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Nobel intentions
4/02/2008
Freshfields Funhouse Deringer was last week showing off its touchy-feely credentials after publishing its latest CSR report – an admirable move even The Diary isn’t cynical enough to criticise.As well as promises to promote more women and partners with beards...By royal disappointment
6/02/2008
It has been noted in more reputable pages of this organ that lawyers do not necessarily get the credit they deserve for their contribution to UK business. After all, there are precious few things the Brits are much good at...The Darjeeling LLP
7/02/2008
Shock research last week revealed the City shame that dare not speak its name – camellia sinensis… or tea.According to boffins at development charity ActionAid (which tastes a bit like Gatorade but more wholesome), the legal profession is home to...Hines’ sight has ultimate vision
12/02/2008
You might think that heading up the Russian operation for a major US law firm is about as monumental as lawyerly achievements get. And until recently, The Diary would have whole-heartedly agreed.However, your correspondent this week learned that the place...If I were a rich man…
13/02/2008
In a marketing gambit as shameless as it is unlikely to be effective, an education provider that shall remain nameless last week emailed The Diary about its latest cunning stunt, which it intends to unleash upon pliant private client firms...Diary top 10 – those Valentines dos and don’ts
15/02/2008
For most people, birthdays, holidays and anniversaries of obscure pagan festivals are a cause for celebration. And that’s even more true of employment lawyers. It’s not (quite) every day you can send out an alarmist missive warning that singing ‘Happy...Wilko is out
19/02/2008
Journalists are no shirkers when it comes to blagging the occasional freebie or three. Indeed, several Diary spies have not actually paid for a meal since first being admitted to the Legal Week command beacon.But nothing quite compares to the...O’Melveny mired
20/02/2008
It’s been a mixed week at O’Melveny & Myers. The Los Angeles giant recently unveiled (on a gold plaque behind some large velvet curtains) its latest financials, with fees up a fair bit but profits flatter than a Shrove Tuesday...'Hey, nice Arps!' - Skadden's sexy beasts
21/02/2008
It’s always wise to do your research before joining a firm. How is morale? What’s the pay like? (These two are often related.) Just how good does the silver-topped Peter Pan of a managing partner look in his slightly-too-tight tuxedo?Following...Monkey C, monkey DO - an idiot's guide to collateralised debt
22/02/2008
Finance lawyers. Bless 'em - they can't have much to do with their time at the moment. Which - partially - explains the popularity of the following email attachment, which has been doing the rounds for the last couple of...Kicking’s the habit
26/02/2008
In the long-respected tradition of law-firm schmoozing, it’s not often you hear about acts of bodily harm being inflicted upon the unsuspecting guests of magic circle law firms.However, one Clifford Chance associate recently laid the proverbial smack down on a...Bricking the bank
28/02/2008
Funny how fast things change. It wasn’t so very long ago the latest thing in finance was cov-lite, CDOs, SIVs and RMBS. The latest trend doesn’t even have an acronym.The so-hot-it’s-smoking fad rocking the finance-law fraternity as you read this...
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