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Land Securities appoints first-ever GC with hire of former CC lawyer

By Georgina Stanley | October 19, 2010

Land Securities has appointed its first general counsel and company secretary with the hire of SABMiller's European head of legal. Adrian de Souza is set to join the FTSE 100 property group on 1 November to take up the newly-formed post. He replaces outgoing company secretary Peter Dudgeon, a non-lawyer, who is stepping down after 12 years in the role.

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BT adds Camerons to panel after review of global advisers

By Legal Week | September 30, 2009

BT has unveiled its global legal panel, handing CMS Cameron McKenna a first-time appointment alongside regular advisers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Bird & Bird. The three firms will primarily advise the telecommunications giant on corporate, commercial and antitrust/regulation work.

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BT adds Camerons to panel after review of global advisers

By Legal Week | September 30, 2009

BT has unveiled its global legal panel, handing CMS Cameron McKenna a first-time appointment alongside regular advisers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Bird & Bird. The three firms will primarily advise the telecommunications giant on corporate, commercial and antitrust/regulation work.

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Commentary: A tough fight to get on a panel – but is it worth the effort?

By Legal Week | July 16, 2009

With the likes of General Electric (GE), Santander and Barclays among the institutions putting legal advisers through their paces over the last few months, some law firms haven't been slow to advertise their success at securing new appointments – confidentiality agreements permitting.

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Commentary: A tough fight to get on a panel – but is it worth the effort?

By Legal Week | July 16, 2009

With the likes of General Electric (GE), Santander and Barclays among the institutions putting legal advisers through their paces over the last few months, some law firms haven't been slow to advertise their success at securing new appointments – confidentiality agreements permitting.

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Commentary: Controversial deals illustrate that the buck stops over there

By Georgina Stanley | March 11, 2009

With the fallout at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) escalating by the day, it is easy to forget that little more than a year ago the bank's takeover of ABN Amro was hailed as one of the most innovative corporate takeovers yet seen in Europe.Linklaters in particular was seen as a winner after fielding a cross-border team of 400 lawyers to bring the deal to a successful close, despite being limited only to public information due to the bid's unsolicited nature.

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Commentary: Controversial deals illustrate that the buck stops over there

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 11, 2009

With the fallout at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) escalating by the day, it is easy to forget that little more than a year ago the bank's takeover of ABN Amro was hailed as one of the most innovative corporate takeovers yet seen in Europe.Linklaters in particular was seen as a winner after fielding a cross-border team of 400 lawyers to bring the deal to a successful close, despite being limited only to public information due to the bid's unsolicited nature.

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Eversheds, Links honoured at British Legal Awards

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 28, 2008

Eversheds was among the winners at the 2008 British Legal Awards, beating a strong field of competition to scoop the coveted Law Firm of the Year award.Former Allen & Overy senior partner Guy Beringer - who now holds non-executive positions at investment managers Fleming Family & Partners and on the board of Her Majesty's Courts Service - was honoured with the City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement award after 30 years at the magic circle law firm.

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Eversheds, Links honoured at British Legal Awards

By Charlotte Edmond | November 28, 2008

Eversheds was among the winners at the 2008 British Legal Awards, beating a strong field of competition to scoop the coveted Law Firm of the Year award.Former Allen & Overy senior partner Guy Beringer - who now holds non-executive positions at investment managers Fleming Family & Partners and on the board of Her Majesty's Courts Service - was honoured with the City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement award after 30 years at the magic circle law firm.

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Travers partner joins BoE in midst of crisis

By Charlotte Edmond | October 23, 2008

Travers Smith has boosted its ties with the Bank of England (BoE) after agreeing to second corporate partner Anthony Foster to the institution. Foster, who was promoted to the partnership this year, joined the bank recently for a short-term secondment.The placement, likely to be for around six months, is thought to be to help the bank out with the current turmoil.The City firm has regularly advised the bank in the past but only on the employment side and it currently has an associate from the group seconded to the client as part of a regular placement programme.

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