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Skadden and A&O act on Vantiv’s £9bn buyout of UK payment processor Worldpay
An Allen & Overy (A&O) team is advising UK company Worldpay on its £9bn sale to US payment processor Vantiv, the largest US merchant acquirer by transaction volume, in its …
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Mayer Brown to retain 73% of its September NQs
Eight out of 11 Mayer Brown trainees will stay on at the firm as newly-qualified (NQ) associates come September 2017. The international firm received 10 applications and offered nine jobs. …
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EC fines Google €2.4bn for abuse of dominance in online shopping comparison
The European Commission (EC) has today (27 June) fined Google €2.4bn for abuse of dominance as a search engine, illegally promoting its own comparison shopping service above others in breach …
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High-stakes: White-collar crime teams ready as SFO hits Barclays with landmark prosecution
City white-collar crime specialists have been drafted in as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today (20 June) charged Barclays and four former executives with conspiracy to commit fraud, false representation …
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Cleary defends Google in face of potential €1bn EC antitrust shopping market abuse fine
The European Commission’s (EC) probe of Google’s online shopping practices is reported to be closing in coming months with a potential €1bn (£875m) fine, in a case in which Clifford …
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Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell lead on Amazon’s $13.7bn Whole Foods buyout
Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz lead a host of elite US law firms advising Amazon on its $13.7bn purchase of Whole Foods Market, as the online …
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Dentons’ Nextlaw Labs teams up with Legal Geek on European road trip to find legal tech startups
Nextlaw Labs, a legal tech venture development company launched by Dentons, has partnered with Legal Geek, a community for legal tech startups, to scout promising startups across Europe. The two …
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SRA opens tender for ‘super-exam’ provider
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) this week opened to tender its search for an assessment provider to deliver the new Solicitors Qualification Examination (SQE), also known as the ‘super-exam.’ The …
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CMS Academy: The Next Generation Vacation Scheme
Newly-combined CMS has replaced its traditional work placement with a ‘next generation vacation scheme’, which was launched on Monday. The international firm opened its doors to 63 fresh-faced students, all …
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Magic Circle pay watch: Linklaters edges up associate salaries, Slaughters holds and Clifford Chance gets coy
Pay rises continue to ripple through the top-end legal services market despite the uncertain outlook for the City. The latest to go is London giant Linklaters, which has nudged up …
