Gibson Dunn strikes again to land HSF’s global head of capital markets Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills’ global capital markets chief, Steve Thierbach, is set to leave the firm for Gibson Dunn & Crutcher…
Freshfields head of Islamic finance to leave for Morgan Lewis Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer global head of Islamic finance Tarek El-Assra has quit the firm to join Morgan, Lewis & Bockius…
Microsoft general counsel promoted to president and chief legal officer Legal Business Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel, has been appointed as the company’s president and chief legal officer in a rare move…
US law firms take advantage of early retirement myths at City leaders, argues report Legal Business New research suggests US firms are picking up top talent by taking advantage of the misconception that UK firms exit…
Legal watchdog overhauls handbook to green light apprenticeships as it ushers in ‘inconceivable’ changes Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has inched closer to controversial apprenticeship qualifications while green lighting a raft of changes to…
In-house: Network Rail corporate legal chief stands down after almost a decade Legal Business After nearly ten years of service at Network Rail including helping to restructure the body’s legal team and transfer to…
Comment: The Dirty Conversation – hard choices for leading US firms as the Boomers clock out Legal Business With the first wave of the Baby Boom about to turn 70, firms are asking the hard question, earlier and…
Guest post: Luxury lawyering and the Bergdorf effect – getting your price right Legal Business A week or two ago, we were having drinks here in New York with two senior corporate partners at an…
In-house: Lloyds Bank hires JP Morgan EMEA litigation head as new disputes chief Legal Business JP Morgan’s Europe, Middle East and Africa head of litigation Wilson Thorburn has been appointed by Lloyds Bank as its…
Q&A: John Quinn talks competition, class action and China Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan was the talk of the town when it took on some of the world’s largest…
Comment: Leadership by soundbite is fuelling a well-being crisis for in-house counsel Legal Business As a consultant spending most of my professional time working with general counsel (GCs), so concerned have I become at…
Dealwatch: Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office and CC advise on nearly £6bn worth of deals Legal Business Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office has been busy this summer winning roles on two headline deals announced yesterday [8 September],…
Hedge funds pick Quinn Emanuel and Boies in multi-million dispute with Indian car parts maker Legal Business Litigation powerhouses Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Boies, Schiller & Flexner, have been selected by hedge funds who purchased…
BPP continues to lure Kaplan clients as it wins Mayer Brown’s business Legal Business Despite already having a relationship with The University of Law (ULaw), Mayer Brown has become the latest firm to opt…
In-house: Standard Life hires RBS stalwart Rushad Abadan as GC Legal Business After nearly a year since its previous permanent general counsel (GC) exited the insurer, Standard Life has hired Rushad Abadan…
Voting with your feet: Nabarro and HFW pick BPP after Kaplan shuts law school Legal Business After more than five years at Kaplan, both Nabarro and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have opted for BPP as their…
OC pushes on with Asian growth strategy as it formalises Hong Kong links Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) has taken another step into Asia by formalising its relationship with Hong Kong-based Koh Vass & Co, in a…
In-house: Transocean starts headhunting as GC who secured Deepwater Horizon settlements steps down Legal Business Lars Sjöbring, senior vice president and general counsel at Transocean, has resigned from his role after steering the company through…
Comment: What can you be sure of as the LB100 goes down the rabbit hole? Legal Business It’s common in the legal industry to talk about unprecedented change but there are many rules of professional gravity unchanged…
Dealwatch: Freshfields and Cleary Gottlieb advise on Tesco’s £4bn South Korean sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have won roles advising as Tesco agrees to sell its South…
