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December 14, 2007 |

Travers Smith Takes Lead on $740M Palm Oil IPO

Travers Smith has snared New Britain Palm Oil as a client after advising on the company's $740 million admission to the London Stock Exchange. The palm oil producer controls more than 40,000 hectares of plantations, located primarily in the West New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, where it has been listed on the local stock exchange since 1999.
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March 18, 2008 |

London Development Agency GC Focuses on Legal Regeneration

Tackling one of the most prestigious and high-profile jobs in England's public sector, the London Development Agency's GC, Debbie Adams, is intent on making changes. After inheriting a skeleton legal team of nine, Adams began hiring a raft of new lawyers at all levels of seniority. She also has ambitious plans to slash the LDA's annual legal costs by 3 million pounds. It is no mean feat for a body that is charged with major projects, including the complex legal issues surrounding the 2012 Olympics.
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August 23, 2007 |

Silicon Scene

Latham helps close a $790 million private equity deal despite the credit crunch ... Fenwick & West gets Virgin America airlines off the ground.
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March 12, 2007 |

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Stanford mixes lawyers, insurance to shield documentaries ... Where not to open overseas ... Lawyer feels civil/military tug.
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July 31, 2009 |

Partner Profits Plunge at Top U.K. Firms, but Revenues Hold Steady

The U.K.'s top law firms have suffered a dramatic fall in profitability and a shrinking market in what has been confirmed as the worst economic conditions for the profession since the early 1990s. Legal Week's 2008-09 results, the first comprehensive picture of the performance of the U.K.'s top 50 law firms, shows that profits per equity partner across the group on average fell by 17.3 percent.
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October 18, 2010 |

Liverpool Sale to Red Sox Owner Set After Wild Week of Trans-Atlantic Litigation

After a week of litigation on both sides of the Atlantic, British Premier League franchise Liverpool F.C. will be sold to an American investor group in a deal that fielded more than a few lawyers. Friday, an ownership group called New England Sports Ventures, led by Boston Red Sox owner and hedge fund titan John Henry, agreed to take control of the storied British soccer team for $481 million. Shearman & Sterling advised Henry and NSEV on their bid. Rival suitors' takeover attempts were either rejected or fell short
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October 21, 2010 |

U.K. Supreme Court Backs Enforceability of Prenups for the First Time

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has for the first time backed the enforceability of prenuptial agreements in what will be regarded as a landmark ruling for family law. The 8-to-1 verdict saw the court back German heiress Katrin Radmacher in her dispute with ex-husband Nicolas Granatino, a former investment banker who now works as an academic researcher. There has been much speculation that the Oct. 20 ruling will curtail the U.K.'s supposed reputation as the divorce capital of the world.
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DOJ on Libor Investigations: 'We're Not Done'
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The Justice Department announced criminal charges Wednesday against three former brokers at London-based brokerage firm ICAP PLC, accusing them of scheming with a senior trader at UBS AG to manipulate the London interbank offered rate.

April 14, 2008 |

London's SJ Berwin Wants to Make More Friends in the United States

In London legal circles, planning trans-Atlantic strategy is no longer the preserve of Magic Circle management. As midmarket deals become more international, smaller firms are feeling the pressure to show their U.S. reach, too. Just ask SJ Berwin, an upwardly mobile member of London's midmarket, which is busy trying to solidify its working relationships with several American firms.
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June 01, 2008 |

DEALS IN BRIEF: Shaken and Stirred

Consolidation in the beverage industry.
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