Freshfields further bulks out US M&A leadership team with Shearman hire Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing to boost its New York M&A practice’s leadership, installing Shearman & Sterling partner Peter Lyons…
Dentons hires Inter-American Development Bank GC as Latin American chief executive aiming for mergers Sarah Downey Global 100 firm Dentons has made a key strategic hire to enhance its offering in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Berwin Leighton Paisner scales back Paris office as French head leaves Tom Moore Eight years after opening an office in one of Europe’s biggest legal services market, Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to…
Dissent: Platitudes and a missed debate – how GCs are pushed off their ethical course Legal Business It’s stated so often but never questioned: everywhere you turn, in-house lawyers pay tribute to the holy grail of ‘being…
Revolving doors: HSF appoints Singapore head, while Kirkland and Hogan swap partners in Hong Kong Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) announced its management successor in Singapore, while Kirkland and Ellis, and Hogan Lovells made partner exchanges…
Weil boosts finance practice with Ashurst hire in New York Jaishree Kalia US firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges continues to boost its global finance practice with the hire of Ashurst banking partner…
‘A true litigator’: O’Melveny & Myers hires Asian heavyweight Denis Brock from King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business Litigation partner Denis Brock, who headed Clifford Chance’s Asian disputes practice for nine years, has swapped King & Wood Mallesons…
Linklaters names Stuart Bedford as London head of corporate Legal Business Linklaters has appointed its third London head of corporate this year, with Stuart Bedford stepping up to lead its City…
The Friday edit: Endangered female partners, endangered insurance lawyers and more mergers Legal Business Welcome to the second of our new series the Friday Edit in which we take an informal look back at…
Consolidation in US mid-tier continues as Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman set to merge Mark McAteer The run of consolidation in the US national market continues with Dallas-bred Locke Lord and Boston’s Edwards Wildman this week announcing plans to…
Latam briefing: Garrigues extends local network, foreign players continue push and Brazil leader secures antitrust coup Tim Girven Market developments around the region continue apace: in the Dominican Republic, where the recent tie-up between Squire Saunders and Patton…
Dealwatch: A&O, Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons lead on Lloyds’ £400m Keepmoat homebuilder sale Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons have all secured leading roles advising on Lloyds Banking Group’s £400m…
Covington and Baker Botts act as Yukos minority shareholders defeat Russia Tom Moore Baker Botts was defeated again in the long-running Yukos saga as Covington & Burling succeed in having a Russian jurisdictional…
McDermott Will & Emery, CMS and Spain’s Olleros lead on €3.62bn Telefónica rights issue Legal Business McDermott Will & Emery and CMS Hasche Sigle have won the lead roles in advising Telefónica Deutschland’s €3.62bn rights offering to…
Mishcon and Orrick act as BSGR launches $5bn arbitration against Guinea Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has been instructed by BSGR, a Guernsey-registered mining group controlled by Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, in a…
Hogan Lovells loses Asia restructuring head Neil McDonald in Hong Kong Legal Business Top ten global firm Kirkland & Ellis continues to build its Asia offering hiring Hogan Lovells head of restructuring in…
Comment: Women in law – A belated bandwagon, but still welcome Legal Business Rarely, even in the conservative game of law, has so necessary a measure been so long avoided until the status…
PwC Legal makes City corporate push with McDermott partner hire Sarah Downey PwC Legal has hired McDermott Will & Emery City-based corporate partner Mark Crofskey in a bid to boost its UK legal…
‘We need to be in London to enable us to meet our clients’ global needs’: Another US litigation boutique launches in London Jaishree Kalia Financial services boutique BuckleySandler is set to launch its first international office as it expands its global financial crimes practice.
Jones Day hires Paul Hastings’ Neil Hamilton as it builds its London capital markets practice Legal Business Within a week of hiring high-yield partner Jonathan Bloom from Ropes & Gray, Jones Day has expanded its securitisation capability…
