Real Estate

Manches real estate partner in Cripps switch

By Claire Ruckin | February 5, 2010

Cripps Harries Hall has expanded its real estate team with the hire of Matthew Cox from Manches. Cox joined the firm's Tunbridge Wells office as a partner in the property team last month (1 January) after serving almost eight years as a non-contentious partner at Manches' London arm.

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Reed Smith invests in City real estate with Olswang partner hire

By Emma Sadowski | January 27, 2010

Reed Smith has bolstered its London real estate practice, making its second lateral hire into the group within a month. Real estate partner Philip Olmer is set to join the international firm next month from Olswang, where he has been a partner for more than a decade.

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Government infrastructure body names Linklaters as sole legal adviser

By Jeremy Hodges | January 27, 2010

Linklaters has been named as the sole legal adviser to a new Government body intended to co-ordinate infrastructure projects in the UK and aid private sector investment. The magic circle firm has been appointed to advise Infrastructure UK (IUK), which was set up towards the end of last year as part of the Pre-Budget Report in a bid to prioritise and fund infrastructure in the UK over the next 50 years.

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Eight partners to join Clydes as firm confirms Shadbolt merger details

By Emma Sadowski | January 25, 2010

Clyde & Co has finalised plans to acquire parts of construction boutique Shadbolt, it was announced today (25 January). The UK top 20 firm is set to take over Shadbolt's London-based construction and infrastructure projects and disputes groups, as well as its UK corporate practice and Paris office.

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Simmons regains prized role as MoD unveils new projects panel

By Sofia Lind | January 13, 2010

Simmons & Simmons has won back its position on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) major projects panel four years after being dropped from the roster. The top 15 City law firm is one of seven firms to be appointed by the MoD for a four-year term starting last week (10 January). Field Fisher Waterhouse is also a new addition to the panel while Wragge & Co, Pinsent Masons, Denton Wilde Sapte, Mills & Reeve and Shepherd and Wedderburn have been reappointed.

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Mishcons recruits SJB real estate partner duo

By Legal Week | January 5, 2010

Mishcon de Reya has recruited two real estate partners from SJ Berwin, with Nick Minkoff and Stephen Hughes set join the London firm. Minkoff, who made partner at SJ Berwin in 2004, will join Mishcons later this month (18 January) while Hughes' start date is still being negotiated.

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Reed Smith adds two partners in the City with Dentons and Shell hires

By Legal Week | January 4, 2010

Reed Smith has bolstered its London offering with the addition of two new partners in the City. Former Reed Smith energy partner Sian Fellows has rejoined the firm from oil giant Shell, where she spent three years in a senior in-house role. Meanwhile, real estate lawyer Jimmy Theodorou joins as a partner from Denton Wilde Sapte, where he was an associate.

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Property team of the year

By Legal Week | December 8, 2009

The judges singled out SJ Berwin's work advising on the £127m acquisition of Milton Gate in the City of London for the complexity of the work and its unusual financing. The team, which was led by partner David Ryland, advised investment house Evans Randall on its joint venture with Al Salam Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic bank, to acquire and finance Addleshaw Goddard's new 200,000 sq ft City offices. It was one of the largest City of London office transactions this year.

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Young in-house lawyer of the year

By Legal Week | December 8, 2009

Within three years of joining BASF's legal department Helen Koerner was appointed company secretary and de facto head of legal for its northern European operations. Koerner qualified in 2001 and started out her career as a property specialist. She joined BASF's legal department in 2004 to manage its property portfolio but was soon taking on a much broader role within the company.

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CMS Moscow partner quits to join Magisters

By Legal Week | December 3, 2009

CMS Moscow has lost a top-rated partner with Kirill Ratnikov moving to CIS heavyweight Magisters today (3 December). Ratnikov, who focuses on public-private partnerships (PPP) and corporate law, led the Moscow infrastructure and project finance group at CMS Moscow, having joined CMS Cameron McKenna's Moscow office in 2004 from Coudert Brothers. He began his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

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New York Law Journal

Tribal Fishing Rights on Trial in the Second Circuit

By Anthony S. Guardino | September 27, 2022

Following a decision in late August by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, three members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation will have the opportunity to challenge state restrictions on their right to fish in Shinnecock Bay.

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Daily Business Review

Residents Urged to Evacuate from 'Vulnerable' Areas

By Jim Turner | September 27, 2022

Power outages are expected across the state in the coming days. Utilities have more than 28,000 workers on standby, including crews coming from other states.

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New York Law Journal

Real Estate Attorney David Clurman, Who Fought Corruption on Broadway for NYAG's Office, Dies at 95

By Andrew Denney | September 27, 2022

Through his lengthy career, Clurman worked in both the private and public sectors and penned a number of legal volumes.

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New York Law Journal

Report: For Now, Midsize Firms Are in an Enviable Position

By Andrew Maloney | September 26, 2022

Firms outside of the Am Law 200 have increased demand, stemmed productivity declines and fared well in the face of lawyer attrition, according to analysts at Thomson Reuters.

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Daily Business Review

Sixth Florida Property Insurer Declared Insolvent

By Jim Saunders | September 26, 2022

The filing was another sign of trouble in Florida's property-insurance system.

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The American Lawyer

Midsize Firms Have Been Boosted by Real Estate, Litigation Practices

By Andrew Maloney | September 23, 2022

"Those all being in the black offset a lot of M&A and bankruptcy," says Thomson Reuters analyst Bill Josten.

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Law.com

How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership: 'Make the Effort to Get to Know Those in Current Leadership,' Says Jennifer Slone Tobin of Shutts & Bowen

By Tasha Norman | September 23, 2022

"Embrace leadership challenges, encourage growth in others, and focus on the big picture."

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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Federal Judge Sets Aside Default Judgment Against Attorney in Legal Mal Case

By Colleen Murphy | September 22, 2022

The New Jersey district court denied motion for default judgment to a couple who asserted legal malpractice and breach of contract claims against their attorney related to a foreclosure matter that ended unfavorably during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Daily Business Review

Litigants in Dismissed Eviction Case Can't Remain Anonymous, South Florida Court Rules

By Melea VanOstrand | September 22, 2022

The case demonstrates that there are few exceptions when it comes to the confidentiality of public records.

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Daily Business Review

Increased Competition Is Causing Attorneys to Implement 'Creative Strategies' in Transactional Work

By Melea VanOstrand | September 21, 2022

"An attorney can add value to a transaction by making introductions, thereby bringing more resources to the table for a client. The idea is to be the bridge between the parties and potentially end up representing the entity involved in the new transaction."

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