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Laura Claydon heads Burges Salmon LLP’s team, which acts for clients including the University of Bristol and Cardiff Bus. It also advised the Co-operative regarding an appeal concerning the OFT’s investigation into alleged tobacco price-fixing. EU law expert Matthew O’Regan joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Brussels.

Osborne Clarke’s ‘knowledgeable’ team, which is ‘very good value for money compared with City firms’, acted for Everything Everywhere on a mobile commerce joint venture with Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK. Team head Simon Neill is ‘a strong competition lawyer’.

Maitland Walker LLP has niche EU and competition expertise and acts for a range of nationally renowned clients. It advised the operator of a food distribution network on a merger with another national operator. Rupert Croft and longstanding expert Julian Maitland Walker are recommended.

TLT LLP’s ‘very impressive’ team has expertise in a range of competition and public procurement matters. Clients include Kuehne+Nagel and Imperial Tobacco. Team head Bill Hull is ‘highly professional, knowledgeable and commercial’.

Michelmores LLP has advised Aberystwyth University and Cornwall Council on EU public procurement, and the latter also on EU state aid. Team head Ian Holyoak and Jason Phelps are recommended.

Other recommended individuals include: Stephen Lister at Bond Pearce LLP; and Rachel Robinson at Foot Anstey.

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  • US rules regarding offshore accounts

    The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act 2010, enacted on 18 March 2010, imposes a new US withholding tax and reporting regime, known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The FATCA regime applies generally to payments made after 31 December 2012, except on obligations (to be defined in future guidance) outstanding on 18 March 2012. Substantial effort is required by foreign entities to bring their worldwide operations and policies into compliance with the FATCA rules as of the effective date.

    - Jones Day

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