FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER

Kirkland and Freshfields take lead roles on $5bn pharma buyout

Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised on the $5bn (£3.3bn) acquisition of German drugmaker Ratiopharm by Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world's leading generic drug company, reports The Am Law Daily. Kirkland took a lead role...

19 Mar 2010 | 10:40

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Freshfields appoints Paris partner as new head of MENA corporate

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has named a new head of the firm's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) corporate practice. Bertrand Pellet, who has been based in Paris for the past seven years, will succeed corporate partner David Higgins in the rol...

16 Mar 2010 | 14:54

Norton Rose adds partner in Frankfurt with Freshfields hire

Norton Rose has bulked up its Frankfurt office with the addition of a new partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Oliver Sutter, who was of counsel at Freshfields, joined the Norton Rose partnership in the firm's banking practice on 1 March.

12 Mar 2010 | 13:11

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Freshfields signs up partner trio in boost for US litigation practice

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has significantly bolstered its US litigation capability with a triple partner hire. The magic circle firm has hired three partners focusing on financial institution litigation from three different firms.

11 Mar 2010 | 12:33

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City giants push for more solicitors to join judiciary

Leading City partners from firms including Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are calling for more solicitors to join the judiciary as part of plans to increase judicial diversity. A group of partners, led by Linklaters senior partner Da...

11 Mar 2010 | 00:01

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DMH Stallard adds former Freshfields finance chief to partnership

Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Weil Gotshal & Manges finance partners Perry Noble and Stuart Hills have joined the partnership at DMH Stallard. Noble has become a partner in the corporate team, having initially joined the London and sout...

10 Mar 2010 | 16:04

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Freshfields boosts Middle East with Saudi association

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has strengthened its Middle East coverage after sealing an exclusive alliance with Saudi Arabia’s Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan (LFSH). The exclusive association, which is effective today, expands on an existing relati...

08 Mar 2010 | 14:13

Ashurst leads on insurer's planned £450m IPO amid turbulent market

Ashurst has advised product insurer CPP Group on its proposed £450m initial public offering (IPO). CPP, which runs insurance schemes for mobile phones and credit cards, has announced that it is planning to float on London's main market next month.

03 Mar 2010 | 11:48

Magic circle trio take roles on Babcock's £1.1bn VT Group bid

A trio of magic circle law firms have won advisory roles relating to Babcock International's £1.1bn unsolicited bid for government support services company VT Group. Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all pick...

03 Mar 2010 | 11:48

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Freshfields' Rawlinson on board as City financiers target Man Utd bid

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer London corporate head Mark Rawlinson is one of a group of high-profile City businessmen who have formed a group - dubbed the 'Red Knights' - in a bid to wrest control of Manchester United FC from current owner Malcolm Gl...

02 Mar 2010 | 09:20

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Freshfields' pay round: market-leading again in many senses

Well, the 2010 pay round for City assistants has largely already been set, and we didn't even make it out of February. That is because Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer - having quite rightly led the market in early 2009 by halting its assistant lockstep...

01 Mar 2010 | 13:15

Herbert Smith signs up Freshfields partner for pensions team

Herbert Smith has bolstered its pensions practice with the high-profile hire of Dan Schaffer from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Schaffer will join the UK top 10 firm next month (8 March) as a partner in the City and will work closely with the thr...

26 Feb 2010 | 11:35

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Freshfields unfreezes associate lockstep as firm unveils 2010 rates

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the first leading UK law firm to announce its associate salary rates for 2010, with the magic circle firm lifting the freeze on associate lockstep put in place last year. The firm, which also led the market...

25 Feb 2010 | 11:27

Pinsents and Freshfields take lead on buyout company's £418m listing

Pinsent Masons and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken lead roles on the £418m listing of restaurant entrepreneur Hugh Osmond's corporate acquisition company Horizon on the London Stock Exchange. The initial public offering (IPO), which also...

25 Feb 2010 | 00:01

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Gibson Dunn recruits Freshfields partner in rare City lateral hire

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has made a rare lateral hire in the City, bringing in a Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner. The US law firm has hired Freshfields corporate partner Jeff Roberts - marking the firm's first lateral partner appointment since...

25 Feb 2010 | 00:01

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