Pinsent Masons is the latest UK firm to announce expansion in Germany, bolstering its Munich office with the hire of competition partner Michael Reich and corporate partner Tobias Rodehau from local firm Arqis.
Slaughters, Freshfields and Linklaters lead on Glaxo/Novartis multibillion-dollar joint venture
Magic Circle trio Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have landed lead advisory roles on a multi-billion-dollar joint venture and asset swap between pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Novartis.
Legal regulation: Largest family justice reforms ‘for a generation’ usher in new single court
The largest family justice reforms ‘for a generation’ will come into effect today (22 April), introducing a new combined Family Court in which all levels of judge are able to sit in the same building and a simplified single system.
GC appointments for EY, HarperCollins and BNY Mellon
A trio of high-profile in-house counsel appointments in the UK and US this month has seen accountancy giant EY and global investment bank BNY Mellon fill their senior general counsel (GC) roles as publishing house HarperCollins promotes its director of legal affairs Simon Dowson-Collins to UK GC.
Travers corporate partner David Patient to succeed Andrew Lilley as managing partner
Travers Smith today (17 April) announced that current managing partner Andrew Lilley will hand over to senior corporate partner David Patient next year.
Redundancy watch 2014: DWF lays off 19 business services staff after post-merger finance integration
DWF has made 19 business services staff in its finance department redundant, the firm confirmed today (17 April), following the conclusion of a consultation which put 21 at risk last month.
Reed Smith ramps up City litigation practice with hire of King & Wood’s Nick Brocklesby
Reed Smith is continuing to ramp up its City practice, its largest office globally, with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin litigator Nick Brocklesby.
‘Slower than expected growth’ sees Co-operative Legal Services unveil £22m operating loss with flat turnover
Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) has made an operating loss of £22m for 2013 and unveiled a flat turnover, blaming a slower than expected growth rate for the period and factors including a hit to its personal injury business stemming from the Jackson Reforms.
Risk profile: Rolls Royce appoints new compliance chief from IMI
Less than a year after appointing Mark Serfozo as director of risk from defence, security and aerospace giant BAE Systems, Rolls Royce has further bolstered its senior internal risk and compliance capability with the hire of IMI’s Jo Morgan as chief compliance counsel.
BLP’s head of banking and finance litigation exits to King & Spalding
Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s) head of banking and finance litigation David Hughes is set to leave the firm to join the litigation team at King & Spalding.