Client profile: Carolyn Jameson, Skyscanner Kathryn McCann Skyscanner is truly a business of the digital age. Officially launched in 2003, the travel search site, which provides instant…
DAC Beachcroft set for defining post-merger management election Kathryn McCann DAC Beachcroft is gearing up for a management election this summer between both insurance and non-insurance partners as the firm…
Financials 2014/15: Bond Dickinson passes the £100m revenue mark with 7% growth Kathryn McCann In its first full financial year since its May 2013 merger, Bond Dickinson has surpassed the £100m mark with a 7% growth…
‘Not job done but it is the first step’: Addleshaws’ turnaround emerges as revenues grow 12% to £193m Kathryn McCann After having elected managing partner John Joyce (pictured) to help turnaround what had been a string of lethargic results following…
WLG’s Poole changes retirement plans to take on international head role Kathryn McCann As Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co continues its post-merger integration, stalwart Quentin Poole (pictured) has taken on a new role…
Another management departure at Olswang as GC Callander leaves to take on new role at Addleshaws Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has hired Olswang’s general counsel (GC) and partnership secretary Simon Callander as it expands its partnership secretary role,…
Rise of the funds: Former Barclays EMEA GC Handling takes role at BlackRock Kathryn McCann Erica Handling, the former EMEA investment bank general counsel (GC) for Barclays, has swapped the bank for a similar role…
EY’s legal march continues with former Addleshaws managing partner Devitt and corporate specialist Thomas Kathryn McCann Just over a year after Paul Devitt stood down early as managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard, he is due to…
Taking off: Luton airport appoints TFL’s Swati Paul as new general counsel Kathryn McCann London Luton Airport has appointed TFL’s Swati Paul as its new general counsel, the first in-house appointment since Spanish airport…
In-house: National Grid launches UK panel review in bid to shrink roster Kathryn McCann Energy giant National Grid has launched its first UK wide panel review for five years and is considering shrinking its…
Financial results 2014/15: OC posts 15% revenue growth as strong performance continues Kathryn McCann Osborne Clarke (OC), after being the fastest growing firm in the LB100 last year with a 26% rise in revenue…
‘They embody what we stand for’: OC takes partnership to over 200 with five UK promotions Kathryn McCann Osborne Clarke (OC) has promoted five associate directors to its UK partnership, taking its total number of partners past the…
ITV launches panel review with plans to extend roster by 50% Kathryn McCann New panel to broaden international reach The legal team at ITV, led by general counsel (GC) and company secretary Andrew…
‘Phase two’: AIG reviews UK panel and establishes 64-strong European roster Kathryn McCann American insurance giant AIG has carried out a review of its UK-based legal panel and established a new 64-member roster…
Heavyweight US trio advises on €15.6bn Alcatel takeover Kathryn McCann Three US law firms – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell – leveraged…
Client profile: Benoit Belhomme, British American Tobacco Kathryn McCann BAT’s western Europe GC on the trials and tribulations of working in a controversial industry Most general counsel (GCs) working…
The court of King Content – the lawyers making their mark in the high end TV Kathryn McCann The internet and the emergence of a global market for high-end series has ushered in a golden age of TV…
In-house: Mothercare’s Ashby set to succeed de Souza as group GC of Land Securities Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 company Land Securities has appointed Mothercare’s group general counsel (GC) and company secretary Tim Ashby as its group…
In-house: ITV launches panel review with plans to extend roster by 50% Kathryn McCann The legal team at ITV, led by general counsel (GC) and company secretary Andrew Garard (pictured), has launched a panel…
Right to vote: Eversheds reforms fixed-share partner scheme to include voting and greater profit share Kathryn McCann In the wake of HMRC’s tax changes which have seen fixed-share partners (FSP) contribute capital at a slew of LB100…
