In-house: Sage GC to retire following management changes Legal Business Accounting systems developer Sage has confirmed Vicki Bradin as its new general counsel (GC), amid a leadership shake-up.
Embattled pharma giant Valeant picks new general counsel Legal Business Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals has appointed Christina Ackermann as its new general counsel as it comes under scrutiny for its…
Q&A: Skadden disputes veteran Rory McAlpine on Hong Kong, Berezovsky and arbitration Legal Business Legal Business catches up with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom disputes veteran Rory McAlpine (pictured) to discuss the Hong…
Olswang turnover drops 11% after Berlin ‘decoupling’ Legal Business Olswang has seen a 11% drop in its turnover for the financial year 2015/16 with revenues tumbling by £14.2m to…
Shearman and Goodwin Procter crunch into £300m Tyrrells deal Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Goodwin Procter have taken the lead instruction on the sale of upmarket crisp and popcorn business,…
Real estate practice worst-hit as Simmons makes redundancies across its London office Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has laid off lawyers in London following the Brexit vote. While the firm has refused to comment…
Quinn makes City white-collar crime play with hire of former SFO prosecutor Amaee Legal Business Disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has launched a long-anticipated corporate crime practice in London through the hire of…
Freshfields makes real estate partner Johnson global finance head Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed real estate finance partner Simon Johnson as its new global head of finance following a…
In-house: Hogan Lovells, Clifford Chance and Linklaters pick up spots on new EU banking panel Legal Business Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Linklaters have been joined by Hogan Lovells and PwC on a new panel created…
Olswang international telco head exits in set-back for LB100 firm Legal Business In its latest high-profile departure, Olswang‘s head of international telecommunications Purvi Parekh has exited the firm.
‘Gateway for Asia’: Osborne Clarke enters association with new Singapore firm Legal Business Osborne Clarke has expanded its south-east Asia presence through an association with a new Singaporean firm, OC Queen Street.The initial…
Latham strikes again: US firm takes Slaughters finance partner Warna-kula-suriya Legal Business In what is arguably the most high-profile partner exit from Slaughter and May in recent history, Latham & Watkins has…
Q&A: David Collins – Dentons UK corporate head on a fresh start, deals gone wrong and life after BLP Legal Business After his move from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) to Dentons as the new head of UK corporate and co-chair of…
GC perspectives: Dan Fitz, BT Legal Business I love my career. I haven’t loved it at all times. Over the years it was tough. But over time…
Macfarlanes gets the gig as firms line up on Verizon’s $2.4bn purchase of Fleetmatics Legal Business Just days after the headline grabbing acquisition of Yahoo!, Goodwin Procter, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, A&L Goodbody and Macfarlanes…
Revolving doors: Mishcon makes key City hire as K&L Gates boosts Fintech practice Legal Business Ahead of the expected summer slowdown, UK firms have made a spate of City hires, with Mishcon de Reya, K&L…
‘Cut through the noise’: Nextlaw partners with AI firm for Brexit contracts system Legal Business In the latest play for Dentons‘ tech joint venture, Nextlaw Labs has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) programme with London…
Weightmans performance disappoints as PEP slips 19% and revenue misses £100m target Legal Business Weightmans managing partner John Schorah has slapped a £100m revenue target on the firm for 2016/17 after a year of…
Woodward’s deal streak continues as Linklaters takes first instruction for BC Partners in $1.6bn acquisition Legal Business Linklaters has landed its first private equity mandate for BC Partners, with private equity star Alex Woodward leading alongside Vincent Ponsonnaille…
Mishcon de Reya City PEP climbs to £1m as firm undergoes Brexit review Legal Business High flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has announced robust profits for the 2015/16 financial year, with profit per equity…
