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Urge to Merge Continues: McKenna Long, Herbert Smith Eye New Nuptials
World's First Listed Law Firm Takes Over U.K. Personal Injury Firm
Australia's Slater & Gordon, the world's first publicly listed law firm, is set to acquire U.K. personal injury specialist law firm Russell Jones & Walker for �53.8 million in a Legal Services Act first. The takeover, which is subject to regulatory approval, marks the first outside of the Australian market for Slater & Gordon.Profits, Fees Up 25 Percent as Herbert Smith Hits $2 Million PEP
Herbert Smith has unveiled a record-breaking financial year, with profits per equity partner smashing the 1 million pound barrier on the back of a 25 percent surge in turnover. Revenue at the U.K. heavyweight jumped by a quarter, from 324 million pounds ($630.8 million) in 2006-07 to 417.5 million pounds ($812.9 million) for the most recent financial year. PEP, meanwhile, also grew by 25 percent from 820,000 pounds to 1.02 million pounds ($2 million).London development agency GC focuses on legal regeneration
Since making the move to the London Development Agency from air traffic control company NATS last year, general counsel Debbie Adams has set in motion the wheels of change at the body's legal team. After inheriting a skeleton legal team of nine secondees and temporary lawyers, Adams earlier this year began hiring a raft of new lawyers at all levels of seniority.Former Hogan Lovells Partner Pleads Guilty to �1.3 Million Expenses Fraud
Former Hogan Lovells litigation partner Christopher Grierson has pleaded guilty to defrauding the firm of �1.3 million in false travel expenses over four years. Grierson, who is best known for working on the high-profile BCCI litigation, was dismissed by Hogan Lovells last year. He will be sentenced on May 3.DOJ on Libor Investigations: 'We're Not Done'
In announcing new criminal charges in an investigation into the manipulation of global benchmark interest rates, a senior U.S. Department of Justice lawyer said prosecutors continue to investigate "a number of financial institutions" worldwide.Law Firm Operational Considerations for the Corporate Transparency Act
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