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The Business
Jeremy Hodges takes a closer look at Ashurst’s US operations, a new office for Baker & McKenzie and Covington & Burling continues its push in the City. Plus market-leading analysis on the month’s top stories

The National
Pitmans hires a former Clyde & Co legal consultant to head up its InterAct Europe network, and Georgina Bennett-Warner reports on Clarke Willmott's plans to expand in the North

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The Client profile
Recently retired Unilever general counsel Steve Williams assesses his options and reflects on an expansive career to date
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Rest in pieces
How not to run a law firm: Chris Johnson conducts a full post mortem on Halliwells’ demise and explains the mistakes that crippled the Manchester heavyweight Read more...

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The ultimate partner moves
and our special Job of the
Month section

Pritchard
A look back at the last days
of Turner Kenneth Brown and Halliwells’ demise

The Last Word
Restaurant critics Richard and Peter Harden reveal where in London to schmooze a client
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Cracking Up

Becky Pritchard analyses the current UK pro bono climate and asks whether the efforts
of the City’s elite can achieve more than just papering over the cracks caused by legal
aid cuts Read more...


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The new deal

The UK’s leading private equity dealmakers no longer dominate the headlines as they did when the market was in full swing. With the market starting to return, Jeremy Hodges reports on the US firms now jostling for position Read more...


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A breath of fresh air

Jenny Ramage looks at the work carried out by firms specialising in renewable energy and reveals how the sector has gone from cottage industry to big business
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Emerging targets

As the Mourant Ozannes merger creates another global offshore giant, Georgina Bennett-Warner and Mark McAteer look at which firms are best placed to win instructions from the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China Read more...