Guest post: Excalibur sends chill wind… (again) Legal Business The latest instalment in the Excalibur case is interesting for many reasons. One is Lord Justice Clarke’s claim that making litigation…
‘We don’t try and be all things to all people’: Vinson & Elkins London head talks staying focused Legal Business Vinson & Elkins London managing partner Alexander Msimang talks to Legal Business about how the firm has opted not to…
The Friday edit: choosing panels, choosing leaders and choosing to stick with the lockstep Legal Business Happy Halloween – if you’re into that sort of thing. For those who are not nine years-old, here’s our weekly…
‘We won’t break lockstep, we see it as a strength’: Clifford Chance US chiefs talk growing revenues and love of the lockstep Legal Business As fellow Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer targets the US market, Clifford Chance’s US leadership is seeking to upscale…
‘Cooperating fully’: Freshfields advises Tesco on SFO criminal investigation Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to advise Tesco on the formal criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after…
Guest post: If your anti-bribery policy is more than three pages, it probably won’t work Legal Business Three years ago Bribery Inc. went mad. Every law firm, accounting firm and uncle Tom Cobley and all got into…
Elections: Taylor Wessing re-appoints senior partner Legal Business Taylor Wessing has re-appointed its senior partner Adam Marks for a second term following an uncontested election.
Retirement terms: Former partners win exemption from Halliwells liquidator Legal Business Steven Fennell, a former Halliwells partner, has won a High Court declaration that stops Halliwells’ liquidators’ claim of £125,000 against…
‘There is much still to accomplish’: Norton Rose Fulbright re-elects Peter Martyr for fifth term as chief executive Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright has re-elected Peter Martyr as global chief executive for a further three years, an appointment that will…
‘Enhancing the role of the panel’: GDF Suez set to launch major panel review Legal Business The world’s second largest energy utility GDF Suez, which generated €39.4bn in the first six months of this year, is…
Seeking new opportunities: Olswang’s former CEO Stewart resigns Legal Business After unexpectedly stepping down from his management role, former Olswang chief executive David Stewart has officially resigned from the firm,…
House of Lords votes against Grayling over judicial review restrictions following warnings from the profession Legal Business Justice secretary Chris Grayling has been defeated in the House of Lords over plans to limit the ability of individuals…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters makes a strategic hire in Europe, Hunton & Williams expands in the City while the LSB appoints a new chief Legal Business Last week saw Linklaters make a key hire from DLA Piper in Frankfurt as it sought to expand its cross-border…
‘We are a true partnership’: Slaughter and May names Wittmann new practice head as CC re-elects senior partner Legal Business Slaughter and May has appointed David Wittmann as the firm’s practice partner with the role’s current holder, partner Paul Olney,…
The Friday Edit: Ethics and the modern GC, ethics in court and partners behaving badly Legal Business As we prepare for the clocks to go back this weekend, here’s our regular look back at some of the…
Testing times: CC’s Myers and Felsenstein talk partner exits and having probably ‘the best private equity team in the world’ Legal Business It’s fair to say Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) traditionally esteemed private equity team has faced testing times in recent years, as…
‘A warning to third-party funders’: Litigation funders found liable for indemnity costs in $1.6bn Excalibur dispute Legal Business In what was a keenly awaited judgment for the third party funding profession, the Commercial Court has yesterday (23 October)…
Redundancy watch: Parabis closes entire claimant offering in Croydon Legal Business Parabis Law’s claimant arm Cogent Law is making 24 redundancies in its Croydon base affecting Cogent Law office’s entire headcount,…
Guest post: Partners Behaving Badly – how not to handle client relations Legal Business The other day we were in a meeting with the head of strategy and marketing and the chair of an…
Dealwatch: Latham & Watkins, Macfarlanes and Travers Smith lead on £200m Gorkana sale Legal Business Latham & Watkins, Macfarlanes and Travers Smith have all landed key roles on the £200m sale of media database Gorkana…
