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EUROPE TOP STORIES
International expansion sees Osborne Clarke grow revenues 14%
Osborne Clarke has posted a 14% hike in revenues to £112m for 2012-13 following a year of investment in its international network. After registering income of £98m in 2011-12, the firm...
17 Jun 2013 | 12:30
DLA and Weil lead on AXA and China's Fosun Club Med bid
DLA Piper and Weil Gotshal & Manges have secured advisory roles on a deal that could see Chinese conglomerate Fosun International a...
14 Jun 2013 | 00:00
US trio act as Generali sells reinsurance business
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson have taken lead roles...
14 Jun 2013 | 00:00
NEWS
- Norton Rose Fulbright sets sights on key Africa markets and US west coast
- Freshfields rolls out female mentoring scheme to international bases
- Bonelli names new joint managing partners in top-level overhaul
- Brick Court secures global mediation capacity
- Ashurst leads on Commerzbank's £4bn real estate loan portfolio sale
- CC and Linklaters lead as BP and Shell face price fixing investigation
- Garrigues pulls plug on LatAm alliance and targets local expansion
HIGHLIGHTS
The pure lockstep model is falling out of favour as economic woes prompt law firms to shake up partner pay...
All the details of who won what - and why - at the Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards 2013, held in Dubai last month...
LEGAL BRIEFING
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Latham & Watkins’ Book of Jargon: global mergers & acquisitions
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Show me the money: new European disclosure requirements for companies in extractive industries
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Russia's new law on public procurement contracts: overview and practical guidance
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European Commission adopts new proposals on antitrust damages actions
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European Works Councils: a practical guide
ANALYSIS, OPINION AND INTERVIEWS
Top global and European M&A deals
A comprehensive look at the biggest global and European deals from 3 May 2012 to 3 June 2013, featuring mandates for Hogan Lovells, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters.
14 Jun 2013 | 00:00 | 
Intellectual property
From Cliff's Law to the unified patent court, Legal Week rounds up the latest developments from the world of intellectual property.
31 May 2013 | 00:04 |
Mouse trap – a recent internet copyright case has implications for millions of web users
The Newspaper Licensing Agency v Meltwater is an internet copyright case with "implications for many millions". The English Supreme Court has said that temporary copies made automatically when browsing the web should not usually infringe copyright....
31 May 2013 | 00:00 |
European M&A three-year overview
A comprehensive look at the biggest deals in Europe from the past three years, featuring mandates for Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Hogan Lovells
31 May 2013 | 00:00 |
One size fits all? – some countries are still unsure of the benefits of an EU unitary patent system
A single patent that covers all of Europe has been a goal for more than four decades – and now with the unitary patent, we are almost there. The unitary patent and unified patent court (UPC) will have a significant impact on the litigation landscape...
31 May 2013 | 00:00 |
Bureaucratic Russia still enticing investors as growth defies more mature economies
The Russian economy has been growing rapidly throughout most of the 21st century. Until 2008, the country's GDP grew by 7% annually. The latest reports suggest that in the second part of 2012 economic growth slowed, and, while more muted growth is pre...
17 May 2013 | 00:00 |
In depth: CEE and Russia
Growing harmonisation, a blurring of the lines between local and international firms, and the impact of the Cypriot banking crisis are all major topics explored in this week's special features on CEE and Russia
17 May 2013 | 00:00 |
Differences dissolved – the diminishing divide between local and global firms in CEE
The differences are dissolving. When the Berlin Wall fell, Europe's western and eastern halves barely knew each other and doing business across this divide was problematic. Today, eastern Europe's EU members have relatively harmonised legal systems ...
17 May 2013 | 00:00 |
Cautious optimism reigns across industry as partners hope for economic bounceback
As the number of firms announcing redundancy consultations this week continued to rise – with news of widespread cuts at Berwin Leighton Paisner – new research from Legal Week has found a surprising degree of business confidence among partners in ...
17 May 2013 | 00:00 |
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Breaking the deadlock – can Russia and Cyprus' business partnership survive the island's banking crisis?
The Cypriot banking crisis in March caused plenty of headaches for Russian businesses. It is no secret that Russian businessmen hold a significant amount of funds in accounts with Cypriot banks. Historically, the island has been the most popular j...
17 May 2013 | 00:00 |
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