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• Linkaters is most recognizable law brand, says survey

  Mar 23 2012 The annual survey of leading brands by Superbrands has been released, with Linklaters leading the board among law firms at 175th place, dethroning Clifford Chance... more

• 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

• Number of Big Law partners with an LL.M. on the rise

  Oct 29 2010 "If you want to do an LLM, then do so, but the degree gives you no advantage in securing an offer from us," reads an FAQ on the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Global... more

• Freshfields and A&O lead £1bn Betfair IPO

  Sep 22 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy have taken lead roles on the £1 billion initial public offering of online gambling company Betfair. Betfair is... 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

• Clifford Chance and Freshfields appoint new German leadership

  Jun 28 2010 Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both appointed new leaders for their German practices. Freshfields has elected Klaus-Stefan Hohenstatt as... more

• Kishanganga Dispute: India and Pakistan appoint arbitrators

  Jun 21 2010 India, has finally appointed Peter Tomka, Vice President and Sitting Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and Lucius Caflisch, a Swiss international law... more

• Freshfields and Ashurst lead £864m power deal

  Jun 09 2010 ABB’s £864 million bid for the power company Chloride Group will be guided by two firms – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Ashurst. The Freshfields team is... more

• Herbert Smith hires Freshfields pensions partner Schaffer

  Feb 28 2010 Herbert Smith has made a rare hire from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London. Freshfields high-profile pensions partner Dan Schaffer will join the firm next... more

• Freshfields and SJ Berwin take key roles on Pantheon sale

  Feb 22 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and SJ Berwin advised on the $775m sale of private equity house Pantheon Ventures to NYSE-listed Affiliated Managers Group (AMG).... more

• Ropes & Gray expands new City office with Freshfields hire

  Feb 10 2010 Ropes & Gray has hired Matthew Cox, counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as its fifth partner in London alongside Maurice Allen, Michael Goetz, Jonathan Bloom,... more

• Lovells hires Dewey banking partner Michel Quere for Paris office

  Jan 15 2010 Lovells has hired high-profile banking partner Michel Quere from Dewey & LeBoeuf, reports legalweek. Quere was charged with co-managing Dewey & LeBoeuf's Paris... more

• Linklaters, Freshfields, Clifford Chance top in European M&A

  Jan 08 2010 Linklaters defended its position as the top legal adviser on European mergers and acquisitions in 2009 with 160 deals worth a combined $155 billion. Freshfields... more

• Skadden is top global M&A adviser in 2009

  Jan 08 2010 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom overtook its UK competitor Linklaters LLP to advise on the highest value of mergers and acquisitions in 2009 according to... more

• Salans and Freshfields advise on Habitat sale

  Dec 28 2009 Salans partners Alison Gaines and Jonathan Polin advised Retail Investments Limited, a retail investment group led by Hilco, on the acquisition of furniture chain... more

• Freshfields, Travers win lead role on LSE's Turquoise deal

  Dec 22 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Travers Smith won lead roles on London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) acquisition of Turquoise - a trading system set up in 2008 by nine... more

• Freshfields, Simmons, Hengeler lead on Springer Media sale

  Dec 14 2009 Swedish private equity firm EQT and the Singapore Government's GIC are buying Springer Science and Business Media for up to €2.2bn, allowing an exit for the two UK... more

• Freshfields and Linklaters lead on £250m Gartmore listing

  Nov 26 2009 Gartmore Group Ltd., the manager of about 21.8 billion pounds ($36 billion) in hedge and mutual funds, is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) of at least 250... more

• Linklaters and Wachtell top global law firm rankings

  Oct 02 2009 After eight years, Clifford Chance lost its top spot as the world's largest law firm by revenue, according to data by Am Law Daily. Clifford Chance was replaced... more

• Freshfields, Cleary, Salans head up $1.6bn Gazprom deal

  Oct 01 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and Salans have won roles on a $1.6bn Russian energy deal, which saw the Russian energy giant buy a... more

• CMS Cameron replaces Linklaters, Addleshaw on BT panel

  Oct 01 2009 BT has unveiled its new global legal panel, with CMS Cameron McKenna winning an appointment along with BT's regular advisers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Bird &... more

• Slaughters and Freshfields lead on Unilever's Sarah Lee bid

  Sep 28 2009 Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won key roles on Unilever's $1.9 billion offer for Sara Lee's global personal care and European detergent... more

• Adam Signy helps Simpson Thacher secure 1.7bn Blackstone deal

  Sep 21 2009 Former Clifford Chance lawyer Adam Signy has scored his first major transaction since joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's London office in May 2009. Signy and... more

• Hourly rates at top UK law firms drop by a third

  Sep 21 2009 According to a survey by costs lawyer Jim Diamond, the recession has forced the UK’s largest firms like Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons to slash... more

• PRC law firms take top spots in Asia M&A ranking for first time

  Aug 26 2009 Beijing-based law firms Commerce & Finance and Deheng took the top two spots of the Asia-Pacific M&A league table by value in the first half of 2009 --- the first time... more

• Clifford Chance loses global top spot to Linklaters

  Aug 11 2009 Clifford Chance has lost its No. 1 spot as the world's largest law firm by gross revenue to British rival Linklaters. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer claimed the... more

• Lovells keeps just 69 per cent of September qualifiers

  Aug 06 2009 Lovells’ retention rate for trainee solicitors qualifying in autumn has decreased to 69 per cent, placing the firm UK in line with other City firms like Freshfields... more

• Top banking duo Allen and Goetz to leave Freshfields

  Aug 04 2009 Maurice Allen and Mike Goetz, two high-profile banking partners in the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, are to quit the magic circle firm less than 18... more

• Freshfields appoints Ed Braham as global corporate head

  Aug 03 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed London corporate partner Ed Braham as global head of corporate. Braham is taking over from German partner Andreas... more

• Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Hengeler Mueller advise on VW-Porsche merger

  Jul 28 2009 Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Germany's corporate powerhouse Hengeler Mueller have won key roles on the merger of German carmakers Volkswagen AG... more

• US law firms still flashing the cash for UK associates

  Jul 17 2009 Despite salary cuts and freezes, newly qualified lawyers (NQs) in London remain among of the highest-paid graduates in the UK. Latham & Watkins pays its NQs... more

• Freshfields hires former Bank of America Deputy GC David Onorato

  Jul 14 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which launched its US litigation practice in January, has added a new hire: David Onorato, the former deputy general counsel for Bank... more

• Linklaters beats Clifford Chance + Freshfields

  Jul 04 2009 Linklaters announced a rise in revenues for the year ending April to £1.29 billion, which makes it the UK's highest-grossing law firm. Magic Circle rivals Clifford... more

• Freshfields founder engaged in business linked to slavery

  Jun 30 2009 The 19th century founders of British top law firm Freshfields and investment bank Rothschild engaged in business linked to the slave trade. According to a report by... more

• Clifford Chance likely to be worst affected Magic Circle firm

  Jun 29 2009 Clifford Chance is likely to be the worst affected by the current crisis among the "Magic Circle" of top British law firms - which also include Allen & Overy,... more

• Linklaters and Freshfields lead on $68bn mining merger

  Jun 23 2009 Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won lead roles on the proposed merger of mining giants Anglo American and Xstrata, a deal that would create a... more

• Freshfields main European adviser to Chrysler on Fiat deal

  Jun 22 2009 Cologne-based Freshfields partners Ludwig Leyendecker and Kirsten Floss are leading a large team of lawyers advising Chrysler on European aspects of the Chrysler/Fiat... more

• Freshfields acts on high-stakes India mobile deal

  May 28 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured a major role on talks between Indian mobile phone provider Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN over a cross-shareholding... more

• Freshfields loses 11-lawyer real estate team to Olswang

  Mar 27 2009 Christian Schede and Martin Wiemann, two real estate lawyers and long-standing Freshfields partners, will join UK law firm Olswang in Berlin bringing along a team of... more

• Freshfields appoints Simon Marchant as new Asia managing partner

  Mar 12 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's corporate partner Simon Marchant will take up the position of the Magic Circle firm's Asia managing partner. Marchant, who is... more

• Freshfields asks trainees to delay start date

  Feb 18 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has asked some of its trainees to push back their start dates in a bid to “even out” the size of its intakes. Several trainees... more

• Freshfields and DLA Piper advise on £7.5bn train deal

  Feb 13 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and DLA Piper have advised on a £7.5bn deal to build a new fleet of high speed trains, one of the largest public transport contracts... more

• Why Freshfields had to freeze salaries

  Feb 13 2009 Ted Burke, chief executive of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, explains in The Times the market-changing decision of the "Magic Circle" firm to freeze salaries for... more

• Freshfields freezes associate pay to prepare for tough times ahead

  Feb 09 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced a salary freeze as it prepares for a drop in fee income in 2009. Associates and support staff remain at current pay... more

• Freshfields named offcial law firm of the 2012 Olympics

  Feb 04 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has won the high-profile appointment as the"official legal adviser" for the 2012 London Olympics. The Magic Circle firm will... more

• Freshfields and Linklaters lead on Xstrata £4.1bn rights issue

  Feb 02 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won advisory roles on a £4.1bn rights issue for Swiss mining group Xstrata. A Freshfields team led by corporate... more

• Magic circle trio take lead roles on latest UK bank bailout

  Jan 19 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Slaughter and May and Linklaters have secured advisory roles as the UK Government unveils a second package of measures to bail out the... more

• Norton Rose, Freshfields advise on RWE's $11bn Essent deal

  Jan 13 2009 Norton Rose is advising Gernany's RWE, Europe's fifth-largest utility, on its planned acquisition of Dutch peer Essent's production and delivery assets for 8.2 billion... more

• Freshfields appoints new co-head of international arbitration

  Jan 09 2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced that New York-based partner Lucy Reed has joined Jan Paulsson as global co-head of the firm’s international arbitration... more

• City law firms gear up for painful year ahead

  Jan 03 2009 After enjoying several record-breaking years, City law firms like Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Lovells, DLA Piper face a fall in revenue and... more

• Linklaters tops M&A league as deal volume plunges 38 Percent

  Jan 02 2009 Linklaters was hired to advise on four of the 10 biggest mergers and acquisitions in 2008, leading the M&A league table published by Bloomberg today. In the smallest... more

• Freshfields dispute resolution head Terry steps down

  Nov 29 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer dispute resolution head Ian Terry has stepped down from the role after three years. Chris Pugh will succeed him at the beginning of... more

• Freshfields, Linklaters advise struggling retailer Woolworths

  Nov 27 2008 The administrators of Woolworths have called on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters to help wind up the stricken retail giant. Olswang is representing BBC in... more

• Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Baker & McKenzie on major Chinese gas deal

  Nov 24 2008 China's need for energy to feed its booming economy has seen a string of prominent law firms advise on one of the country's major projects, an US$11bn gas pipeline... more

• 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

• Top UK law firms remain confident despite job cuts

  Oct 27 2008 Most of the UK's twelve largest firms by revenue have managed to limit the damage caused by the finance crisis to just single-digit cuts in the hardest-hit sectors.... 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

• Law firms benefit as clients suffer post-Lehman jitters

  Oct 13 2008 City law firms reported unprecedented levels of activity in the last two weeks of September as financial institutions called on their legal advisers... 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

• City law firms less profitable than US rivals

  Oct 09 2008 Three City law firms - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, and Slaughter and May - were among the ten most profitable in the world last year but they continued... more

• Denton, Freshfields, Slaughters line up for Icelandic bank roles

  Oct 08 2008 Denton Wilde Sapte, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have snared key roles as the UK arms of two Icelandic banks at the heart of the country’s... more

• Freshfields on Nomura's Lehman buy-out

  Sep 26 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has emerged as the latest firm to score a role on Japanese investment bank Nomura’s acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ Asian operations and... more

• Freshfields first magic circle firm to make redundancies

  Sep 22 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has laid off four associates in its real estate group, becoming the first magic circle firm to make redundancies. The firm’s commercial... more

• Skadden advises Coca-Cola Co. on $2.4 billion China deal

  Sep 10 2008 Coca-Cola Co. tapped Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for corporate work on its $2.4 billion cash offer for China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. Skadden lawyers... more

• Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Freshfields top UK law firm rankings

  Sep 09 2008 Slaughter and May took the top spot in the UK for the third consecutive year. The top-ten UK law firms for prestige, as ranked in the 2009 Vault Guide to the Top 50... more

• Gender gap at London's elite law firms

  Sep 08 2008 Women make up an average of just over 14 per cent of the partnership at the UK's four largest "Magic Circle'' firms - Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields... more

• Simmons hires former Freshfields counsel Eric Milne in Dubai

  Sep 08 2008 Simmons & Simmons has strengthened its Middle East practice by adding former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer counsel Eric Milne as a partner in Dubai. Milne will head... 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

• Clifford Chance and Freshfields lead on £13.3bn BAA refinancing

  Aug 21 2008 Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed the leading roles in BAA's £13.3bn refinancing deal. Freshfields represented BAA, having advised 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, Clifford Chance on $1.5 Billion Barclays Reinsurance Acquisition

  Aug 06 2008 Swiss Reinsurance Company, the global reinsurance powerhouse, agreed to buy Barclays Bank's U.K. life insurance unit for $1.5 billion in cash. Swiss Re is advised... 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

• Teenager steals thousands from Freshfields

  Jul 11 2008 A work experience girl who tried to steal more than £60,000 from a top law firm was jailed for five months yesterday. Titilayo Olaifa joined Freshfields but within... more

• Record results from UK law firms - Allen & Overy breaks £1bn

  Jul 04 2008 Allen & Overy's figures show a 15% rise in turnover to £1.016 billion. RollOnFriday has published a detailed list of law firms which have posted double digit... 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 buoyant across City

  Jun 29 2008 A new survey by The Lawyer reveals that trainee retention across the City is up compared to last year. Norton Rose is the clear winner so far, with a 91% retention... more

• Freshfields associates group calls for greater involvement with client strategy

  Jun 26 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer associates are pushing for greater involvement with clients. At the firm’s second annual associate engagement meeting last week, the... 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, Slaughters, and Hengeler seal £2bn TNS merger

  Jun 05 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have advised on the £2.2bn merger of equals between market UK research company Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) and... more

• Quinn Emanuel recruits magic circle talent for London launch

  Jun 05 2008 US litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges has bolstered its new London presence with the hire of a trio of associates. Matthew Bunting joins... 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

• UK trainee retention rates unaffected by credit crunch

  Jun 02 2008 Freshfields has offered jobs to a decent 90% of its trainees, but Allen & Overy confirmed that only 83% of its trainees were being given the chance to qualify into... 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

• Linklaters and Freshfields take lead on Centrica Accenture litigation

  May 15 2008 Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed lead advisory roles on Centrica’s £182m action against global consultancy group Accenture. The energy giant... more

• Salary reviews - Freshfields leads Magic Circle

  May 11 2008 Following the recent salary reviews, RollOnFriday has published a detailed "Table of Dosh" currently including City law firms such as Shearman & Sterling, Freshfields,... 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 follows Linklaters with £66,000 rate for newly-qualified lawyers

  May 07 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has unveiled salary increases broadly in line with those by magic circle rival Linklaters. Newly-qualified lawyer will now earn £66,000,... 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

• Top Freshfields partner Chris Mort in drunken football chant video

  Apr 28 2008 Newcastle United chairman and Freshfields corporate partner, Chris Mort, has become a star of home-made video website, YouTube. He was filmed last weekend on stage at... more

• Freshfields and Linklaters scoop key roles on RBS £12bn rights issue

  Apr 24 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have secured the key legal roles in Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) record £12bn rights issue. RBS has turned to... more