will assure the groups an... more

• DLA Piper considers financial integration of US and international bases

  Nov 01 2011 DLA Piper is once again considering the full financial integration of its US and international profit centers as it hammers out the details of its current three-year... more

• Ashurst demoted 17 partners down the lockstep last year

  Aug 08 2011 An internal document from Ashurst has revealed the list of partners’ equity points over the last two years, showing that multiple partners were demoted down the... more

• US general counsel pay on the rise

  Aug 01 2011 A survey on the compensation of general counsel by legal publication Corporate Counsel has shown that pay for chief legal officers has made some recovery after a... more

• US firm McDermott Will & Emery remedies tax disadvantage for gay employees

  Dec 10 2010 McDermott, Will & Emery has announced a scheme aimed at reimbursing their gay employees for the tax liability incurred when a domestic partner is added to their health... more

• Ashurst boosts European equity capital markets practice with Dewey hire

  Nov 15 2010 Ashurst has boosted its European equity capital markets team with the hire of Dewey & LeBoeuf partner Matthias Von Oppen in Frankfurt. Von Oppen is a corporate... 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

• Gide Loyrette Nouell and Crawford Bailey land key roles in $2.2bn Indian govt sale

  Apr 13 2010 The Indian government’s plan to sell stakes in state-owned companies proceeds apace. The latest transaction is the US $2.2bn sale of an 8.38% equity stake in the... more

• Amarchand, Jones Day, AZB win roles on Hindalco placement

  Dec 30 2009 India's Hindalco Industries, one of the largest aluminium producer in Asia, is the latest company to take advantage of a surge of interest in Indian equity, with a... more

• Watson Burton partners inject cash to open up equity

  Nov 13 2009 Watson Burton’s senior equity partners have injected over £1m into the firm to enable more junior partners to enter the equity ranks. A statement issued by the... more

• Two Linklaters partners defect to Indian best friend Talwar Thakore

  Nov 07 2009 Two partners from Linklaters have resigned to join its Indian best friend firm Talwar Thakore & Associates (TTA) as equity partners. Linklaters Singapore project... more

• Eversheds suspends payments to equity partners

  Nov 02 2008 Top partners at Eversheds, the UK’s eighth biggest law firm by turnover, have been told that they will not receive their regular share of the firm’s profits for the... more

• Kirkland & Ellis launches Asia private equity funds team

  Oct 16 2008 Kirkland & Ellis is setting up an Asian private equity funds practice with the relocation of two partners -- London partner Justin Dolling and New York partner Albert... more

• DLA Italy private equity chief Proverbio joins Norton Rose

  Sep 12 2008 DLA Piper has lost the head of its Italian private equity practice, Davide Proverbio, to City rival Norton Rose. Proverbio, who was recruited by DLA Piper from... more

• Abraaj Capital hires lawyers from Simpson Thacher and Allen & Overy

  Sep 10 2008 Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Capital has bolstered its team with the hire of two lawyers, Andrew Chvatal and Darius Jannat, from the New York office of... more

• Skadden private equity partner Kenju Watanabe joins Paul Hastings in Tokyo

  Sep 08 2008 Kenju Watanabe, formerly of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, has joined Paul Hastings as partner in the Tokyo office. Watanabe's practice focuses on... 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

• Blackstone chooses Gleiss Lutz for € 1bn wind venture

  Jul 23 2008 Private equity powerhouse Blackstone Group has called in Gleiss Lutz to advise it on a major German wind energy partnership with Windland Energieerzeugung. 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

• BLP joins double-digit club as income hits £186m

  May 27 2008 Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the latest City firm to announce its financial results, posting a 10% increase in turnover for the last 12 months. more

• Eversheds on course for growth targets

  May 26 2008 Eversheds is on course to achieve the strategic objectives it set itself two years ago. The law firm, which celebrated its centenary last year, has announced financial... more

• CMS Cameron McKenna PEP up 30 per cent

  May 23 2008 CMS Cameron McKenna’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) has rocketed by 30 per cent, to £650,000 from £502,000 a year ago. The firm also revealed turnover of... more

• Lovells revenues up 13 per cent

  May 16 2008 Lovells has posted a robust financial performance during the 2007-08 period with revenues rising by 13 per cent and average profit per equity partner (PEP) up by 10.5... more

• Eversheds with ten per cent growth in revenue

  May 16 2008 Eversheds has delivered a ten per cent growth in annual revenue which now stands at £390m. Profit per equity Partner (PEP) growth also grows in line with revenue... more

• Lovells Promotions plunge to 18

  Apr 12 2008 Lovells has promoted 18 associates to its partnership, a significant drop on last year's bumper crop of 31. The year before that the firm promoted 18. As with most... more

• Morgan Lewis picks up Paris funds partner from Debevoise

  Apr 06 2008 Morgan Lewis & Bockius has strengthened its Paris arm with the hire of Debevoise & Plimpton local private equity and fund formation head Ann Baker. Baker, who was... more

• Kirkland star leaves law for Tchenguiz

  Mar 26 2008 Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner Raymond McKeeve is set to join client and property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz as an investment professional in mid-April.... more

• Debevoise Named Best Law Firm (Fund Formation) In North America By Private Equity International

  Mar 12 2008 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has been named Best Law Firm (Fund Formation) in North America by The Private Equity International Awards 2007, presented by Private Equity... more

• U.S. law firm layoffs pick up pace as economy slows

  Mar 12 2008 For the second year in a row, 460-lawyer Chicago firm Jenner & Block has axed equity partners. At least 10 partners have been told to give up their equity and some... more

• Private equity star McKeeve quits Kirkland

  Mar 05 2008 Private equity rainmaker Raymond McKeeve is to leave Kirkland & Ellis (K&S) in three months for an unknown destination, believed to be a role at a private equity... 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

• Cleary and Sullivan scoop $19bn Citi equity offering

  Feb 02 2008 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Sullivan & Cromwell scooped lead roles on the $19bn Citigroup equity offering. The transaction is the latest investment bank... more

• Salans' record year sees PEP double

  Jan 15 2008 Salans is set to double its average profit per equity partner (PEP) to more than £850,000 after a record year in which revenue was boosted by more than a third to hit... more

• Ropes & Gray, Proskauer Rose plan to bring their private equity practices to Chicago

  Dec 12 2007 Ropes & Gray and Proskauer Rose are exploring the possibility of setting up shop in Chicago next year in an effort to bring their private equity practices to a new... 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