Jones Day to examine role of BHS directors with new administrators Legal Business Jones Day is advising on the administration of BHS, joining Weil, Gotshal & Manges and DLA Piper in winding down…
Heading down under: White & Case to launch in Australia Legal Business Expansive US firm White & Case is preparing to launch in Australia after putting together a war chest to take…
Freshfields and Eversheds make up bulk of applications as Irish admissions reach over 300 Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Eversheds have made up the bulk of UK admissions to the Irish bar so far in…
Media musical chairs: Schillings takes celebrity threesome case from Carter-Ruck Sarah Downey Having successfully won a privacy battle at the Supreme Court in May, celebrity threesome couple PJS and YMA has dropped…
All bets are off: Magic Circle duo and Norton Rose act as William Hill rejects takeover bid Matthew Field Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright have all taken key roles as William Hill has…
In-house: Sage GC to retire following management changes Legal Business Accounting systems developer Sage has confirmed Vicki Bradin as its new general counsel (GC), amid a leadership shake-up.
Embattled pharma giant Valeant picks new general counsel Legal Business Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals has appointed Christina Ackermann as its new general counsel as it comes under scrutiny for its…
Q&A: Skadden disputes veteran Rory McAlpine on Hong Kong, Berezovsky and arbitration Legal Business Legal Business catches up with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom disputes veteran Rory McAlpine (pictured) to discuss the Hong…
Olswang turnover drops 11% after Berlin ‘decoupling’ Legal Business Olswang has seen a 11% drop in its turnover for the financial year 2015/16 with revenues tumbling by £14.2m to…
No happy ending: Media lawyers wary of new arbitration scheme for newspapers Matthew Field In the latest development post-Leveson, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has launched a year-long arbitration scheme for major national…
Shearman and Goodwin Procter crunch into £300m Tyrrells deal Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Goodwin Procter have taken the lead instruction on the sale of upmarket crisp and popcorn business,…
Revolving doors: Clydes, Paul Weiss and Halebury strengthen offerings with international hires Sarah Downey Last week saw a trio of firms bolster their international offerings through lateral hires, including Clyde & Co, US firm…
Simmons loses another patent heavyweight as A&O takes IP head Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has made its fifth major lateral hire this month, taking on Simmons & Simmons head of…
Real estate practice worst-hit as Simmons makes redundancies across its London office Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has laid off lawyers in London following the Brexit vote. While the firm has refused to comment…
Brexit blues: Addleshaws and Gowling WLG freeze pay as a result of referendum vote Kathryn McCann Both Addleshaw Goddard and Gowling WLG have frozen their August salary reviews until the autumn as a result of Britain’s…
Quinn makes City white-collar crime play with hire of former SFO prosecutor Amaee Legal Business Disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has launched a long-anticipated corporate crime practice in London through the hire of…
Clifford Chance latest Magic Circle firm to boost New York office with restructuring hire Matthew Field Clifford Chance (CC) has tapped Chadbourne & Parke for restructuring lawyer Douglas Deutsch, its second hire to the New York…
Freshfields makes real estate partner Johnson global finance head Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed real estate finance partner Simon Johnson as its new global head of finance following a…
SABMiller legal chief Davidson to stand down as mega beer merger finalises Sarah Downey Brewing giant SABMiller’s general counsel (GC) John Davidson will stand down in six months’ time following a post-acquisition review by…
In-house: Hogan Lovells, Clifford Chance and Linklaters pick up spots on new EU banking panel Legal Business Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Linklaters have been joined by Hogan Lovells and PwC on a new panel created…
