Selling icons: Bakers and Taylor Wessing lead on Gherkin sale to Safra Group while Magic Circle duo act on Canary Wharf bid Sarah Downey Baker & McKenzie and Taylor Wessing have helped finalise the sale of London’s iconic Gherkin building to the Safra Group…
‘How not to conduct investment banking’: Addleshaws defeats Mayer Brown in UBS Commercial Court derivatives battle Sarah Downey Banking giant UBS has been defeated in the Commercial Court today (4 November) over a $340m dispute it mounted against…
Dealwatch: Baker & McKenzie and Norton Rose Fulbright lead on Battersea Power Station £1.4bn real estate financing Sarah Downey In what constitutes one of the biggest UK real estate financings in recent years, Battersea Power Station has raised £1.4bn…
Reed Smith ISP clients defeated in landmark counterfeit website dispute brought by Cartier owner Sarah Downey In what gives brand owners the power to combat trademark infringement in the EU, UK internet service providers were defeated…
‘It was necessary to be present in the financial capital of Europe’: Spain’s Pérez-Llorca set to launch London office Sarah Downey Spanish firm Pérez-Llorca has made a key investment into the City and is set to launch a London office at…
Asia round-up: Hogan Lovells turns to A&O for first partner based in Vietnam, while Bakers appoints new MP Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells has put its first partner on the ground in Vietnam, recruiting Allen & Overy’s (A&O) senior associate Jeff…
Into Africa: A&O launches Johannesburg office with Bowman Gilfillan team Sarah Downey Having been speculated over for some time, Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy (A&O) has, today (8 August), announced its…
City departures continue for Edwards Wildman as Osborne Clarke recruits IP partner Sarah Downey Osborne Clarke has become the latest firm to dip into Edwards Wildman Palmer’s dwindling London partnership, and has recruited IP…
‘We can minimise the gap between business advisers and legal counsel’: EY admits Singapore boutique into network Sarah Downey As Big Four accountancy giant EY continues to grow its legal services offering, it has today (2 October) announced it…
Edwards Wildman loses associate quartet to City firms as tensions mount over potential Cooley takeover Sarah Downey Having endured a spate of high profile partner exits during the summer, US firm Edwards Wildman has now seen four…
BSB enforcement report shows improvements with disciplinary action doubling as body appoints new board members Sarah Downey With the Bar having long been slower to change in a post-Legal Services Act environment compared to its solicitor counterpart,…
High Court rules Lord Chancellor acted ‘unlawfully’ in legal aid reform consultation Sarah Downey In a stinging blow to the government’s controversial and widely condemned plans to overhaul criminal legal aid, the High Court…
‘It will create confusion for clients’: SRA board votes to further open market to MDPs Sarah Downey In a decision that is sure to generate mixed reaction within the market, the Solicitors Regulation Authority approved measures yesterday [17…
Dealwatch: Phones 4u, with £105m profit and ‘cash in the bank’, enters administration with CC, A&O and CMS acting Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance and CMS Cameron McKenna have all landed key roles advising on the administration of…
Cadwalader grows London team as Ashurst capital markets partner returns to the firm Sarah Downey US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has made a key hire to its global capital markets practice with Ashurst partner…
Dentons hires Inter-American Development Bank GC as Latin American chief executive aiming for mergers Sarah Downey Global 100 firm Dentons has made a key strategic hire to enhance its offering in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Dealwatch: A&O, Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons lead on Lloyds’ £400m Keepmoat homebuilder sale Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons have all secured leading roles advising on Lloyds Banking Group’s £400m…
PwC Legal makes City corporate push with McDermott partner hire Sarah Downey PwC Legal has hired McDermott Will & Emery City-based corporate partner Mark Crofskey in a bid to boost its UK legal…
‘This is the future’ – A&O sees further growth of contract lawyer arm as it hires new head from Deloitte Sarah Downey Following the launch of its innovative contract lawyer business ‘Peerpoint’ last November, Allen & Overy has made a move to…
LB100: The Second Quartile – Close Hauled Sarah Downey It’s an unforgiving environment, but 2014 once again shows the well-captained mid-tier outfits sailing free. ‘I’m a great believer that…
