Disputes round-up: Rosenblatt listing eyes third-party funding expansion as trio of firms collaborate on new litigation tech Tom Baker London disputes specialist Rosenblatt is trying something new with its planned launch of a litigation funder, while three law firms have…
Latham continues European assault with Magic Circle hire in Germany while Ropes adds London finance partner from Goldman Marco Cillario US firms have been busy expanding their European finance ranks this week, with Latham & Watkins scooping yet another Magic…
Brettle bows out as White & Case London head to focus on going toe-to-toe with the Magic Circle Nathalie Tidman Oliver Brettle has stepped down as White & Case’s London executive partner after a decade, with US securities partner Melissa…
Deal watch: Magic Circle duo lead on Vodafone’s €18.4bn buyout of Liberty Global European Assets Thomas Alan Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed key roles on Vodafone’s €18.4bn buyout of Liberty Global European assets, as Vodafone…
Comment: Deal view – Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors Nathalie Tidman The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Acceleration: Mishcon de Reya aims to bring ‘propositions to life’ in second MDR LAB cohort Thomas Alan Mishcon de Reya has announced the second cohort of companies joining the firm’s incubation programme in London in the latest of…
Deal watch: International firms find cure for Takeda’s £46bn pharma takeover as CMS and Pinsents tie up giant wind farm disposal Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Davis Polk and Ashurst are among the firms to have won major mandates on Japanese pharmaceutical…
Disputes round-up: witness statements in spotlight and UK finally moves on Unified Patent Court Tom Baker Disputes reform is picking up pace as a working party to tackle ‘much-needed’ reforms around witness statements is endorsed by…
Linklaters partners to disclose personal relationships alongside new external whistleblowing hotline Marco Cillario Partners and staff at Linklaters will have to notify the firm of any personal relationships with colleagues that may lead to…
‘Unique in our field’: Latham taps Linklaters for fourth City regulatory partner in quick time Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins is ramping up its ambitions to expand beyond its traditional transactional heartlands in the City after tapping the…
Eversheds Sutherland settles £100m Northern Rock negligence case Hamish McNicol A £100m claim brought against Eversheds Sutherland by Northern Rock Asset Management (NRAM) has been settled. NRAM’s claim, which came to…
‘Some difficult decisions’: Ashurst set to cull up to 80 City secretaries Nathalie Tidman Ashurst has launched a redundancy review which could result in 80% of its 100-strong secretarial team in London being axed,…
‘Benelux connection’: Fieldfisher expands European reach with Luxembourg office Tom Baker Newly-crowned Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2018, Fieldfisher has continued its campaign of geographical expansion…
NRF partner promotions delayed as firm moves to US financial reporting ‘to align with the global business’ Marco Cillario Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is shifting its financial reporting to the US calendar year-end in a symbolic move towards a more…
Clyde & Co launches new UK office in Bristol with three lateral disputes hires Tom Baker Ever-expansive Clyde & Co has deepened its domestic footprint with the launch of an office in Bristol, south west England,…
Revolving doors: Cadwalader, JHA and Memery Crystal make key City hires as international moves dominate Thomas Alan In a quieter week for City recruitment, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft made a key hire in London while a number…
‘Synergies and cost savings’: Links, Slaughters and Gibson Dunn advise as Sainsbury’s takes over Asda to create supermarket giant Marco Cillario Linklaters, Slaughter and May and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have won key roles as Sainsbury’s agreed to merge with Asda…
Partner promotions: women make up nearly half of reduced Simmons promotion round Thomas Alan Simmons & Simmons has promoted four women to partner as part of a reduced round of just nine partner promotions globally,…
MoFo and Wachtell lead on T-Mobile’s $26bn ‘seismic shift’ buyout of Sprint Nathalie Tidman Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Morrison & Foerster have taken the lead on T-Mobile’s takeover of fellow US telecoms operator Sprint,…
In-house: EDF Energy pulls plug on eight firms in reduced legal roster Hamish McNicol EDF Energy, one of the UK’s big six energy suppliers, has nearly halved its UK legal panel and added two…
