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August 08, 2012 |

Freshfields, Bird & Bird and SJ Berwin Confirm Trainee Retention Rates

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Bird & Bird, SJ Berwin and Field Fisher Waterhouse have confirmed trainee retention rates for their September 2012 qualifiers, with all but SJ Berwin keeping on more than 80 percent of their intake.
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January 11, 2011 |

Howrey's Losses Continue as London Managing Partner Joins U.K. Firm

Howrey has been left with just four partners in London following the departure of office managing partner and IP specialist Mark Hodgson, who exited last week to join Field Fisher Waterhouse. Hodgson is the fourth partner to leave Howrey's London office in the past 12 months.
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October 30, 2007 |

Poll: Half of Commercial Disputes Get Personal

A majority of disputes launched by companies are led by executives' hearts rather than their heads, according to new research published Monday. Almost half of the respondents to a poll conducted by London law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse conceded that a personal dislike of the other side had led their company into litigation. And over half of the executives and in-house lawyers polled said the adversarial stance taken by their external lawyers had contributed to the escalation of a commercial dispute.
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October 01, 2012 |

Osborne Clarke to Open Brussels Base for European Expansion

Osborne Clarke looks set to open its own office in Brussels as the law firm pushes ahead with European expansion plans despite entering early-stage merger talks with Field Fisher Waterhouse. The top 50 U.K. firm is also continuing a hiring spree in the U.K., with plans to hire about 10 partners during the current financial year.
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September 09, 2008 |

Legal Solutions for a Whole New MTV Generation

Robert Cummins could be the most important lawyer on the MTV legal staff -- he is the head of business and legal affairs for emerging markets. The company, which is well established in the U.S. and the U.K., is targeting the relatively untapped but potentially profitable Eastern Europe, Africa and Middle East markets. MTV's focus on planting its flag on uncharted territory brings with it a raft of legal issues -- making the work of its specialized emerging markets legal function crucial to its future.
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December 10, 2007 |

London Rivals Do Battle on Cell Phone Company's $508M Competition Claim

A clutch of London firms have landed roles advising on 3 Mobile's $508 million claim against four rival mobile phone operators, in one of the largest competition actions to hit the U.K. courts. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is advising the company on its claim against rival operators O2, Vodafone and Orange, respectively advised by Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Field Fisher Waterhouse. T-Mobile was also named in the case -- which began in the Commercial Court on December 4 -- and is being advised by Bristows.
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January 25, 2012 |

More U.K. Law Firms Assess Plans to Convert to Alternative Business Structure

Hill Dickinson and Kennedys are the latest top 50 U.K. law firms to confirm plans to convert to an alternative business structure, which permits non-lawyer ownership of law firms. The Solicitors Regulation Authority has received 65 applications from law firms and non-legal companies to convert to an ABS in the two weeks since it began taking applications Jan. 3.
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May 16, 2002 |

The Continental Divide

In Europe, the trademark profession has always been split in half, and that divide is widening. On one side are the agents, who register and prosecute trademark applications but aren't trained attorneys. On the other side are the lawyers. Until recently, both sides have been happy staying out of each other's way, but increasing competition for IP work and the birth of the Community Trademark have put the relationship under pressure.
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