Google UK legal chief departs for GC role at tech start-up Legal Business Signalling the increased variety of opportunity within the in-house community, Google’s longstanding UK and Ireland legal chief Emma Jelley has…
Linklaters, Cleary and White & Case advise as Glencore and Qatar take stake in Rosneft Legal Business Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and White & Case are advising as Glencore and the Qatari Investment Authority (QIA)…
Morgan Lewis and A&L Goodbody act as Fyffes ripe for Japanese takeover Legal Business Advisory roles in Sumitomo Corporation’s €751m takeover of Irish banana firm Fyffes have been split between a raft of US…
‘Detailed discussions’: KWM enters formal talks with shortlist of merger suitors Legal Business Partners at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have been told at a partnership meeting today (9 December) of a shortlist…
In-house: RBS loses divisional legal chief to property fund Valad Europe Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has lost a senior member of its in-house legal team, with banking lawyer Robin…
‘Not just blue sky thinking’: Linklaters launches innovation group and pilots coding training Legal Business Linklaters has set up a partner-led global innovation team to oversee the firm’s use of technology, including plans to teach…
King & Spalding accounts for London and France show revenue up 11%, while profit dips 10% Legal Business Revenue at the London and Paris outposts of US firm King & Spalding surged 11% in 2015 to £41.9m as…
H1 2016/17: Nabarro posts solid financials ahead of 2017 mega merger Legal Business Ahead of its three-way tie-up with CMS Cameron McKenna and Olswang, Nabarro has increased its half-year revenues to £57.5m for…
‘A competitive auction’: Clifford Chance and CMS advise as consortium buys majority of National Grid Madeleine Farman Clifford Chance, CMS Cameron McKenna, Linklaters and Eversheds have advised as National Grid has agreed the sale of its gas…
‘A matter of efficiency’: BAT drops Linklaters from bribery probe Legal Business British American Tobacco (BAT) has picked Slaughter and May as its sole legal provider for its investigation into allegations of…
Kirkland and Skadden lead on $710m Hong Kong float for selfie app Meitu Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have both advised on the planned $710m initial public offering…
Comment: Buck-passing and buyers’ remorse as KWM saga nears end Legal Business Though it will be outdated by the time this issue hits desks, I am professionally obligated I suppose to return…
Quinn Emanuel takes fraud heavyweight Hastings from Addleshaw Goddard Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has recruited Addleshaw Goddard partner and fraud specialist Mark Hastings, constituting a major blow to…
Cinven returns to Freshfields for €1.69bn sale of HEG to GoDaddy Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity firm Cinven’s €1.69bn sale of Host Europe Group (HEG) to GoDaddy.
DAC strengthens presence in LatAm with two new insurance associations Kathryn McCann DAC Beachcroft has strengthed its presence in Latin America with new insurance associations in Peru and Central America.
‘An important step’: Shearman’s Soundy and Priestley resurface at Goodwin Legal Business Goodwin Procter has confirmed Mark Soundy and Sarah Priestley are joining following their resignation from Shearman & Sterling.
Linklaters LLPs show profits up 5% as board members share £20m Legal Business Linklaters top board members received almost £20m in profits for the 2015/16 financial year, according to the firm’s latest LLP…
Barclays takes more security over KWM assets with second debenture Legal Business Barclays has moved to take extra security over King & Wood Mallesons‘ assets with a second debenture, Companies House records…
Four more years: Addleshaws Joyce to run again as leadership election kicks off Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard managing partner John Joyce is to stand for re-election for a second term at the helm of the…
‘Playing to our strengths’: Simmons posts 5% half-year revenue rise Legal Business Simmons & Simmons announced today (6 December) a 5% increase in half-year income, bringing in revenue of £149m in the…
