NY firms dominate league of world's most profitable but UK trio retain top 10...
legalweek Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has maintained its position as the world's most profitable law firm, according to this year's Global 100, which also shows Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer...
View ArticleSullivan makes up four women and one London associate in promotions round
legalweek Sullivan & Cromwell has announced its annual round of promotions, with five made up to the partnership, including one in London. Of the five associates promoted, four are women. Sullivan...
View ArticleFreshfields heads up firms on ING restructuring and €7.5bn rights issue
legalweek Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Sullivan & Cromwell and Stibbe have all landed roles on ING's restructuring, which includes a €7.5bn (£6.8bn) rights issue. Sullivan and Stibbe have been...
View ArticleCleary and Sullivan lead on Gucci owner's €1bn French listing
legalweek Cleary Gottlieb & Steen Hamilton and Sullivan & Cromwell have taken lead roles on the €1bn (£900m) French initial public offering (IPO) of a subsidiary of luxury goods company PPR....
View ArticleA&O takes headline role alongside US trio on $28bn Novartis deal
legalweek Allen & Overy (A&O) has advised pharma giant Novartis on its $28bn (£17.4bn) acquisition of a majority stake in Alcon, the world's largest eye-care company, reports The Am Law Daily....
View ArticleRPC and US quartet sign up to City of London Law Society membership
legalweek The City of London Law Society has bulked up its membership with the addition of four major US firms and one UK top 50 practice. US firms Kirkland & Ellis, Sullivan & Cromwell,...
View ArticleFreshfields, Sullivan take the wheel on Daimler-Nissan-Renault tie-up
legalweek Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised on a joint venture between Daimler, Nissan and Renault that will see the automakers team up to develop a new wave of...
View ArticleHerbert Smith and Links head up UK firms for Q1 M&A as activity picks up
legalweek The UK M&A market is showing signs of recovery as activity levels begin to improve, according to new research from mergermarket. The figures show that 171 UK M&A deals were announced...
View ArticleAshurst, Sullivan and Ropes & Gray take lead roles on €1.2bn Ontex sale
legalweek Ashurst has secured a lead role on the €1.2bn (£1.07bn) sale of manufacturing company Ontex to Goldman Sachs and TPG Capital. Ashurst advised longstanding client Candover on its sale of...
View ArticleCamerons and Slaughters win roles on $7bn BP asset sale
legalweek CMS Cameron McKenna has won a trophy role on BP's $7bn (£4.7bn) asset sale, joining Sullivan & Cromwell and a host of international law firms, writes The American Lawyer. The sale to...
View ArticleSullivan and Macfarlanes lead on $1.3bn insurance takeover bid
legalweek Sullivan & Cromwell and Macfarlanes have scored lead roles on US private equity group Apollo's $1.3bn (£835m) offer for Brit Insurance. Sullivan is advising Apollo on the bid with a team...
View ArticleSullivan makes Skype connection with lead role on $100m IPO
legalweek Sullivan & Cromwell has secured the lead role to advise Skype on its long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), as the online communications company prepares to issue US shares...
View ArticleSullivan acts for Barclays on $298m fine for US sanctions violations
legalweek Sullivan & Cromwell has advised Barclays on its $298m (£190m) settlement with US authorities after the bank was charged with violating economic sanctions in dealings with countries...
View ArticleNew rules of engagement for LatAm's corporate champions
legalweek If anyone continued to doubt Latin American M&A prowess, there was no need to look further than the recently-announced acquisition of the US fast food chain Burger King. Burger King's...
View ArticleIn depth: Latin America
legalweek Bakers, Shearman and Sullivan on how the Latin American market has put a turbulent past behind it to secure a bold new future...
View ArticleFreshfields, Linklaters and US duo win roles on $15bn AIA listing
legalweek Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won roles on the highly anticipated Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of American International Assurance (AIA), reports The Am Law...
View ArticleSullivan & Cromwell targets UK students with graduate scheme launch
legalweek Sullivan & Cromwell is set to launch its first graduate training programme in the City as the US firm aims to boost its profile among UK job-seekers. The law firm will take on its first...
View ArticleMayer Brown heads up raft of US firms on multibillion-dollar Caterpillar deal
legalweek 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...
View ArticleLaw Firm of the Year 2010 – irritatingly transparent, riskily unfixed
legalweek 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...
View ArticleSullivan, Bakers and Akin Gump win lead roles on $7.1bn BP asset sale
legalweek 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...
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