Gates set to open for new financial court in London Legal Business A newly created financial court at the Rolls Building in London, the first of its kind in the City and…
Key decision looms for controversial legal aid contracts Legal Business Criminal defence solicitors are expected to find out this week whether they will receive funding as the government will reveal…
In-house: Severn Trent’s Kelly returns to Network Rail as its first deputy group GC Kathryn McCann Network Rail has appointed Severn Trent’s deputy general counsel (GC) Stuart Kelly as its first deputy group GC. Kelly, who…
Clifford Chance and Shearman deliver advice on Italy’s €4bn post office IPO Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) and Shearman & Sterling have landed lead advisory roles on the floatation of Italy’s post office, in…
Debevoise and White & Case to battle out South Korea tax arbitration Tom Moore Debevoise & Plimpton and White & Case are among firms drafted in to fight out an arbitration claim against South Korea from…
Revolving Doors: clutch of firms including Ashurst, Penningtons Manches and White & Case make key hires Legal Business A number of firms have made noteworthy appointments this month, including Ashurst, Squire Patton Boggs, Penningtons Manches, Dentons, White &…
Quinn Emanuel leads as 12 banks pay $1.87bn in swap settlement Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan took on some of Wall Street’s finest firms including Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden Arps…
Hardwicke Chambers and White & Case take barristers from soon-to-be-dissolved 11 Stone Buildings Sarah Downey Hardwicke Chambers is the latest to take members from soon-to-be-dissolved London commercial and chancery set 11 Stone Buildings (11SB), confirming…
Brexit wounds: UK law market faces up to £1.7bn hit from EU exit, claims report Kathryn McCann New research commissioned by the Law Society has found the legal services sector would be ‘disproportionately disadvantaged’ as a result…
On trend: White & Case launches London white-collar practice with Dechert hire Legal Business White & Case is preparing to meet the next wave of regulatory and enforcement investigation work as it launches its…
Weightmans re-elects Schorah and Cutts to serve second term Kathryn McCann National LB100 firm Weightmans has re-elected its management team of John Schorah and Dan Cutts to serve another three year…
King & Spalding lands $12bn arbitration case against Russia for Pugachev Legal Business King & Spalding’s London office has been instructed on a $12bn arbitration brought against the Russian government by Sergei Pugachev,…
Weir Group starts search for successor as general counsel retires Legal Business Weir Group has kicked off a search for its next legal chief as its incumbent general counsel (GC) and company…
Rapidly recruiting: Kirkland takes Linklaters’ corporate heavyweight Johnson Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has hired a fourth partner this year from Magic Circle rival Linklaters, as the head of private…
Pillsbury and Chadbourne in merger talks as NY’s legal mid-tier continues to consolidate Legal Business US firms Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Chadbourne & Parke are in early merger talks, with the potential to create…
Reed Smith’s City outpost delivers 12% profit surge as staff numbers lifted Legal Business Reed Smith experienced a double-digit surge in staff numbers across its largest Europe and Middle East offices last year as…
Q&A: Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC on the Bar, the challenges of nature and London’s status as a disputes hub Legal Business Having attended Legal Business’s first International Arbitration Summit in September to debate issues on investor-state disputes, Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC…
Asia Pacific move: Harbour Litigation Funding opens Hong Kong office Legal Business Third party financier Harbour Litigation Funding (HLF) has opened an office in Hong Kong to meet a rise in class…
DLA Piper boosts Hamburg outpost with team of 20 Legal Business DLA Piper has added a team of 20, including five partners to its Hamburg office from Bird & Bird, in…
Wilberforce Chambers takes silk trio and five juniors from soon-to-be dissolved 11SB Sarah Downey Wilberforce Chambers has taken silks Lexa Hilliard QC, Alan Gourgey QC and Marcia Shekerdemian QC from 11 Stone Buildings (11SB)…
