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‘A close-knit group’: Milbank acquires Dickson Minto’s seven-partner London office
One of 2022’s hottest merger rumours came to fruition on 13 December, as Milbank confirmed it was acquiring the London office of Anglo-Scottish firm Dickson Minto. Legal Business first reported murmurings of a …
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Kennedys Virtual SQE Insight Event
Are you looking to find out more about Kennedys SQE training programme before making an application? Kennedys is hosting a virtual insight event on Thursday 15 December from 12pm – 1pm for …
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‘People are at the core’: ESG-focused Butterworth named TLT senior partner
TLT has elected a new senior partner, with head of pensions Sasha Butterworth set to assume the role at the beginning of 2023. Taking over from Andrew Glynn, who has vacated …
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Partner promotions: Cleary Gottlieb makes up two in London as BCLP unveils 21-strong round
Cleary Gottlieb has made up nine new partners in its latest round of promotions, two of which are in London, while Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has included five UK lawyers in …
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‘It means business in London’: Vinson & Elkins takes Hogan Lovells’ Higson as City corporate head
Hogan Lovells’ London M&A partner Ben Higson has been appointed as Vinson & Elkins’ London head of corporate. He takes up the role after 15 years at Hogan Lovells, …
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Womble Bond Dickinson and BDB Pitmans table merger
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) and BDB Pitmans are continuing to pursue a strategy of development through consolidation, having confirmed they are in talks over a potential merger. After RollOnFriday broke …
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Travers Smith Presentations/Open Evenings 2022
Travers Smith is hosting presentation mornings/evenings over the next couple of months. The talks will be held at universities and at the firm’s London office. See below for details and …
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Norton Rose Fulbright called to Qualcomm’s £480m class action defence as Quinn’s London team drops out
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has been called up to a new-look legal team for Qualcomm as it defends itself from a class action brought by UK consumer charity Which?. The …
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Revolving doors: Kirkland adds more magic circle partners as Akin Gump strengthens restructuring team
As the pound reached a record low against the dollar, US firms have continued to wield their hiring power in the City, adding several high-profile laterals to their ranks. Kirkland …
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‘A significant loss’: Litigation leaders convene as Google fails in critical €4.1bn antitrust appeal
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, suffered a serious setback this week as the European Union General Court upheld a European Commission antitrust ruling against the company worth €4.125bn. The case centred …
