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Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:55 PM

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP - Click to view 360-page
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Type: Company
Name: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Eight more UK top 30 firms size up legal outsourcing moves
Linklaters, SJ Berwin and Freshfields look at outsourcing optionsSome of the City's leading law firms are considering outsourcing legal work as increasing numbers of firms look to cut costs by using external providers for both legal and business supp ... [Legal Week - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Freshfields top for M
Magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised on the most merger and acquisition deals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the year to date, with a 5.1% share of the $144bn (£86bn) market, according to Thomson Reuters, followed by ... [Law Society Gazette - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Risking it
Many companies raise funds by incurring debt of one sort or another. This might take the form of bank facilities, bond issuances or simply delaying payment to suppliers to improve the company's working capital position.Before the credit crunch, deep liquidity ... [LawCareers.net - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Freshfields associate hospitalised after collapsing at home
ÂInsiders told RollOnFriday that the associate had worked several all nighters, had recorded between 300 and 400 hours in the previous month, and that partners knew she was working beyond reasonable levels. Apparently she collapsed at home, fell down ... [Roll On Friday - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
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British Airports Authority (BAA)
Legal brief: Up, up and away
First we had BAA’s long-awaited sale of Gatwick Airport. And hot on the heals of that deal came the news that British Airways’ apparently permanently grounded merger with Iberia was finally set for take off.Slaughter and May was the chief beneficiary ... [Lawyer 2B - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
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Linklaters LLP
Eight More U.K. Top 30 Firms Size Up Legal Outsourcing Moves
Some of the London's leading law firms are considering outsourcing legal work as increasing numbers of firms look to cut costs by using external providers. Linklaters, SJ Berwin, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and CMS Cameron McKenna are among the eight. ... [Law.com - Newswire - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents
Winners of the junior lawyers division 2009 pro bono awards
The outstanding achievements of young lawyers throughout England and Wales were celebrated at the Junior Lawyers Division [JLD] Pro Bono Awards last night.Lord Phillips of Sudbury presented the awards at a ceremony at the Law Society in London.The annual ... [ePolitix.com - 11/14/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Ropes London acts on first high-yield mandate
Ropes & Gray’s new London office has secured its first mandate since its launch last month, advising on the financing of Liberty Global’s €3.5bn (£3.12bn) acquisition of Unitymedia.London finance partners Jonathan Bloom and Mike Goetz advised Liberty ... [The Lawyer - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents
DLA Piper recruits Proskauer projects partner for Paris base
DLA Piper has strengthened its Paris projects team with the hire of a former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner from Proskauer Rose.Jean L'Homme, who joined DLA yesterday (15 November), focuses on advising banks, construction companies, private operators, ... [Legal Week - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents
Firms warned against ditching associate lockstep
Many firms are gearing up to revamp their current remuneration structures.Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer last week revealed details of its new ‘career milestone’ model, which will replace the lockstep with a system based on specific development crite ... [Lawyer 2B - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents
City firms incite cynicism with shift towards meritocratic remuneration
City law firms are being accused of taking advantage of the economic downturn by slashing associate pay as they move away from the lockstep model. Several firms have already abandoned the system, with more understood to be undergoing a review of their ... [The Lawyer - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents
Freshfields, CC take headline roles on €945m Independent restructuring
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and Bingham McCutchen have advised on the on the 945m (837m) debt restructuring of Independent News & Media (INM). The struggling Irish publisher of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday has reached ... [Legal Week - 11/17/2009]

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In a statement the firm said "This was an accident that took place at home some time ago, out of office hours and the associate regards it as a private matter. We are not commenting on specifics at the request of the individual. In addition the associate has particularly asked that their privacy be respected and that RollOnFriday not publish this story." RollOnFriday has no intention of naming the associate, but has been deluged by emails from outraged Freshfields' staff who believe the incident should...
Freshfields associate hospitalised after collapsing at home [Roll On Friday - 11/20/2009]
...Zhu Gong Shan, Executive Director, Chairman and CEO of GCL-Poly, "the deal will strengthen our financial position and enhance further the Company's leading role in the renewable energy industry." Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited is acting as financial advisor and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is acting as international legal counsel to GCL-Poly...
GCL-POLY Energy Holdings Limited and China Investment Corporation Enter into Framework Agreement ... [Earthtimes.org - 11/19/2009]
Human resources director Kevin Hogarth told Legal Week: "We have been talking with partners and associates to increase understanding of the milestones. We decided therefore it would make more sense to go through a soft launch in London and work towards more widespread formal adoption of the milestones across our international network in 2011." Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on the Legal Week Wiki
Freshfields to pay bonus as normal as 'milestones' system is delayed [Legal Week - 11/12/2009]

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Lack of M&A business cuts revenue at Linkla... [Times Online - 18 hours ago]
Lack of M&A business cuts Linklaters' revenue [Times Online - 20 hours ago]
Eight More U.K. Top 30 Firms Size Up Legal Outs... [Law.com - Newswire - 11/20/2009]
Legal brief: Up, up and away [Lawyer 2B - 11/20/2009]
CIC invests in GCL-Poly Energy [Finance Asia - 11/20/2009]
Freshfields associate hospitalised after collap... [Roll On Friday - 11/20/2009]
Risking it [LawCareers.net - 11/19/2009]
Eight more UK top 30 firms size up legal outsou... [Legal Week - 11/19/2009]
Freshfields top for M [Law Society Gazette - 11/19/2009]
GCL-POLY Energy Holdings Limited and China Inve... [Earthtimes.org - 11/19/2009]
GCL-POLY Energy Holdings Limited and China Inve... [Street Insider - 11/19/2009]
IPFA: Challenges and Opportunities in Germany’s... [International Project Finance Association - 11/18/2009]
CC takes lead on nuclear power joint venture [Legal Week - 11/18/2009]
UK Legal News - Freshfields Advises Grainer On ... [Lawfuel - 11/17/2009]
Freshfields, CC take headline roles on €945m In... [Legal Week - 11/17/2009]
City firms incite cynicism with shift towards m... [The Lawyer - 11/16/2009]
Firms warned against ditching associate lockstep [Lawyer 2B - 11/16/2009]
DLA Piper recruits Proskauer projects partner f... [Legal Week - 11/16/2009]
Ropes London acts on first high-yield mandate [The Lawyer - 11/16/2009]
WRI Bought By Private Equity Firm [Business Plus Online - 11/15/2009]
Winners of the junior lawyers division 2009 pro... [ePolitix.com - 11/14/2009]
Norton Rose trainee scoops JLD pro bono award [Lawyer 2B - 11/13/2009]
Early Dividends: Ropes Advises on $5.2B Media M... [The American Lawyer - 11/13/2009]
Lovells, SJB and Freshfields get the client vot... [Legal Week - 11/13/2009]
Ropes & Gray gains early Euro boost with ro... [Legal Week - 11/13/2009]
Venture capital firm acquires Hostelworld.com o... [Silicon Republic - 11/13/2009]
A Heady Deal [Corporate Counsel - 11/13/2009]
Biotech group Vernalis replaces departing GC wi... [The Lawyer - 11/12/2009]
Freshfields to go live with new associate pay m... [The Lawyer - 11/12/2009]
City trio get the client vote but GCs want more... [Legal Week - 11/12/2009]
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