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September 24, 2008 | International Edition

Finnish firm makes five hires for Sweden launch

Finnish leader Hannes Snellman is launching in Stockholm, bringing in five high-profile Swedish partners from three different firms - Linklaters, Vinge and Setterwalls. Linklaters' Stockholm head of litigation and arbitration Martin Wallin, who announced that he was leaving to join Swedish independent Setterwalls only last month, is among the partners, along with three M&A and capital markets partners from Setterwalls - Soren Lindstrom, Richard Akerman and Jan Jensen.
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July 02, 2008 | International Edition

Double partner hire for K&L Gates

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis has bolstered its US intellectual property and employment practices with the double partner hire of Eric Prager and Israel Kornstein respectively. Prager joins K&L Gates from intellectual property firm Darby & Darby, while Kornstein was at Akerman Senterfitt. Prager focuses on intellectual property counselling, licensing and litigation, with an emphasis on digital content issues. Kornstein advises and litigates on behalf of management in all aspects of employment law.
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May 16, 2008 | International Edition

US Briefing: Clement resigns as Solicitor General

Solicitor General Paul Clement, who led the courtroom defense of the Bush administration's anti-terror legal policies, announced Wednesday he is leaving his job on 2 June. Clement argued 49 cases before the Supreme Court in the last seven years and was viewed as probably the most valued "catch" from the Bush Justice Department, with law firm managing partners guessing he could attract a $2m or $3m package. Details about his next step were not immediately forthcoming from Clement.
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February 08, 2008 | International Edition

US Briefing: Sallie Mae GC resigns - quietly

Sallie Mae has been in the headlines a lot lately. Maybe that's why it didn't bother announcing that its top lawyer resigned last week. General counsel Robert Lavet stepped down on 31 January after 16 years at the student loan consolidator formally known as SLM Corporation. Lavet's resignation came three days after Sallie Mae settled a suit against a buy-out group that abandoned a $25.3bn bid for the company. Both Lavet and a Sallie Mae spokesman say the GC's resignation had nothing to do with the settlement.
4 minute read
November 29, 2007 | International Edition

The legal entrepreneurs

Setting up a new law firm takes guts. If the cliches are to be believed, lawyers are typically risk averse - lacking in the entrepreneurial chutzpah associated with business success. What's more, managing lawyers is - so the saying goes - like herding cats. Combine the two and you might wonder why any lawyer would decide to break away and start up on their own.
10 minute read
November 29, 2007 | International Edition

Tight ship

A good year for M&A deals has seen Sweden's independents miss out on some of the big instructions, but the Government's sell-off of prized assets has benefited the country's top firms. James Illman reports
6 minute read
November 28, 2007 | International Edition

New breed of indies breaking the mould in continental Europe

The image of the continental independent law firm as a fading, conservative institution unable to keep pace with emerging foreign powers looks set to come up for revision, according to a comprehensive overview of the market.
4 minute read
June 07, 2006 | International Edition

Bond Pearce, Thomas Eggar name new partners

In Brief
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January 12, 2005 | International Edition

Top Swedish lawyer among tsunami dead

Legal Week Reports
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December 01, 2004 | International Edition

Southeast: Country life

More and more lawyers are moving out of London as they seek to strike a greater balance between their professional and private lives. But without the branding and back-up of a top-tier City firm, can they really expect to thrive? Caroline Grimshaw reports
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