Key real estate and construction hires for Macfarlanes, Taylor Wessing and Withers Legal Business Property and construction lawyers are taking advantage of being back in vogue with a number of high profile moves in…
Regulatory squeeze – JP Morgan sees rare loss after setting aside $9.2bn in legal fees Legal Business As if any reminder was needed of the impact that increased regulation and the continuing fallout from the financial crisis…
Guest blog – Innovation in law: are you one of us? Legal Business Debates about innovation in law can be a bit tribal. The Creative Destroyers decry the billable hour. They mock Big…
Aviation: Further consolidation predicted as Aegean acquisition of Olympic approved David Stevenson Aviation lawyers expect further consolidation within the airline industry as Aegean Airlines was on Wednesday (9 October) given the all…
Death knell for judge-led inquiries? Lord Leveson refuses to be drawn on MPs’ questions Legal Business It is not difficult to see why Lord Leveson’s refusal to assist MPs with their latest questions over the future of…
Jones Day’s EMEA private equity ambitions grow with hire of BLP’s Weir and McKeeve Legal Business Recognised as a strong choice for UK mid-market buyouts and cross-border transactions, Jones Day’s London private equity team has expansive ambitions with the…
Acquisitive streak: DWF takes on a 50-strong team from Greenwoods Francesca Fanshawe DWF has continued its highly acquisitive streak with the announcement today (11 October) that it has taken on an 11-partner,…
Strategic hires: Field Fisher head of privacy to join Hogan Lovells but held to 19 month notice period Legal Business Hogan Lovells has moved to significantly boost its European privacy capability with the hire of Field Fisher Waterhouse group head Eduardo Ustaran…
Latham, Matheson, Davis Polk and Arthur Cox close $8.5bn Actavis Warner Chilcott acquisition after competition fears Legal Business Despite fears that the US federal regulator would block pharma giant Actavis Inc’s $8.5bn acquisition of Dublin-based Warner Chilcott the…
India still a land of promise as LG tightens referral relationship Jaishree Kalia With foreign investor confidence in India shaken by the weakening rupee and the country’s high debt-to-GDP ratio in many ways…
Regulatory upheaval: MoJ reshuffle leaves reforms uncertain as LSB drops Herbert Smith for judicial review Legal Business The future of regulatory reform of the legal sector appears to be hanging in the balance as justice minister Helen…
Increased scrutiny of finances by insurers as 185 firms fail to get PII by first cut off Legal Business Insurers are joining banks in upping their scrutiny of law firm finances in light of recent insolvencies as 185 law firms…
Rising star: Latham hires Clifford Chance private equity partner Tom Evans David Stevenson Latham & Watkins has secured another heavyweight hire in London with the announcement that Tom Evans, a newly made up partner…
Guest blog – In the small print: Huge shake up in UK bribery enforcement, US style whistleblowing & UK False Claims Act Legal Business Buried in the small print and missed by many in the hullabaloo surrounding the launch of the new UK National Crime…
Leadership: Wragge & Co’s Metcalfe steps down as Fennell steps up Legal Business Ian Metcalfe’s eight year stewardship of Wragge & Co as managing partner is to come to an end in April next…
Bar round-up: St Philips to the City, new heads for Brick and Fountain Court, Wilberforce CEO to Keating, Starmer returns to Doughty Sarah Downey Leading Birmingham set St Philips Chambers expanded into the City last week, opening in the heart of Bloomsbury on Tuesday (1…
Fourth Asian office for Taylor Wessing as firm ties up with HPRP in Jakarta Sarah Downey Described by Legal 500 as a ‘dynamic emerging market’, Indonesia has welcomed another international entrant as Taylor Wessing launches in Jakarta via…
London launch: Boies Schiller hires Bingham heavyweight Harrison to spearhead City practice David Stevenson US litigation powerhouse Boies, Schiller & Flexner has hired Bingham McCutchen star partner Natasha Harrison to head the firm’s foray into…
IBA 2013: ‘We need to be the tip of the spear’ – the global anti-corruption push is gathering pace Legal Business With a packed programme at the International Bar Association’s (IBA) annual conference in Boston, working out which of the many…
Yes, it’s that time of year – nominations are open for the Legal Business Awards 2014 Mark McAteer Now is the time to demonstrate how your firm, chambers or in-house team has positioned itself ahead of the pack…
