Clifford Chance keeps its position in tier two this year. In 2010 the firm added a new partner in Alastair Mordaunt, a director at the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT), while John Osborne withdrew to a consultancy role....
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Clifford Chance keeps its position in tier two this year. In 2010 the firm added a new partner in Alastair Mordaunt, a director at the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT), while John Osborne withdrew to a consultancy role. 2010 also saw the firm add Babcock to its list of clients.
The firm was especially busy on merger work through 2010. In highlight cases, Thomas Vinje led a team to successfully help Oracle receive phase II clearance for its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, overcoming strong objections by competitors.
Leading lawyer Tony Reeves advised Citigroup on its acquisition of EMI, which obtained clearance in Japan as well as in Europe after the Commission granted a delay to allow for debt restructurings, while Frances Dethmers and Miguel Odriozola advised Iberia on its merger with British Airways, obtaining approval in July 2010 in 13 jurisdictions including the EU. It is the first time the commission has approved such a large airline merger at the first phase.
Oliver Bretz advised International Power on its combination with EDF Suez and Greg Olson advised new client Babcock International on an acquisition procedure that required clearance for some sensitive defence issues.
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