Guest post: Pfizer’s placebo promises (why AstraZeneca may have been right to reject the ‘final’ takeover bid from Pfizer) Legal Business In front of the Commons Business committee last week, Ian Read, chairman and chief executive of Pfizer, made two points…
‘We’ve got 40 finance lawyers left’ – Weil’s City banking head Stephen Lucas joins Kirkland Legal Business One of the best-known names in the leverage buyout market, Stephen Lucas is set to join Kirkland & Ellis from…
Revolving doors: Growth in Europe for Skadden, K&L Gates, Paul Hastings and Squire Sanders Legal Business A raft of European hires for US and transatlantic firms has seen Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and K&L Gates bolster…
Partner promotions: Travers makes up two in third consecutive fall Legal Business The latest City firm to announce its 2014 partner promotion round, Travers Smith today (19 May) revealed that it has made…
ITV pulls in panel firms in new development programme as it launches ‘gold plated’ CSR scheme Legal Business ITV is taking steps to embed its law firms in the fabric of the organisation by involving them in a…
A good week for…Osborne Clarke, advising on the £3.6bn Carphone Warehouse/Dixons merger and IPO of Patisserie Valerie Legal Business Ordinarily a week advising on the AIM flotation of luxury cake and cafe chain Patisserie Valerie, which formally starts trading…
‘The right to be forgotten’: Google led by Cleary dealt a blow by ECJ’s privacy ruling Legal Business After years of attempts by Brussels to tighten up Europe’s data privacy rules in the face of US lobbying, yesterday…
Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling brought in on landmark ‘Opcotton’ legal aid appeal Legal Business The Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling has been brought in on today’s (13 May) landmark appeal challenging a Crown Court decision…
Election fever: Clifford Chance corporate head Tinkler steps down as Nabarro prepares for first MP elections in 15 years Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) private equity partner Simon Tinkler has stepped down from his role as London head of corporate after a…
Hogan Lovells second top 10 firm to exit Prague in under a month Legal Business Transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells has become the second top ten LB 100 firm in recent weeks to announce it is withdrawing…
Comment: Whose money making machine? Not all law firms will be richer in a bank-lite world Legal Business Cov-lite, cov-loose and even now cov-lame – in some pockets of the finance market we are back to the boom…
Revolving Doors: Strategic UK hires for Irwin Mitchell; Simmons; Speechly and Winckworth Sherwood Legal Business A series of lateral hires across the UK last week saw Irwin Mitchell take on a trio of commercial litigation…
Irwin Mitchell’s outgoing chief executive John Pickering on change in the sector and why it was time to hang up his boots Legal Business Announcing his retirement last month, Irwin Mitchell’s longstanding head and current group chief executive John Pickering pointed to ‘the changing…
Guest post: Pfizer’s bid for AstraZeneca – what can the government do? Legal Business On April 28, Pfizer announced a possible offer to buy AstraZeneca, presumably having thought an announcement was required by rule…
Wedlake Bell’s acquisitive streak continues as Christopher Tite and Louise Gowman join from LG; Clive Thorne from RPC Legal Business The recent acquisitive streak by Wedlake Bell has seen the UK top 100 firm bring in legacy Lawrence Graham’s (LG’s) former…
The Crown Estate’s Peeke to join Land Securities in legal head role Legal Business Land Securities, the UK’s largest listed property company, has hired The Crown Estate’s deputy head of legal Alex Peeke as…
DLA Piper hires King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin private equity partner Tim Wright Legal Business DLA Piper has hired King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) City private equity partner Tim Wright, whose resignation from…
Barclays high profile Americas chief Michael Crowl set to join UBS Legal Business Barclays’ high-profile managing director and general counsel (GC) for the Americas, Michael Crowl, is leaving to head UBS’ US wealth…
In-house: Sainsbury’s unveils new panel; Lloyds brings in insurance GC; Ladbrokes promotes deputy to GC role Legal Business A trio of significant in-house moves and announcements yesterday (6 May) saw King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin and TLT…
Bayer’s $14.2bn acquisition from Merck spins out roles for Sullivan, Fried Frank, Morgan Lewis and Cleary Legal Business The $14.2bn acquisition of Merck’s consumer care business by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has spun out roles for a clutch…
