The panel that refreshes: Ashurst, RPC and Devereux take spots on Coke’s national roster Legal Business Ashurst and RPC are among a quartet of firms that have won places on Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE)’s UK legal panel,…
The panel that refreshes: Ashurst, RPC and Devereux take spots on Coke’s national roster Legal Business Ashurst and RPC are among a quartet of firms that have won places on Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE)’s UK legal panel,…
Partner moves: Morgan Lewis and Ashurst make hires in London and New York Jaishree Kalia US firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius continues its firm wide hiring spree with Covington & Burling corporate partner Simon Currie…
Dealwatch: Magic Circle firms lead on major City broking merger Tom Moore Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy (A&O) are orchestrating a tie-up between two of the City’s most storied brokers, Icap…
Life During Law – Edward Sparrow Jaishree Kalia The legal market has become more competitive. One way of measuring yourself is profit share. For some partners, the size…
Allen & Overy and Ashurst team up for Softcat listing Kathryn McCann In another busy week for initial public offerings (IPO), Allen & Overy (A&O) and Ashurst have won key roles on…
DLA Piper boosts Italian offer with nine hires from Ashurst Victoria Young DLA Piper has hired a team of three partners and six other lawyers from Ashurst for its restructuring and litigation group…
King & Wood Mallesons departures continue as Ashurst hires Hong Kong corporate heavyweight Joshua Cole Legal Business King Wood & Mallesons (KWM) is to lose senior corporate partner Joshua Cole from its Hong Kong office to Ashurst.
Revolving Doors: clutch of firms including Ashurst, Penningtons Manches and White & Case make key hires Legal Business A number of firms have made noteworthy appointments this month, including Ashurst, Squire Patton Boggs, Penningtons Manches, Dentons, White &…
Revolving doors: TLT and SPB expand in the regions while Ashurst bolsters its finance practice Michael West The UK’s regional hubs saw a spree of hiring as TLT strengthened its corporate practice in Manchester after a law…
Ashurst rebuilds in the City with Skadden’s former global private equity co-head Lascelles Sarah Downey Having lost a string of London-based corporate stars in the last two years, Ashurst is making efforts to enhance its…
After 30 years of Appold Street, Ashurst set for new City location in 2019 Jaishree Kalia Ashurst is set to move its entire London operation to a new location at 1-10 Brushfield Street in Spitalfields in…
‘We are determined to re-build’: Ashurst brings in ex-Goldman banker to revive US structured finance team Jaishree Kalia Following the recent blow of a nine-lawyer team walkout from Ashurst’s US offices, the Anglo-Australian firm has hired former managing…
BLP, A&O and Ashurst get the gig on Lone Star’s £700m takeover of Wembley Arena owner Michael West Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have taken the lead roles on US private equity firm Lone…
Dealwatch: Slaughter and May and Ashurst win big on Ladbrokes £2.3bn merger with Gala Coral Michael West As consolidation continued apace in the gambling sector following the merger of 888 Holdings and Bwin.party last week, Slaughter and…
A&O boosts Spanish office ranks as it hires Ashurst’s banking head Jaishree Kalia After having launched a second office in Spain last year, Allen & Overy (A&O) has continued to build its offering in…
Dealwatch: Linklaters and Ashurst lead on Schneider Electric’s £1.3bn reverse takeover of Aveva Tom Moore A four-partner team from Linklaters advised France’s Schneider Electric on its £1.3bn reverse takeover of UK engineering software company and…
‘We haven’t turned ourselves into a boutique’ – Ashurst’s head talks strategy, Bain and pushing energy and finance Jaishree Kalia After having brought in Bain & Co last year to advise on the firm’s strategy, Ashurst’s chairman and New Zealand-born…
Dealwatch: Herbert Smith Freehills leads on winning bid for £4.2bn Thames super-sewer project Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have advised the consortium picked to deliver a £4.2bn super-sewer stretching 15 miles under London to…
King & Spalding secures four-partner Ashurst team for Tokyo launch Legal Business Withers makes further Asia push with Japanese opening King & Spalding chose Tokyo last month as its second base in…
