Aiming for 80 jurisdictions: EY law launches in Sweden with Stockholm office Kathryn McCann Ernst & Young’s (EY) legal team has launched in Sweden with the hire of a six member team in Stockholm,…
Leaving Asia: Fried Frank closes down in Hong Kong and Shanghai Legal Business Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has decided to close its Hong Kong and Shanghai offices, leaving the US firm…
Significant mandates: CC client and Autonomy founder Lynch welcomes SFO closure of investigation Legal Business The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today (19 January) announced it has closed its high profile investigation into the $11bn…
‘Our headline achievement’: Telefonica UK reduces external legal spend by 66% over two years Legal Business Reducing legal spend is an arduous task for many in-house counsel that face increasing pressure to manage cost efficiency. But,…
Financials 2013/14: Bird & Bird LLP accounts show fall in profits as firm ramps up headcount Legal Business Bird & Bird’s latest limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts show turnover at the firm grew 5% from €293m to just…
Asia expansion: Hogan Lovells hires Gide Vietnam chief as it targets SE Asia Legal Business In keeping with its continued expansion in Asia, Hogan Lovells has today (16 January) announced the hire of Gide Loyrette…
An ‘exemplary’ presented case: Freshfields-advised Sotheby’s prevails against claim it mistook a Caravaggio for a copy Tom Moore Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has successfully had dismissed a multimillion pound lawsuit against auction house Sotheby’s concerning whether a painting of…
Selling the NEC: Eversheds, Wragge Lawrence Graham and Gateley on Birmingham’s £307m deal Kathryn McCann Eversheds, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, and Gateley have all led on the sale of the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)…
In-house: William Hill GC cashes out and moves to Travelport Kathryn McCann One of the UK’s biggest bookmakers, William Hill, has promoted Michael Leadbeater to group director of legal services, replacing general counsel (GC)…
Dealwatch: Kirkland, Travers, and Freshfields advise on Cinven’s £462m purchase of PCL Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis, Travers Smith and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all won roles advising as private equity firm GTCR agrees…
‘Proving their worth’: Eleven firms win places on local government pension scheme legal framework Legal Business The National Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Frameworks group has launched a new legal services framework with eleven law firms including…
A $2.9bn cost – US bank results reveal lenders still suffering from high legal expenses Legal Business US banks have started to announce their results for Q4 2014, revealing a large hit to balance sheets from legal…
Growing in the City: DWF expands corporate and banking team with two lateral hires Kathryn McCann DWF has carried on its recruitment drive in the City with the appointment of Ince & Co‘s head of corporate…
Sole adviser no more: Severn Trent to appoint at least two firms on new roster Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent is set to move away from its sole advisor mandate with Eversheds, Legal Business…
‘Banging his head against the wall’: Justice secretary makes limited concessions as Commons passes judicial review reforms Legal Business The government has amended the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to reintroduce further discretion in holding judicial reviews, helping the…
Heading to the bar: Hogan Lovells streamlines dual management role as former arbitration co-head leaves Legal Business Hogan Lovells’ former co-head of international arbitration, Simon Nesbitt, is set to depart the firm and join the Bar, a…
Taking Silk: 93 appointed QC but level of female applicants remains ‘stubbornly low’ Legal Business The appointment of 93 new Queen’s Counsel (QC) has been announced this morning (14 January), with the number of females…
Online service take two: Allen & Overy re-launches e-business Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O), which recently has set the pace for providing alternative service delivery models such as its PeerPoint…
Succession planning: RBS appoints new group GC as Chris Campbell steps down Kathryn McCann Deputy general counsel (GC) John Collins has replaced Chris Campbell as the group GC of the Royal Bank of Scotland as Campbell…
‘Redefining leadership’: Hogan Lovells teams up with Oxford Said Business School on partner leadership programme Legal Business Hogan Lovells has begun piloting a new leadership programme for experienced partners with Oxford Said Business School, an initiative which…
