Covington and Baker Botts act as Yukos minority shareholders defeat Russia Tom Moore Baker Botts was defeated again in the long-running Yukos saga as Covington & Burling succeed in having a Russian jurisdictional…
McDermott Will & Emery, CMS and Spain’s Olleros lead on €3.62bn Telefónica rights issue Legal Business McDermott Will & Emery and CMS Hasche Sigle have won the lead roles in advising Telefónica Deutschland’s €3.62bn rights offering to…
Mishcon and Orrick act as BSGR launches $5bn arbitration against Guinea Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has been instructed by BSGR, a Guernsey-registered mining group controlled by Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, in a…
Hogan Lovells loses Asia restructuring head Neil McDonald in Hong Kong Legal Business Top ten global firm Kirkland & Ellis continues to build its Asia offering hiring Hogan Lovells head of restructuring in…
Comment: Women in law – A belated bandwagon, but still welcome Legal Business Rarely, even in the conservative game of law, has so necessary a measure been so long avoided until the status…
PwC Legal makes City corporate push with McDermott partner hire Sarah Downey PwC Legal has hired McDermott Will & Emery City-based corporate partner Mark Crofskey in a bid to boost its UK legal…
‘We need to be in London to enable us to meet our clients’ global needs’: Another US litigation boutique launches in London Jaishree Kalia Financial services boutique BuckleySandler is set to launch its first international office as it expands its global financial crimes practice.
Jones Day hires Paul Hastings’ Neil Hamilton as it builds its London capital markets practice Legal Business Within a week of hiring high-yield partner Jonathan Bloom from Ropes & Gray, Jones Day has expanded its securitisation capability…
Uría Menéndez takes stake in two allies as elite Latam duo agree groundbreaking tie-up Legal Business Iberian leader Uría Menéndez has elevated its offering in Latin America and acquired a 30% stake in the merger of its…
Comment: LB100 – Statistically speaking, you may not need a bigger boat Legal Business Last year, delivering our annual results issue, Legal Business remarked that the age of turbulence facing law firms since the…
KWMSJB brings in arbitration partner to develop Russia and CIS disputes work Legal Business Just two years after joining Winston & Strawn’s international arbitration group from the legacy Norton Rose, London-based disputes lawyer Andrei…
Guest post: The Children Act – a look at Ian McEwan’s take on law and the justice system Legal Business Fiona Maye is sixty – and a judge in the Family Division of the High Court. Her husband’s about to…
Davis Polk and Cleary advise on RBS float of Citizens as Alibaba US IPO generates $15.8m in legal fees Legal Business US firms Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are advising on Royal Bank of Scotland’s sale…
Revolving doors: White & Case, DLA Piper, A&O and K&L Gates strengthen offices abroad Legal Business Last week saw an array of international lateral moves with Global 100 firms White & Case, DLA Piper, Allen &…
Baker & McKenzie takes Norton Rose Fulbright’s EMEA head of energy Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie has brought in leading energy lawyer, Weero Koster, who headed Norton Rose Fulbright’s EMEA energy practice, to…
‘This is the future’ – A&O sees further growth of contract lawyer arm as it hires new head from Deloitte Sarah Downey Following the launch of its innovative contract lawyer business ‘Peerpoint’ last November, Allen & Overy has made a move to…
‘The question is do law firms have the guts to change or just wait for their own giant killer’ – LB’s head talks future of law with Lex 100 Legal Business Alex Novarese, editor-in-chief of Legal Business, sat down with Lex 100 recently to discuss the current state of the legal industry…
The Friday Edit: Interesting things that happened this week…in case you were doing something else Legal Business Welcome to a new and hastily-named feature on Legal Business’s blog in which we reflect on the week and highlight…
Guest post: End of an era – the legacy of Des Hudson Legal Business Eight years is a long time at the helm of an organisation like the Law Society, and so as he…
Schadenfreude alert on High Street as Co-op’s legal services division slumps to £5.1m loss Legal Business The Co-operative group’s push into high street legal services continues to falter, with the unit making a £5.1m loss for…
