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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
Interesting news in competition/M&A arena - Brussels is looking into the Fiat Chryslar - PE merger. Apparently, the merger would mean the company is twice the size of the likes of Renault and Ford. Note - I suppose something I never realised is that authorities don't look at car production as...- Dennis Varghese
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Bryan Cave (BCLP)
While I submitted the application a week back, the HR did respond to me today (on the day of the deadline) confirming they are continuing business as normal and don't expect any disruptions due to Covid-19.- Dennis Varghese
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Commercial Awareness - Latest Stories
It might be useful to get a heads up on what's going with Brexit since it's now coming back as a priority for all the parties involved. It is going to be absolutely awesome to witness how they negotiate virtually. Have a look here which is a guide updated this week on this topic -...- Dennis Varghese
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Hi Jessica - a quick question. Is it a good option to qualify for the NY Bar while still applying for TC's? Dubai is considered quite multi jurisdictional and lawyers from all sorts of background practice here. But how do firms in general react if they discover a potential TC candidate has...- Dennis Varghese
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Bryan Cave (BCLP)
Hey all, I'm currently in the midst of completing my application for the training contract (deadline being 15 June). I have reached out to the firm to clear up on whether the TC is being postponed and whether there are any change in deadlines. This was two weeks ago and despite follow ups I...- Dennis Varghese
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Vacation Scheme Preparation
Enrolling into virtual internships on Insidesherpa is a good starting point.- Dennis Varghese
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
You would think US is playing carefully in terms of undermining China, but shortsighted decisions like banning the sale of micro-chips to Chinese firm Huawei is an absolute no-brainer. Turns out, China has attracted over $2bn worth investments to develop its own chips. The sort of restrictions...- Dennis Varghese
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
Yeah, it's quite impressive the amount of investments Reliance has been able to attract. Articles indicate that Jio should be debt-free soon...- Dennis Varghese
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
An interesting decision recently by a German constitutional court which ruled that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) had gone beyond their mandate in allowing the European Central Bank's quantitative easing measures. It's an interesting decision especially in the context of challenging ECJ's...- Dennis Varghese
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Hey Jessica, I graduated with an LLB from a UK university in Dubai, and I currently reside in Dubai. Would appreciate if you could respond to the below. Cheers I've personally found it difficult in terms of narrowing down which firms I should apply to since only a handful (usually the big...- Dennis Varghese
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