Caught in controversy: A&L Goodbody jettisons Irish lottery clients after conflict arises Sarah Downey A&L Goodbody has received unwelcome national press and the ire of a former client after declaring a conflict of interest in…
It’s a wrap – Penningtons acquires Manches after PWC brokers sale of business and assets Sarah Downey In what was initially billed as merger talks but has turned out to be far more of a takeover Penningtons…
Training for tomorrow – SRA outlines outcomes-focused approach to legal education Legal Business ‘While the current education and training system has served us well, technology, changing consumer demands and the regulatory system itself…
Coming of age: Mishcon’s inaugural management elections see Gold voted in Legal Business If formal management elections are a sign of a firm coming of age then Mishcon de Reya, the second fastest…
Ashurst says no to Geffen for chairman in surprise election result Caroline Hill A popular long term board member with the social skills needed to pull together a newly-merged transcontinental firm, Ashurst’s announcement today…
Vodafone develops Indian LPO as former Linklaters lawyer takes over as UK external affairs director Caroline Hill As Vodafone replaces outgoing UK corporate and external affairs director Justine Campbell with group legal director for corporate and commercial,…
BPO – Wragges transfers 65 support staff to Intelligent Office as 26 staff take redundancy Legal Business Following an extensive review of its legal support services in May, Wragge & Co has made 26 full time equivalent (FTE)…
Key real estate and construction hires for Macfarlanes, Taylor Wessing and Withers Legal Business Property and construction lawyers are taking advantage of being back in vogue with a number of high profile moves in…
Regulatory squeeze – JP Morgan sees rare loss after setting aside $9.2bn in legal fees Legal Business As if any reminder was needed of the impact that increased regulation and the continuing fallout from the financial crisis…
Guest blog – Innovation in law: are you one of us? Legal Business Debates about innovation in law can be a bit tribal. The Creative Destroyers decry the billable hour. They mock Big…
Aviation: Further consolidation predicted as Aegean acquisition of Olympic approved David Stevenson Aviation lawyers expect further consolidation within the airline industry as Aegean Airlines was on Wednesday (9 October) given the all…
Death knell for judge-led inquiries? Lord Leveson refuses to be drawn on MPs’ questions Legal Business It is not difficult to see why Lord Leveson’s refusal to assist MPs with their latest questions over the future of…
Jones Day’s EMEA private equity ambitions grow with hire of BLP’s Weir and McKeeve Legal Business Recognised as a strong choice for UK mid-market buyouts and cross-border transactions, Jones Day’s London private equity team has expansive ambitions with the…
Acquisitive streak: DWF takes on a 50-strong team from Greenwoods Francesca Fanshawe DWF has continued its highly acquisitive streak with the announcement today (11 October) that it has taken on an 11-partner,…
Strategic hires: Field Fisher head of privacy to join Hogan Lovells but held to 19 month notice period Legal Business Hogan Lovells has moved to significantly boost its European privacy capability with the hire of Field Fisher Waterhouse group head Eduardo Ustaran…
Latham, Matheson, Davis Polk and Arthur Cox close $8.5bn Actavis Warner Chilcott acquisition after competition fears Legal Business Despite fears that the US federal regulator would block pharma giant Actavis Inc’s $8.5bn acquisition of Dublin-based Warner Chilcott the…
India still a land of promise as LG tightens referral relationship Jaishree Kalia With foreign investor confidence in India shaken by the weakening rupee and the country’s high debt-to-GDP ratio in many ways…
Regulatory upheaval: MoJ reshuffle leaves reforms uncertain as LSB drops Herbert Smith for judicial review Legal Business The future of regulatory reform of the legal sector appears to be hanging in the balance as justice minister Helen…
Increased scrutiny of finances by insurers as 185 firms fail to get PII by first cut off Legal Business Insurers are joining banks in upping their scrutiny of law firm finances in light of recent insolvencies as 185 law firms…
Rising star: Latham hires Clifford Chance private equity partner Tom Evans David Stevenson Latham & Watkins has secured another heavyweight hire in London with the announcement that Tom Evans, a newly made up partner…
