Deal watch: Global London elite turns out for KKR’s Refresco buyout and Macquarie’s Roadchef acquisition Charles Avery The private equity boom has shown no signs of slowing down in recent weeks, with the London offices of US…
Revolving doors: Greenberg continues City hiring spree as Jones Day snaps up Hogan Lovells antitrust partner Megan Mayers US firms have dominated another week of lateral recruitment with notable hires in the City and overseas. Greenberg Traurig has…
‘Get the credit you deserve’ – top female partners on breaking biases and inspiring role models Georgina Stanley As the world watches the battle rage in Ukraine, talking about gender inequality risks coming across as somewhat trite. But…
Linklaters renounces Moscow office as Russia attacks Ukraine and peers react to invasion Charles Avery Linklaters’ abandonment of its Moscow office in response to Russia’s sustained invasion of Ukraine has prompted peers to react, with…
International Women’s Day 2022: Denise Gibson, Allen & Overy, Leading Individual – Acquisition Finance Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? I don’t think I could put it down to…
International Women’s Day 2022: Farah O’Brien – Corporate co-chair, Latham & Watkins London; leading individual, premium M&A Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? I haven’t had one role model instrumental to my career…
International Women’s Day 2022: Akima Paul Lambert, dispute resolution partner, Hogan Lovells – next generation partner, commercial litigation – premium Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? When I was growing up in the Caribbean, I…
International Women’s Day 2022: Barbara L. Becker, chair & managing partner, Gibson Dunn, New York Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? That is a hard question! I think I take inspiration…
International Women’s Day 2022: Perlette Jura, Gibson Dunn, Los Angeles – disputes Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? The Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer. I was fortunate enough to…
International Women’s Day 2022: Teresa Zueco, managing partner, Squire Patton Boggs in Madrid Laura Pollard Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? My first ‘boss’ Margaret Civetta, corporate partner at DLA…
International Women’s Day 2022: Patricia Volhard, Debevoise & Plimpton, Frankfurt and London – leading individual investment funds, Germany Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? There have been so many strong women who have…
International Women’s Day 2022: Swee Yen Koh, WongPartnership – leading individual – Singapore International Arbitration Megan Mayers What advice would you give aspiring female lawyers? Be a lifelong learner. As clichéd as it sounds, one should never…
International Women’s Day 2022: May Tai, managing partner, HSF Asia and Kathryn Sanger, Hong Kong Megan Mayers May Tai – a ranked individual for international arbitration Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? Sonya…
International Women’s Day 2022: Kathryn Sanger, Leading Individual, Hong Kong – International Arbitration Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? There are a number of people who inspired me, or…
International Women’s Day 2022: Agnes Rossi – Simmons & Simmons, Paris; Next Generation Partner – Fund Formation Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? Christine Lagarde. She is not only a very successful…
Ex-Mishcon partner hit with £17,500 SRA fine over conduct breach Megan Mayers A former Mishcon de Reya partner has accepted a £17,500 penalty for his conduct which contributed to the record £232,500…
A&O opens in Boston as Simmons launches in Silicon Valley Charles Avery UK firms have made significant moves stateside, with Allen & Overy and Simmons & Simmons announcing the opening of new…
Revolving doors: OC opens in Warsaw with local hires as US players ramp up in the City Megan Mayers Osborne Clarke has expanded its European footprint through a new office in Poland, securing a team of 30 lawyers from…
New brooms from the Magic Circle: Moore adds new law string to his bow as Braham set to chair M&G Charles Avery Gideon Moore (pictured), Linklaters’ erstwhile global managing partner, has added a further flourish to his CV to take on the…
Stephenson Harwood re-elects Foord for fourth senior partner term Megan Mayers Roland Foord’s long-standing tenure as senior partner of Stephenson Harwood has been extended with his election to a fourth two-year…
