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| 2 November 2009 |  | Mayer Brown advises British Land on their £40.25 million acquisition of an investment property
News Release - Real Estate, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised British Land plc on their £40.25 million acquisition of an investment property from Aviva Investors. British Land has purchased 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1, which is let as a whole to Bank of America. |
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| 29 October 2009 | | Mayer Brown appoints Peter Sugden as new Real Estate Head in London
News Release - Real Estate, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has appointed Peter Sugden as Head of Real Estate in London. Peter, who has over 20 years experience in the UK and European property sector, joined Mayer Brown seven years ago. He takes over from Jeremy Clay, who moves to head up the Real Estate practice globally, while continuing to advise UK and international clients. The appointments take immediate effect. |
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| 28 October 2009 | | Mayer Brown continues London growth with two leveraged finance partner hires
News Release - Banking & Finance, United Kingdom / England & Wales
28 October 2009 – Leading international law firm Mayer Brown announced today the hire of two finance partners to its London office to further strengthen the key area of leveraged finance, as part of its ongoing strategic growth plans for London. This follows the three finance partner hires in July this year. |
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| 6 October 2009 |  | Mayer Brown advises Sulaiman Al Fahim on the sale of Portsmouth FC
News Release - Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised Sulaiman Al Fahim on the sale of a 90 per cent stake in Portsmouth Football Club to Falcondrone Limited, a company owned by Saudi Arabian businessman Ali Al-Faraj. |
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| 24 September 2009 | | Mayer Brown comments on the Government's pensions consultation on auto enrolment and qualifying schemes
Presentation - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
24 September 2009 – The Department for Work and Pensions today issued a consultation document covering the regulatory framework for auto enrolment and qualifying schemes. |
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| 23 September 2009 | | Mayer Brown advises VION Food Group Limited over the sale of its Thai chicken business to Navis Capital
News Release - Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales
23 September 2009 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised VION Food Group Limited on the sale of its Thai chicken business, Grampian Foods Siam, to Navis Capital. |
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| 18 September 2009 | | Employer debt – third time lucky?
News Release - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
18 September 2009 - The Government's consultation on changing the Employer Debt Regulations was launched yesterday. This focuses on the debts which arise when one employer in a multi-employer pension scheme stops employing active members. |
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| 10 September 2009 | | Mayer Brown promotes Mark Prinsley as new head of IP/ IT in London
News Release - Information Technology & E-Commerce, Intellectual Property, United Kingdom / England & Wales
10 September 2009 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has announced the promotion of Mark Prinsley as new head of Intellectual Property/Information Technology in London following the retirement of Stephen Gare. |
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| 3 September 2009 | | Mayer Brown advises Al Fahim Asia Associates in Portsmouth FC acquisition
News Release - Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales
3 September 2009 – Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised Al Fahim Asia Associates Ltd. (AAA) in the acquisition of Portsmouth FC from a subsidiary of Devondale Investments Limited. |
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| 2 September 2009 | | Mayer Brown supports UBS in tax settlement with the US
News Release - Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Germany
2 September 2009 - UBS recently reached a settlement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that resolved the U.S. legal proceeding in which the IRS attempted to compel UBS (in violation of Swiss financial privacy law) to reveal the identity and account information of an estimated 52,000 U.S. clients. The settlement was accompanied by a parallel agreement between Switzerland and the United States that provided for information on UBS accounts to be shared pursuant to an IRS request under the existing Swiss-U.S. |
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| 28 August 2009 | | Mayer Brown wins in High Court patent decision on negative pressure wound therapy (Mölnlycke Health Care v Wake Forest University)
News Release - Intellectual Property, United Kingdom / England & Wales
28 August 2009 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown successfully acted for Mölnlycke Health Care in a claim against Wake Forest University in the High Court to invalidate one of their key patents relating to Kinetic Concepts, Inc.'s (KCI) enormously successful V.A.C. system, which is used for the vacuum-assisted closure of wounds. |
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| 26 August 2009 | | Mayer Brown promotes Gillian Sproul as new head of competition and antitrust in London
News Release - Antitrust & Competition, United Kingdom / England & Wales
26 August 2009 – Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has announced the promotion of Gillian Sproul as the new head of competition and antitrust for the London office. |
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| 5 August 2009 | | Mayer Brown advises Premium Bars and Restaurants plc on its administration
News Release - Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency, United Kingdom / England & Wales
5 August 2009 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has had a lead role on the administration of Premium Bars and Restaurants plc. |
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| 9 July 2009 | | Relief for UK trustees and employers as Foster Wheeler ruling stops windfall pensions
News Release - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
9 July 2009 – The UK Court of Appeal’s long awaited decision in the Foster Wheeler case about equalisation of pension benefits was issued yesterday. The Court of Appeal found in favour of the sponsoring employer, overturning the decision of the High Court. |
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| 2 July 2009 | | Mayer Brown advises Lookers on a £80.7 million equity raise
News Release - Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales
2 July 2009 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown is advising the board of Lookers plc, in relation to a firm placing and open offer of new shares to raise £80.7 million. |
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| 2 July 2009 | | Mayer Brown appointed by private equity firm Pamplona
News Release - Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales
2 July 2009 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has been appointed by UK private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management as it seeks to buy almost one-third of Lloyd's of London insurer Chaucer Holdings. |
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| 19 June 2009 | | Mayer Brown advises Shui On Construction and Materials Limited on a £250 million takeover
News Release - Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales
19 June 2009 – Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised Shui On Construction and Materials Limited (SOCAM) on the £250 million takeover of China Central Properties. |
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| 29 May 2009 | | Mayer Brown advises St Modwen Properties plc on a £107 million equity raise
News Release - Capital Markets, Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales
29 May 2009 –Leading international law firm Mayer Brown is advising UK regeneration specialist, St Modwen Properties, in relation to a firm placing and open offer of new shares to raise £107 million. In addition, Mayer Brown advised St Modwen in relation to variations to its banking facilities. |
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| 29 May 2009 | | Mayer Brown’s Frances Murphy is recognised as one of the top 100 female antitrust practitioners in the world
News Release - Antitrust & Competition, United Kingdom / England & Wales
29 May 2009 - Frances Murphy, London head of antitrust/competition at leading international law firm Mayer Brown, has been named one of the world's leading women practitioners in antitrust by Global Competition Review. |
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| 18 May 2009 | | Mayer Brown associate wins IBA prize
News Release - Antitrust & Competition, United Kingdom / England & Wales
18th May 2009 – A lawyer from leading international law firm Mayer Brown has won the IBA (International Bar Association) Communications Law Committee's prestigious 7th Young Lawyers’ Writing Competition. |
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