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A common language - the many concerns for an IT team at an international law firm

BLP’s Janet Day on the many concerns for an IT team at an international law firm

10 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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inner image BLP accounts show firm cleared £18.6m loan during 2010-11

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has repaid a £18.6m debt used largely to refurbish its City premises and launch its Moscow operations, according to the firm's limited liability partnership (LLP) account. The 2010-11 accounts reveal that BLP moved fr...

07 Feb 2012 | 11:34

inner image BLP boosts finance practice with senior Dechert hire

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made another addition to its finance practice, with Dechert’s Steve Clark set to join the firm as a partner. Clark will join BLP’s real estate finance group from the US firm, where he is currently of counsel, i...

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00

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Quartet of top UK firms confirm retention rates for 2012 NQs

Norton Rose, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), SJ Berwin and Stephenson Harwood have all confirmed trainee retention rates for their first intake of 2012. Norton Rose has announced the details of its January 2012 qualifying round, with 18 newly-qualif...

23 Jan 2012 | 08:00

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A&O re-elects Morley and Dejonghe to top two management roles

Allen & Overy (A&O) has re-elected its top management duo, with senior partner David Morley and managing partner Wim Dejonghe automatically appointed after no one came forward to stand against them. The firm's partners had been invited to nominate ...

13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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BLP turns to CC for latest London structured finance partner hire

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is bulking up its banking and capital markets practice with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) partner Prashanth Satyadeva. Satyadeva is set to join BLP’s structured finance team, which sits within the wider banking group...

11 Jan 2012 | 11:04 | secure

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Blacks and La Senza: aggression vs seduction?

This week has seen the first of what will most likely be a wave of pre-pack administrations of high street names this year, with both Blacks Leisure and La Senza going into administration and immediately thereafter their businesses (or at least the pr...

11 Jan 2012 | 10:53

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Olswang brings in real estate partner in London with BLP hire

Olswang has bulked up its City real estate team with the hire of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partner Graham Lloyd-Brunt. Lloyd-Brunt joined the firm yesterday (3 January) after seven years as a partner at BLP.

04 Jan 2012 | 10:11 | secure

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Reed Smith adds to structured finance taking BLP's Box

Reed Smith has made another high-profile hire in its London office, bringing in Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) structured finance chief Tamara Box. Box, who focuses on structured finance and securitisation transactions, derivatives, debt capital mar...

21 Dec 2011 | 17:26 | secure

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BLP boosts Singapore with Watson Farley corporate partner

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has bulked up its Singapore arm with the hire of Watson Farley & Williams local corporate head Ken Cheung. Cheung is set to join the firm in the New Year after 11 years at Watson Farley, seven of which were spent as a par...

19 Dec 2011 | 10:56 | secure

BLP grows projects practice with hire of Allen & Overy partner

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has turned to Allen & Overy (A&O) for its latest hire, taking projects partner Andrei Baev. Baev joins the top 15 UK firm's finance practice today (14 December) from A&O's London office. He has worked at the firm for 11 y...

14 Dec 2011 | 11:45 | secure

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Down the ages - making sure future generation benefit from family wealth

Having a plan is vital if you want future generations to benefit from your wealth, says BLP’s Rupert Ticehurst

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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TMT Team of the Year: Berwin Leighton Paisner

TMT partners Richard Chapman and Marcus Pearl led the team from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) that advised National Grid on the outsourcing of five of its IT streams. This was a highly challenging project spanning the UK and US that allowed BLP to dem...

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Hogan Lovells and BLP take lead on £400m Prudential business park sale

Hogan Lovells and Berwin Leighton Paisner have taken lead roles on Prudential’s £400m sale of Green Park business park near Reading to Oxford European Holdings. The transaction, which closed earlier this month (18 November), marks Prudential’s...

01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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BLP overhauls associate bonus to usher in clear yardstick for success

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has overhauled its associate bonus scheme, putting in place a new set of criteria for determining junior lawyers’ eligibility.

01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure | 1 comment

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