Travers Smith: CPR 36: time for a re-boot? Legal Business Jan-Jaap Baer Partner, Travers Smith Emma Reynolds Associate, Travers Smith In April this year, CPR 36 underwent the latest in…
Mishcon de Reya: The dangers of repeat appointments Legal Business Karel Daele Partner, Mishcon de Reya [email protected] The issue of repeat appointments has been news in International Centre for Settlement…
Jasbir Dhillon QC: Freezing injunctions and receivership in support of arbitration Legal Business Jasbir Dhillon QC Brick Court Chambers A frequently encountered problem for any claimant in international arbitration arises where the respondent…
Olswang launches 10% staff bonus to encourage entrepreneurs Legal Business After what has been a challenging couple of years for TMT firm Olswang, chief executive Paul Stevens is launching a…
Dentons boosts competition offering with BLP veteran hire Sarah Downey Dentons has enhanced its competition and antitrust offering by appointing longstanding Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partner Adrian Magnus to join…
Dealwatch: KWM, A&O and Dentons advise as China and Germany sign historic stock exchange JV Tom Moore King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Dentons have leveraged their considerable Asia platforms to secure roles as lead advisers on a…
Revolving doors: key hires at Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance while White & Case loses Polish disputes head Legal Business Global 100 heavyweights Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance announced key lateral hires last week, while White & Case saw…
‘Naturally a key market’: HSF launches in Düsseldorf with former CC hire Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has boosted its German capability with the launch of an office in Düsseldorf – its third…
Macfarlanes combines with Wachtell for new client Visa on €21.2bn European transaction Legal Business Macfarlanes has scored a lead role advising US company Visa on its €21.2bn acquisition of Visa Europe alongside US firm…
Fieldfisher boosts tech nous in Manchester with lateral hires Victoria Young Nearly two years after opening in Manchester, Fieldfisher has swelled its partner headcount with two lateral hires from regional firms.
Guest post: The secret to surviving in a new role Legal Business I speak to a lot of people who have recently moved into new roles. It is a tough period and…
Trading places: HSBC to move 10% of London legal team to Birmingham Kathryn McCann HSBC is planning to move about 20 of its London lawyers to Birmingham by 2017 in line with the new…
Ince & Co hits choppy water in Singapore as Reed Smith appoints leadership duo Tom Moore As part of its quest to seek a local tie-up Reed Smith has secured the double hire of Ince &…
Eversheds inches closer to US tie-up as Foley & Lardner emerges as front runner Kathryn McCann Eversheds is moving closer to its much sought-after US merger, with Foley & Lardner identified as the primary candidate for…
Hitting the target: Latham & Watkins boosts female partner promotions in latest round Legal Business Almost half the lawyers made partner in Latham & Watkins’ latest 25 partner promotion round are female, following global chair…
Clyde & Co ramps up South African offering with Norton Rose, ENS hires Victoria Young Clyde & Co has continued its seemingly relentless international push of the last 18 months, this time recruiting ten new…
Omani sovereign wealth fund calls in Freshfields to sue Bulgaria Tom Moore Oman’s largest sovereign wealth fund has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to take Bulgaria to arbitration over its role in the…
Freshfields and Latham act on creation of new PE house as Barclays spins-off another venture Legal Business Private equity heavyweights Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins have acted on the spin-off of Barclays’ natural resources private…
‘Supporting strategic expansion’: Wilberforce takes barrister duo from 3 Stone Buildings Sarah Downey Wilberforce Chambers continues to expand, adding Fenner Moeran QC and Andrew Child from 3 Stone Buildings, just weeks after bringing…
Forsters faced with £70m negligence lawsuit over Siberian oil deal Legal Business Forsters is defending a £70m professional negligence claim filed by businessman Rupert Galliers-Pratt in which he alleges the firm failed…
