Media moves: Channel 4 general counsel Prash Naik to depart after more than two decades Legal Business Channel 4’s Prash Naik is to leave the media company just over three years after his appointment as general counsel…
Fees to hit £125m for HSF client RBS as group action continues Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is set to accumulate around £125m in legal costs as it defends itself against…
Back in court: Dechert sues client Ikon Finance over fees Legal Business Just over a month after a High Court judge ruled on Dechert’s fee dispute with Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC),…
‘The time lag will vary’: New research shows litigation against global banks up 37% Legal Business Figures published by City firm RPC have shown a marked 37% increase in litigation against the largest 50 global banks…
Scaling back: KWM pulls out of Riyadh in latest loss for global giant Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) confirmed today (3 April) that it is closing its Riyadh office, one of two bases…
Revolving doors: BLP and Noerr make German plays as City firms follow suit Legal Business In a week of German hires, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Noerr have added depth to their German offices with…
Slaughters takes 5% stake in Luminance as firms commit to legal AI Legal Business While there has been no shortage of firms announcing partnerships with legal AI providers, Slaughter and May has gone a…
‘Times have moved on’: City firms shrink office space as new leases down 50% Legal Business According to CBRE’s fifth Law in London report, the largest 100 firms in the City have made ‘significant changes’ to…
City elite reduce partnership rounds as Slaughters makes up seven and Macfarlanes three Legal Business After making its first ever lateral hire in London last month, Slaughter and May has strengthened its London bench with…
Fried Frank London leadership to move to Mifsud as veteran White retires Legal Business Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson‘s London managing partner Graham White is to retire later this year with asset management…
Norton Rose Fulbright reshuffles Asia management with three appointments Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a series of new management changes to its Far East offices, with new managing…
Guest post: More evidence piles up on the role of in-house counsel in preventing scandal Legal Business News of Tesco’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement promises me another day combing through meticulously negotiated documents to see if in-house, or…
‘Not a smooth process’: The legal profession opines on the Brexit negotiations to come Legal Business City lawyers have voiced their concerns as today (29 March) prime minister Theresa May has started the process of triggering…
‘No justiciable defence’: Cleary, NRF and Quinn to go another round in $3bn Russian bond dispute Legal Business Partners from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Norton Rose Fulbright and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are set to go…
Hogan Lovells makes major Silicon Valley play with Weil Gotshal corporate team Legal Business While the transatlantic firm has repeatedly stated its aim to bulk out its corporate weight, Hogan Lovells is expected to…
Be an Entrepreneur: Barbara Mayer-Trautmann Legal Business I come from a strong corporate background and never imagined becoming a lawyer. I had done an apprenticeship at a…
Step-by-Step: Thais Garcia Legal Business The key milestones in my career have all involved taking some risk and not necessarily following the traditional path –…
Behind the advice: Caroline Meinertz Legal Business Self identity: a social construct I wanted to be an adviser – I enjoyed talking to people and giving them…
The Bigger Picture: Melissa Ng Legal Business Where you start is not where you finish To be honest, when I was 18, I didn’t know what I…
Taking the Lead: Chinwe Odimba-Chapman Legal Business I always loved the thought of becoming a technical expert in whatever choice of career I made – although I…
