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• Linklaters slammed over role in Lehman Brothers cover-up

  Mar 12 2010 Linklaters has been accused of assisting Lehman Brothers to manipulate its balance sheet to mask the perilous state of the bank’s financial affairs ahead of its... more

• Six law firms to assist in BP's $7 billion deal with Devon Energy

  Mar 12 2010 Six law firms will assist with BP’s $7 billion acquisition of assets in Azerbaijan, Brazil, and the Gulf of Mexico from oil and gas producer Devon Energy. ... more

• Salans boosts Warsaw M&A practice with three lawyers from Clifford Chance

  Mar 12 2010 Salans has raided three corporate lawyers from Clifford Chance in a bid to bolster its Warsaw office. Partner Piotr Dulewicz, counsel Michał Karwacki and associate... more

• Gibson Dunn & Crutcher hires Mayer Brown partner Andres Font Galarza

  Mar 12 2010 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has recruited Andres Font Galarza, formerly a Mayer Brown antitrust partner, to join their Brussels office in the antitrust and competition law... more

• Norton Rose hires Freshfields partner Oliver Sutter

  Mar 12 2010 Norton Rose has boosted the banking practice in its Frankfurt office by hiring Oliver Sutter, a partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Norton Rose have also... more

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer hires three litigation partners for US practice

  Mar 11 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its US litigation capability with the hire of three new partners. Marshall Fishman (from Kramer Levin Naftalis &... more

• Hogan & Hartson and Lovells appoint committee to oversee merger

  Mar 11 2010 Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have appointed an 18-member committee to oversee their forthcoming merger. The committee, which is composed of equal numbers of... more

• Norton Rose boosts partnership in Australia and Singapore

  Mar 11 2010 Norton Rose has hired five new partners for its continued push for territory in the Pacific. Four of the hires place partners in Australian offices. Robert... more

• Howrey takes shears to partnership following drop in profits

  Mar 11 2010 Howrey is taking the shears to its partnership ranks following a 35 per cent drop in equity partner profits in 2009. Between 25 and 30 partners are expected to leave... more

• Herbert Smith lures Steve Thierbach to London practice

  Mar 11 2010 Herbert Smith has hired former Linklaters US securities partner Steve Thierbach for their London-based global capital markets practice. Thierbach was instrumental... more

• Revenues are down, so why are these equity partners in such a good mood?

  Mar 10 2010 Cost cutting efforts in a number of major law firms have resulted in high profit per partner figures despite a decrease in revenue. At Dewey & LeBoeuf, gross... more

• Thirty staff laid off at Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Mar 10 2010 While numbers of lawyers being laid off seems to have slowed down in recent months, some employees are still losing their jobs as firms adjust to the new economic... more

• New chairperson at Arent Fox

  Mar 10 2010 Mark Katz, formerly the co-chair of the business department, has been appointed as the new chairperson at Arent Fox. After 14 years in the top role Marc Fleischaker... more

• Appelby raids competitors for talent

  Mar 10 2010 Appleby has augmented its partnership with the appointment of five new partners. Three of the new partners – Richard Addlestone, Julian Black and James Gaudin – join... more

• Barclays’ Shuffles In-House Advisors

  Mar 10 2010 Judith Shepherd, the former general counsel of Barclays' global retail and commercial banking division, has been appointed as the general counsel of Barclays Capital... more

• Weil Gotshal's 2009 results fail to meet expectations

  Mar 09 2010 Weil, Gotshal & Manges has posted flat gross revenue and a slight rise in profits per partner for the year 2009. The results are somewhat disappointing considering the... more

• K&L Gates hires two senior corporate partners in London

  Mar 09 2010 K&L Gates LLP has bulked up its corporate practice in the City with the hire of two high-caliber partners, Carl Liederman, former head of Arnold & Porter’s European... more

• Howrey Gains Disputes Partner from Chadbourne & Park

  Mar 09 2010 Howrey’s London office has lost four disputes lawyers, including partner Melanie Willems, to Chadbourne & Parke. Ms Willems is set to join Chadbourne & Parke as a... more

• White & Case Appoint Five New Partners After String of Defections

  Mar 09 2010 US firm White & Case has made a number of promotions in an effort to rebuild the partnership and stabilise key practice areas after a series of 17 partner resignations... more

• New International Dispute Resolution Centre in Sydney

  Mar 09 2010 The Australian Government has announced that it will fund the establishment of a new arbitration and dispute resolution centre in Sydney. The Centre will be modelled... more