Mayer Brown hires HSF antitrust partner Vowden in the City

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Mayer Brown hires HSF antitrust partner Vowden in the City

Mayer Brown has hired Daniel Vowden as a partner into its antitrust and competition practice in London, the firm announced today (6 November). Vowden, who was previously a partner in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Brussels office, will concentrate on advising international clients on a broad array of EU and UK competition law matters, encompassing merger control, …

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Sponsored briefing: Extraordinary times

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Sponsored briefing: Extraordinary times

Dominic Griffiths, Mayer Brown’s London managing partner, discusses bolstering the corporate practice and getting the cultural fit right You have been London managing partner for a little over a year now. What have been your personal highlights? Dominic Griffiths (DG): We have continued our growth trajectory over the last couple of years, in particular our …

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‘Reloaded, but not in time’: Dechert defends revenue and profit dip as Mayer Brown inches past $1.5bn turnover

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‘Reloaded, but not in time’: Dechert defends revenue and profit dip as Mayer Brown inches past $1.5bn turnover

As the financial reporting season for Global 100 firms gathers pace, some less eye-catching financial results have emerged, with Dechert seeing a 6% revenue and profit reversal and Mayer Brown growing turnover only marginally to exceed $1.5bn. Mayer Brown grew global revenue a sedate 2% to $1.52bn from just shy of $1.5bn last year when the …

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Legal Business Awards 2020 – CSR Programme of the Year

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Legal Business Awards 2020 – CSR Programme of the Year

After reviewing dozens of highly impressive entries, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of CSR Programme of the Year at the 2020 Legal Business Awards. In recognition of either a single law firm, in-house team or chambers, or even a wider association, this award is given to those in the industry that have …

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‘No crown jewels’ but firms rally with coronavirus advice to steer clients through crisis

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‘No crown jewels’ but firms rally with coronavirus advice to steer clients through crisis

As cases of the coronavirus accelerate, law firms including Mayer Brown, Eversheds Sutherland, Allen & Overy (A&O), Mishcon de Reya, Hogan Lovells and Fieldfisher have established COVID-19 working groups to help clients. The moves come after swathes of firms ordered employees to work from home in the City and around the world in an attempt …

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Dealwatch: Weil and Mayer Brown scoop leads on Nestlé’s $4bn US ice cream business sale

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Dealwatch: Weil and Mayer Brown scoop leads on Nestlé’s $4bn US ice cream business sale

Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have advised on the sale of Nestlé’s US ice cream business to Froneri for $4bn. Froneri is an ice cream focused joint venture by Nestlé and PAI Partners created in 2016. The deal means that brands such as Häagen-Dazs, Edy’s, Drumstick and Dreyer’s will join its portfolio which …

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Mayer Brown makes up three in the City in 27-strong global partner promotion round

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Mayer Brown makes up three in the City in 27-strong global partner promotion round

Mayer Brown has promoted three lawyers to partner in London in a scaled back round that saw 27 partners minted globally. The firm has been more conservative in its promotions across the board than last year, when it promoted four in London as part of a round that saw 34 made partner globally. As with last …

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Dealwatch: US and UK outfits line up on Jack Wills sale, BT fleet group buy-out and Majestic Wine

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Dealwatch: US and UK outfits line up on Jack Wills sale, BT fleet group buy-out and Majestic Wine

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, RPC, Mayer Brown and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner were among the firms to enjoy a pre-summer deal rush this week as Sports Direct bought Jack Wills and private equity player Aurelius acquired BT’s fleet business. Fried Frank advised high street clothing retailer Jack Wills on the buy-out of its UK …

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