Dewey & LeBoeuf joins Slaughter and May for Zurich's RBS bid

Dewey & LeBoeuf has snared a lead advisory role alongside City royalty Slaughter and May to advise one of the front-runners in the race to acquire the insurance business of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Dewey is advising Zurich Financial Services alongside the elite City firm as one of four bidders in an auction for RBS’s insurance arm, which is expected to fetch around £7bn.