Significant mandates: Freshfields acts for the Bank of England as SFO investigates money-market auctions Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is representing the Bank of England (BoE) as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launches an investigation regarding…
Comment: Life after Sir Nigel – They built it, now what? Legal Business DLA Piper’s new head Simon Levine jokes about avoiding becoming the David Moyes to his high-profile predecessor’s Alex Ferguson, but…
Protecting the brand: British American Tobacco instructs Herbert Smith Freehills for plain packaging challenge Legal Business British American Tobacco (BAT) has gifted Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) with a major disputes mandate, and instructed the firm as…
A €6.6bn purchase: Linklaters and Milbank advise on Borealis’ Swedish Fortum Distribution deal Sarah Downey Linklaters and US firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy have picked up key instructions on the €6.6bn purchase of Fortum…
Budget 2015: Legal reaction to the government’s pre-election plans for pensions, tax and the oil industry Legal Business In his final Budget before the general election in May, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has today (18 March) set…
Consolidation: Latham set to shut Abu Dhabi and Doha offices as it refocuses efforts in Dubai Legal Business Latham & Watkins has internally announced today (18 March) that it will close two offices in the Middle East by…
Comment: The case against value – the virtue that can become vice Legal Business It’s the spirit of the age that law firms feel the need to not only deliver better value and efficiency…
‘We have to find our own place’: Mishcon de Reya kicks off strategy review as it looks for 10-year plan Legal Business After surpassing revenue targets two years early last summer, high-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has kick-started the process for…
‘A strategic priority’: DLA Piper builds competition team with Dentons’ Sam Szlezinger Legal Business As litigation teams in the City gear up for more competition-based damages cases following recent changes to legislation, DLA Piper…
Building the team: Cooley hires Reed Smith life sciences partner duo Legal Business Cooley has made more recruits to its newly launched London office with the hire of Reed Smith life sciences partner…
Three in London: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer makes up 17 in 2015 promotions round Legal Business In its latest partner promotions, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made up its fewest number of partners in the City since 2009,…
Revolving doors: Magic Circle loses partners in Europe and Asia while Bakers hires in Africa Legal Business Last week saw both Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) lose partners in Europe while, in Hong Kong, Linklaters lost…
A 400-strong partnership: Pinsent Masons makes a record 29 partner promotions Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons has made a record 29 promotions to its partnership, with the majority in four sectors: energy, financial services,…
Singapore scramble: Morgan Lewis teams up with Stamford Law to enter market Legal Business Singapore continues to be an attractive legal market for many Western law firms targeting the fast growing Asia-Pacific region with…
An 11-strong panel: Ashurst and Addleshaws lose out as Carillion finalises adviser review Legal Business Construction giant Carillion has finalised its legal panel review, with Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard losing spots and Irwin Mitchell gaining…
A $40m award: Clyde & Co client Glencore loses High Court fraud case Legal Business Withers‘ client, Romanian oil company OMV Petrom, has succeeded in its high profile dispute against natural resource giant Glencore at…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, A&O and HSF win places on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB offer Sarah Downey Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have all been instructed on the high profile £1.7bn takeover…
Breaking into law: RSA latest to gain ABS licence as it teams up with Parabis Kathryn McCann UK insurer RSA is the latest business to be awarded an alternative business structure (ABS) licence by the Solicitors Regulation…
Q&A: A long-term commitment – Severn Trent’s in-house team share the thinking behind the new five-year sole adviser mandate with Eversheds Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent recently re-appointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a five-year term, commencing 1 April.…
So much for the rule of law – Ted Greeno on court fees and undermining the City Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan disputes veteran Ted Greeno (pictured) argues that a self-defeating stance on hiking court fees will undermine…
