‘A close-knit group’: Milbank acquires Dickson Minto’s seven-partner London office Tom Baker One of 2022’s hottest merger rumours came to fruition today (13 December), as Milbank confirmed it was acquiring the London…
OC’s departing UK leader Berg seeks westward expansion in American voyage Tom Baker Less than two months after handing over the UK managing partner reins, Osborne Clarke’s (OC) Ray Berg is set for…
Local talent: Freshfields launches support services operation in Slovakia Tom Baker Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a global support services hub in Slovakia, set to employ more than 50 business professionals.…
Pinsents ushers in new era with Cameron unveiled as first female managing partner Tom Baker Pinsent Masons has elected litigation and regulatory head Laura Cameron as its first female managing partner, succeeding the longstanding John…
White & Case adds BCLP funds head as WilmerHale strengthens white-collar practice Megan Mayers As the year-end approaches, US firms have dominated this week’s hiring round with additions across London’s transactional and disputes practices. …
CC and Freshfields dish out US associate bonuses to match American rivals Megan Mayers Clifford Chance (CC) has become the second Magic Circle firm to dish out competitive year-end bonuses to US associates, after…
CC votes in capital markets head Cartwright to succeed Ouwehand as senior partner Charles Avery Partners at Clifford Chance (CC) have voted in head of capital markets Adrian Cartwright as the firm’s new senior partner,…
Dechert unveils new global management team with longstanding leaders stepping down Charles Avery Dechert has unveiled a new-look leadership team, with David Forti and Mark Thierfelder elected as new co-chairs, and Sabina Comis…
Revolving doors: MoFo brings in IP team as Osborne Clarke makes double UK partner hire Charles Avery The approaching festive period has not led to a cooling of the recruitment market, with corporate structuring, M&A, tax and…
HSF names London partner Flockhart as new corporate co-head Tom Baker Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has appointed London partner Mike Flockhart as its new joint managing partner for corporate, succeeding the…
‘Delighted to be the first’: Ashurst unveils Korean joint venture Tom Baker Ashurst announced today (29 November) the rubber-stamping of a joint venture with South Korean firm HwaHyun, claiming to become the…
‘An emphasis on people and culture’: Goodwin names Pathak as new London co-head Megan Mayers Goodwin has named funds partner Ajay Pathak (pictured) as its new London co-chair to replace Paul Lyons, who is stepping…
Sponsored briefing: Overview of the key legal issues in the TMT sector in China Guest Blog Partners from Haiwen & Partners take an in-depth look at TMT in China The TMT (commonly known to represent ‘technology,…
Sponsored briefing: GDPR aspects to consider when conducting reference checks Guest Blog Penkov, Markov & Partners’ Nikolay Cvetanov and Dimo Katrandzhiev on the GDPR risks facing employees checking the references of potential…
Sponsored briefing: Digital transformation in Malaysia Guest Blog Lim Zhi Jian, Bahari Yeow and Alex Choo of Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership on how Malaysia is responding to technological…
Sponsor briefing: Key trends on IPR protections in TMT areas in Japan Guest Blog Yoshifumi Onodera of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto explains the current developments in intellectual property law within the TMT sphere What…
Sponsor briefing: The evolving data protection framework in the United States Guest Blog Paul Lanois of Fieldfisher on how California led the way in creating new legislation inspired by GDPR Since the introduction…
Sponsor briefing: Doing business in Brazil Guest Blog Pedro Henrique Ramos, senior partner of b/luz, on the opportunities available in the Brazilian TMT market The evolution of law…
Sponsored briefing: The Wright move Guest Blog Harbottle & Lewis added a new string to its TMT bow this year when it hired a commercial technology team…
Sponsored briefing: Fintech in Liechtenstein Guest Blog Gasser Partner’s Hannes Arnold and Christina Delia Preiner on how Liechtenstein is keeping up with and shaping developments in fintech…