Revolving Doors: Gibson Dunn loses another London corporate partner as Shearman hires former Freshfields senior hand Mark McAteer The recent City corporate merry-go-round at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has continued in the past week, with leading partner Nigel…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Private Client Team of the Year Mark McAteer We are delighted to announce the winner of Private Client Team of the Year for the 2020 Legal Business Awards.…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Real Estate Team of the Year Mark McAteer After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Revolving doors: all change in Middle East, UK, Europe as September begins with fresh wave of hires Mark McAteer It has been a busy start to September already with a spate of international and UK-wide hires. Washington DC-based Crowell…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Insurance Team of the Year Mark McAteer The entries have been assessed, the shortlists have been drawn up and our panel of general counsel judges have had…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Competition Team of the Year Mark McAteer The entries were reviewed and our panel of general counsel judges delivered their verdicts: we are now delighted to reveal…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – TMT Team of the Year Mark McAteer The entries have been assessed, the shortlists have been drawn up and our panel of general counsel judges have had…
Revolving doors: Keystone maintains hiring spree as finance partners move between US firms in the City Mark McAteer UK-listed firm Keystone Law has continued its summer run of partner recruitment, adding three more to its roster in the…
GC Powerlist UK and LB Awards – a September for chasing the clouds away Mark McAteer Apologies to Earth, Wind & Fire for the header to this post but we’re back – dusted off and primed…
Revolving doors: DLA continues corporate march with trophy hire as Keystone makes Middle East move Mark McAteer DLA Piper made the most notable hire of the past week, announcing the addition of veteran Jonathan Earle to add…
Revolving doors: lateral hire season back with gusto as raft of senior moves announced Mark McAteer The first week of August saw the lateral recruitment market resume in earnest, with a bumper spate of partner hires…
Revolving Doors: DWF appoints senior hand in critical management refresh as experienced players move to and from G100 firms Mark McAteer The past week has seen some senior hands move to and from large international law firms, not least DWF Group…
Defying gravity – double-digit boost marks a decade of revenue growth for Macfarlanes Mark McAteer Macfarlanes has reported robust financial results for 2019/20 – its tenth consecutive year of revenue growth – with virtually double-digit…
Revolving Doors: US firms take lead as lateral hire market emerges from hibernation Mark McAteer As the lateral recruitment market in the UK and Europe begins to reawaken, it is clear US firms have picked…
Dual role for Barclays’ company secretary as veteran GC Hoyt stands down Mark McAteer Barclays has announced the appointment of Stephen Shapiro as group general counsel, in addition to his current role as group…
The in-house lawyer debate – Fit for purpose Mark McAteer Mark McAteer, Legal Business: How has the role of the general counsel [GC] changed over the last five years and…
The in-house debate: Run the risk Mark McAteer Is the job of the legal function to be the ringmaster and cheerleader, managing risk and compliance effectively within an…
Big pharma, small partners: the key transactional trends in life sciences Mark McAteer Given that mega mergers coming out of the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector have dominated the corporate agenda for decades,…
Auctions – how to play the game Mark McAteer The final session before lunch in our Corporate and M&A Summit looked at the mechanics of auctions and how best…
The Takeover Panel – that crucial first week Mark McAteer It was fitting that one of the first morning sessions of our inaugural Corporate and M&A Summit dealt with arguably…
