Revolving Doors: Pinsent Masons, Dentons and Mishcon make key appointments Legal Business Pinsent Masons, Dentons, Mishcon de Reya, and Crowell & Moring are among a raft of firms which have made key appointments in…
Dechert hires insolvency partner Fleming from DLA Piper Legal Business US firm Dechert frequently turns to DLA Piper for its City hires and has done so again, recruiting insolvency partner…
A royal departure: Crown Estate general counsel Vivienne King to leave amid business restructure Legal Business The Crown Estate’s high profile general counsel and director of business operations, Vivienne King is leaving as the company undergoes…
On the move: Ince & Co cuts costs by downsizing office space Legal Business Ince & Co has signed a new 17 year office lease and will reduce costs by moving into a smaller…
Guest post: Fraud unravels all: the Supreme Court divorce judgments in Sharland and Gohil Legal Business The Supreme Court has given two judgments – Sharland v Sharland, and Gohil v Gohil – about re-opening divorce settlements on the grounds…
Slaughter and May wipes £600m from cartel claim against British Airways Legal Business Three months after forcing High Court judge Mr Justice Peter Smith to recuse himself from deciding on a £1bn claim…
Brown Rudnick hires King & Wood European employment head amid high profile departures Legal Business US firm Brown Rudnick has hired King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) former head of employment Nicola Kerr as the Hong…
Orrick takes Weil Gotshal partner to lead M&A team in Munich Legal Business Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has appointed former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Thomas Schmid to serve as head of German…
Supreme Court rules in favour of wives in hidden wealth divorce case Legal Business The UK’s top court has ruled in favour of two wives whose husbands hid the extent of their wealth when…
In-house: Dimitrief named next GE general counsel as Denniston retires Legal Business As Brackett Denniston stands down after 12 years as general counsel (GC) for US conglomerate GE, the GC of GE…
HSF hires BLP project management team as firms race to chop up work Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has ramped up its ability to break down legal mandates so that work can be handled…
Dealwatch: US firms line up as Russia’s largest driller prepares exit from London stock exchange Legal Business The management of Eurasia Drilling Company Limited is being advised by US firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as it prepares…
Betting on Brussels: Sheppard Mullin takes Hogan Lovells partner in competition law play Legal Business US firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has taken competition lawyer Jacques Derenne from Hogan Lovells’ Brussels office to launch an…
Entering Africa: DLA Piper launches in Morocco and South Africa Legal Business Just two months after severing its ties with South African affiliate, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, DLA Piper is launching two new…
Freedom to operate: Bar Standards Board wants to relax barrister rules for corporate vehicles and agencies Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is proposing to make it easier for barristers to work through agencies and corporate vehicles,…
Comment: Bespoke, mobile and plugged in: CMS’s Duncan Weston on the tech tools clients will demand Legal Business Against a backdrop of a fast-changing technology environment; value-conscious clients, rising rents, and the need to provide meaningful alternative fee…
Holman Fenwick Willan takes London banking partner from Ince & Co Legal Business During a tough year for insurance specialists, Holman Fenwick Willan has hired a partner from rival Ince & Co, appointing…
Law Society wants pilot scheme ahead of proposed court closures Legal Business The Law Society said it wants the government to test the use of public buildings for court hearings before it…
Comment: K&L Gates’ Tony Griffiths on profit, delusion and how Big Law became obsessed with the wrong things Legal Business Many centuries ago while studying law as an undergraduate, a particularly inspiring corporate law lecturer suggested that I might want…
King & Spalding steps up aggressive City push with A&O partner hire Legal Business King & Spalding has recruited Allen & Overy’s former European head of US law, Thomas Jones, as its raid on…
