Revolving doors: Global 100 bolster ranks in Europe, Asia and the Middle East Alex Ryan Despite losing yet another partner in London this week to Paul Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis has continued to build its…
‘The transition is over’: BCLP names Jinal Shah as new UK managing partner Elisha Juttla Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) announced this week that Jinal Shah will become the firm’s UK managing partner from 1…
The onslaught continues: Paul Weiss raids Kirkland again to hire City IP partner Nathalie Tidman Just when the market thought Paul Weiss had eased up on its hiring spree in the run-up to Christmas, the…
Revolving Doors: Disputes hiring picks up pace as Global 100 players make key appointments Holly McKechnie Allen & Overy has hired cyber security incident response partners, Ffion Flockhart, and Charlie Weston-Simons, with Flockhart taking on the…
Government to address PACCAR ruling with amendment to Digital Markets Bill – but litigation funders argue it isn’t enough Bethany Burns An amendment filed to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill last week will allow the use of damages-based agreements…
SFO opens criminal investigation into Axiom Ince Holly McKechnie A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today (14 November). Seven individuals…
V&E hires energy and infra partner de Cintré from Milbank in the City Elisha Juttla Vinson & Elkins has hired Milbank’s Kilian de Cintré as a partner into its corporate and finance practice in London,…
Revolving doors: Magic Circle firms lose partners in New York and London as US firms strengthen London teams Ayesha Ellis Last week was a busy one for lateral hires, with a mix of City, regional and international firms announcing their…
International round-up: Global 100 firms expand in the Middle East and Asia Holly McKechnie Ahead of our annual Global 100 report in our November/December issue, firms have made concerted efforts to consolidate and expand…
Dealwatch: €5bn Vodafone deal shows ‘the debt is there, if you can find the right transaction’ Alex Ryan The biggest European transaction of recent weeks came when Vodafone announced the sale of its Spanish business to TMT investor…
Allen & Overy suffers ‘data incident’ as ransomware group LockBit claims responsibility Alex Ryan Allen & Overy has confirmed that it has suffered a ‘data incident’. Posts from X user and self-described ‘threat intelligence…
The Ireland debate: Don’t fear the robots Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman, Legal Business: Welcome everyone. We have a fantastic panel of extremely talented and insightful people here this evening.…
Revolving Doors: Kirkland opens new office with partner hires as G100 firms bolster finance, restructuring and disputes teams Elisha Juttla Kirkland & Ellis has opened an office in Riyadh and recruited two new partners. Noor Al-Fawzan, specialising in M&A and…
Mayer Brown hires HSF antitrust partner Vowden in the City Elisha Juttla Mayer Brown has hired Daniel Vowden as a partner into its antitrust and competition practice in London, the firm announced…
New brooms for Travers Smith as partnership elects Gillen to senior partner Holly McKechnie Travers Smith today (6 November) announced the election of Andrew Gillen as senior partner. With a term commencing on 1…
Axiom Ince appoints administrators as Law Society questions compensation fund levy Holly McKechnie Axiom Ince has filed documents with the High Court to appoint Neil Bennett, Alex Cadwallader and Andrew Poxon of Leonard…
Warning signs? Baker McKenzie records stagnant financials in year-end results Ayesha Ellis In what is perhaps an early bellwether of 2023 financial performance for the market at large, or a hangover from…
‘Ambition, confidence and opportunity’: Eversheds selects new members of its senior leadership team Ayesha Ellis Eversheds Sutherland has announced several new appointments to its senior leadership team across its practice groups and business services teams.…
Social media influencers: Social circles Amy Ulliott Back in the spring, Legal Business asked whether a professional social media presence is now a ‘must-have’ for the modern…
James Bremen, chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction and engineering practice Amy Ulliott In the early days of the pandemic, James Bremen began posting direct-to-camera explainers on Covid-19 legal issues, before branching out…
