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Simpson Thacher, Sullivan & McDermott announce new partners for 2012

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Sullivan & Cromwell and McDermott Will & Emery have become the latest US firms to announce their global partner promotions, with Simpson Thacher emerging as the only firm to add London lawyers to its partnership.

29 Nov 2011 | 10:48 | secure

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Wilmer hires Kingsley Napley heavyweight to launch UK white collar crime practice

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is set to launch a City investigations and criminal litigation practice with the hire of Kingsley Napley heavyweight Stephen Pollard. Pollard is to join the top 20 US law firm's London arm in the New Year to found...

16 Nov 2011 | 13:22 | secure

inner image Linklaters and Latham among firms on Virgin Media's debut legal panel

Linklaters, Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell are among a raft of firms to have won roles on Virgin Media's inaugural legal panel. The new panel, which will take effect from next year, also includes Ashurst and US firm Fried Frank, both of w...

07 Nov 2011 | 10:00 | secure

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Why it pays to come clean - the companies holding their hands up to competition breaches

In April of this year, the European Commission (EC) fined Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Henkel a total of €315.2m (£275m) for fixing the prices of laundry detergents in Europe. Procter & Gamble was fined €211.2m (£184m) and Unilever received a ...

22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Magic circle quartet secure roles on €2bn Endemol debt restructuring

Four of the magic circle are among a raft of firms to have won roles on the 
multi billion-euro debt restructuring of Endemol, the TV production company behind shows such as Big Brother and Deal or No Deal. Endemol is owned by a consortium compri...

08 Sep 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Freshfields and Linklaters head up H1 deal rankings in Europe amid ‘turgid’ M&A market

Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have topped Mergermarket’s European deal rankings for the first half of 2011 – a six-month period in which deal volumes fell across every geographic region compared with the same period in 2010. Lin...

07 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

Sullivan names new London managing partner in City shake-up

Sullivan & Cromwell has overhauled its City management with former Europe M&A head Richard Morrissey appointed as London managing partner, replacing current incumbents Rob Schlein and Vanessa Blackmore. Morrissey's appointment comes as corporate pa...

01 Jul 2011 | 15:26 | secure

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Freshfields loses Hong Kong head as Sullivan launches local law practice

Sullivan & Cromwell has launched a Hong Kong law practice with recruits from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, writes The Asian Lawyer. Kay Ian Ng, formerly Hong Kong managing partner for Freshfields, will lead the new group for Sullivan, with counse...

17 Jun 2011 | 09:21 | secure

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Sullivan signs up Simmons white collar crime partner for City base

Sullivan & Cromwell has hired Simmons & Simmons white collar crime partner Louise Delahunty as a European counsel in the London office. Delahunty will join the US firm on 20 June in its criminal defense and investigations group.

25 May 2011 | 11:54 | secure | 1 comment

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Freshfields finance partner quits to join Sullivan's London office

Sullivan & Cromwell has boosted its City finance team with the hire of Presley Warner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Finance partner Warner is set to join the US firm's London arm after 16 years at Freshfields. He joined the magic circle firm...

02 Feb 2011 | 11:58 | secure | 10 comments

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Sullivan and Davis Polk advise on $1bn BG Group debt offering

Sullivan & Cromwell and Davis Polk & Wardwell have taken lead roles on BG Group's inaugural debt offering into the US, with a $1bn (£640m) notes offer. Sullivan advised BG Energy Capital on the deal, which marks the New York firm's first mandate f...

17 Dec 2010 | 11:54 | secure

Sullivan makes up eight to partner including City corporate lawyer

Sullivan & Cromwell has made up eight new partners in its annual promotions round, with one London lawyer making the grade. Inosi Nyatta will join the partnership in the CityLondon corporate practice when the promotions take effect in the New Year,...

07 Dec 2010 | 15:18 | secure

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Sullivan, Bakers and Akin Gump win lead roles on $7.1bn BP asset sale

Sullivan & Cromwell, Baker & McKenzie and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have advised on BP's $7.1bn (£4.6bn) sale of a majority stake in Argentinian energy company Pan American Energy. Akin Gump was instructed by Argentina-based energy company Br...

30 Nov 2010 | 09:31 | secure

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Law Firm of the Year 2010 – irritatingly transparent, riskily unfixed

While I'd personally be quite happy to run an awards ceremony that saw Legal Week hand out prizes to our mates in smoke-filled, bribe-strewn rooms, wiser counsel has prevailed in recent years meaning the British Legal Awards has had the benefit of an ...

18 Nov 2010 | 16:13 | 2 comments

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Mayer Brown heads up raft of US firms on multibillion-dollar Caterpillar deal

A line-up of US firms have taken roles on Caterpillar's $7.6bn (£4.7bn) acquisition of mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus International, reports The Am Law Daily. Mayer Brown advised Caterpillar on the the all-cash transaction - which when incl...

16 Nov 2010 | 13:06 | secure | 1 comment

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