Freshfields and Linklaters advise as competition issues threaten stock exchange merger Legal Business Börse/LSE tie-up raises regulatory concerns As Europe’s two largest financial market operators, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Börse,…
Magic Circle trio land £2bn London City Airport sale Legal Business Three Magic Circle firms have closed the £2bn sale of London City Airport to a Canadian-led consortium of investors. Linklaters,…
Eversheds and Gowling WLG target Singapore with high hopes for booming ASEAN economic region Legal Business International firms target local mergers in regional hub Asia’s burgeoning economic growth coupled with new initiatives from the Association of…
Garrigues ramps up global push with London arbitration play and Chile tie-up Legal Business Garrigues continued its global expansion by hiring its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston &…
‘This is a gritty place’: Macfarlanes’ leaders on the hustle it takes to look effortless Legal Business Victoria Young talks to the singular City player about success and bucking the market ‘Strong culture’, ‘high quality’ and ‘entrepreneurial’…
News in brief – April 2016 Legal Business REED SMITH REPLACED AS SIEMENS REFRESHES PANEL Last month Eversheds and Osborne Clarke were reappointed to Siemens UK’s legal panel,…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in March 2016 Legal Business TRAVERS SMITH ADVISES ON $540M SOFTWARE DEAL Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis landed lead advisory roles on the $540m acquisition by Micro…
Outgoing Slaughters senior partner Saul to launch mediation boutique Legal Business Slaughter and May‘s longstanding leader, Chris Saul (pictured), will launch a mediation boutique once he retires from his role as…
Comment: Stefan Stern – Just remember, GCs, Enron thought it was all perfectly legal Legal Business Earlier this year the 67th annual oil and gas conference was held by the Center for American and International Law…
Simpson Thacher tops first quarter global deal tables, as Davis Polk dominates Europe Legal Business Despite a looming Brexit referendum swaying levels of transactional activity, certain law firms are enjoying a healthy pipeline of deals…
A new model: Ince & Co brings in bonus pool at top of equity Legal Business Ince & Co is moving away from its traditional lockstep model and introducing a bonus pool above the top of…
Canada bound: Freshfields prepares to launch second legal services hub in Vancouver Legal Business A year after launching a nearshoring office in Manchester, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has taken its plans to hive off low-level…
Guest post: After the Panama Papers expect rhetoric to quiet the mob, not meaningful change Legal Business Two days in. Lots of column inches. But what will it all mean for the future? Some embarrassment, a scalp…
Freshfields and Linklaters take the lead as Glencore disposes of $2.5bn stake in agricultural arm Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are advising on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale of a 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products to…
A&O and Linklaters win advisory roles on $965m financing of Travelex and UAE Exchange Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have won roles advising on a $965m combined financing deal for UAE Exchange Centre…
US law firms’ secret deal weapon blunted as Pfizer pulls plug on $160bn inversion bid Legal Business The wave of ‘inversion’ bids into Europe from US companies could be set to end, with the strategy pioneered by…
Clydes misses out as Eversheds and Burness Paull take away places on Yum! panel Legal Business Eversheds and Burness Paull have won places on Yum! Brands slimmed down legal panel, with Clyde & Co missing out…
Guest post: Automation – the end of low-qualified lawyers? Legal Business Deloitte’s 2016 report [Developing legal talent: Stepping into the future law firm] has garnered some attention for suggesting a ‘tipping…
BAT general counsel Belhomme steps down as cigarette giant instructs HSF on plain packaging challenge Legal Business As the cigarette giant prepares its latest challenge against plain packaging, British American Tobacco’s (BAT) high profile regional general counsel…
Dewey latest: Partners off the hook for lease payments Legal Business In a ruling relieving hundreds of ex-Dewey partners of millions of dollars in liability, a New York state judge has…
