‘A good time to take over’: Stephenson Harwood appoints new head of corporate as H1 revenues up by 17% Legal Business With Stephenson Harwood’s chief executive Sharon White this month reappointed for a further three-year term, the high profile transactional lawyer has…
Oil and gas: Slaughters, Linklaters and Hengeler act on €5.1bn sale of RWE Dea Legal Business With large deals in the oil and gas sector still often struggling to get away, RWE’s €5.1bn sale of its upstream…
Comment: The road to equity – a difficult journey, an uncertain destination Legal Business The legal profession is going through a period of dramatic and profound change, and the forces driving these changes are…
In-house: Virgin Media completes leadership reshuffle with new general counsel as Weight Watchers unveils its new GC Legal Business Home entertainment company Virgin Media has completed the overhaul of its executive following its £15bn acquisition by Liberty Global in…
DLA and Weil lead on Vodafone’s €7.2bn acquisition of Grupo Corporativo Ono Legal Business Vodafone has turned to DLA Piper for its latest major M&A deal: the €7.2bn acquisition of Grupo Corporativo Ono, with…
You win some you lose some: Skadden’s client bows out of $1.7bn Amcol bidding war as $1bn Chiquita/Fyffes merger goes through Legal Business The month-long bidding war between French minerals company Imerys and New York’s Mineral Technologies (MT) for Amcol International this week…
Berlin office closure for King & Wood following partner departures and ‘strategic review’ Legal Business Following signifcant movement within the German arms of major international firms of late, King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) has pointed…
In-house moves: QBE Insurance Group appoints new group general counsel Legal Business Rated as one of the world’s top 20 insurance and reinsurance companies, ASX-listed business underwriters QBE Insurance Group have appointed the…
High Court orders Withers to pay £1.6m over professional negligence claim Legal Business Leading private client firm Withers has this week been ordered by the High Court to pay £1.6m in damages after…
Numbers game – Freshfields awards 15 partner promotions across Europe, Tokyo and New York Legal Business In the latest round of partnership promotions, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made up 15 new partners to its ranks. While that…
Diversity – Herbert Smith Freehills commits to 30% female partners by 2019 Legal Business Set against a backdrop of initiatives including the 30% Club’s drive to improve senior female representation on UK boards, Herbert…
Guest post: Lessons in recruitment from Google Legal Business Loyal readers of Adam Smith, Esq. know that we think there’s much that can be learned for Law Land from other…
In-house: US government agency adds to its senior lawyer ranks with AOL and Google hires Legal Business The former deputy general counsel at both AOL and Google are set to become colleagues, having separately joined the US…
Head of Manhattan – Adam Siegel takes over as Freshfields US managing partner Legal Business One of the more successful of the Magic Circle practices in Wall Street, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Adam Siegel to…
The student view: Davis Polk’s Will Pearce talks deal lawyering at Wall Street’s finest Legal Business London may have caught New York-based giant Davis Polk & Wardwell’s eye as early as 1973, but it’s only two years…
Chartered legal execs to stand on a par with solicitors in conveyancing and probate after Grayling approval Legal Business In a further step towards breaking down the traditional restraints on delivering legal services, chartered legal executives have been given…
Comment: American without tears – succession planning at the increasingly transatlantic DLA Piper Legal Business So the experiment ends as a qualified success. News of the early-timed succession planning at DLA Piper confirmed that well-regarded IP…
Clifford Chance leads on VW’s $9.2bn offer for remaining shares in Scania Legal Business Magic Circle giant Clifford Chance (CC) has scored a key advisory role on Volkswagen’s (VW’s) $9.2bn offer for a remaining stake…
Revolving Doors: Lateral hires for Squire Sanders, Olswang, Irwin Mitchell, DAC Beachcroft and Osborne Clarke Legal Business In the latest series of lateral appointments across the UK’s leading firms, Squire Sanders has hired former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)…
CMS extends Middle East footprint with Oman launch Legal Business CMS will join only a handful of international law firms with a presence in Oman, as the top 10 LB100 network…
