Ropes & Gray promotes two new London partners in global round of 17 Legal Business Having been increasingly focused on growing its City offering through lateral hires and expanding into new practice areas, Boston-based Ropes…
Latham & Watkins: Masterminding a fraud claim – the English courts as a magnet forum? Legal Business Simon Bushell London chair of litigation, Latham & Watkins [email protected] The world is an increasingly small place: money travels far…
CMS: Crowdfunding litigation – power to the people? Legal Business Tim Hardy Partner, CMS [email protected] David Bridge Senior associate, CMS [email protected] When the people of France gave the Statue of…
Harneys: British Virgin Islands positioned to become an international arbitration centre Legal Business Phillip Kite Global head of litigation and insolvency, Harneys [email protected] The British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) Arbitration Act 2013 came into…
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Party-appointed arbitrators, impartiality and a perceived need for change Legal Business Anthony Sinclair Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan [email protected] It is an old adage that the quality of any arbitration…
Signature Litigation: Legal privilege: far from resolved Legal Business Abdulali Jiwaji Partner, Signature Litigation [email protected] Daniel Hayward-Hughes Associate, Signature Litigation [email protected] The right of clients to preserve the confidentiality…
Signature Litigation: Policing arbitration – can accountability deficit be addressed? Legal Business Natalia Chumak Partner, Signature Litigation [email protected] Nick Storrs Senior associate, Signature Litigation [email protected] Over recent decades, arbitration for dispute resolution…
Travers Smith: CPR 36: time for a re-boot? Legal Business Jan-Jaap Baer Partner, Travers Smith Emma Reynolds Associate, Travers Smith In April this year, CPR 36 underwent the latest in…
Mishcon de Reya: The dangers of repeat appointments Legal Business Karel Daele Partner, Mishcon de Reya [email protected] The issue of repeat appointments has been news in International Centre for Settlement…
Jasbir Dhillon QC: Freezing injunctions and receivership in support of arbitration Legal Business Jasbir Dhillon QC Brick Court Chambers A frequently encountered problem for any claimant in international arbitration arises where the respondent…
KWM’s Hong Kong office doubles up on prime capital markets deals Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has advised on Hong Kong’s largest rights issue to date this year, with investment house Fosun…
Olswang launches 10% staff bonus to encourage entrepreneurs Legal Business After what has been a challenging couple of years for TMT firm Olswang, chief executive Paul Stevens is launching a…
Revolving doors: key hires at Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance while White & Case loses Polish disputes head Legal Business Global 100 heavyweights Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance announced key lateral hires last week, while White & Case saw…
‘Naturally a key market’: HSF launches in Düsseldorf with former CC hire Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has boosted its German capability with the launch of an office in Düsseldorf – its third…
Macfarlanes combines with Wachtell for new client Visa on €21.2bn European transaction Legal Business Macfarlanes has scored a lead role advising US company Visa on its €21.2bn acquisition of Visa Europe alongside US firm…
Guest post: The secret to surviving in a new role Legal Business I speak to a lot of people who have recently moved into new roles. It is a tough period and…
Hitting the target: Latham & Watkins boosts female partner promotions in latest round Legal Business Almost half the lawyers made partner in Latham & Watkins’ latest 25 partner promotion round are female, following global chair…
Freshfields and Latham act on creation of new PE house as Barclays spins-off another venture Legal Business Private equity heavyweights Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins have acted on the spin-off of Barclays’ natural resources private…
Forsters faced with £70m negligence lawsuit over Siberian oil deal Legal Business Forsters is defending a £70m professional negligence claim filed by businessman Rupert Galliers-Pratt in which he alleges the firm failed…
Hausfeld to open Berlin office with €30m investment from litigation funder Burford Legal Business Third party litigation funder Burford Capital is investing €30m in US competition law boutique Hausfeld so it can open in…
