Dealwatch: HSF, Debevoise, Weil, and Freshfields double down on Sky Bet sale Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) continues to cash in on its ever strengthening relationship with Sky as the digital giant goes through…
Leadership: managing partner candidates emerge as Freshfields elections loom Legal Business With next year being David Aitman’s final period as global managing partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, two partners are emerging…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, Taylor Wessing and Linklaters advise on Jaffa Cake manufacturer United Biscuits sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Taylor Wessing and Linklaters have won the lead roles advising on the sale of UK-based United Biscuits…
Linklaters, Freshfields and Travers Smith fix RAC deal with Singapore’s GIC Legal Business Carlyle abandons flotation to sell half of its majority stake Since the summer, London’s IPO market has seen postponements, cancellations…
‘Cooperating fully’: Freshfields advises Tesco on SFO criminal investigation Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to advise Tesco on the formal criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after…
A ‘massive’ difference in value: Sotheby’s picks Freshfields to defend it against Caravaggio claim Tom Moore Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer litigator Paul Lomas is leading Sotheby’s defence against a professional negligence claim after the auction house sold…
Dealwatch: A&O, Hogan Lovells and Freshfields help Heathrow’s £1bn airport sale take off Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O), Hogan Lovells and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have led on Heathrow Airport Holdings sale of Aberdeen International…
Dealwatch: Freshfields and Linklaters stationed on multibillion pound train leasing sale Legal Business Magic Circle duo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have advised on the sale of Porterbrook Rail Finance, one of the…
Management shake-up: Freshfields picks German partner to head corporate alongside new disputes and employment chiefs Legal Business After bringing in a slew of US veterans to lead its push stateside, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revamped it global…
When will the US become a land of opportunity for Freshfields? Legal Business Tom Moore looks at Freshfields’ recent expansion in Manhattan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made growing its US practice its number…
Three years after Northern Rock, A&O and Freshfields lead on Virgin Money IPO Jaishree Kalia Magic circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles to advise Virgin Money on its…
The Movie Business Legal Business MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION Freshfields’ head of international arbitration, Lucy Reed, talks to Singapore International Arbitration Centre chief executive, Lim…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, Freshfields and Travers Smith fix RAC deal with Singapore sovereign wealth fund Legal Business Linklaters’ corporate heavyweight Charlie Jacobs and private equity partner Alex Woodward advised US private equity firm Carlyle on the sale…
Freshfields further bulks out US M&A leadership team with Shearman hire Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing to boost its New York M&A practice’s leadership, installing Shearman & Sterling partner Peter Lyons…
Freshfields hires US M&A and leveraged finance heads in New York expansion Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired division heads for its M&A and leveraged finance practices in a drive to increase the…
Chadbourne closes Kiev arm as Freshfields duo set up in Barcelona Legal Business Political tension and economic turbulence have seen more law firms retrench in the wider European region, with Chadbourne & Parke…
Freshfields NY corporate partner joins King & Spalding as former Amsterdam chief joins boutique Legal Business With Magic Circle firms still vowing to break ground in the US legal market, Manhattan-based corporate partner Matthew Jacobson has…
Magic Circle duo advise on LSE’s £938m rights issue as part of £1.6bn Frank Russell acquisition Jaishree Kalia Magic Circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters, alongside some of the leading US firms, have advised on the London…
HSF snatches Freshfields former energy co-head Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills has landed a blow on Magic Circle firm Freshfields with the hire of the firm’s former co-head of energy…
Former Freshfields lawyers open boutique following Magic Circle firm’s Barcelona exit Legal Business Two of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s lawyers have set up an IP/IT specialist boutique in Spain following the closure of the…
